139 courses in the 1975–76 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Lecturer N. Robinson, B.A.(Toronto), A.M.(Harvard) (part time)
Faculty member holds cross-appointment as shown * Classics ? Sociology
Bachelor of Arts
. a) General Programme Students majoring in history should consult the General Programme requirements described in Chapter 8. They will normally choose one course from the Introductory and three courses from the Survey listings below. In their third year they must also take at least one course from the Depth Study listings (or from the Senior Seminar listings, if permitted by the instructor). The exact programme for each student will be worked out in consultation with a department adyisor.
b) Honours Programme Students taking the Honours programme in History should consult the Honours Programme requirements in Chapter 8. The exact programme for each student will be worked out in consultation with a departmental advisor.
Undergraduate Courses
Note 1
Courses offered by the History Department are divided into four basic categories to allow for sequential development. The four categories are as follows.
100 level: Introductory courses (For General and Honours credit)
200 level: Survey Courses (For General credit Group 1 only) Group 2 (For Honours credit but open to General students)
(For Honours credit only)
300 level: Depth Courses
(For Honours credit only)
400 level: Senior Seminars
Note 2
General students are reminded that they must take at least one Depth course — or Senior Seminar, if granted permission — for Honours credit in order to complete their major. A student cannot take both a General and a corresponding Honours course for credit: e.g.; 213 and 277; 222* and 383B*; 223*, 224* and 265; 227*, 228* and 266.
Note 3
Half courses (meeting for one term only) are designated by an asterisk (*) after the course number. In 123, 265, 291, 295, 380, 383 and 399, students should use these numbers when registering for the full year. If registering for a half course only, use the alternative numbers: for example, 265A* (Fall), 265B* (Winter) etc.
Note 4
The G,P,R,J, suffixes indicate administered by one of the Colleges: Conrad Grebel (G), St. Paul’s (P), Renison (R), St. Jerome’s (J).
Note 5
In both undergraduate and graduate courses an instructor may grant a grade of Incomplete for a certain time in special cases, such as illness. If all the required work is not completed in the specific period, a grade is allotted. Uniess a major portion of this work has been submitted this grade is normally an F. All incomplete grades are automatically turned into Fs after a lapse of seven months for full undergraduate courses, four months for graduate courses.
Through lectures and small tutorials, this course will examine the major transformations experienced by the western world and introduce students to historical controversy and methodology. It is recommended for future honours history students as well as for students in other areas seeking an overview of the dynamics of Western Civilization.
An introduction to the historical development of European civilization from Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian origins to the emergence of sovereign states.
Surveys the history of the social, political and eco- | nomic changes which have led to the creation of new nations and the resurgence of old nations and peoples in Asia, Africa and the New World.
Surveys the history of the social, politica] and economic changes which have led to the creation of new nations and the resurgence of old nations and peoples in Asia, Africa and the New World. A continuation of 103.
A survey of western civilization based on lectures, Kenneth Clark’s film series, “Civilization”, and on the reading of selected great books, including works by Marx, Freud and Mill. The focus of discussion will be on the nature, movement and costs of civilization itself.
HIST 120An Introduction to Western Intellectual History
A foray into intellectual history, this course will explore seminal visions of the human predicament and its solution advanced by Western thinkers over the past 2,500 years. Designed for students willing to be challenged intellectually, this is a course without lectures, but with continuous readings and discussions in small seminars.
This course examines the development of social and economic class, race and cultural relations, growth and underdevelopment, imperialism and its consequences, and the evolving Canadian state. -
This course will survey various aspects of ancient western civilization. The foundations of political | life, social organization, and intellectual development will be considered, including the development of the Greek city-state and the Roman Empire. Fall
A survey of selected topics designed to ilJustrate the development of medieval Europe. The end of the Roman political system and the formation of new political groupings in the West, the origins of feudalism, the crusades, and the Renaissance of the 12th century will be among the subjects considered. Winter
This course will survey the chief features of early modern European society. Topics will include the Renaissance and Reformation, the expansion of Europe, Old Regime society, the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment.
A survey of selected topics to illustrate the chief features of modern European history. Topics will include the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, liberalism, nationalism, and socialism, industrial society and the New Imperialism, the World Wars and their aftermaths.
Winter
Instructors: Barbier, Smith
Survey Courses
Group 1 3 hours. No prerequisite. The following courses may not be taken for Honours History credit.
HIST 201Expansion of Europe from the 15th to the 18th Century
Surveys the major explorations, conquests and settlements.of the Portugese, Dutch, French and English empires. The eighteenth-century decline of the French, Spanish and English empires in the new world is outlined.
Surveys European expansion especially in Africa and Asia and traces the rise of the nationalist-independence movements which culminate in the end of empire in the mid-twentieth century.
A survey of empires and indigenous populations. Topics include administration; resistance; economic, social and political impacts and responses.
Fall
Instructor: Patterson
204B8* Empires and Missionaries
A survey of missionaries as an aspect of imperialism since 1500. Native responses to evangelicization will be studied. Some comparisons will be made with indigenous response to Christianity in pre-modern times.
An historical examination of the urbanization process, the social, political and economic factors that shaped the Canadian city, and the relationship between selected metropolitan and hinterland areas.
This course will focus on the demographic changes that fostered towns, industrialization and the new class alignments. It will emphasize the European experiences of the 18th and 19th centuries.
A historical examination of the effects of war on Western European societies in the twentieth century. The effects of war on politics, economics, social structure and the arts will be some of the themes investigated.
A survey of the changes in the quality and structure of life with special emphasis on love, marriage and the family in the West since the sixteenth century. Winter
HIST 204KFrench Canadian Personalities of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
A biographically oriented study of significant French- Canadian figures — Papineau, Tardivel, Bourassa, St. Laurent, Cardinal Leger, Lesage — emphasizing their contributions to Canadian history.
A survey of the main stages in the transition of Britain from a remote province of the Roman Empire to a prominent state of post-Reformation Europe. Within the chronological framework, cultural and social as well as political and institutional developments will be examined.
A survey of the shaping of British society and the British experience from the time of Shakespeare to the present: constitutional conflict and compromise, rise and fall of empire, industrial and urban revolution, world wars and welfare state.
A topical rather than chronological treatment, divided into halves on the broad themes “The British Infiuence” and “The Colonial Identity”. In the first term there will be sections on the institutional framework, imperial biographies and communications; in the second, sections on native peoples, colonial economics and the history of the Commonwealth.
Not open to students who have taken History 277 Instructor: Craton
A study of the political, social and religious history of Ireland, with special attention to the Reformation, the 17th-century rebellions, and the 19th and 20thcentury struggle for home rule and independence. Instructor: MacGillivray
' An analysis of selected issues: New France, Atlantic outlook, Loyalism and the crisis of Empire, rebellion and reconstruction, regional loyalties and the strategy of Confederation.
An analysis of.selected issues: westward expansion, regionalism and the crisis of Canadian federalism, framing a foreign policy, French-Canadian Nationalism, urbanization and the New Society.
This course will take the form of an inquiry into the nature of the Canadian experience. An examination of the social and cultural evolution of Canada from New France to the present will focus on such themes as regionalism, nationalism and imperialism. Instructor: Grayson
This course focusses on three aspects of historical study: the history of history in the Western tradition: philosophical questions raised by the study of history; and the historian’s use of social scientific assumptions and methods.
A survey of the social, political and economic history of Greece and Rome with an introduction to the civilization of the Ancient Near East. (Classics 251*, 252* is an acceptable alternative, but Hist 255 and Cc.” Civ. 251*, 252* may not both be taken for credit).
This course will focus on Europe in transition (1300- 1600) and emphasize those political, intellectual, social and economic changes most significant to the emergence of modern Europe.
This course hopes to bring out the characteristics of European civilization between 1680 and 1789. The first term will survey international relations; religion, politics and society in France, the Empire and Russia; the origins and impact of the Enlightenment, and the concept of Enlightened Absolutism.
The second term will attempt to define the 18th century man in his cultural setting and changing attitude to the human condition by sampling his art, architecture, music and belles lettres.
A study of Europe from the French Revolution to approximately 1900 with particular emphasis on the social and intellectual forces that affected European society and the historical role of institutions in European society.
The course will stress a close examination of those issues both domestic and international, which constitute the distinctive features and trends of twentieth century Europe.
HIST 266The History of Selected Racial and Regional Minorities in North America
An examination of the formative years of the Afro- Canadian, Afro-American and Native Indian communities and of the emergence of minority assertiveness and the position of minorities in modern Canadian society..
A study of the 200-year history of the Mennonite community in Canada: immigration and emigration, church-state relations, military exemption, internal and external separations, changing way of life, conflicts between the old and the new.
HIST 268GCanadian Minorities 2: East European Groups
An examination of the backgrounds, immigration, contribution and conflicts in Canada of sub-immigrant groups as Doukhobors, Germans, Hutterites, Jews, , Ukrainians.
. A comparative study of the French Revolution, the
Russian Revolution, the World War 1 German Revolution, Fascism and Nazism, the Chinese Communist Revolution, Revolution in the “Third World”. Special attention will be given to respective revolutionary theories and the social changes which preceed and accompany revolutions.
A topical rather than chronological treatment, divided into halves on the broad themes “The British Influence” and “The Colonial Identity”. In the first term there will be sections on the institutional framework, imperial biographies and communications; in the second, sections on native peoples, colonial economics and the history of the Commonwealth.
A study of the development of East Asia to the Opium War (China) and the Meiji Restoration (Japan), with emphasis on the distinctively oriental societal characteristics, institutions and viewpoints. Instructor: Guisso
The course will be organized around two broad themes: “Race and Society” and “The Economics of Colonialism”. Topics will include the destruction of Indian culture, forced labor and slavery, American treasure and Atlantic trade, the rist of the great estates, race mixture and eighteenth century mercantilism.
The central themes of the course are the persistence of colonialism in the economy, political system and societal makeup, and gradual fragmentation of the region as nationalism and industrialization begin to break down colonial forms. The period covered is independence (ca, 1825) to the present.
a) Alsurvey of the societies, cultures and civilizations produced by the peoples of sub-Saharan Africa from ancient times to the colonial period. b) A study of sub-Saharan Africa from the establishment of colonial rule to the present, with particular attention to the African response to European control and to contemporary issues in independent Africa.
A survey of American society, politics and thought, and of the relations of the United States with the outside world from 1776 to the present. Instructors: Johannesen, Ostrander
HIST 295BHistory of the United States, since 1865 (Part 2 of 295)
Winter
Instructor: Ostrander
_ Cotirse Descriptions
History
Depth Courses
3 hours. Lectures and seminars. The following courses are open to students above the First Year level. In every case the prerequisite is an Introductory or Survey course appropriate to the subject, or the permission of the instructor. In some cases there are specific additional prerequisites. These courses may only be taken for Honours credit. General students taking these courses will therefore be expected to work at Honours-level, standard.
[Classics 365* 366* Greek History] See Classics Dept. for description. This course is acceptable for History credit.
A study of Roman history with particular emphasis on the social and constitutional crises of the republic and the legal and governmental institutions of the empire.
HIST 343GMystical and Utopian Movements from the 12th to the 17th Century: 1
A study of the recurring dream of the coming golden age in the High Middle Ages beginning with Joachim of Fiore, including the Spiritual Franciscans and the Taborites, and ending with the Revolutionary of the Upper Rhine.
HIST 344GMystical and Utopian Movements from the 12th to the 17th Century: 2
A study of the Utopian theme from the German Peasant Revolt to the fifth Monarchy Men including More’s Utopia and several other lesser known statements.
A study of spokesmen for radical reform of the church, including Andreas Carlstadt, Thomas Muntzer, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Sebastian Franck and Michael Servetus.
A study of the evolution of the dogmatic approach. Topics will include dogmatic moral and political questions which affected the teaching of the church. Instructors: Wahl, Sage
The course wil! focus on selected themes in the development of the Russian state and society from the beginning of Romanov rule to the middle of the nineteenth century..
The development of the Old Regime, the relations of Spain and Portugal with the outside world, the rise of liberalism, and the destruction of the bourgeois political order. The course will terminate with an examination of the Spanish Civil War and the contemporary “corporatist” regimes.
Major themes in European thought and culture since the 17th century, with an emphasis on the emergence, transformation and decline of Enlightenment perspectives and the contemporary search for alternatives.
A history of warfare from ancient to modern times with special focus on the soeial setting and social effects of wars on western society and its history. Students will be encouraged to pursue topics of special interest.
A history of modern warfare since the French Revolution. The evolution of unconventional warfare in ° its economic, social and technological setting. Writings on revolutionary and guerrilla warfare, will be examined in historical perspective. Students will be encouraged to pursue topics of special nterest. Winter
A study of the circum-Caribbean region from aboriginal times paying particular attention to the impact of European inmperialism on the indigenous people, a comparison of the various types of European imperialism, the history of plantations, slavery and slave society, independence movements, and the problems posed by modernisation, underdevelopment and neo-colonialism. : Instructor: Craton
A study of specific themes and outstanding questions in African history. Intended primarily for students who have taken History 291 or its equivalent and who wish to puruse an examination of Africa’s past and present condition in greater depth.
The continuation of History 282. Particular attention will be devoted to responses to the technicaily sophisticated cultures of the West; modernization; reform and revolution; modifications of Communism and
democracy; the development of the People’s Republic.
This course will examine (a) the development of a “national concensus” in British North America after Confederation, Continentalism, Imperialism, Biculturalism and Economic nationalism will be major themes. (b) Canada’s emergence as a 20th century nation.
A study of social movements in Canada during the interwar years, 1919-1940. The course will emphasize a comparative analysis of the underlying assumptions, overt goals and active participants in such movements as the social gospel, the Progressives and the C.C.F.
The course will examine the growth of Ontario from a pioneer settlement, with particular emphasis on economic, social, political and cultural aspects of change. An emphasis will be placed on the sources and method of local historical research.
The course will examine the emergence of Ontario as an industrial giant and the development of its hegemony in Canada. An emphasis will be placed on the sources and methods of local historical research. Winter..
An examination of the history of relations between the two countries. Topics of a political; economic, social and cultural nature will be studied. Instructor: Grayson
HIST 389Canada in World Affairs: The Twentieth Century
‘An analytical and historical examination of Canadian foreign policy in the international system: domestic sources of Canadian foreign policy; the international system as a source of Canadian diplomacy; the “‘linchpin” thesis and pre-1939 policy.
An examination of the main themes in the history of the Indians of Canada since 1600. Some attention will also be given to the Indians of the United States comparing their history with that of the Canadian Indians.
The development of an American civilization with emphasis on colonial and Revolutionary origins. Selected topics in social and intellectual] history will be explored in depth.
The study of cultural nationalism, expansionism, sectionalism, imperialism, anti-imperialism and the idea of “the American mission” in the world. Instructor: Ostrander
An historical survey of the laws of the Ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. This course will attempt to give the student an appreciation of law through a study of its early history, and to examine the ancient world from a distinctive point of view.
An historical study of the origins and development of the Common Law. Topics in the history of Civil and Canon Law will be discussed to provide an introduction to the legal concepts of the Middle Ages and to give an appreciation of law as it exists today. Alternates with History 395
Faculty members holding cross appointments as shown
Cross appointment in Philosophy
2 Cross appointment in Psychology
3 Cross appointment in Counselling Services
‘ Cross appointment in Renison College
Course Descriptions 339 Human Relations and Counselling Studies
The department and its programme are interdisciplinary in staff and scope, The interdisciplinary effort is centered about the concepts of development and change, individual change in dyadic and group situations, change and organizational processes in groups, and in social change.
The department emphasizes efforts to understand the person as such, and the person in the context of group, institutional, and social structure. It has, therefore, a humanistic perspective aspiring to illuminate and contribute to the quality of human living. Personal development and humanistically oriented institutional and social development constitute a major axis of concern in the programme. These aspects of the orientation of the department are reflected in its educational and research components, and in the developing involvement of programming members in activities and projects in the larger community.
The department seeks to achieve a fusion of scholarly, scientific humanistic, and social values and activities. Integration of knowledge and values is seen as an essential condition for adequate response to human and social problems.
To fulfill the requirements for a general degree in Human Relations and Counselling Studies a student must complete 120*, 201*, 202*, 230*, and a minimum of three additional full-year courses or equivalent in the Department. See also the calendar section dealing with the Genera] Programme requirements of the Faculty of Arts (page 84). Students intending to major in Human Relations and Counselling Studies should consult the Undergraduate Officer of the Department as early as possible in order to plan related elective courses in other departments.
An exploratory introduction to the field of human relations with emphasis upon contemporary life and conditions. A survey of principles of human relations as they relate to such contemporary topics as family life, human potential and development, the meaning of work, education, technology, and social change. 3 hours. No prerequisite
Study of intensive group experience, process patterns and effects — with special reference to groups intended to facilitate personal and relational learning. Class sections will be small to permit direct learning from experience and observation as well as from discussion, research and writing in the field.
HIST 230Human Relations Counselling and Organizational Processes
Organization as systems of human relations. Casestudies, for example, industrial, educational, and human service organizations, with comparison of differing systems. Human relations analysis of organizations and the concept of intrinsically beneficial systems. Counsellors and change-agents as organizational “helpers.” 3 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 253*, Sociology - 212* or consent of instructor
Visions of ideal or alternative human communities. Significant attempts in deliberate creation of such communities. Learnings from experiments and practice in special communities. Problems in the design of communities for human well-being, emphasizing aspects of personal and communal life. Inquiry toward a concept of optimal community.
3 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Course Descriptions Human Relations and Counselling Studies
A broad attempt to delineate and understand the origins of contemporary humanism with special emphasis on the institutions and philosophy of humanism in Canada. By way of an examination of the humanistic perspective, readings will be selected from among the following: Freud, Fromm, Maslow and Szasz.
An in-depth interdisciplinary analysis of the personal dimensions and consequences of social systems and relations which create, maintain and exacerbate inequalities that hinder and cripple existential growth and human development.
An examination of how the creation of personal meaning and identity is affected by authoritarianism and movements for social liberation. Exploration of _ the personal impact of encounters with authoritarian systems and libertarian movements. Readings from some of the following: Bettelheim, Coles, Erikson, Fanon, Keniston, Lifton, Marcuse, Reich, and Vallieres.
The primary focus will be on understanding covert processes which operate in groups and which may facilitate or hinder functioning of innovative change and development. The course is designed to provide the participants with opportunities to experience directly and to analyze the effects of authority
upon themselves and others.
Prerequisite: HR&CS 201* and consent of instructor 3 hours
A study of such methods of self change as: meditation, contemplation, relaxation, self-analysis, dream work, behavioral self control, and bio-feedback. A survey of theories of self change in personal counselling, and the interaction between self change and social change.
Prerequisite: HR&CS 120*, 201* or consent of instructor
HIST 355Experiential Foundations of Counselling Studies
An examination of the work of Gendlin, Perls, Binswanger, May, Rogers, Boss, Whitaker and other contributors to experiential foundations of counselling. Dyadic and group counselling theory and practice from such experiential approaches as Gestalt, | existentialism, and Daseins-analysis.
Prerequisite: HR&CS 120*, 201* or consent of instructor
Students will work collectively on a social project to be selected each year; projects may include work with welfare recipients, mental patients, prisoners, etc. Class work will stress the development of more effective, accountable, and humane social services in the light of an emphatic understanding of those whom human service professionals aim to help. Prerequisite: For H.R. & C.S. majors only; consent
and refinenment of hypotheses will be stressed since’ they are intrinsic to naturalistic research. A model for nauralistic research and analysis will be presented.
3 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Course Descriptions Human Relations and Counselling Studies