113 - Issues in Canadian History An exploration of major themes, periods and events in Canadian History, this course introduces students to the methods and sources of historical study and familiarizes them with significant historical developments from the Canadian past. *Note: Students may receive credit for only one of HIST 101, 102, 103 or 113.*
114 - Issues in the History of the Americas An exploration of major themes, periods and events in the history of the Americas, this course introduces students to the methods and sources of historical study, familiarizes them with significant developments in the history of the Americas and encourages them to compare the historical experiences of various American peoples. *Note: Students may receive credit for only one of HIST 104, 112 or 114*
115 - Issues in Western Civilization An exploration of major themes, periods and events in the history of Western Civilization, this course introduces students to the methods and sources of historical study, familiarizes them with significant developments in the history of Western Civilization and places that civilization in a global context. *Note: Students may receive credit for only one of HIST 106, 107, 108 or 115.*
116 - Issues in World History An exploration of major themes, periods and events in World History, this course introduces students to the methods and sources of historical study, familiarizes them with significant historical developments in global history, and encourages them to make comparisons between civilizations.
200 - Canada from the Age of Exploration to Confederation An investigation of the meeting, transformation and development of societies in Canada between European landfall and the achievement of substantial self-government in 1867. Areas of interest: government, politics, economy, society and conflict in la Nouvelle France and British North America. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level History course or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 203 and HIST 204. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 200 and either of HIST 203 or HIST 204. *
201 - Canada From Confederation to World War II A survey of Canadian history from Confederation to the outbreak of World War II including such topics as John A. Macdonald's National Policy, western settlement, the rise of urban, industrial Canada, the impact of World War I, society and politics during the 1920s and the Great Depression. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level History Course or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 205 and HIST 206. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 201 and either of HIST 205 or HIST 206. *
202 - Canada from World War II to the Present A survey of the making of modern Canada since 1939, including such topics as the building of the welfare state, Canadian foreign policy, the military in war and peacekeeping, Quebec separatism, the women's movement, Aboriginal rights, the new constitution and Charter of Rights, the economy and free trade. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 207. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 202 and HIST 207. *
219 - History of Canadian Women Examination of women's involvement in Canadian economic, political, social, and cultural life, with focus upon changes in position, status, and perception. Emphasis will be placed upon newcomer women from the era of New France to the 1980s. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level History Course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
224 - English History 1216-1485 A survey of the history of England and its relations with Wales, Scotland and France in the later Middle Ages. Topics will include: the development of parliament; art and architecture; heresy; the Black Death; the Hundred Years' War; civil unrest and political strife; life in towns, cities, and the countryside. *** Prerequisite: One HIST 100 or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 220 and HIST 221. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 224 and either of HIST 220 and HIST 221. *
225 - Tudor and Stuart Britain Topics include the Tudors, the Protestant Reformation, the growing power of parliament and its changing relationship with the king, the role of religion in early modern society, popular belief and the Civil War. We will also look at the Revolution of 1688 and its implications for the British constitution. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 221 and HIST 222. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 225 and either of HIST 221 and HIST 222. *
226 - The Powerful versus the Poor: the Evolution of Modern Britain Topics include the slave trade and the rise of the abolitionist movement, the loss of the American colonies and Britain's response (both radical and conservative) to the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Reform Act of 1832, the Irish Potato Famine, and Britain's experience in the two world wars. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 223. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 226 and HIST 223. *
231 - The American Colonies and the United States before 1865 Examination of such topics as colonial life; Anglo-Native relations; the Revolutionary era; economy, politics, religion, reform, and society in the early republic; antebellum America; slavery and race relations; gender and family issues; westward expansion, war, and diplomacy and the American Civil War. *** Prerequisite: One 100 Level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours. ***
234 - The United States, 1865-1941 Topics covered include Western expansion and development; growth of the urban industrial order; immigration/ethnicity; African Americans; gender issues; society and culture; regionalism; politics; emergence of the United States as a world power from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War ll. *** Prerequisite: One 100 Level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours. ***
235 - The United States Since 1941 Topics covered include America as a global power; domestic impact of the Cold War; politics; economic transformation; regionalism; African Americans; ethnic America; gender issues; social movements; society and culture. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
239 - A History of the Cowboy The cowboy has served as a central masculine archetype in the Americas since horses were introduced. Not only of historical significance empirically in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, culturally the cowboy?s influence has reached from Hollywood to the White House, the Pampas to Chihuahua. This course explores why. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
240 - City and Civilization: An Introduction to Urban History This course is intended as an introduction to urban history. Particular attention will be given to the cultural, economic and historical significance of the cities of Asia, North America and Europe. Looking at a variety of cities, lectures and seminars will address specific problems of urban development. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
245 - History of Modern Mexico This course examines Mexico's history since 1810. It explores and assesses the struggles for independence, caudillismo (strong-man rule), conflict with the United States, war with France, civil war, religion, positivism, neo-liberalism, revolution, single-party rule, gender relations, and indigenismo (Indianism). *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
250 - Modernization and its Impact in 20th Century China and Japan This course aims to impart an understanding of modernization processes in East Asia from the nineteenth century to the 1980s. Attention is focused on how China and Japan addressed the western-led challenge of modernization. Emphasis is also placed on social and economic change. ***Prerequisite: 100-level History course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
255 - Japan before 1868 Examines Japan from prehistoric times up to the middle of the nineteenth century. Discussion will cover the political, social, economic as well as cultural developments of each period with emphasis on the means by which groups and individuals acquired and attempted to maintain their influence over others. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
256 - History of Modern Japan Examines the search for a new national identity in modern Japan through an analysis of political, social, economic and cultural changes from 1868 to the 1970s. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
260 - Earliest Civilizations An introduction, emphasizing the use of archaeological data, to the rise and development of the oldest civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere, particularly those of Mesopotamia and Egypt. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
264 - Ancient Greece and Rome An introduction to Mediterranean civilization from c.1000 B.C. to the decline of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
265 - Early Middle Ages 300-1100 This course covers the emergence of medieval Europe out of Roman, Germanic, and Christian influences. Topics include the Viking attacks, the rise of the Christian Church, the decline and revival of urban life, the "King Arthur" controversy, and the development of kingdoms and empires. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
266 - Western Europe in the Later Middle Ages, 1100-1400 The themes of this course include: the Crusades, heresies, Church reform, universities and learning, chivalry and courtly love, towns and trade, intensification of anti-Semitism, developments in religion, art and architecture, monarchies and government, the Black Death, the Papacy, and Church-state relations. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
270 - Europe, 1400-1648: Renaissance and Reformation This course examines the Italian Renaissance in art, culture and thought; overseas explorations; Protestant and Catholic Reformations; rise of the nation state; the Thirty Years War; the Scientific Revolution. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
271 - Health, Disease and the Body: The History of Medicine in Western Culture This course surveys the history of medicine by exploring how concepts of healing, disease, and the body have changed over time. Themes to be explored include: the role of magic and religion in healing, social impact of contagious disease, gender and reproduction, mental illness, and the development of medical professions. ***Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
272 - Gender, Family and Society: Early Modern Social History A survey of western European social organization and values from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Lectures will be organized around the life cycle (childbirth, courtship, marriage and death), the working life, and gender issues. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
275 - Nineteenth Century Europe Industrialization, urbanization, science, ideological conflicts; Congress of Vienna, Concert of Europe, revolutions of 1848-49; unifications of Italy and Germany; Napoleon III; Imperialism, origins of the First World War. *** Prerequisite: 100 level History course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
277 - Europe, 1648-1815: Absolutism and Revolution This course surveys the varieties of absolutism under the old regime, the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire. It also considers the rise of the public sphere, the beginnings of industrial revolution and changing attitudes toward crime and poverty. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 274 and HIST 275. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 277 and either of HIST 274 and HIST 275. *
278 - Twentieth Century Europe First World War, revolutions, peace treaties; League of Nations; fascism, nazism, the Spanish Civil War; causes and consequences of the Second World War; divided Europe since 1945. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 276. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 278 and HIST 276. Web delivered class sections may be subject to an additional $50.00 material fee. *
286 - The Russian Empire Since Ivan the Terrible Ivan the Terrible and the expansion of Muscovy, Peter the Great and Europeanization, Enlightened absolutism, Russian nationalism, the Russian Revolution, the consolidation of the Soviet Union, the impact of two World Wars, the Cold War, the break up of the Soviet Empire and the reassertion of nationalities and their identities. ****Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
290 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. A survey course on topics of interest in a particular field of History. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours ***
290AA - Hist: Can. External Relations This course will examine the main developments in the history of Canada's external relations from its trans- Atlantic ties in the nineteenth century to its current status as a global power. *** Prerequisite: HIST 100 or 15 credit hours of study. ***
290AB - Modern Christian Social Thought The History of Christian Social Teaching from the mid Nineteenth Century to the present. Special references will be given to the several individuals and events in the Catholic, Anglican and Protestant Churches which contributed to the development of modern Christian Social Thought in Europe and Canada. *** Prerequisite: HIST 100 or completion of 15 credit hours. ***
290AC - First Nations and the Colonization of the Americas This course examines the ways in which Native peoples in North, Meso-, and South America responded to the European colonization of the Americas between roughly 1500 and 1800 and explores the legacy of early modern colonialism for indigenous peoples and nation-states of the western hemisphere. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level History course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
290AD - Introduction to Public History An introduction to the field of public history and its application to communities and workplaces. Through readings, class discussions, guest speakers and field trips, the course explores how historic places, archives, museums and other community-based heritage organizations and practitioners contribute to the interpretation and promotion of western Canadian history. *** Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours. ***
290AE - Moderon Ireland 1798-1945 Ireland from the 1798 Rebellion and the Act of Union to the end of the Second World War: Catholic Emancipation, the Great Famine, the Home Rule Movement, the 1916 Uprising, Civil War, and the first three decades of the Republic. Areas of Investigation will also include Ireland and Empire, the Irish Diaspora, and culture and literature. Prerequisite: One 100 level HIST or completion of 15 credit hours.
290AF - History of Africa: Origins to Colonization An introduction to the histories and diverse cultures of Africa from the earliest times to the era of colonization in the 19th century. Attention is given to the roots of African peoples in antiquity, processes of regional differentiation, and evolving patterns of trade, politics and conflict. *** Prerequisite: 100-level History course or completion of 15 credit hours ***
301 - Federalism and the Canadian Experience This course studies the origins, structure, and evolution of Canadian federalism. It focuses on the relationship between Ottawa and the provinces, and considers several themes: Confederation, regionalism and province-building, federal-provincial relations, the role of the courts, constitutional development, the welfare state, fiscal arrangements and economic policy, and contemporary issues. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours. ***
302 - French-English Relations in Canada The relationship between Canada's two largest language groups in the 19th and 20th centuries. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
303 - Canada in the World This course examines the history of Canadian Foreign Policy and considers Canada?s place on the international stage. It also investigates how various political leaders managed Canada's involvement in international affairs from Confederation to the present. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
307 - Social History of the "Sixties" in North America From the "beats" of the 1950s to the fall of Saigon in 1975, baby-boomer youth transformed society through the counterculture, sexual revolution, the new left, student power, environmentalism, and liberation movements, making the "Sixties" the homeland of today. The course compares the Canadian and US experiences of this turbulent era. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
310 - History of Native People in Canada This course is on the history and historiography of Native people in Canada. It will cover aspects of the history of Native people from coast to coast since the time of European contact. It will also look at the changing ways in which historians have approached and interpreted that history. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
314 - The Legal History of Canada Aboriginal approaches to law; colonial regimes and the arrival of European law; the development of modern institutions; individual, group, and majority rights in a democratic society. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 213. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 314 and HIST 213. *
316 - Canadian American Relations Focusing mainly on Canada's relationship with the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, this course will investigate the process of political, economic, social, and cultural integration/subordination. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
317 - The Prairies to 1896 The fur trade and Native-European contact; the acquisition of Rupert's Land by Canada; Indian policy after 1870; developments in transportation, settlement and politics. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 210. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 317 and HIST 210. *
318 - The Prairies Since 1896 Immigration and settlement; the creation of new provinces; cultural conflict and education; the agrarian movement and progressive revolt; depression and new party movements; post-war politics and government; the resource boom. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 211. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 318 and HIST 211. *
321 - The Politics of Crowds: Popular Protest in Britain since 1700 The course deals with the political, economic, nationalist and religious motivations of protest; bread riots, the Gordon riots, and the Chartist movement; twentieth-century protest, including the movement for nuclear disarmament, student and anti-Vietnam War protest and the anti-war protest of 2003. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or 30 credit hours ***
322 - Sex and the City: the Pursuit of Pleasure in Britain since 1500 Topics include early modern erotica, libertines, the royal mistresses of Charles II, the city and sexual danger, prostitution, Victorian repression, abortion and birth control, twentieth-century liberal attitudes toward sexuality, the impact of sex manuals and sex education, the sexual revolution, and the articulation of a gay and lesbian identity *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or 30 credit hours ***
323 - Crime and Punishment in Britain since 1500 Themes include the English justice system and the criminal underworld, the "bloody code" (eighteenth-century Britain's having more capital offences than any other European country), the rise of the prison, crime reporting, the popularity of genres like detective fiction, changing notions of responsibility for crime and the rise of forensic science. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
330 - Women and Gender in the Prairie West Examination of women's participation in settlement, development, and maturation of the prairie provinces, 1870-1970, from the perspectives of women's history and gender history. Emphasis will be placed upon newcomers, with particular attention to diverse, sometimes conflicting, class and ethnocultural interests. Some comparisons will be made with United States developments, especially those on the Great Plains. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Web delivered class sections may be subject to an additional $50.00 material fee. *
333 - The History of Chicago, America's Second City Examines urban development in one of America's most racially and ethnically diverse cities. This course analyzes Chicago history from its early-nineteenth century origins of cultural conflict and environmental achievements, to its turn-of-the-century growth as a site of progressive reform, to its more recent struggles with racial/ethnic divides and political corruption. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
334 - Gender in Modern America This course will examine the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, region, and sexuality have shaped ideas about gender and gender ideals in the United States since the Civil War, as well as how these beliefs changed over time and were contested throughout modern U.S. history. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
339 - Many 9/11s? This course examines various American historical events that bear striking resemblance to 9/11, despite the popular view that 9/11 stands alone. Additionally, it explores the gestations of popular reactions to the Indian Wars, Mexican-American War, Spanish-American-Cuban War, through to the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the War in Iraq. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
348 - Imperialism in Latin America This course investigates the several waves of imperialism that have swept the region, beginning with Christopher Columbus in 1492. It explores the various motivations for colonization, indigenous responses to the aggressions, and assesses the diverse effects of colonialism. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
352 - Shanghai and Tokyo Compares the complex social, economic, cultural and political changes in these Asian cities since the first era of contact with the West. Themes include the development of a "new" urban lifestyle built around a rapidly-expanding middle class, the growth of a politicized urban proletariat and new roles for women. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
356 - Japanese Imperialism in China, Korea and Taiwan This course explores processes of action and reaction in Japanese imperialism. Themes include: theoretical and historical motivations for imperial expansion, managing colonial societies, the economics of empire, the integration of settler communities, the culture of empire (particularly two-way culture flows), and the legacy of empire. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
367 - Women in Medieval Europe This course will explore the roles of women in European society, economy, culture and religion from the end of the Roman Empire to c.1400. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
368 - The History of Popular Religion in the Middle Ages (300-1400) This course will examine, from an historical perspective, the religious beliefs and practices of medieval Europeans. The emphasis will be on Christian beliefs, but those of other religions will be considered, too. Topics include: heresy; the fate of the dead; skepticism; saints; signs and miracles; good and evil spirits; holidays. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours. ***
370 - The European Reformations An examination of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations of the sixteenth century and the conflicts they engendered from the perspectives of: religion, society, politics, culture, and gender. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
373 - The European Witch Hunts Examination of the origins, development, and decline of the witch persecutions in Western Europe from 1400-1700. Students will learn how historians draw on fields such as feminist theory, psychology, sociology, and anthropology in order to understand the complexities of this topic. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
374 - Revolution and Terror in France, 1789-1799 This course considers the origins, course and significance of the French Revolution of 1789-1799. Topics covered include: cultural and political origins; the pre-revolution; the events of 1789; the remaking of France; radicalization; the revolutionary wars; women and revolution; the Counterrevolution; the Terror; the Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
376 - Rising from the Ashes: Germany Since 1945 This course surveys the political, social and cultural history of post-war Germany, paying particular attention to the historiographical debates on the course and character of recent German history and the country's role in post-war Europe. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
378 - The Third Reich This course will examine the historiographical controversies concerning the social and political history of the Third Reich. Topics to be considered include the origins of National Socialism, Nazi ideology, the Holocaust, and German opposition to Hitler. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
381 - European Military History A study of European warfare from the Renaissance to the present. Particular attention is focused upon the interaction between war and economic, social, political, technological and cultural developments. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 281. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 381 and HIST 281. *
382 - Military History: The First World War Focusing on the military history of the First World War, this course studies war plans, strategy and leadership, technology and tactics, civil-military and inter-allied relations, battles on land and sea, as well as the experience of war. Military events are considered in relation to broader economic, social, political and cultural developments. *** Prerequisite: One History course or completion of 30 credit hours. **** *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 282. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 382 and HIST 282. *
383 - Military History: The Second World War Focusing on the military history of the First World War, this course studies war plans, strategy and leadership, technology and tactics, civil-military and inter-allied relations, battles on land and sea, as well as the experience of war. Military events are considered in relation to broader economic, social, political and cultural developments. ***Prerequisite: One History course or completion of 30 credit hours. ***
390 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. Special topics in particular fields of History. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
390AF - History of the Jesuits The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) left an indelible mark on the history of the Church and the modern age. This course explores the origin, expansion, suppression and return of the Jesuits, examinining their impact on political, religious, socio-cultural and intellectual life in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. *** Prerequisite: Successful completion of a previous History course or 30 credit hours. ***
390AI - Canada's External Relations Since Confederation This course examines the history and development of Canadian Foreign Policy since Confederation. *** Prerequisite: One History course or 30 credit hours. ***
390AL - Revolution and Terror in France, 1789-1899 This course considers the origins, course and significance of the French Revolution of 1789-1799. Topics covered include: cultural and political origins; the pre-revolution; the events of 1789; the remaking of France; radicalization; the revolutionary wars; women and revolution; the Counterrevolution; the Terror; the Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory.
390AN - Canadian Environmental History This course considers the interaction of human societies and environmental change for the past one thousand years in Canada. Topics include the role of climate change, disease ecology and the introduction of new species in the historical development of indigenous and newcomer communities.
390AO - Federalism and the Canadian Experience This course is a study of the origins and evolution of Canadian federalism. It will examine the structure and operation of the Canadian federal system, paying particular attention to the relationship between Ottawa and the provinces from Confederation to the present. ***Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours ***
390AP - Italy: Napoleon to Mussolini This course will examine the development of nationalism under Napoleon, in the 1848 Revolutions, in the unification of the nation in 1871, and in the transformation of that nation into a fascist state under Benito Mussolini, in the wake of World War One and the Russian Revolution. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours. ***
390AQ - Memory & Place in Asia: Sites of Commemoration, Spirituality, and Meaning This course explores symbolic space in Asia, places with an historic, cultural, religious or political significance. From sacred shrines to places of mourning, natural wonders to fabled cities, these sites convey a variety of meanings, expressing loss and remembrance, quest and healing. Places covered include Nanjing, Hiroshima, Angkor, and Varanasi. PREREQUISITE: One History course or completion of 30 credit hours.
390BP - Modern Capitals:Paris & Berlin This course investigates how Paris and Berlin have developed in terms of urban planning, industrial, social and cultural development. It consists one week on-campus instruction and two weeks spent in Paris and Berlin visiting various neighborhoods and cultural venues which reflect the historical legacies of the two capitals. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
400 - Theories of History This is a seminar course examining the variety of approaches to the study of history from 1900 to the present. Movements studied include Marxism, the Annales School, Feminist Theory, and Post-Modernism. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
403 - Studies in Canadian Political History An analysis of how prime ministers of Canada have envisioned the country, devised and implemented policies, and managed political affairs. Based on a comparative approach, the course is a study in power as it was exercised by such leaders as John Diefenbaker, Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, and Brian Mulroney. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
405 - Contemporary Quebec An analysis of the puzzling, specific and distinct history of Quebec. By examining issues such as language, religion, economic development and politics with special attention to recent history, this course will delve into Quebecois uniqueness and its implications. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
406 - Canada and World War l On home front and battlefront, World War I transformed Canada. Social movements came to a crescendo and national identity was reshaped. The multi-faceted impact of the war is contextualized in the pre- and post-war periods using the analytical categories of ethnicity, class and gender. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 306. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 406 and HIST 306. *
409 - Canadian Nationalism in Comparative Perspective This course will examine the theoretical framework of nationalism, study the history of nationalism throughout the world, and investigate the manifestations of nationalism in Canada. Some of the topics to be studied include the origins of nationalism, the uses of nationalism, and modern examples of nationalism. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
411 - The Prairie West 1929-1945 Depression and drought in the 1930s; the crisis in politics and the ferment of radicalism; federal and provincial initiatives in rehabilitating the wheat economy; the impact of World War II on the economic and social fabric of the prairie west. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
412 - Saskatchewan Since 1905 A study of selected topics in the economic, social and political history of Saskatchewan from the creation of the province in 1905 to the post World War II resource boom. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 312. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 412 and HIST 312. *
413 - Prairie Urban History A critical study of the emergence of towns and cities on the Canadian prairies; the evolving urban economy; population growth; the physical environment; social and cultural life; urban political behaviour. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
414 - The Legal History of the Prairie West Aboriginal legal regimes; the law of the fur trade; the establishment of European law; the territorial period; the provincial era; the search for inclusion: Aboriginal self- government, sentencing circles, civilian oversight. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 313. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 414 and HIST 313. *
415 - The Writing of Canadian History The course aims to instil theoretical and methodological understanding of Canadian history. While potentially of value for many students in liberal arts and pre-professional courses, it is especially relevant for Canadian history majors seeking to locate their specific interests in the wider context of the academic discipline. Such a course may well be regarded as a staple in a well-rounded Canadian history program. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
418 - Canadian Colonial Times This course seeks to understand Canada as a colony. One inexorable phenomenon of the twentieth century has been the process of national affirmation and decolonization. Focusing on fundamental political and economic change in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the course also examines subjects such as immigration, religion, education, as well as cultural and material conditions. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
422 - From Wife Sales to Princess Di: Popular Culture since 1700 The course covers Britain and North America; theories of popular culture; traditional popular art forms and rituals, including ballads, rough music and wife-sales; the press and the invention of new forms such as cartoons, comic strips and celebrity culture; the history of shopping and consumption; the fragmentation of popular culture. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
434 - American Trials of the Twentieth Century A consideration of landmark United States court decisions during the twentieth century with emphasis on the changing social context in which trials took place to understand how everyday life and popular ideals affected the law, as well as to appreciate the impact of the courtroom on modern American life. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
435 - Frontier Hollywood, Myth and American History This course explores the dynamic relationship between American film and the mythical American frontier. Myth and its cultural significance, Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis, the history of American cinema, the role of myth in film, the genesis of the Western, and the nature of Manifest Destiny, will be examined. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 335. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 435 and HIST 335. *
450 - Modernity in Asia This seminar introduces students to recent critical theories and explores the meaning of 'modernity' as reflected in the relationship between culture and society in 19th and 20th century Asian history. It does so by associating readings in social theory with academic and literary texts from or about the Asian region. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
460 - Ancient History: Theory and Practice The main focus is on the use of archaeology in the study of ancient history. Topics addressed include: domestication; human remains; the environment; beliefs; the spread of cultures; the ownership of antiquities; and, the use of technologies. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 360. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 460 and HIST 360. *
464 - Roman Social History Themes in the history of Roman society and social institutions. Topics include childhood and family structure, health and diet, living conditions, recreation, and social attitudes. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 364. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 464 and HIST 364. *
466 - The Middle Ages in Film This course critically examines films set in the Middle Ages in order to explore the issue of the value of cinematic representations of medieval history. Topics addressed include race and ethnicity, gender roles, epic heroism, faith, religion, and holiness, and war in films set in the Middle Ages. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
467 - Marriage and Family in the Middle Ages This course investigates the history of marriage and the family in medieval Europe. It covers such topics as: the development of Christian attitudes towards marriage; marriage practices; family structures and strategies; children and childhood. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
472 - From Magic to Science: The Evolution of Early Modern European Thought Between 1450 and 1700, the mental landscape of Europe changed dramatically. Magic and alchemy flourished in the Renaissance, but were abandoned by the time of the Scientific Revolution. This course will examine the many facets of this evolution and the impact it had on both scholarly and popular culture. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
474 - War and Culture in Europe: World War I This course examines the controversial idea of the Great War as a watershed in European cultural history and the different ways in which class, gender, nationality, politics, and the passage of time have conditioned the experience and memory of the war. Writers', artists', and historians' views are considered. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
478 - The Berlin Seminar This course focuses on aspects of Berlin's history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Themes include: the effects of industrialization, the transformation of urban life during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the division of the city after World War II, and changes following the collapse of the Wall. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
479 - Hitler in History: An Historiographical Invetigation More than six decades after Hitler's death, academic and popular interest in him is unabated. In this seminar course, students will analyze various interpretations of Hitler and his historical significance offered by various historians. We will also look at the portrayal of Hitler in books, films, television programs and documentaries. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
480 - Paris in the Age of Revolutions This course examines the revolutionary upheavals that convulsed the French capital between 1770 and 1880, with particular focus upon the events of 1789, 1830, 1848 and 1871. It considers the relationship between Paris and its provinces, and the ways in which both metropolitan and provincial identities evolved and interacted. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
490 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. Special topics in particular fields of History. *** Prerequisite: Two HIST courses at the 200- or 300- level or Completion of 60 credit hours or permssion of Department Head ***
490AD - Canadian Historiography A study of the history of Canadian historical writing in terms of major historians and hypotheses, schools of interpretation, and changing interpretations of significant events. *** Prerquisite: Completion of 60 Credits ***
490AE - Studies in Canadian Intellectual History Studies in the sources, development and impact of ideas that have shaped Canadian society since Confederation. The course examines the lives and works of thinkers who have enlarged and refined our understanding of nationalism, political ideology, social justice, religion, and, more generally, what it means to be a Canadian. *** PREREQUISITE:: Completion of 60 credit hours or permission of Department Head ***
490AF - Empires and the Americas This course explores the several waves of invasion and varieties of conquest that have occurred in the Americas. It begins in 1492 but traces the roots for the first Spanish invasion to Spain's experience with the Moors. Subsequently, it considers colonial projects effected by Portugal, France, England, Germany, and the United States. ***Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours***
498 - Honours Directed Studies ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
499 - Honours Directed Studies ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
800 - Theories of History This is a seminar course examining the variety of approaches to the study of history from 1900 to the present. Movements studied include Marxism, the Annales School, Feminist Theory, and Post-Modernism.
801 - Canadian Intellectual History Studies in the sources, development and impact of ideas that have shaped Canadian society since Confederation. The course examines the lives and works of thinkers who have enlarged and refined our understanding of nationalism, political ideology, social, religion, and more generally, what it must be like to be Canadian.
803 - Canadian Political History An analysis of how prime ministers of Canada have envisioned the country, devised and implemented policies, and managed political affairs. Based on a comparative approach, the course is a study in power as it was exercised by such leaders as John Diefenbaker, Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, and Brian Mulroney.
805 - Contemporary Quebec An analysis of the puzzling, specific and distinct history of Quebec. By examining issues such as language, religion, economic development and politics with special attention to recent history, this course will delve into Quebecois uniqueness and its implications.
806 - Canada and World War l On the home-front and battle-front, World War I transformed Canada. Social movements came to a crescendo and national identity was reshaped. The multi-faceted impact of the war is contextualized in the pre- and post-war periods using the analytical categories of ethnicity, class and gender.
809 - Canadian Nationalism This course will examine the theoretical framework of nationalism, study the history of nationalism throughout the world, and investigate the manifestations of nationlism in Canada. Some of the topics to be studied include the origins of nationalism, the uses of nationalism, and modern examples of nationalism.
811 - The Prairie West 1929 to 1945 Depression and drought in the 1930s; the crisis in politics and the ferment of radicalism; federal and provincial initiatives in rehabilitating the wheat economy; the impact of World War II on the economic and social fabric of the prairie west.
812 - Saskatchewan Since 1905 A study of selected topics in the economic, social and political history of Saskatchewan from the creation of the province in 1905 to the post-World War II resource boom.
813 - Prairie Urban History A critical study of the emergence of towns and cities on the prairies; the evolving urban economy; population growth; the physical environment; social and cultural life; urban political behavior.
814 - Legal History-Prairie West Aboriginal legal regimes; the law of the fur trade; the establishment of European law, the territorial period, the provincial era, the search for inclusion: Aboriginal self- government, sentencing circles, civilian oversight.
815 - The Writing of Canadian History A study of the evolution of Canadian historical writing in terms of major historians, schools of thought, changing frameworks of analysis and contested interpretations of significant events.
818 - Canadian Colonial Times This course seeks to understand Canada as a colony. One inexorable phenomenon of the twentieth century was the process of national affirmation and decolonization. Focusing on fundamental political and economic change in the 18th and 19th centuries, it also examines subjects such as immigration, religion, education as well as cultural and material conditions.
822 - From Wife Sales to Princess Di: Popular Culture since 1700 The course covers Britain and North America; theories of popular culture; traditional popular art forms and rituals, including ballads, rough music and wife-sales; the press and the invention of new forms such as cartoons, comic strips and celebrity culture; the history of shopping and consumption; the fragmentation of popular culture.
834 - American Trials of the Twentieth Century A consideration of landmark United States court decisions during the twentieth century with emphasis on the changing social context in which trials took place to understand how everyday life and popular ideals affected the law, as well as to appreciate the impact of the courtroom on modern American life.
835 - Frontier Hollywood, Myth, & US This course explores the dynamic relationship between American film and the mythical American frontier. Myth and its cultural significance, Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis, the history of American cinema, the role of myth in film, the genesis of the Western, and the nature of Manifest Destiny, will be examined.
850 - Modernity in Asia This seminar introduces students to recent critical theories and explores the meaning of 'modernity' as reflected in the relationship between culture and society in 19th and 20th century Asian history. It does so by associating readings in social theory with academic and literary texts from or about the Asian region. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
860 - Ancient History: Theory and Practice The main focus is on the use of archaeology in the study of ancient history. Topics addressed include: domestication; human remains; the environment; beliefs; the spread of cultures; the ownership of antiquities; the use of technologies.
864 - Roman Social History Themes in the history of Roman society and social institutions. Topics include methodology, childhood and family structure, health and diet, living conditions, recreation, and social attitudes.
866 - The Middle Ages in Film This course critically examines films set in the Middle Ages in order to explore the issue of the value of cinematic representations of medieval history. Topics addressed include race and ethnicity, gender roles, epic heroism, faith, religion, and holiness, and war in films set in the Middle Ages.
867 - Medieval Marriage & Family This course investigates the history of marriage and the family in medieval Europe. It covers such topics as: the development of Christian attitudes towards marriage; marriage practices; family structures and strategies; children and childhood.
872 - From Magic to Science: The Evolution of Early Modern European Thought Between 1450 and 1700, the mental landscape of Europe changed dramatically. Magic and alchemy flourished in the Renaissance, but were abandoned by the time of the Scientific Revolution. This course will examine the many facets of this evolution and the impact it had on both scholarly and popular culture.
874 - War and Culture in Europe WWI This course examines the controversial idea of the Great War as a watershed in European cultural history and the different ways in which class, gender, nationality, politics and the passage of time have conditioned the experience and memory of the War. Writers', artists', and historians' views are considered.
878 - The Berlin Seminar This course focuses on aspects of Berlin's history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Themes include the effects of industrialization, the transformation of urban life during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the division of the city after World War II, and changes following the collapse of the wall.
879 - Hitler in History: An Historiographical Investigation More than six decades after Hitler?s death, academic and popular interest in him is unabated. In this seminar course, students will analyze various interpretations of Hitler and his historical significance offered by various historians. It will also look at the portrayal of Hitler in books, films, television programs and documentaries.
880 - Paris in the Age of Revolutions This course examines the revolutionary upheavals that convulsed the French capital between 1770 and 1880, with particular focus upon the events of 1789, 1830, 1848 and 1871. It considers the relationship between Paris and its provinces, and the ways in which both metropolitan and provincial identities evolved and interacted.
890 - Directed Reading Research Special topics in which a student may do independent study in history under the supervision of a staff member in the Department.
890AI - Nazi Movement in Germany This course will take a critical look at the work of recent historians of the Third Reich. It will pay particular attention to the role interpretations of the Third Reich play in larger discussions of German History.
890AL - Sask and Canadian Federalism This course examines the Canadian feralism from the perspective of Saskatchewan's postwar role in shaping national policy. The province's impact on the federation is analyzed through a series of topics in which one of the instructors has been an active participant through most of his political life. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
890AM - Gender, Body & Spirit Med Euro This course will examine the theme of "the body" in late medieval Christianity, through a study of the writings and ideas of selected theologians, saints and mystics.
890AN - Military Effectiveness: The First and Second World Wars This course considers the factors which conditioned military effectiveness on the battlefield during the First and Second World Wars. Its particular focus is on the British, French, German, Russian, American and Canadian armed forces.
890AO - Theory and Practice of Social Welfare in Canada, 1867-1939 The course examines social welfare in Canada from 1867 to 1939. In particular, it analyses poor relief systems from a variety of theoretical perspectives: the inter-relationship between the private and public sectors; professionalization and bureaucratization of social work; and the role of gender, race and class in policy formation.
890AP - British Literature and History This course explores the extent to which the literature of the period reflected social and cultural conditions as well as attitudes that can be useful to the historian. It places side by side contemporary works of fiction together with the works of historians and focuses on the intersections between them.
890AQ - Medieval Revival Styles in European and North American Architecture, 19th and 20th Centuries This course will explore the development of the medieval revival in architecture in Europe (including Britain) and North America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Both Gothic and Romanesque styles of architecture will be covered, as will the social and cultural contexts of the medieval revival.
890AR - The British State and Radicalism, 1700-2000 This course examines how the British state responded to and changed as a result of the pressure put on it by radical movements and groups. We look at the parliamentary reform movement, Painites and revolutionaries in the 1790s, Owenism, socialism, radical trade unionism and the British Communist Party.
890AS - Magic and Superstition in England and Colonial America, 1500-1750 This course is a comparative study of popular belief in early modern England and New England. The focus will be on the transmission of beliefs from the Old to the New World, and the social expression of those beliefs in witch trials and witchcraft panics.
890AT - Canadian-American Perspectives A historical analysis of the Canadian-American relationship focusing in depth on the controversial as well as problematic inter-connection of Canada and the United States. Paying important attention to the distinct political, economic, cultural and social evolution of these two countries, this course delves their differences and similarities in historical terms.
890AU - Writing Early Modern History: Theories and Approaches This course is an examination of recent historiographical theories and approaches, with particular reference to their application in the research and writing of early modern European history.
890AV - Media Agenda-Setting and Its History This course examines literature that explores how and why audiences are influenced by mass media. This includes a consideration of agenda setting theory, the phenomena of framing and priming, as well as an introduction to the history of print journalism in Canada.
890AW - Canadian Federalism in Comparative Perspective Examines the development and workings of Canadian Federalism by comparing it with other federations. Explores the relation between the two levels of government over a variety of issues (division of powers and fiscal arrangements). How Canada's lingualistic and ethnic diversity has been major determinants of a particularly brand of federalism.
890AX - Social History in Nineteenth-Century Britain Examines the Industrial Revolution and its consequences, rural unemployment and poverty, the New Poor Law of 1834, labour disputes and early trade unionism, efforts to reorganize and reform urban space and hygiene, the role of religion in the lives of ordinary people, the beginnings of the women?s movement.
890AY - Martin Luther: His Life, Thought and Infuence Martin Luther (1483-1546) continues to attract the attention of early modern historians. This course will examine recent approaches to and interpretations of Luther and his role in the Reformation. Particular emphasis will be placed on the interplay between his theology and the political context in which he lived and worked.
890AZ - Hitler in History: An Historiographical Investigation More than six decades after Hitler?s death, academic and popular interest in him is unabated. In this seminar course, students will analyze various interpretations of Hitler and his historical significance offered by various historians. It will also look at the portrayal of Hitler in books, films, television programs and documentaries.
890BA - Housing and Society in Roman Britain This course examines the use of housing, by Romans and Romanized Britons, to represent and communicate ideas about social status. It is based primarily on archaeological evidence from Roman Britain, informed by literary and archaeological evidence from elsewhere in the Empire.
890BC - Topics in Jesuit History This reading course examines Catholic sacraments, laity and priesthood with particular reference to the Society of Jesus. It will consider relations between Jesuits and lay people, Jesuit formation (especially its underlying narrative frames and symbolic practices) and how these adapted to developments in modern Catholicism.
890BD - Historiography and the Writing of History This reading course will involve an examination of theories of history and developments in writing history from the early twentieth century to the present.
890BE - The History of Military Thought An examination of military thought from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. Ideas on the use of military force are placed in social, political and cultural context. Particular case studies will be considered to explore the relationship between the theories and practices of modern warfare.
890BF - Crises and the Expanding American Presidency The course will explore how a variety of crises have engendered an expansion of presidential authority in the United States since the founding of the republic.
890BP - Literature and History in Britain, 1700-1850 This course explores the extent to which the literature of the period reflected social and cultural conditions as well as attitudes that can be useful to the historian. It places side by side contemporary works of fiction together with the works of historians and focuses on the intersections between them.
900 - Research Methods in History This course is intended to teach the research methods, writing, and critical and analytical skills necessary for successful research at the M.A. level in History. This is a compulsory two semester course.
901 - Research Thesis research.
