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HIST 1000 Topics in Global History (3,0,0) HIST 1000 Topics in Global History (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students explore special topics that provide a survey of one or more aspects of global history, such as a specific issue that affects many regions and crosses political boundaries, or within the methodology of global history itself, which seeks to reveal how seemingly local phenomenon are part of a broader, inter-connected world. Students learn key historical concepts and how to craft arguments based on historical source material. The specific topic(s) will be decided by the instructor and approved by the Department. |
HIST 1120 An Introduction to Canadian History (2,1,0) HIST 1120 An Introduction to Canadian History (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits In this course students examine the development of Canada to 1867. They will engage with material on Indigenous histories before and after the arrival of Europeans, relations with settlers, European projects of colonization, the rise and fall of New France, colonial political and economic changes, the development of British North America, social and cultural histories, and the emergence of a federated settler regime. Students will encounter primary documents to better understand how economic, political, and social developments affected individuals and groups in what is now called Canada. Students will also read and thoughtfully critique secondary sources (journal articles, book chapters, and journalistic pieces) to better understand how narratives of the Canadian past are researched, produced, and disseminated to wider audiences.
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HIST 1160 History of Europe: 1500 - 1789 (2,1,0) HIST 1160 History of Europe: 1500 - 1789 (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students learn to evaluate and understand the complex processes involved in the development of early modern Europe from 1500-1789. Students engage with a brief background to medieval institutions, and then focus on the late Renaissance, the Reformation, European expansion, Absolutism, Enlightenment and the origins of the French Revolution. Students critically examine political, intellectual, cultural and social aspects of European development. Students pay special attention to understanding the dynamics of first encounters between Europeans and Indigenous populations around the globe, as well as demonstrating the complexities of early modern European history in written format, particularly through the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources.
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HIST 1220 History of Canada, 1867 to the Present (2,1,0) HIST 1220 History of Canada, 1867 to the Present (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the political, social, military, and cultural history of Canada since 1867. Students explore topics such as state formation, relations with Britain and the United States, diplomacy and war, social movements, regional and ethnic diversity, industrialization and urbanization, and French-English relations. Students will be introduced to the diversity and complexity of Indigenous histories, and to relations between Indigenous peoples and federal and provincial governments in post-Confederation Canada. Throughout the course, students pay particular attention to how and why understandings of Canada's past have changed over time. Additionally, students will critically engage with primary and secondary documents relevant to the post-Confederation period that detail political, social, and economic changes across Canada. Students will demonstrate deep analytical skills as they examine, critically explore, and analyze materials related to the history of Canada.
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HIST 2160 History of England: Roman Britain to the Glorious Revolution, 1688 (2,1,0) HIST 2160 History of England: Roman Britain to the Glorious Revolution, 1688 (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits This course is designed for those who wish an acquaintance with the broad sweep of British history. The course will examine the social, political, economic and religious issues which affected the following periods of British history: Roman, Norman, medieval, the Tudors and Stuarts. |
HIST 2170 Major Issues in U.S. History from the Colonial Period to the Civil War (2,1,0) HIST 2170 Major Issues in U.S. History from the Colonial Period to the Civil War (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the key political, economic, and social issues in the development of the United States from the eve of contact between North America, Europe, and Africa - and the complex societies and cultures each developed – to the bloodshed of the American Civil War. Students explore the collision of cultures and contested ideas about free and unfree labor. Students discover the complex interactions of Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans in different regions of North America across more than 400 years of history. Through the study of these topics, students learn to articulate and communicate ideas and arguments clearly in written format, and learn to understand and empathize with a variety of worldviews and experiences. |
HIST 2260 History of England: from the Glorious Revolution to Victorian Britain (2,1,0) HIST 2260 History of England: from the Glorious Revolution to Victorian Britain (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students explore British history from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. Students examine the political, social and economic issues which determined Britain's development through critical analysis and discussion of primary and secondary documents and artifacts - as they intersect in the political, social, economic and intellectual realms throughout the period. |
HIST 2270 American History Since 1865 (2,1,0) HIST 2270 American History Since 1865 (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students survey the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present, with an emphasis on the principal forces affecting the development of a distinctive social and political culture in the United States. Selected topics examine the emergence of the United States as a global economic, political, military, and cultural power.
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HIST 3000 The Historian's Craft (3,0,0) HIST 3000 The Historian's Craft (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the practice of history, and the history of history: how the study of the past has changed over time. What do historians do, and why do they do it? What is the purpose of history? What is historical evidence, and how is it used? Students examine these questions in an effort to broaden and deepen their understanding of the historian's craft.
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HIST 3120 Canada in the Cold War Era (2,1,0) HIST 3120 Canada in the Cold War Era (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the history of Canada, from the end of the Second World War to the early 1990s. This course is organized thematically rather than chronologically. Topics include anti-Communism, immigration, sexual regulation and resistance, family ideals and realities, labour organizing, Indigenous activism, and student radicalism.
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HIST 3360 The United States, 1900 - 1945 (2,1,0) HIST 3360 The United States, 1900 - 1945 (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students focus on the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1900 to the end of World War II.
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HIST 3370 The United States, 1945 - Present (2,1,0) HIST 3370 The United States, 1945 - Present (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students focus on selected issues relating to the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from the end of World War II to the present.
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HIST 3420 Victorian Britain, 1850-1901 (2,1,0) HIST 3420 Victorian Britain, 1850-1901 (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the responses to, and influences of, institutions, families, social groupings, religious institutions, aesthetic perspectives and other elements within British society, during the Victorian time period, in and outside of that society. Comprehension of the transformations and forces emerging in this society is enhanced through a study of historical documents, as well as a review of modern historical analyses and debates.
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HIST 3530 The Concentration Camp: Global History and Politics (3,0,0) HIST 3530 The Concentration Camp: Global History and Politics (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students learn about the concentration camp as an institution of the twentieth century. Students examine the historical precedents for the concentration camp, such as the ghetto, and then will examine the history and politics of the concentration camp, from the Spanish-American and Anglo-Boer Wars near the turn of the century (the first time the term, "concentration camp," was used), to the more notorious examples of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Students explore other examples, such as camps in Canada and the USA, China, parts of Africa, and even the "War on Terror." Throughout the course, students explore the question of why have modern states — across the ideological spectrum — made use of the concentration camps against real and perceived enemies?
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HIST 4030 Topics in Canadian Gender History (2,1,0) HIST 4030 Topics in Canadian Gender History (2,1,0)Credits: 3 credits Students explore selected topics in the history of gender in Canada. Constructions of femininity and masculinity in Canadian history are examined, in addition to the experiences of women and men in the past. Topics may include paid work, sexuality, the family, courtship, religious participation, politics and activism, and leisure. Particular attention is paid to the intersections between gender and race, ethnicity, class, and region.
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HIST 4480 ***Topics in American Social History (3,0,0) HIST 4480 ***Topics in American Social History (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students focus on selected issues relating to the social and cultural history of the United States. Thematic considerations vary from year to year.
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HIST 4900 ***Special Topics in History (0,3,0) HIST 4900 ***Special Topics in History (0,3,0)Credits: 3 credits Students analyze issues related to the theory and practice of historical work. Students wishing to explore unique areas of research in History, often with inter- and cross-disciplinary significance, may find this course especially relevant to their program of study. Students may be offered a unique opportunity to study with a scholar who is new to the faculty of History, and who brings specialization in research areas that are not usually addressed by the standard range of course offerings.
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