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 1003 [0.5 credit]
Empire, War, and Revolution in Europe, 1850-1939
Examination of Europe from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1930s. Emphasis on how nation-building, empire, war, and revolution transformed Europe’s politics, culture, society, and relationship to the world. Provides context for understanding contemporary Europe. (Field b).
Empire, War, and Revolution in Europe, 1850-1939
Examination of Europe from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1930s. Emphasis on how nation-building, empire, war, and revolution transformed Europe’s politics, culture, society, and relationship to the world. Provides context for understanding contemporary Europe. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 1002 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 1004 [0.5 credit]
Europe in War; Cold War
Examination of Europe from the Second World War through the Cold War and beyond. Topics may include wartime occupation regimes and resistance movements; the Holocaust; Cold War divisions and memory cultures; decolonization and migration; youth cultures and protest; and the collapse of communist regimes.
Europe in War; Cold War
Examination of Europe from the Second World War through the Cold War and beyond. Topics may include wartime occupation regimes and resistance movements; the Holocaust; Cold War divisions and memory cultures; decolonization and migration; youth cultures and protest; and the collapse of communist regimes.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 1002 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
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).
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 1301 [0.5 credit]
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History
This course explores how colonialism and conflict altered peoples, cultures, and places in what came to be called Canada from pre-contact to the first age of industrialization. Course covers subjects including imperialism, Indigenous-settler relations, slavery, migration, and government, providing context for contemporary issues.(Field c).
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History
This course explores how colonialism and conflict altered peoples, cultures, and places in what came to be called Canada from pre-contact to the first age of industrialization. Course covers subjects including imperialism, Indigenous-settler relations, slavery, migration, and government, providing context for contemporary issues.(Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 1300 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 1302 [0.5 credit]
Rethinking Modern Canadian History
This course explores how major political, economic, legal, social, and cultural changes shaped modern-day Canada from the late 1800s to the present. It provides context for contemporary issues, including colonialism, redress, reconciliation, race relations, migration and urbanization, globalization, technology, and the environment. (Field c).
Rethinking Modern Canadian History
This course explores how major political, economic, legal, social, and cultural changes shaped modern-day Canada from the late 1800s to the present. It provides context for contemporary issues, including colonialism, redress, reconciliation, race relations, migration and urbanization, globalization, technology, and the environment. (Field c).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 1300 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 1701 [0.5 credit]
History of the Global South, 1400-1850
This course follows the global community from 1400 to the mid-nineteenth century exploring how global connections, movements and trends have shaped our world. Emphasis on the non-western world. (Field a or d).
History of the Global South, 1400-1850
This course follows the global community from 1400 to the mid-nineteenth century exploring how global connections, movements and trends have shaped our world. Emphasis on the non-western world. (Field a or d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 1707 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 1702 [0.5 credit]
History of the Global South, 1850 to the present
This course follows the global community from the mid-nineteenth century to the present exploring how global connections, movements and trends have shaped our world. Emphasis on the non-western world. (Field a or d).
History of the Global South, 1850 to the present
This course follows the global community from the mid-nineteenth century to the present exploring how global connections, movements and trends have shaped our world. Emphasis on the non-western world. (Field a or d).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 1707 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 1900 [0.5 credit]
Topics in History
A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period. Topic varies from year to year. (Field will depend on topic).
Topics 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 1901 [0.5 credit]
History of Sport
This course critically analyzes the evolution of sport from antiquity to the present. The course examines how sport reflects and shapes political and socio-economic processes and what it tells us about class, gender, race, nationalism, imperialism, doping and the cult of celebrity. (Field e).
History of Sport
This course critically analyzes the evolution of sport from antiquity to the present. The course examines how sport reflects and shapes political and socio-economic processes and what it tells us about class, gender, race, nationalism, imperialism, doping and the cult of celebrity. (Field e).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2003 [0.5 credit]
The Early Medieval World: 300-1000
The history of medieval global societies across Europe, Asia and Africa from the fourth to the tenth century as an ‘Age of Experiment’ – fragmenting, transforming and diversifying politics, culture and religion. Students will read a wide range of medieval sources in translation. (Field a).
The Early Medieval World: 300-1000
The history of medieval global societies across Europe, Asia and Africa from the fourth to the tenth century as an ‘Age of Experiment’ – fragmenting, transforming and diversifying politics, culture and religion. Students will read a wide range of medieval sources in translation. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2000, HIST 2001, and HIST 2002 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2004 [0.5 credit]
The Late Medieval World: 1000-1500
The history of medieval global societies across Europe, Asia and Africa from the eleventh to the sixteenth century as an “Age of Connection” – expanding communication, co-operation and conflict. Students will read a wide range of medieval sources in translation. (Field a).
The Late Medieval World: 1000-1500
The history of medieval global societies across Europe, Asia and Africa from the eleventh to the sixteenth century as an “Age of Connection” – expanding communication, co-operation and conflict. Students will read a wide range of medieval sources in translation. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2000, HIST 2001, HIST 2002 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2301 [0.5 credit]
Canadian Political History
An historical survey of political experiences in Canada. (Field c).
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.
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).
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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 15th to the 17th century. (Field a).
Early Modern Britain
A survey of significant political and social developments in Britain from the 15th to the 17th century. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2500 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2508 [0.5 credit]
War, Politics, and Society in Twentieth-Century Global France
A study of France in global context from the late 19th century to the present. Topics include the First and Second World Wars, colonialism and decolonization, the Algerian War, youth culture and protest, and memory and commemoration. (Field b).
War, Politics, and Society in Twentieth-Century Global France
A study of France in global context from the late 19th century to the present. Topics include the First and Second World Wars, colonialism and decolonization, the Algerian War, youth culture and protest, and memory and commemoration. (Field b).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2505 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2600 [1.0 credit]
History of Russia
A survey of Russian history from the rise of Kievan Rus in the 10th century to post-Soviet Russia in the 21st, with emphasis on political systems and the lives of ordinary people. (Field a or b).
History of Russia
A survey of Russian history from the rise of Kievan Rus in the 10th century to post-Soviet Russia in the 21st, with emphasis on political systems and the lives of ordinary people. (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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2804 [0.5 credit]
War and Society
A thematic study of the experience of war and its consequences. Time period, region of the world, and thematic focus to be studied will vary. (field e).
War and Society
A thematic study of the experience of war and its consequences. Time period, region of the world, and thematic focus to be studied will vary. (field e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2801 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
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 a or d).
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 a or 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.
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.
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).
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.
Lectures three hours a week or online.
HIST 2812 [0.5 credit]
Special Subject in Public History
A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period in public history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field e).
Special Subject in Public History
A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period in public history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 2902 [0.5 credit]
Origins of the Greeks
The history of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Archaic period. (Field a).
Origins of the Greeks
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.
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]
Democracy to Alexander
The history of ancient Greece from the classical period to Alexander. (Field a).
Democracy to Alexander
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.
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]
Rise of the Roman Empire
The history of ancient Rome from early Rome to the end of the Republic (Field a).
Rise of the Roman Empire
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.
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]
Rome of the Caesars
The history of ancient Rome from the end of the Republic to the coming of Islam. (Field a).
Rome of the Caesars
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.
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).
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 2912 [0.5 credit]
Science and Technology in History
Major findings and discussions about the role of science and technology in the past. Topic and time period will vary. (Field a, b, or e).
Science and Technology in History
Major findings and discussions about the role of science and technology in the past. Topic and time period will vary. (Field a, b, or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2911 (no longer offered).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
HIST 2913 [0.5 credit]
History of Oil
Explores the history of oil from the ancient period to the present day. The course uses a transnational approach designed to introduce students to the interconnected histories of oil in countries across the world. (Field e).
History of Oil
Explores the history of oil from the ancient period to the present day. The course uses a transnational approach designed to introduce students to the interconnected histories of oil in countries across the world. (Field e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 2915 [0.5 credit]
History of the Modern Middle East
This survey begins with the Ottoman Empire and how WWI drew the map of the Middle East. It then analyzes some of the key issues that dominated the region in the 20th century such as Zionism, political Islam, wars, and revolutions, including the Arab Spring.
History of the Modern Middle East
This survey begins with the Ottoman Empire and how WWI drew the map of the Middle East. It then analyzes some of the key issues that dominated the region in the 20th century such as Zionism, political Islam, wars, and revolutions, including the Arab Spring.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3002 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level Classical Civilization course.
Lecture three hours a week.
HIST 3101 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Roman History
Study of a period or theme in Roman History. (Field a).
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.
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. (Field e).
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. (Field e).
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).
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.
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 e).
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 e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3121 [0.5 credit]
Sports in the Cold War
An examination of sport as a way to view Cold War societies and rivalries (1945-1991). Topics include: nationalism, ideology, gender, race, class, ableism, sexuality, the Olympics, drug use and bans, boycotts, and the overall stakes of this battle between communist and capitalist worldviews.
Sports in the Cold War
An examination of sport as a way to view Cold War societies and rivalries (1945-1991). Topics include: nationalism, ideology, gender, race, class, ableism, sexuality, the Olympics, drug use and bans, boycotts, and the overall stakes of this battle between communist and capitalist worldviews.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing in History and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3122 [0.5 credit]
Antisemitism, Then and Now
An examination of the long history of antisemitism to understand how historical forms of antisemitism have endured into the present and evolved over time. A variety of texts, images, media representations, and oral histories will be explored using methodologies from history and religious studies.
Antisemitism, Then and Now
An examination of the long history of antisemitism to understand how historical forms of antisemitism have endured into the present and evolved over time. A variety of texts, images, media representations, and oral histories will be explored using methodologies from history and religious studies.
Also listed as RELI 3142.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing in History and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing in History 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).
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.
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]
Place and Politics in Canadian History
An exploration of selected topics in the history of one of Canada's regions. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Place and Politics in Canadian History
An exploration of 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.
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).
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.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3218 [0.5 credit]
Histories of Shopping
A study of how the activity of shopping has been understood, practiced, and represented. Regions and periods will vary. Topics may include: consumerism, service industries, fashion, credit, commodity trades, advertising, department stores, boycotts, shoplifting, and E-Consumerism.
Histories of Shopping
A study of how the activity of shopping has been understood, practiced, and represented. Regions and periods will vary. Topics may include: consumerism, service industries, fashion, credit, commodity trades, advertising, department stores, boycotts, shoplifting, and E-Consumerism.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing in History and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.
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).
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 1001 and ECON 1002, or ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
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 1001 and ECON 1002, or 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).
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.
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]
Québec Since 1800
A social, economic, political, cultural and intellectual history of Québec with emphasis on the development of Québec nationalism. (Field c).
Québec Since 1800
A social, economic, political, cultural and intellectual history of Québec with emphasis on the development of Québec 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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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]
Migration and Diaspora in Canada
A study of migration and settlement in Canada from the 17th century to the present. (Field c).
Migration and Diaspora in Canada
A study of migration and settlement in Canada from the 17th century to the present. (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.
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).
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.
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]
An Immigrant’s Guide to Canada
A course that critically engages with programs designed to assist the settlement and integration of newcomers to Canada as well as the lived experiences of immigrants and ethnic and diasporic groups in the Canadian context. (Field c).
An Immigrant’s Guide to Canada
A course that critically engages with programs designed to assist the settlement and integration of newcomers to Canada as well as the lived experiences of immigrants and ethnic and diasporic groups in the Canadian context. (Field c).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Seminars 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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3515 [0.5 credit]
Madness in Modern Times
History of madness from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes include changing medical understandings and treatments of mental illness, patients' experiences and accounts of psychiatric institutions and treatments, cultural representations of madness in media, and the history of the asylum. (Field e).
Madness in Modern Times
History of madness from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes include changing medical understandings and treatments of mental illness, patients' experiences and accounts of psychiatric institutions and treatments, cultural representations of madness in 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.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3516 [0.5 credit]
The Wilsonian Moment: Diplomacy and the Post-Ottoman Middle East
This course studies the impact of Woodrow Wilson’s advocacy of self-determination and of the League of Nations on the Post-Ottoman Middle East. Focusing on particular case studies, the course analyzes characteristics, long-term consequences, and local responses to the Mandate system.
The Wilsonian Moment: Diplomacy and the Post-Ottoman Middle East
This course studies the impact of Woodrow Wilson’s advocacy of self-determination and of the League of Nations on the Post-Ottoman Middle East. Focusing on particular case studies, the course analyzes characteristics, long-term consequences, and local responses to the Mandate system.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing in History and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3517 [0.5 credit]
Themes in Modern Egyptian History
Focuses on moments in modern Egyptian history, as exemplified by the lives of particular Egyptians. Through their writings, course analyses Egyptian responses to European colonialism, Islamic reformism, Egyptian feminism, the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s cultural influence, the experience of the Coptic community, and the 2011 Revolution.
Themes in Modern Egyptian History
Focuses on moments in modern Egyptian history, as exemplified by the lives of particular Egyptians. Through their writings, course analyses Egyptian responses to European colonialism, Islamic reformism, Egyptian feminism, the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s cultural influence, the experience of the Coptic community, and the 2011 Revolution.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing in History and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3712 [0.5 credit]
Mexico: Aztecs to Narcos
An examination of the social and cultural history of Mexico from indigenous cultures to the problems of the 20th century. Themes include the continuities of indigenous structures, national identity, wars and political violence, and gender. (Field d).
Mexico: Aztecs to Narcos
An examination of the social and cultural history of Mexico from indigenous cultures to the problems of the 20th century. Themes include the continuities of indigenous structures, national identity, wars and political violence, and gender. (Field d).
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.
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).
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.
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]
The Holocaust: Historical and Religious Dimensions
Introduction to the historical and religious dimensions of the Holocaust. The foundations, perpetration and consequences of the Nazi Final Solution through primary sources including survivor testimony will be examined. (field b).
The Holocaust: Historical and Religious Dimensions
Introduction to the historical and religious dimensions of the Holocaust. The foundations, perpetration and consequences of the Nazi Final Solution through primary sources including survivor testimony will be examined. (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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3805 [0.5 credit]
China since the Xinhai [1911] Revolution
This class is an intensive introduction to the main political, socio-economic and foreign policy/security aspects of China’s evolution from Republicanism through Maoism to “socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era,” as represented by Sun Yat-sen/Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping; Xi Jinping, respectively.
China since the Xinhai [1911] Revolution
This class is an intensive introduction to the main political, socio-economic and foreign policy/security aspects of China’s evolution from Republicanism through Maoism to “socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era,” as represented by Sun Yat-sen/Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping; Xi Jinping, respectively.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
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).
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.
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.
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): third-year standing in a History program, a CGPA of 9.00 or better in history courses, and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in a History program, 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).
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.
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.
Historical Theory
An examination of a wide range of theoretical approaches to history, and a critical reflection on history as a discipline.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2809 or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week and one hour discussion group.
Lectures two hours a week and one hour discussion group.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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 3815 [0.5 credit]
Group Practicum
A class-based group historical research project done in collaboration with an external institution under the supervision of the institution and the Department. Work includes readings, reports, and meetings. Students should be prepared to devote one full day per week to the project. (Field e).
Group Practicum
A class-based group historical research project done in collaboration with an external institution under the supervision of the institution and the Department. Work includes readings, reports, and meetings. Students should be prepared to devote one full day per week to the project. (Field e).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): third- or fourth-year standing in a History program and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): third- or fourth-year standing in a History program and permission of the Department.
HIST 3820 [0.5 credit]
Explorations in Historical Theory
Taking a specific historical topic as its focus, this course examines how historians have applied a wide range of theoretical approaches in order to understand and interpret that topic's historical significance. Topics will vary.
Explorations in Historical Theory
Taking a specific historical topic as its focus, this course examines how historians have applied a wide range of theoretical approaches in order to understand and interpret that topic's historical significance. Topics will vary.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2809, or permission of the unit.
Lectures two hours a week and one hour discussion group.
Lectures two hours a week and one hour discussion group.
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.).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3909 [0.5 credit]
Topic in Public History
A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period in public history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field e).
Topic in Public History
A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period in public history. Topic varies 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.
Lectures three hours a week.
HIST 3999 [0.0 credit]
Co-operative Work Term
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.
Seminar in Medieval History
An examination of a selected problem in the history of medieval Europe.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Medieval History
Selected topic in Medieval History. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Seminar in European History
Examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Continental Europe.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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.
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.
Canada: Ideas & Culture
A seminar on ideas, culture, and society in Canada.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
HIST 4304 [1.0 credit]
Canada: Politics & Society
A seminar on politics and society in Canada.
Canada: Politics & Society
A seminar on politics and society in Canada.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Seminar in U.S. History
An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of the United States.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Seminar in British History
An explanation of a selected problem or period in the history of Great Britain.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
HIST 4501 [0.5 credit]
British History
An explanation of a selected problem or period in the history of Great Britain.
British History
An explanation of a selected problem or period in the history of Great Britain.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, 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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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.
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.
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 3208, PSCI 3209, HIST 2600; or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing and one of 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
Seminar in International History
An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of international relations.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
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.
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 or 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
HIST 4806 [0.5 credit]
Global, Transnational, or Thematic History
Selected topic in global and transnational history or on a thematic topic in history. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Global, Transnational, or Thematic History
Selected topic in global and transnational history or on a thematic topic in history. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
HIST 4910 [1.0 credit]
Honours Research Project
A piece of original historical research conducted independently under the supervision of a faculty member and presented as either a research paper, a documentary film, or a web-based project. Does not count toward the 4th-year seminar requirement.
Honours Research Project
A piece of original historical research conducted independently under the supervision of a faculty member and presented as either a research paper, a documentary film, or a web-based project. Does not count toward the 4th-year seminar requirement.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for HIST 4908, HIST 4909 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing with a minimum GPA of 9.0 (B+) in History courses, a faculty supervisor, a topic and mode of presentation approved by the faculty supervisor, and permission of the Undergraduate Supervisor.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 4908, HIST 4909 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing with a minimum GPA of 9.0 (B+) in History courses, a faculty supervisor, a topic and mode of presentation approved by the faculty supervisor, and permission of the Undergraduate Supervisor.
HIST 4915 [0.5 credit]
Topics in History
Intended for Honours students in History. Topics will vary from year to year.
Topics in History
Intended for Honours students in History. Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810 or HIST 3820, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
HIST 4916 [0.5 credit]
Topic in Public History
Topics will vary from year to year.
Topic in Public History
Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2811 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
HIST 4917 [0.5 credit]
Directed Study
Independent study of an historical topic or theme under the supervision of a faculty member. A course outline specifying readings, assignments, and name of faculty member must be submitted to the Undergraduate Supervisor during the first week of the semester.
Directed Study
Independent study of an historical topic or theme under the supervision of a faculty member. A course outline specifying readings, assignments, and name of faculty member must be submitted to the Undergraduate Supervisor during the first week of the semester.
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in History, minimum History GPA of 9.0, a faculty supervisor, and permission of the Undergraduate Supervisor.
A program of supervised reading and preparation of written work in an area not covered by an existing seminar.
A program of supervised reading and preparation of written work in an area not covered by an existing seminar.
HIST 4920 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Public History
Topics will vary from year to year.
Seminar in Public History
Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2811 and fourth-year standing in Honours History, or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
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