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HIST 100s


HIST 101 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 016166
Modern Global History
The course will focus on the history of global connections such as migration, war, trade, cultural interactions, international organizations and activism, human rights, technological innovation, environmentalism, and imperialism. What insights do we gain by taking a "bird's eye" view of history? The course's timeframe is the modern era of global history from the 18th to the 21st century.

 
HIST 102 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006196
War and Society in Europe, 1914-1945
This course explores the impact of World Wars 1 and 2 on European society, with a special emphasis on the experiences of the ordinary person.

 
HIST 103 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006208
Canadian History Through Biography
An examination through lectures and films of the lives of Canadian men and women who have played formative roles in developing the Canadian nation. Examples will be drawn from such areas as politics, religion, business and labour, social reform, arts and entertainment, and sports.
Also offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 104 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006209
An Introduction to Western Intellectual History Since the Renaissance
An exploration of some of the questions and answers posed by thinkers on the human predicament from Renaissance and Reformation times to the modern period. Readings range from Luther to J.P. Sartre, Shakespeare to Marx and Freud.

 
HIST 105 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012594
Rock 'n' Roll and US History
This course explores the politics, culture, media, race relations, and gender relations of the United States after 1945 through the lens of rock and roll.

 
HIST 106 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006211
Canada at War
This course introduces students to the ways in which historians have examined Canada's military experience. Beginning with the Boer War, and continuing through the two World Wars and the post-war era, students examine the political, social, as well as military effects of war on Canada.

 
HIST 109 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014151
Ten Days That Shook the World
Focusing on ten different days that forever transformed the world's history, this course introduces students to moments of dramatic change in diverse time periods and places. Topics may include the Fall of Ancient and Modern Regimes; the Age of Discovery; Religious Cataclysm; Revolutionary Wars; Technological, Intellectual, and Scientific Inventions. Students are introduced to the differing methods that historians use to understand the past.

 
HIST 110 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 010208
A History of the Western World 1
This course will survey the emergence and development of the Western world, from prehistory to 1715. Complementing the chronological and narrative overview of Western culture and civilization will be thematic surveys of developments in the arts and humanities, science, and socio-political structures.

 
HIST 111 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 010209
A History of the Western World 2
This course will survey the emergence and development of the Western world from the 17th century to the present. Complementing the chronological and narrative overview of Western culture and civilization will be thematic surveys of developments in the arts and humanities, science, and socio-political structures.

 
HIST 113 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 010343
Canadian Business History: Innovators and Entrepreneurs
This course examines the role of individuals in the growth of business in Canada. While there will be general examination of Canadian economic development, the principal focus will fall upon leading Canadian business persons and their interests and innovations. The relationship to the state of business, the place of education, and the impact of immigration are other topics that the course will consider.

 
HIST 115 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012629
Crusading in the Middle Ages
This course examines the historical events and cultural assumptions that led to the European phenomenon of crusading, or holy war, between 1095 and 1453.
(Cross-listed with MEDVL 115)

 
HIST 191 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 013716
Special Topics in History
One or more topics courses will be offered from time to time as announced by the History Department and geared to first-year students. Topics will be dependent upon special interest and/or instructional interests by non-regular or visiting faculty.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]

 

HIST 200s


HIST 200 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006220
History and Film
An introduction to issues in modern cultural history through the study of selected narratives and documentary films with supplementary reading, lectures, and discussions.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]

 
HIST 201 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012751
Columbus and After: New Worlds in the Americas
Beginning with Columbus, this course introduces the history of early America as it was shaped by the encounters between colonizers and colonized. Particular attention is paid to the varied nature of these encounters, and their contested interpretation by historians and others.

 
HIST 202 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014792
Introduction to Public History
This course introduces students to the core methodologies of public history: archival research, oral history, material and visual culture, and digital history.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 203 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014793
Methods of Public History
This course exposes students to several different forms of public history, which may include historic mapping, digitization, genealogy, public policy research, corporate history, legal research, tourism, the commemoration industry, historical fiction and creative non-fiction, heritage issues, and the making of historical documentaries. The specific mix of topics addressed in any particular year will vary, depending on the instructor.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 205 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006230
History of Western Sport
This course considers the historical impact of Western sport. It traces the history from individual play through amateurism to professionalism, big business, and media. It examines sport's social role within local, national, and international communities, and its relationship to class, gender, leisure, race, and politics.
(Cross-listed with REC 202)

 
HIST 206 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012596
The Victorian Age
During the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), Britain experienced profound change with the expansion of its population, industry, and empire. Poverty and gender and racial discrimination persisted in spite of a marked expansion in political rights. This course will address both progressive and regressive forces during this era, focusing on issues of culture, politics, imperialism, and society.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 207 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 015513
The Beatles and the Sixties
The Beatles - their lives, their music, their films, and their impact - are this course's lens to examine the social, political, and cultural upheavals and transformations of the 1960s, and to consider memory, nostalgia, and mythmaking about that storied decade. Primary focus is on the U.K. and U.S., with consideration of Beatlemania as a global phenomenon.
Antireq: HIST 291 winter 2017

 
HIST 209 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006239
Smallpox to Medicare: Canadian Medical History
Starting with Aboriginal medicine, the course examines topics such as the rise of the medical and nursing professions, changing public attitudes to health and disease, and the evolution of the Canadian health insurance system.

 
HIST 210 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006241
History of Ancient Law
A historical introduction to law in the ancient world. Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, and Roman law, legal practices, and concepts will be examined.
(Cross-listed with CLAS 210, LS 235)

 
HIST 211 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006243
British History to 1485
A survey of the main stages in the transition of Britain from a remote province of the Roman Empire to a prominent state in post-Reformation Europe. Within the chronological framework, political and constitutional as well as ecclesiastical and social developments will be examined.
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 212 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014922
The Computing Society
This course examines the historical and current relationships between computer technology and society. It explores the impact and consequences of computing from a societal perspective, but also considers various nontechnical factors and values that have shaped computing technology and practice. The scope of the course will range from early mechanical aids, through the mid 20th century invention of electronic digital computers, to the networks and mobile applications of the 21st century. Technological studies relating to gender, education, employment, and war will be used as focal points. Material artifacts will form a core element of the course.
(Cross-listed with STV 210)

 
HIST 213 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006246
A History of Popular Culture
This course introduces students to the history of Western popular culture and may include the study of popular literature, spectacle and performance, witchcraft, crime, sexual attitudes, consumption, sports, advertising, and the media.

 
HIST 214 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012407
History of Women in the Modern United States
This course will examine women's social, political, cultural, and economic position in the United States from 1920 to the present. We will study the evolving understandings of women's "proper place" in society, which has varied based upon race, class, ethnicity, and region. We will consider women's daily lives and the forces that brought women into the public sphere. Topics covered will include women's political activism, legal position, sexuality, and paid and unpaid labour.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 216 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 015512
From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: A (Long) History of the Internet
This course contextualizes the information age around us: it examines both the technological story of the rise of the Internet, and the longer human story about the evolving concept of information, communication over time and space, and the ubiquity and complexity of the systems at the heart of our globalized world.

 
HIST 220 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006342
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, the longest war in U.S. history, was fought on two fronts, by American GIs abroad and anti-war protesters at home. Those two subjects, as well as a history of the war from Vietnamese perspectives, are the focus of this course.

 
HIST 221 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006263
Racism and Response in Canadian History
The "race problem" has appeared on the Canadian public agenda, but the issue is not of recent origin. This course examines Euro-Canadian attitudes and practices toward non-European minorities from pioneer times to the present and sets racial policies in the context of the evolution of a Canadian national identity.

 
HIST 223 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006267
The Holocaust in History
An examination of the Holocaust in the context of the history of modern racism. Study topics will include historic anti-Judaism, scientific racism and the development of modern antisemitism, Nazi "race" ideology, wartime policies from ghetto to genocide, resistance movements, Nuremberg trials, Holocaust denial, and universal lessons from the Holocaust.

 
HIST 224 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012983
Food, Culture, and History
This course will examine the role of foodstuffs and foodways in world history, with an emphasis on Canada in the 20th century. Themes such as colonialism, immigration, ethnic identity, religion, gender, famine, and political policy will be examined to explore how food, and its associated habits and customs, has been central to the evolution of cultural patterns of the past.
Offered at Conrad Grebel University College

 
HIST 225 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 013734
History of Education in Canada
This course considers the development of education as an institution within Canadian society and provides an understanding of significant educational issues and policies from a historical perspective.
Prereq: Level at least 2A.
Antireq: ISS/SDS 205R
(Cross-listed with SDS 205R)

 
HIST 226 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 010212
Canada in World War 2
The Canadian experience in World War 2 is still a subject of considerable debate. This course will employ lectures, films, and discussion groups to examine the war's impact on the social, economic, political, and military life of the country from 1939 to 1945.

 
HIST 227 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 013083
The French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe
This course will examine the causes and consequences of the French Revolution and the impact of Napoleon's reign in France and Europe.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 230 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012170
Introduction to the Modern Middle East
This course examines the modern political history of the Middle East, with an emphasis on international affairs. It examines the colonization of the Middle East, the rise of national self-determination and nation-states, enduring Arab-Israeli conflicts, the Cold War, and the impact of U.S. foreign policy in shaping the modern Middle East.
Prereq: Level at least 2A.
Antireq: HIST 230/PSCI 257 taken before fall 2021

 
HIST 231R DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011391
The History of East Asian Communities in Canada
This course examines the evolution of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean communities in Canada as well as their significance for Canadian economic, social, and political life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
(Cross-listed with EASIA 220R)

 
HIST 232 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011120
A History of Peace Movements
A survey of individuals and groups that have created popular movements for peace globally and locally throughout history. The scope will be international, with a particular focus on the 19th and 20th century movements. The choice of peace movements will allow for a contrast in comparison of ideology, strategy, and impact.
(Cross-listed with PACS 203)

 
HIST 234 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 008323
The Catholic Church in Canada
Using a variety of methods this course critically examines the role played by the Catholic Church in the social, political, and economic life of Canada from 1608 to the present.
(Cross-listed with RS 245)
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 235 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 008318
History of Christianity
The development of Christianity in its Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant traditions from the time of Christ to the present.
[Note: This course fulfils an Area 2 requirement for Religious Studies majors.]
(Cross-listed with RS 240)

 
HIST 236 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006194
Law and Society in the Middle Ages
A study of the laws and legal procedures of the Middle Ages. This course examines the relationship between legal procedures and institutions and the medieval societies that produced them.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with LS 236)

 
HIST 237 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006279
The Ancient Near East and Egypt
A study of the civilizations of the ancient Near East focusing on Mesopotamia (Sumer and Akkad, the Babylonian Dynasty, and the Third Dynasty of Ur), Hatti, Assyria, Egypt, and Persia.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with CLAS 237)
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 239 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006281
History of Modern China, 1911 to the Present
Some of the topics studied in this course include: the three stages of warlordism, the May Fourth Movement, and the structure of society in the People's Republic of China.

 
HIST 242 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 004278
Greek History
A survey of ancient Greek history, from the Bronze Age to Alexander the Great, emphasizing particularly its political and military aspects.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with CLAS 251)

 
HIST 243 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006285
European Business History: From Workshop to Factory and Beyond
This course examines the changing nature of work and the workplace in Europe and the impact of those changes on European society. The objective of this course is to develop a better understanding of today's workplace and its challenges by exploring its historical roots and the forces that gave it shape.

 
HIST 247 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006291
Mennonite History: A Survey
This course covers Mennonite origins, teachings, migrations, settlement patterns, divisions, leaders, institutions, and religious and social practices, indeed all facets of Mennonite history in various national settings.
Offered at Conrad Grebel University College

 
HIST 250 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006298
What is History? An Introduction to Historical Thinking
This course provides a collegial learning setting within which students are introduced to techniques of historical writing and research, and some examples of the best of recent historical scholarship.
Prereq: Level at least 2A History

 
HIST 252 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 004279
Roman History
A survey of ancient Roman history, from the Republic to the Empire, emphasizing particularly its political and military aspects.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with CLAS 252)

 
HIST 253 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006302
Canada: Cultures and Conflicts in the Colonial Era
This course examines the major themes in pre-Confederation Canadian history including the rise and fall of New France, the creation of British North American societies in the Maritimes and Upper Canada, and economic and political development.

 
HIST 254 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006304
Canada Since 1867: A New Nation
This course examines Confederation, the rise of political parties, Canadian external relations, western discontent, the impact of both World Wars, and political and economic changes in Canada since 1867.

 
HIST 255 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014392
History of Childhood and Youth in Canada
This course offers a Canadian history of childhood and youth. While childhood may seem like a timeless, eternal concept, it is actually a modern one. This course considers age as a category of analysis, complementing other key concepts such as gender, class, and ethnicity/race.
Antireq: SDS 220R

 
HIST 256 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 015578
Murder in Canadian History
This course examines several major murder cases in Canadian history in order to provide insight into Canada's history and explore how the nation has developed legally, politically, economically, and socially.
Prereq: Level at least 2A.
Antireq: HIST 291 (RDG 001) taken spring 2016, HIST 291 (RDG 001) taken spring 2017

 
HIST 257 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006309
The United States Through the Civil War Era
This historical survey focuses on the emergence of the United States as a nation. The topics explored may include Indigenous peoples, slavery, race, gender, labour, immigration, urbanization, culture, sectionalism, politics, and ideologies.

 
HIST 258 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006310
The United States Since the Civil War Era
This course begins in the aftermath of the Civil War and ends at the present day. Topics may include major social movements, the place of the United States in world politics, immigration and imperialism, and the economy.

 
HIST 260 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006314
Medieval Europe c.300-c.1500
The political, cultural, economic, and ecclesiastical development of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the high middle ages.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with MEDVL 260)

 
HIST 262 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006316
Early Modern Europe 1450-1700
This course examines European life in the Early Modern Period (1450-1700) and investigates the social, political, religious, and intellectual changes during the Renaissance, the Reformations, and the era of explorations.

 
HIST 263 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006317
The Age of Revolution: Europe in the 19th Century
This period marks the emergence of modern-day Europe. The course focuses on the way in which European society, politics, and culture changed, and why. It also examines the continent's descent into war in 1914.

 
HIST 265 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011792
Eastern Europe Since 1945
An introduction to the social, economic, and political history of the countries of Eastern Europe since 1945. Topics may include the implementation of Communism, daily life, the secret police, women, opposition, and revolution.

 
HIST 266 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012316
The British Empire 1857-1956
This course assesses the transformation of the British Empire from its position of comparative strength in the mid 19th century to decolonization and the emergence of the Commonwealth after the Second World War. Topics of study include systems of power and control, the impact of Empire at home, and the manner in which imperialism influenced colonial subjects.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 268 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012597
A Global History of Empires
This course examines the role of empires in modern history. It examines how empires were formed, how they functioned, how they were resisted, and how they collapsed. While the focus will be on the European empires, we also assess other examples, including the empires of the Ottomans, the Japanese, the Chinese, and the United States.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 269 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014393
Indigenous Histories in Canada
This course examines the histories of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) in local and national contexts. It emphasizes the relationship between Indigenous peoples and settler society, including histories of treaty-making and colonial policies of dispossession and assimilation such as the Indian Act and the Indian residential school system. We will highlight forms of Indigenous resistance and resurgence, assertions of land rights, and the diversity of communities and cultures.

 
HIST 271 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014394
Global Indigenous Issues
This course examines the histories of Indigenous peoples from around the world, covering areas such as educational assimilation, the internationalization of Indigenous rights, lands and resource development conflicts, Indigenous-state relations, language and cultural revitalization, and international political activism. We examine local Indigenous histories and place these experiences into the larger global context.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 274 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 016105
Introduction to African History
This course provides an introduction to African history from antiquity to the present. The first half of the course examines issues of representation, identity, and evidence in the study of Africa's past. The second half is organized chronologically, tracing key historical processes, encounters, and ideas that have shaped the history of the continent. Students will learn about Ancient Egypt, the Mali Empire, and other precolonial societies; consider the effects of slavery and colonialism; and examine nationalism, decolonization, and postcolonial statebuilding. This course will introduce students to some of the key themes and debates in the historiography while also drawing on archival and oral sources, music, literature, and film.

 
HIST 275 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006219
The Modern World in Historical Perspective
This survey of the 20th century explores the non-Western world's response to a series of selected global themes: the rise of the West; post-colonialism; war and peace; human migration; culture; international organizations; climate change; human rights; disease; and globalization.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 277 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011574
Canadian Legal History
This course examines the Canadian legal system from colonial times to the present with particular emphasis on such themes as law and the economy, courts and judiciary, the legal profession, family and criminal law, women and the law, and civil liberties.
(Cross-listed with LS 237)

 
HIST 278 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012630
Red Star vs. Swastika: Russia and WW2
This course examines the Eastern Front in World War 2. It investigates such themes as the impact of totalitarian state systems and radical ideologies on the war, interwar diplomacy, key campaigns, genocide, the wartime economies, propaganda, resistance and collaboration, the plight of prisoners of war, women on the battlefield, and relations among members of the opposing coalitions.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 282 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 013925
History of Modern South Asia 1750-2000
This course provides an overview of the political developments and conflicts that have shaped modern South Asia from 1750 to 2000 through an examination of the region's cultures, political systems, encounters with Western imperialism, nationalist movements, and the impact of the Cold War.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 289 SEM 0.50
Course ID: 015085
JFK: The Decision-Maker Behind the Myth
This course re-examines John F. Kennedy's presidency, refuting myths about his decision-making in war and peace. Students grapple with historical sources in a trans-media platform. They are invited to relate the past to contemporary issues of war and peace in an intensive learning experience.
Antireq: HIST 291 (LEC 001) taken winter 2016

 
HIST 291 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012065
Special Topics in History
One or more term courses will be offered from time to time as announced by the History Department. Topics will be dependent upon special research and/or instructional interests of faculty.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of five times.]

 

HIST 300s


HIST 302 DIS,PRJ 0.50
Course ID: 014395
Digital and Public History Project
This course provides the opportunity to design, research, and produce a history project in a multimedia format. Students incorporate archival, visual culture, and oral history research in their projects and examine the politics, ethics, and practice of historical research and its presentation to wide audiences.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 303 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014396
History Gone Digital: An Introduction to History with the Web
Digital history, the application of new and emerging technologies to the study of history, is an exciting new field. This course explores the literature on digital history and then puts theory into practice by exploring the digital collection, evaluation, and production of historical knowledge.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 304 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 008378
Heresy and Religious Crises in Late Medieval Europe
An exploration of the impact of social crises on late medieval religious modes of expression. Topics will include the Great Famine, the Black Death, the Avignon Papacy and Western Schism, the development of heretical movements, and the eventual disintegration of European religious unity.
[Note: This course fulfils the Area 2 requirement for Religious Studies majors.]
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with MEDVL 304, RS 342)

 
HIST 305 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014469
Historical Memory and National Identity
What factors create a national identity: historical events or socially-constructed historical memory? By analyzing key themes such as elite and popular culture, historical sites and commemorations, sports, and iconic public events, this course demonstrates how nation-states and other communities have created a series of evolving national identities.

 
HIST 309 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011393
The Discourse of Dissent
A study of the social, historical, and rhetorical dimensions of collective action. Topics may include health and welfare movements, civil rights and anti-war protests, and environmentalism.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with ENGL 309G, GSJ 309, SPCOM 434)

 
HIST 311 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012595
International Relations, 1890-1951
This course examines the international relations of the great powers from the rise of Wilhelmine Germany in the 1890s to the first steps of European integration in the early 1950s. Attention will be paid to the formation of foreign policy, alliances, leadership, war-making, and peace-making.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 312 LEC,TUT 0.50
Course ID: 015064
The First World War
This course examines the origins, conduct, and wider international legacy of the First World War. The course has an international outline, but with a particular Canadian focus as it explores tactics, strategy, and the soldier's experience, as well as the War's lasting economic, political, and cultural impacts.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 313 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012364
History of the Family in North America
This course will consider the history of private interactions between family members in North America, as well as the family's relationship to public forces such as politics, the law, social movements, and the economy. Other topics covered in this course include changing conventions of courtship and dating, marriage, divorce, parenthood, and childhood.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 314 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012315
The American Civil Rights Movement
This course will explore the Civil Rights movement in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s. Topics will include the origins and evolution of the movement, tactics, key figures, and the role of the federal government.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 315 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012714
U.S. and the World
This course examines the history of foreign relations of the United States from the "Age of Imperialism" through the "War on Terror". Topics will include the Great War, Wilsonianism, World War 2, the Cold War, human rights, and post-9/11 U.S. foreign policies.
Prereq: Level at least 2A.
Antireq: HIST 208/280

 
HIST 316 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012631
The Russian Revolution
This course traces the history of the Russian Revolution from 1861 to 1924. It examines the intellectual and social roots of the Revolution, a variety of revolutionary theories, parties, agendas and methods of power struggle, the Bolshevik seizure of power and the ensuing civil war, culminating in the establishment of a communist dictatorship.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 317 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 013234
History of Sexuality: The Pre-Modern Period
This course introduces students to the history of Western sexuality, beginning with the ancient world and focusing primarily on the Middle Ages and the transition to modernity.
Prereq: At least 0.50 unit in HIST; Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with SMF 317)

 
HIST 318 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012964
History of Sexuality: The Modern Period
This seminar introduces students to the history of sexuality. The course focuses on the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prereq: At least 0.50 unit in HIST; Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with SMF 318)

 
HIST 321 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006346
Human Rights in Historical Perspective
A detailed analysis of selected topics in the history of human rights. Special attention will be paid to revolutionary developments since World War II, and to the emergence of modern human rights policies. Topics will be examined through assigned readings, lectures, and films.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with LS 331)

 
HIST 322 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 016133
Global History of the Detention Camp
This course explores how and why the "camp" emerged as a major site of confinement and punishment, focusing in particular on the 20th century. Students will consider a range of spaces that fall within the category of the camp, including detention camps, concentration camps, and forced labour camps.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 323 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 016106
Global History of the Prison
This course examines the global history of the prison, from its origins in the 18th and 19th centuries to contemporary debates about mass incarceration and the use of punishment as a form of social control. Students will explore how the prison became a nearly universal institution, considering the ways in which colonialism was a driving force for its expansion. They will examine how colonial powers presented prisons as symbols of "civilization" and "modernity," as well as how they became sites of anti-colonial resistance. Students will investigate these themes through case studies drawn from a range of geographical areas and time periods. A variety of sources will be used including academic texts, memoirs, media, poetry, visual sources, music, and film. The course will develop students' methodological skillset and their ability to critically examine the connections between penal institutions, power, and knowledge production. Overall, this course will help students to understand the place of the prison in our global society, past and present.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 329 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006352
Origins of the Common Law
A study of the common law of England from its introduction in the 11th century to the 15th century. Original documents and court cases will be examined.
Prereq: HIST 236/LS 236
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 340 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006359
A Social History of Europe: 1789-1914
European society amidst the dramatic changes of the 19th century. Emphasis is given to the impact of the French and industrial revolutions on class, the family, religion, and living conditions.

 
HIST 341 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006360
The Nazi Occupation of Europe
This course examines the nature and impact of Nazi occupation on Western and Eastern Europe preceding and during World War II and the responses of the people occupied.

 
HIST 347 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014231
Witches, Wives, and Whores
This course explores the ways in which Early Modern European women experienced, participated in, shaped, and responded to the world they inhabited. It investigates the ways in which women negotiated the Early Modern world as it unfolded in the Renaissance, the Reformation, European encounters around the world, and the challenges of everyday life.
Prereq: Level at least 2A.
Antireq: WS 347
(Cross-listed with GSJ 347)

 
HIST 348 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 008377
The Radical Reformation
A study of 16th century Anabaptism - a religious Reformation movement dissenting from both Protestantism and Roman Catholicism - its origins; its social, political, and theological content; and its relationship to such independent dissenters as Sebastian Franck.
[Note: This course fulfils the Area 2 requirement for Religious Studies majors.]
(Cross-listed with RS 344)

 
HIST 350 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006296
Canada and the Americas
This course will examine the economic, cultural, and diplomatic aspects of Canada's relationship with the United States, Latin America, and the Commonwealth Caribbean from the time of the American Revolution to the present.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 351 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 010213
Canada: The Immigrant Experience
Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians' perceptions of themselves as a country and as a society. This course will examine the immigrant experience and Canada's changing policies and attitudes toward immigration and immigrants from New France to the present.

 
HIST 356 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006372
Russia: From Tsars to Putin
This course examines the history of Russia and the Soviet Union from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Topics include: origins and nature of the Russian Revolution, communist society, Stalinism, the Cold War, and impact of the communist experience on contemporary Russia.
Prereq: Level at least 2B

 
HIST 358 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006373
Nazi Germany
An examination of the social, economic, and political history of Nazi Germany. Topics may include the rise of the Nazis, the secret police, war, population policies and mass murder, culture, and women.

 
HIST 359 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 015721
Fascism Beyond Germany
This course offers a comparative analysis of fascism in Italy, Spain, France, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Ukraine. Topics include social conditions facilitating the emergence of fascism, fascist ideologies, the popular appeal of fascism, the social composition of fascist parties, and the methods fascists used to take and keep power.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 368 LEC 0.50
Course ID: 016107
African History in the 20th Century
This course examines the history of Africa in the 20th century, a time of tremendous upheaval and change on the continent. In the first half of the course, students will learn about the introduction and expansion of colonial rule, considering how the colonial state was imagined, enacted, experienced, and overthrown. The second half of the course focuses on the postcolonial period, illuminating how states and citizens navigated the challenges and opportunities that emerged following independence. Within each part of the course, students will learn about a range of case studies from multiple regions of the continent. Overall, students will engage with the key debates, themes, and methods that have shaped the study of twentieth-century Africa, focusing in particular on questions of identity, state-building, resistance, gender, violence, and memory.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 369 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012944
The Politics of Decolonization
This course examines the break-up of empires in the mid/late 20th century, and assesses how the colonial experience has shaped relations between and among former imperial polities to the present. Focus is given to questions of political identity in colonial and post-colonial societies, and how these identities shape current political challenges.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with PSCI 369)

 
HIST 370 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 015722
Bond, Bowie, and Brexit: Britain from 1945 to the New Millennium
The United Kingdom underwent a remarkable transition in the second half of the 20th century. It lost an empire, experienced large-scale immigration from around the world, joined the European Economic Community (now the European Union), and became a global cultural engine. This course examines the history of Britain from the end of the Second World War until recent events including the death of Princess Diana and Brexit. In this course you will study decolonization and its impact on British society, the creation and expansion of the welfare state, the "White Heat" of the "Swinging Sixties," shifting dynamics of class and gender, British popular culture from James Bond to David Bowie to Britpop, Irish and Scottish nationalism, the rise of Margaret Thatcher and neo-liberalism in the 1980s, New Labour in the 1990s, and developments in the new millennium.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 371 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011384
Ireland Before the Famine
A focus on social and economic determinants of Irish History from the Penal Era to the 19th century struggle for Catholic emancipation and the Great Famine.
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 372 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 011385
Ireland After the Famine
An exploration of the political, social, and cultural history of Ireland from the Famine to the end of the 20th century including the formation of the Irish State, the Republic, and the "Troubles".
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 374 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006377
Canada's Social History
A topical consideration of key themes, approaches, and chronologies in the history of society in Canada.
Prereq: Level at least 2A

 
HIST 377R LEC 0.50
Course ID: 014875
Cold War in East Asia
This course examines the origins, developments, and contemporary implications of the Cold War in East Asia.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
(Cross-listed with EASIA 377R)
Offered at Renison University College

 
HIST 379 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006380
Reformation History
A study of the major 16th century reformers, and their intellectual background in humanism and late medieval scholasticism. Special attention will be given to the Lutheran and Reformed traditions, and their ideological, social, and political expressions.
[Note: This course fulfils an Area 2 requirement for RS majors.]
(Cross-listed with RS 343)

 
HIST 380 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012317
History of the Canadian North: From Pre-contact to the Creation of Nunavut
The idea of "northerness" is central to our national identity, yet few "southern" Canadians have an appreciation of the historical development of Northern Canada. This course will focus on political, social, cultural, and environmental histories, and will introduce students to major themes in Canadian Northern history, from pre-contact to the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999.
Prereq: Level at least 2B
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 385 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006381
From Macdonald to Laurier: Canada, 1841-1921
A topical examination of major political and social developments over this eighty-year period. These include Irish immigration, Confederation, the Riel rebellions, social reform, the development of labour and business, and the Boer and First World Wars.
Offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 388 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006384
Modern Canada
Lectures, tutorials, and independent research will provide a decade-by-decade examination of the central social, political, and economic themes that have helped characterize "modern Canada".

 
HIST 389 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 006385
Canada in World Affairs
An analytical and historical examination of Canadian foreign policy in the international system. Domestic sources of Canadian foreign policy and international sources of Canadian foreign policy are examined in detail.

 
HIST 391 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 012066
Special Topics in History
One or more term courses will be offered from time to time as announced by the History Department. Topics will be dependent upon special research and/or instructional interests of faculty.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of four times.]

 
HIST 397 RDG 0.50
Course ID: 006390
Directed Studies in Special Topics
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
Department Consent Required

 
HIST 398 RDG 0.50
Course ID: 006392
Directed Studies in Special Topics
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
Department Consent Required

 

HIST 400s


HIST 421 DIS,LEC 0.50
Course ID: 015130
Special Topics in History
A special study of a selected topic in history. Please see course instructor for details.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3A; at least 1.5 units in HIST; 0.5 unit at the 300-level or above

 
HIST 422 SEM 0.50
Course ID: 015131
Special Topics in History
This seminar is a special study of a selected topic in history. Please see course instructor for details.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3A; at least 1.5 units in HIST; 0.5 unit at the 300-level or above
Also offered at St. Jerome's University

 
HIST 450 SEM 0.50
Course ID: 015132
Making History
This course challenges students with an opportunity to synthesize and showcase, at a high level of achievement, the disciplinary skills and knowledge they have gained during the course of their studies in History. It encourages students to pursue individual research interests and presentation formats as limited only by historical methodology, academic rigour, and the consent of the instructor. Course focus may be shaped by instructor expertise.
[Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3B; at least 1.5 units in HIST; 0.5 unit at the 300-level or above

 
HIST 491 RDG 0.50
Course ID: 006416
Independent Study in Special Topics
Under exceptional academic circumstances a student may seek permission to pursue a course of independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The special topic is determined in consultation between them.
Department Consent Required
Prereq: Level at least 4A History majors