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History (HIST)

46 graduate courses in the Winter 2009 Graduate Calendar, from Waterloo’s archived copy.

HIST 601 Canadian History I0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001560Archived pageHIST 601 today

HIST 602 Canadian History II0.50 units

Department Consent Required

LEC · Course ID 001559Archived pageHIST 602 today

HIST 603 Nationalism and Ethnic Policies of Multinational States0.50 units

The course explores the concept of nationalism and the responses of multiethnic states to nationalist challenge. Students will examine theories of nationalism and discuss its creative and destructive potential. Pursuit of national self-determination led to the birth of new states and the disintegration of old ones: ethnic tensions were another product of nationalism. Different types of states have addressed ethnic problems in different ways: some have sought to maintain harmonious multicultural communities: others have preferred to assimilate or segregate minorities; yet others have engaged in ethnic cleansing. We will trace the roots of nationalism and the consequences of its rise, and we will also discuss the impact of state system on the ethnic policy.

SEM · Course ID 012549Archived pageHIST 603 today

HIST 604 Theory and Practice of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: Historical and Comtemporary Issues0.50 units

This seminar offers a comparative analysis of insurgency and counterinsurgency from the 19th century to the present. It examines resistance to foreign invaders in Europe, the century of rebellion in Mexico in 1810-1917, anti-colonial wars of national liberation, Marxist revolutionary movements in South-East Asia and Latin America, the upsurge of Islamic fundamentalism and urban guerrilla warfare. The course will focus on the sources of insurgencies, their nature and the support they drew from various social groups. In each case, the government's response will also be investigated. We will analyse theories of guerrilla thinkers and pacification models and pay particular attention to the gap between intended and actual policies, and the plight of civilians caught in crossfire.

SEM · Course ID 001561Archived pageHIST 604 today

HIST 605 Global Governance in Historical Perspective0.50 units

This course examines the various ways global actors have identified and tried to solve global problems in the twentieth century. We will study the interactions between international organizations, state actors, non-governmental organizations, and informal interest groups as they have confronted global issues such as war, immigration, international trade, human rights, and environmental an health crises.

Prerequisite: Graduate Global Governance Plans only. All others require permission of department.

SEM · Course ID 012550Archived pageHIST 605 today

HIST 606 International Development in Historical Perspective0.50 units

This course examines the theory of international development and how it has been applied in practice. As well, students will assess the records of various international actors in terms of their success or failure in providing development assistance. They will also study the interactions between international organizations, states, non-governmental organizations and more informal interest groups through their involvement in overseas development assistance. Finally, the role played by the Cold War in determining Overseas Development Assistance priorities will be examined.

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 012847Archived pageHIST 606 today

HIST 607 Human Rights in Historical Perspective I0.50 units

The course will examine developments in human rights, primarily during the twentieth century. Weekly discussions based on assigned readings will offer students an opportunity to explore such questsions as: What are "human rights" and how are they different from any other rights? Where do human rights come from? Why do they change over time, and by whom and by what means are changes effected? Is there a role for the historian in explaining this process, and can the lessons of history be applied to public policy and to continuing human rights issues? The focus for our study is the formation and evolution of internatioanl human rights, but wih attention paid to Canadian events to assess the relationship between domestic and global human rights innovations.

SEM · Course ID 012970Archived pageHIST 607 today

HIST 608 Human Rights in Historical Perspective II0.50 units

In this sequel to HIST 607, students will have an opportunity to pursue a primary research project on an approved topic in the history of human rights. A series of progress meetings and research consultations will lead towards a "conference" where students will present their own research and comment on their classmates' draft papers.

Prerequisite: HIST 607

SEM · Course ID 012971Archived pageHIST 608 today

HIST 610 War and Society in the Twentieth Century0.50 units

This course will explore the impact of twentieth century war on the English - speaking world, especially Canada. It will introduce students to the many ways in which historians have studied the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts. Our seminar presentations and reserch papers will sample the 'old military history' of tactics and strategy, and we will also examine the 'new military history' that focuses on the social, economic and cultural impact of war.

SEM · Course ID 012181Archived pageHIST 610 today

HIST 611 War and Society in the Twentieth Century II0.50 units

History 611 forms the research component of the course. Students will write a research paper based on primary sources on a topic chosen with the professor's consultation. The paper will be approximately 30-35 pages in length (7500-9000 words). The class will meet throughout the term to discuss the process of research and writing. Each student will also present his or her working drafts to the class for discussion. Marks will be based on the quality of constructive comment raised in each class, as well as on the final paper submitted at term's end.

Prerequisite: HIST 610

SEM · Course ID 012177Archived pageHIST 611 today

HIST 620 Early Modern History I0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001578Archived pageHIST 620 today

HIST 621 Early Modern History II0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001579Archived pageHIST 621 today

HIST 626 Modern European History I0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001582Archived pageHIST 626 today

HIST 627 Modern European History II0.50 units

Department Consent Required

LEC · Course ID 001583Archived pageHIST 627 today

HIST 632 History of the United States I0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001590Archived pageHIST 632 today

HIST 633 History of the United States II0.50 units

Department Consent Required

LEC · Course ID 001591Archived pageHIST 633 today

HIST 635 Race in Modern History I0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001592Archived pageHIST 635 today

HIST 636 Race in Modern History II0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001593Archived pageHIST 636 today

HIST 651 Historians and Public Policy0.50 units

Department Consent Required

LEC · Course ID 001602Archived pageHIST 651 today

HIST 653 Public History Interpretation0.50 units

LEC · Course ID 001604Archived pageHIST 653 today

HIST 691A Directed Studies0.50 units

RDG · Course ID 001615Archived pageHIST 691A today

HIST 691B Directed Studies0.50 units

Department Consent Required

  • 1 Knowledge Mobilisation

RDG · Course ID 001616Archived pageHIST 691B today

HIST 691C Directed Studies0.50 units

RDG · Course ID 001617Archived pageHIST 691C today

HIST 701 Major Field Oral Qualifying Examination0.50 units

Department Consent Required

RDG · Course ID 009427Archived pageHIST 701 today

HIST 704 Major Field Written Qualifying Examination0.50 units

Department Consent Required

RDG · Course ID 001627Archived pageHIST 704 today

HIST 705 First Minor Area of Concentration0.50 units

Department Consent Required

RDG · Course ID 001630Archived pageHIST 705 today

HIST 706 Second Minor Area of Concentration0.50 units

Department Consent Required

RDG · Course ID 001631Archived pageHIST 706 today

HIST 710 Canadian History Major Field1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 009428Archived pageHIST 710 today

HIST 712 Scottish History Major Field1.00 units

SEM · Course ID 010523Archived pageHIST 712 today

HIST 714 Early Modern European History Major Field1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010525Archived pageHIST 714 today

HIST 715 Modern European History Major Field1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010526Archived pageHIST 715 today

HIST 717 Race, Class, Imperialism and Slavery Major Field1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 009431Archived pageHIST 717 today

HIST 719 War and Society Major Field1.00 units

This field will attract those who are interested in the impact of miltary conflict, in conventional and non-conventional forms, on civil society. It will focus in particular on the two World Wars and the "small wars" that developed in the last part of the twentieth century, and be flexible enough to include a range of related topics across time and place that reflect the interests of faculty and students.

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 012972Archived pageHIST 719 today

HIST 759 War and Society Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

SEM · Course ID 013079Archived pageHIST 759 today

HIST 760 Canadian History Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 001638Archived pageHIST 760 today

HIST 761 British History Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 001639Archived pageHIST 761 today

HIST 762 Scottish History Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010529Archived pageHIST 762 today

HIST 763 Community Studies Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 001640Archived pageHIST 763 today

HIST 764 Early Modern European History Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010530Archived pageHIST 764 today

HIST 765 Modern European History Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010531Archived pageHIST 765 today

HIST 766 Gender, Women and Family Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 001641Archived pageHIST 766 today

HIST 767 Race, Class, Imperialism and Slavery Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010532Archived pageHIST 767 today

HIST 768 United States Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 001642Archived pageHIST 768 today

HIST 769 International Relations, War and Society, Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 010268Archived pageHIST 769 today

HIST 770 Science, Medicine and Technology Minor Area Seminar1.00 units

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 001643Archived pageHIST 770 today

HIST 771 Minor Area of Concentration1.00 units

This minor area is arranged between the student and a professor, and falls outside of those other minor areas enumerated in the calendar. The participants will provide the department and the Graduate Studies Office with a course name, which will appear on the student's transcript, in order to more specifically identify the minor area

Department Consent Required

  • 1 Canadian History & Immigration
  • 2 The UN and the Int'l System
  • 3 Hist of Modern Int'l Relations
  • 4 Early Modern European History
  • 5 Sport and Leisure in Canada
  • 6 Comparative Indigenous History
  • 7 History of War and Society
  • 8 N. American Cultural History
  • 9 Environmental History
  • 10 US History since 1877
  • 11 Decolonization
  • 12 Latin America
  • 13 History of Indigenous Peoples
  • 14 Modern Middle East

SEM · Course ID 001644Archived pageHIST 771 today