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Department of History
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)

History (HIST) Courses

Please note: not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. Consult the public class schedule at Carleton Central for the most up-to-date offerings. For further details concerning courses, see the departmental website at carleton.ca/history.

4000-level History seminars have limited enrolment. Priority in enrolment is given to students in History Honours and Combined Honours programs.

Topics in 4000-level History seminars change from year to year. Current topics are posted on the department's website at carleton.ca/history

HIST 1001 [1.0 credit]
The Making of Europe

A survey of the major events, ideas and movements that have shaped Europe from Antiquity to the 21st century. (Field a or b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 1002 [1.0 credit]
Europe in the 20th Century

An introduction to some of the major ideological, political, diplomatic, military, social, cultural and economic developments that have shaped contemporary Europe. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 1010 [0.5 credit]
History of Northern Canada

A historical introduction to northern Canada from pre-contact times to the present. Open only to students in the Nunavut Public Administration certificate program. (Field c).


HIST 1300 [1.0 credit]
The Making of Canada

An exploration of major themes in and debates about the shaping of Canada and its peoples, including the experience of Indigenous peoples and their interactions with settler society. (Field c).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 1707 [1.0 credit]
World History

This course will follow the global community from 1400 to the present exploring how global connections, movements and trends have shaped our world with a particular focus on the non-western world. (Field a or d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2000 [1.0 credit]
Medieval Europe

The history of medieval Europe from the fourth to the fifteenth century. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2001 and HIST 2002 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2005 [1.0 credit]
England During the Middle Ages

A study concentrating on the political development of medieval England, A.D. 410-1485. (Field a).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2102 [0.5 credit]
Modern Thought and Culture: the Nineteenth Century

A broad examination of Western thought and culture in the 19th century with a focus on Europe and emphasis on major thinkers and intellectual, ideological, and cultural movements. The course is intended for students from varied disciplinary backgrounds. (Field e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2101 and HIST 3100 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2103 [0.5 credit]
Modern Thought and Culture: the Twentieth Century

A broad examination of Western thought and culture in the 20th century with a focus on Europe and emphasis on major thinkers and intellectual, ideological, and cultural movements. The course is intended for students from varied disciplinary backgrounds. (Field e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2101 and HIST 3100 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2204 [0.5 credit]
Early Modern Europe 1350-1650

A survey of the major social, political and cultural developments in continental Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2203 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2206 [0.5 credit]
Early Modern Europe 1600-1800

A survey of the major social, political and cultural developments in continental Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2203 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2207 [1.0 credit]
Nineteenth-Century Europe

A study of critical episodes in the history of continental Europe during the nineteenth century. Themes may include the struggles for democracy in France, modernizing reform in Russia, and national unification in Italy and Germany. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2301 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Political History

An historical survey of political experiences in Canada. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2303 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2304 [1.0 credit]
Social and Cultural History of Canada

A thematic exploration of how the spaces of home, work, and play have been historically produced, understood, and experienced in Canada. (Field c).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2308 [0.5 credit]
Colonial Latin America

From ancient civilizations to the era of Independence, this class follows conquest, colonization and development of national identity in the countries of Latin America. (Field d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2307 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2309 [0.5 credit]
Modern Latin America

From the Wars of Independence until the end of the twentieth century, this class follows the emergence of Latin American nations, their economies, politics, culture and international relations. (Field d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2307 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2311 [0.5 credit]
Environmental History of Canada

A survey of Canadian history considering nature, landscape and geography. Topics include the history of energy regimes and climate change; Indigenous ecological knowledge; colonization and settlement; resource extraction; commodity production; environmental policies and movements.(Field c or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2310 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2312 [0.5 credit]
History of the Indian Ocean World

The Indian Ocean is one of the oldest maritime highways in the history of humanity and also an epicentre of global economy in the pre-modern world. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the non-Western antecedents of modern global history. (Field d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3716 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2401 [0.5 credit]
History of the United States to 1865

A survey of United States politics and society from the American Revolution to the Civil War. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2400 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2402 [0.5 credit]
History of the United States from 1865

A survey of United States politics and society from Reconstruction to the era of globalization. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2400 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2501 [0.5 credit]
Early Modern Britain

A survey of significant political and social developments in Britain from the 15 th to the 18 th century. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2500 [1.0], no longer offered.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2502 [0.5 credit]
Modern Britain

A survey of significant political and social developments in Britain from the 18 th to the late 20 th century. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2500 [1.0], no longer offered.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2506 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Women's and Gender History

An introductory study of women's and gender history. Themes may include sexuality, masculinity, women's activism, consumer culture, religion, and reproductive rights. Geographic and temporal focus varies from year to year. (Field e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2504 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2508 [0.5 credit]
France since 1889

A study of the major political, social, cultural, and economic developments in France since 1889. Topics may include the Dreyfus Affair, the First and Second World Wars, Republican political culture, colonialism and decolonization, youth culture and protest, and historical memory and commemoration. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2505 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2510 [0.5 credit]
19th-Century Germany

The social, cultural, and political history and impact of German nationhood. Topics include the rise of social democracy and the feminist movements, alliance and empire building, scientific racism, sexology, and the emancipation and assimilation of German Jews into the body politic. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2509 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2511 [0.5 credit]
20th-Century Germany

A survey of social, cultural, and political tensions and developments in Germany from World War One to the Fall of the Berlin Wall. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2509 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2600 [1.0 credit]
History of Russia

A survey of Russian history from rise of Kievan Rus to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, with emphasis on the period from the reign of Peter the Great to the revolutions of 1917. (Field a or b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2706 [0.5 credit]
Ancient and Pre-Colonial Africa

Ancient African cultures and civilizations, the trans-Saharan trade system, and the trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean slave trades from 600 BCE to the 19th century. (Field d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2705 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2707 [0.5 credit]
Modern Africa

The conquest and colonization of African polities by the European imperial powers from the late 19th century, the 20th century wars of decolonization, and the emergence of independent African nations, including their economies, politics, and culture. (Field d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2705 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2710 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Caribbean History

Introduction to the history of the Caribbean that examines the indigenous populations, the role of colonialism and slavery in the construction of plantation societies, the impact of emancipation, and the social, cultural, economic, and political dynamics of the Caribbean in the post-emancipation period. (Field d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2704 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2802 [0.5 credit]
War and Society in Modern Europe, 1789-1914

A thematic study of the experience of war and its consequences. The European country or region to be studied, will vary from year to year. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2801 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2803 [0.5 credit]
War and Society in Modern Europe, 1914-1950

A thematic study of the experience of war and its consequences. The European country or region to be studied, will vary from year to year. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2801 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2806 [1.0 credit]
History of Japan

A survey of Japanese history from the legendary beginning of the country in 660 B.C. to the end of World War Two. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2809 [0.5 credit]
The Historian's Craft

Lectures and workshops on historical methods and materials. Topics will include the discovery, evaluation, use and analysis of documents in historical context, non-documentary evidence, statistics, and bibliographical tools.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2808 [1.0 credit], no longer offered.
Prerequisite(s): open only to History majors with at least second-year standing.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2811 [0.5 credit]
Public History from Memory to Museums

Historical representation in the public arena and public engagement with the past, including archives, museums, films, novels, and video games. This course will involve online work, collaborative projects, and field trips. (Field e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Lectures three hours a week or online.

HIST 2902 [0.5 credit]
History of Ancient Greece I

The history of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Archaic period. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 2902.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2900, HIST 2900 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 2903 [0.5 credit]
History of Ancient Greece II

The history of ancient Greece from the classical period to Alexander. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 2903.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2900, HIST 2900 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 2904 [0.5 credit]
History of Ancient Rome I

The history of ancient Rome from early Rome to the end of the Republic (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 2904.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2901 and HIST 2901 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 2905 [0.5 credit]
History of Ancient Rome II

The history of ancient Rome from the end of the Republic to the coming of Islam. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 2905.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2901, HIST 2901 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 2910 [0.5 credit]
Special Subject in History

A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period. Topic varies from year to year. (Field will depend on topic).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 2911 [1.0 credit]
History of Science

The history of science from Antiquity to the atomic age. (Field a, b, or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3201 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.

HIST 3000 [0.5 credit]
Topics in Ancient History

A study of a selected topic in ancient history. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 3000.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3001 [0.5 credit]
History at the Movies

Considering opportunities offered by historical feature film in the representation of the past, focusing on how historical themes and subjects have been treated in feature films, cinematic uses of the past, the role of film in shaping public memory and understanding the past. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3005 [0.5 credit]
Medieval Aristocratic Life

A general examination of the life of European ruling elites from the ninth to the 13th century, with special reference to the Anglo-Norman and French experiences of noble power, conduct, and prestige. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3006 [0.5 credit]
Medieval Religious Life

A general examination of European religious life from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries, with special reference to the cultural and intellectual worlds of medieval monks, nuns, and clerics. (Field a or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3007 [0.5 credit]
Medieval Intellectual Life

A general examination of medieval European intellectual life during the High and Late Middle Ages, with special reference to its setting in the cathedral school and university. (Field a or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3009 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Greek History

Study of a period or theme in Greek History. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 3201.
Prerequisite(s): CLCV 2902 and CLCV 2903 or HIST 2902 and HIST 2903 or permission of the unit. Permission of the unit is required to repeat this course.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3010 [0.5 credit]
The Later Roman Empire

The study of major developments - administrative, ecclesiastical, cultural and societal - of the later Roman Empire. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 3010.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3002 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level Classical Civilization course.
Lecture three hours a week.

HIST 3011 [0.5 credit]
Medieval Cosmology

Medieval ideas of the cosmos from Macrobius to Dante. (Field a or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3101 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Roman History

Study of a period or theme in Roman History. (Field a).
Also listed as CLCV 3202.
Prerequisite(s): CLCV 2904 and CLCV 2905 or HIST 2904 and HIST 2905 or permission of the unit. Permission of the unit is required to repeat this course.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3102 [0.5 credit]
Queer(ing) Archives

Examination of the archival turn in historical and theoretical perspective with an emphasis on sexuality, race, and gender as subjectivities in queer, trans, and colonial archives.
Also listed as SXST 3106.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 3105 [0.5 credit]
Renaissance Europe

The political and cultural history of Europe in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with emphasis on the Italian Renaissance and its diffusion into England and France. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2105 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3106 [0.5 credit]
Social History of Sexuality

Sexuality in Western society, Middle Ages to the present. Themes include attitudes and behaviour; regulation of sexuality; gender; heterosexuality and homosexuality; prostitution; pornography; the politics of sex: stresses continuities and changes and the understanding of sexuality in contexts of place, class, gender, culture. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3109 [0.5 credit]
Social History of Alcohol

Alcohol in Western society from Ancient times to the present. Production, trade, and consumption of alcohol; religious and social significance; class, gender, and health; drinking cultures; policies toward drunkenness, and alcoholism. Specific topics include comparative trends, temperance movements, and prohibition. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3110 [0.5 credit]
The Cultural History of Food

Food in its agrarian, economic and cultural context from late antiquity to the nineteenth century; production, distribution, and consumption; health, diet and manners; the religious significance of food; food in art; the rise of the restaurant; the birth of gastronomy. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3111 [0.5 credit]
History of Humanitarian Aid

History of humanitarian activities and agencies, both governmental and non-governmental, with particular attention to Canadian involvement. The first half is devoted to early humanitarian traditions, the second to specific agencies such as the Red Cross, Oxfam, Christian Aid, Save the Children and UNICEF. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3113 [0.5 credit]
Revolution and Society in France, 1789-1799

A survey of the French Revolution (1789-99) focusing on attempts to regenerate France and the French through political, economic and cultural reforms. Themes include nationalism, republicanism, violence, legal reform, property redistribution, education, population and family policy, gender, and religion. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3108 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3115 [0.5 credit]
Childhood and Youth in History

The role of childhood and youth in modern history. Topics may include children’s and young people’s relationship to work, education, play, sexuality, the welfare state, war, politics, delinquency, leisure, migrations, and popular culture. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3116 [0.5 credit]
History of Disability

History of disability including the representation and understanding of disability as it changes over time and as it is portrayed and experienced in changing cultural contexts. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history or in Disability Studies.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3120 [0.5 credit]
History of the Body

The ways in which the human body has been viewed, interpreted, controlled, tended, healed, exercised, measured, pleasured, clothed, and reproduced to create representations of social, political, and cultural relationships. Regions and periods will vary.(Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3205 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Business History

The place of business in Canadian society, economics and politics. The internal dynamics of Canadian business (organization, strategy, the rise of the manager), and its external implications (competition, foreign investment, business-government relations). (Field c).
Also listed as BUSI 4608.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3206 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Regional History

A lecture course involving selected topics in the history of one of Canada's regions. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3209 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Urban History

Introduction to urban growth and development in Canada. The historical basis of the urban pattern and its influence in Canada and the internal structure and institutions of Canadian cities. Ottawa is used as a case study. (Field c).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3213 [0.5 credit]
The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment as a movement to establish a scientific approach to investigating human society. The focus is on Britain as the leading commercial society. Course work concentrates on close readings of primary texts. Representative figures include David Hume, Adam Smith, Mary Wollstonecraft. (Field e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3201 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3214 [0.5 credit]
The Enlightenment and Its Aftermath

An intellectual and cultural history of Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment study of human society. Course work concentrates on close reading of significant primary texts. Representative figures include Burke, Kant, Malthus, Mill, Tocqueville. (Field e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3201 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3215 [0.5 credit]
Ancient Greek Science

The history of Greek physical science from the Presocratics to Ptolemy. (Field a or e).
Also listed as CLCV 3215.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2201 or HIST 3210 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3216 [0.5 credit]
The Scientific Revolution

The history of astronomy and physics from Copernicus to Newton. (Field b or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2201 or HIST 3210 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3217 [0.5 credit]
Empire and Globalization

Varieties of European imperialism from the early modern period to the present. The role of imperialism and anti-imperialism in the development of globalization and European modernity. Comparison of various empires and the transnational linkages between them. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3220 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Economic History

A survey of Canadian economic history from the sixteenth century to the present. (Field c or e).
Also listed as ECON 3220.
Precludes additional credit for ECON 2305 or HIST 2305 (no longer offered), ECON 3203 (no longer offered), ECON 3202 or HIST 3203 (no longer offered), and ECON 3207 or HIST 3204 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3230 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topics in Economic History

An examination of the economic development of North America or Europe or other possible selected sets of countries. Countries examined vary from year to year. (Field e).
Also listed as ECON 3230.
Precludes additional credit for ECON 3005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1001 and ECON 1002, or ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3301 [0.5 credit]
Quebec Since 1800

A social, economic, political, cultural and intellectual history of Quebec with emphasis on the development of Quebec nationalism. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3304 [0.5 credit]
Canada-United States Relations

An examination of diplomatic, economic, cultural and military relations, with particular attention to the twentieth century. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3305 [0.5 credit]
Crime and State in History

The history of the relationship between the criminal law system and society. Changing issues in the criminal law and the nature of institutional responses, covering medieval to early nineteenth-century England and nineteenth to early twentieth-century Canada. (Field e).
Also listed as LAWS 3305.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3306 [0.5 credit]
Canada's International Policies

The development of Canadian attitudes and policies toward international affairs, with emphasis on the 20 th century. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3310 [0.5 credit]
Animals in History

A historical survey of relations between humans and other animals. Topics may include history of domestication; hunting; display of animals in zoos, museums and wildlife films; biotechnology; animal welfare movements; companion species; animals as symbols; question of animal agency. (Field c or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3406 [0.5 credit]
African-American Women

An examination of aspects of the social, cultural, and political history of African-American women since the eighteenth century. (Field c or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3410 [0.5 credit]
Popular Culture in the U.S.

The development of popular culture in the United States. Focusing on a selected theme or time period, the course will examine how popular culture both shaped and reflected broader historical and social developments. Topics may include music, theatre, public entertainments, movies, and television. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week or online.

HIST 3412 [0.5 credit]
Ideas, Culture, and Society in U.S. History

The intellectual, social, and cultural production of the United States, focusing on, among other things, a series of creative tensions: tradition versus modernity; rural versus urban; white versus black; masculine versus feminine; homogenous versus cosmopolitan. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3904, Topics in U.S. History (offered in the fall terms of 2009, 2011 and 2012).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3413 [0.5 credit]
The United States and Its Borderlands

A history of the United States, focusing on the interactions along and across its borders with Mexico, Canada, and the Pacific Rim. This course examines the contests that emerged over colonization, migration, and American state-making. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3904 (offered in winter terms of 2017 and 2014, and fall term of 2014).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3414 [0.5 credit]
The United States in the World

The history of the US in a global context. Time period will vary, topics could include world revolutions, imperialism and decolonization, immigration, transnational flows of ideas and people, war, peace, urbanization, capitalism, international law, and the environment. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3400 and HIST 3405.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week or online.

HIST 3500 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Immigration 1760-1875

A study of immigration to and within British North America and of the adaptation of immigrants to colonial life between the Seven Years War and the early years of Confederation. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3505 [0.5 credit]
Women in Canada

Selected issues in the history of women in Canada. Themes include women and war, aboriginal women's history, sexuality, the women's movement, immigration, and motherhood. Attention will be paid to the social construction of gender and the intersections of gender with class, ethnicity, race. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3504 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3507 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Immigration from 1875

A study of immigration to Canada and of the adaptation of immigrants to their new environment from 1875. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3510 [0.5 credit]
Indigenous Peoples of Canada

A survey of indigenous histories in northern North America from earliest times to the present. The course will cover pre-contact histories; military, economic, social, and cultural encounters with newcomers; indigenous experiences with settler colonialism; and the struggle over decolonization. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3503 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3511 [0.5 credit]
Themes in Indigenous History

Key themes in the history of North America’s indigenous peoples. Topics may include land and treaties, religious encounters, the law, cultural identity, and transnational indigenous experiences(Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3515 [0.5 credit]
Madness in Modern Times

History of insanity from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.Themes include changing public and medical understandings of madness, patients' experiences and artistic portrayals of mental hospital life, cultural representations of madness in various media, and the history of the asylum. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Online course.

HIST 3604 [0.5 credit]
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe

Exploration of gender, sexuality, and women’s history in Modern Europe. (Field b or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3603 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3704 [0.5 credit]
Aztecs

An examination of the Aztec social system, culture, religion, and philosophy both before and after the Spanish conquest. (Field a or d).
Prerequisite(s): A 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3708 [0.5 credit]
Reformation Europe

A history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations of the sixteenth century, with special emphasis on the theological disputes of the protagonists and the impact of these disputes on the social, political and cultural developments of the era. (Field a).
Also listed as RELI 3220.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3710 [0.5 credit]
Themes in Caribbean History

Key themes in the making of the Caribbean. Topics may include slavery and emancipation, Indian and Chinese migration, colonialism, the independence movement, and race relations. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3712 [0.5 credit]
Social History of Mexico

The ways that indigenous peoples such as the Aztecs and the Maya mixed with Spaniards and African slaves to create a society and a culture that is particular to Mexico. Thematic emphasis on certain periods of Mexican history. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3713 [0.5 credit]
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America

An exploration of gender and sexualities in Latin America from the pre-conquest period to the end of the twentieth century. (Field d or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3705 and HIST 3707 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3714 [0.5 credit]
Holocaust Encounters

An examination of the experiences of different Jewish communities before, during, and after the Holocaust. Issues to be discussed include antisemitism, relations with non-Jewish neighbors, perpetrator motivation, local collaboration, resistance, postwar trials, and memory. (Field b).
Also listed as RELI 3140.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level History course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3715 [0.5 credit]
Themes in South Asian History

Key themes in South Asian history. Topics may include the Mughal empire, the British colonial era, the creation and development of states in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and various 20th century historical phenomenon. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3717 [0.5 credit]
Gender and Sexuality in Africa

An exploration of gender and sexualities in Africa from the beginning of colonial rule until the beginning of the 21st century. (Field d or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3711 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3718 [0.5 credit]
Germans and Jews

An examination of Jewish society, culture and religious practice in modern and contemporary Germany. Issues to be explored include emancipation, acculturation, secularization, religious adjustment, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, emigration, and the role of migration in transforming the contemporary community. (Field b).
Also listed as RELI 3141.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3719 [0.5 credit]
South African War, 1899-1902

Examines causes, major events and consequences of the war. Themes include: the war as part of the Scramble for Africa, emergence of settler nationalism, British “scorched earth policy", establishment of concentration camps, importance of gender, African involvement, international responses, and long-term effects. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3800 [0.5 credit]
International History 1914-41

A survey of international history from the First World War to the outbreak of the Second World War, focusing on peacemaking, inter-war diplomacy, anti-imperialism, global capitalism, migration, labour, and the origins of the Second World War. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3801 [0.5 credit]
International History 1941-90

A survey of international history from the Second World War to the end of the Cold War that examines the conflict over the reconstruction of the postwar world, including decolonization, emergence of the European Union, and other dimensions of global order and disorder. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3805 [0.5 credit]
Twentieth-Century China

A political history of China from the 1911 Revolution to the present. Emphasis on the development of Chinese communism and the People's Republic since 1949. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3806 [0.5 credit]
Japan Since 1945

A political, intellectual and economic history of Japan in the twentieth century, concentrating on the period since the end of the Pacific War. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3807 [0.5 credit]
Practicum in History

An historical research project in a museum or public institution in the Ottawa area conducted under the supervision of the external institution and the History Department. Work includes reading, reports, and meetings. Students should be prepared to devote one day a week to the project.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): General or Honours history student with third- or fourth- year standing and a CGPA of 9.00 or better in history courses, and permission of the Department.


HIST 3809 [0.5 credit]
Historical Representations

An examination of how historical narratives have been produced in relation to sites of public memory. The public presentation of history through a wide range of themes, which may include museum exhibits, commemorations and popular culture. (Field e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3810 [0.5 credit]
Historical Theory

An examination of a wide range of theoretical approaches to history, and a critical reflection on history as a discipline.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3808 [1.0], no longer offered.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in an Honours History program. It is strongly recommended that HIST 3810 be taken prior to enrolment in 4000-level history seminars.
Lectures two hours a week and one hour discussion group.

HIST 3811 [0.5 credit]
History of Historical Thought

An examination of questions concerning the nature and value of historical inquiry and the meaning of the course of history. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3812 [0.5 credit]
Digital History

The digital representation of history, exploring the approaches, issues, and methods of working in this environment. Topics may include gaming, virtual environments, digital research tools, public digital history. (Field e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as DIGH 3812.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3813 [0.5 credit]
Problems in Global and Transnational Histories

Historical encounters across geographical regions and ways in which historians studied them. Categories of “national,” “international,” “transnational,” “world,” and “global” history will be evaluated. Themes include: imperialism, postcolonialism, the environment, migration, trade, religion, the body, war, culture, disease. (Field d or e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history including at least 0.5 credit in Field d courses (Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America).
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3814 [0.5 credit]
Crafting Digital History

This course applies the creative use of information and media/computing technologies to address the digital cultural heritage issues of public historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. Topics may include webscraping, data mining, designing and implementing research databases, and visual storytelling of those results. (Field e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as DIGH 3814.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3907 Section "B" offered in winter 2015 and HIST 3907 Section "O" offered in winter 2016.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week or online.

HIST 3902 [0.5 credit]
Topics in European History

A lecture course on a special topic in European history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field will depend on topic.).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3903 [0.5 credit]
Topics in Canadian History

A lecture course on a special topic in Canadian history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3904 [0.5 credit]
Topics in U.S. History

A lecture course on a special topic in United States history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3905 [0.5 credit]
Topics in International History

A lecture course on a special topic in international political or economic history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3906 [0.5 credit]
Topics in World History

A lecture course on a special topic in African, Asian, Caribbean, or Latin American history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field d).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3907 [0.5 credit]
Transnational Topic

A lecture course on a special topic that takes a transnational approach to history. Course content will vary from year to year. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3908 [0.5 credit]
Thematic Topic

A lecture course on a special topic that takes a thematic approach to history. Course content will vary from year to year. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.

HIST 3999 [0.0 credit]
Co-operative Work Term

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity


HIST 4006 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Medieval History

An examination of a selected problem in the history of medieval Europe.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4007 [0.5 credit]
Medieval History

Selected topic in Medieval History. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4100 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Early Modern European History

A study of a selected problem in the history of Europe during the early modern period.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4101 [0.5 credit]
Early Modern European History

Selected topic in the history of Europe during the early modern period. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4200 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in European History

Examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Continental Europe.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4201 [0.5 credit]
Modern European History

Selected topic in the history of Europe. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4210 [0.5 credit]
Topics in Ancient History

Intended for Honours students in History and Classics who should normally be in their third- or fourth-year.
Also listed as CLCV 4210.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 4209, HIST 4209 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): CLCV 2902 (HIST 2902) and CLCV 2903 (HIST 2903) or CLCV 2904 (HIST 2904) and CLCV 2905 (HIST 2905) or CLCV 3201 (HIST 3009) or CLCV 3202 (HIST 3101) or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4302 [1.0 credit]
Canada: Ideas & Culture

A seminar on ideas, culture, and society in Canada.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4303 [0.5 credit]
Society and Culture in Canada

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic on ideas, culture, and society in Canada. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4304 [1.0 credit]
Canada: Politics & Society

A seminar on politics and society in Canada.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4305 [0.5 credit]
Political History in Canada

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic on politics and society in Canada. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4400 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in U.S. History

An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of the United States.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4401 [0.5 credit]
United States History

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of the United States. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4500 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in British History

An explanation of a selected problem or period in the history of Great Britain.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4505 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Women's and Gender History

A seminar on the history of women and gender. The particular approach, themes, and historical period will be specified each year.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4506 [0.5 credit]
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s History

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic on the history of women and gender. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4600 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Russian History

An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Imperial or post-Imperial Russia.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4604 [0.5 credit]
Central Europe, Past and Present

Evolution and current status of Central Europe from periods of foreign control in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries to independent statehood. Particular emphasis will be placed on national accommodations and conflicts.
Also listed as EURR 4204.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4605 [0.5 credit]
The Balkans in Transition – 1918 to 1989

The seminar uses the concept of transition to understand the Balkan encounter with modernity and Europe. Key periods to be examined include the interwar era and the period of communist rule, with an emphasis on political, social and economic themes.
Also listed as EURR 4101.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing and one of PSCI 3704, PSCI 3208, PSCI 3209, HIST 2600; or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4606 [0.5 credit]
Contemporary Europe: From Postwar to the European Union

History of contemporary Europe from 1945 to present covering both eastern and western halves of the continent and including social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as EURR 4303.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminars three hours a week.

HIST 4607 [0.5 credit]
Imperial Russia and the Russian Revolution

Examination of the expansion and downfall of tsarist Russia from the eighteenth century to the revolutionary era and the establishment of Bolshevik rule. Topics include the relationship between the monarchy and subject peoples, social and economic change, and daily life.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as EURR 4305.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as HIST 5607, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4608 [0.5 credit]
The Soviet Union

Examination of the rise of the Soviet Union to a global power and subsequent tensions that promoted its collapse. The course will analyze Stalinism, the Second World War, the Thaw, and Brezhnev and Gorbachev eras through the lens of the USSR’s citizens.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as EURR 4306.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as HIST 5608, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4700 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in World History

An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean or Latin America.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4701 [0.5 credit]
African History

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of Africa. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4702 [0.5 credit]
South Asian History

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of South Asia. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4703 [0.5 credit]
The Global South

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of the Global South. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4704 [0.5 credit]
Caribbean and Latin American History

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in Caribbean and Latin American history. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4705 [0.5 credit]
Asian History

A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of Asia. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4802 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in International History

An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of international relations.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4805 [1.0 credit]
Seminar on a Transnational or Thematic Topic

A seminar on a transnational or thematic topic. The particular topic will be specified each year.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4806 [0.5 credit]
Global and Transnational History

Selected topic in global and transnational history. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.

HIST 4910 [1.0 credit]
Honours Research Project

The project will be a substantial piece of original research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member in History. The medium of presentation will be agreed upon between student and supervisor, and may include a research paper, a documentary film, or a web-based project.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for HIST 4908, HIST 4909 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in History Honours program, a minimum GPA of 9.0 (B+) in the History major, and permission of the department, or in exceptional circumstances with permission of the department only.


HIST 4915 [0.5 credit]
Topics in History

Intended for Honours students in History. Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department. It is strongly recommended that HIST 3810 be taken prior to enrolment in 4000-level history seminars.
Seminar three hours a week.

Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca

Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca