HIST 100 Landmarks in Wortd HistoryF 0.5
A thematic introduction to the rise and
decline of western empires, 1500-1900.
Lectures, readings, and discussions. Taught in French in the 1995 Winter
term
History (HIST)
86 courses in the 1994–95 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
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Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
HIST 102C The Origins of Wars In the Twentieth CenturyF 0.5
An analysis of the diplomatic, political, economic, ideological, social and cultural explanations of the causes of the major wars of this century.
HIST 102E Canadian HistoryF 0.5
Selected major themes trom pioneer life to Canadian involvement in 20th-century wars.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
HIST 102F An Introduction to Westem intellectual History Since the RenaissanceS 0.5
An exploration of some of the questions and answers posed by thinkers on the human predicament from Renaissance and Reformation times to the modern period. Readings range from Luther to J.P. Sartre, Shakespeare to Marx and Freud. Taught in French in the 1995 Spring Term
HIST 102M Law and Society in the Middle AgesF 0.5
500-1000 A study of the laws and legal procedures of the Early Middle Ages. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law will be examined along with legal procedures and institutions of that era.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 130 The Modern World in Historical PerspectiveW,S 0.5
This course will introduce students, through interrelationships and interaction of selected themes, to contemporary history. Its format includes two interpretive lectures per week plus major films on 20thcentury crises and discussion groups.
HIST 200 History and FilmW 0.5
An introduction to issues in modern cultural history through the study of selected narratives and documentary films with supplementary reading, lectures and discussions.
HIST 202 The Individual and the Family in HistoryF 0.5
A survey of the changes in the quality and structure of life with emphasis on love, marriage and the family in the West since the nineteenth century.
Offered at Renison College
HIST 204 Life on the Ontario FrontierFLW 0.5
The course examines the cultural, moral, social and economic adaptations of European settlers to the Upper Canadian frontier environment.
HIST 208 American-Russian Relations Since November, 1917W 0.5
Traditional and revisionist historians examine the history of this super-power rivairy: Wilson vs. Lenin; F.0.R., Truman and Stalin; containment. coexistence, and the politics of crisis trom 1945 to the present.
HIST 210 History of LawW 0.5
An historical introduction to law in the Ancient world. Babytonian, Assyrian, Hittite and Roman law and legal practices and concepts will be examined.
Oftered at St. Jerome’s College
HIST 213 Modern Western Popular cultureF 0.5
This course examines historically the formation of a distinct modem westem popular culture, looking primarily at Britain, France, Canada and the United States from around 1850 to the present and © emphasizing such aspects as industrialism and leisure, the family and sexual attitudes, religion and popular belief, education and literacy, drinking habits, organized sport and mass entertainment.
HIST 215 The Proper Sphere: Canadian Women in Historical PerspectiveF 0.5
This course will examine the history of women in Canada from New France to the present day. The course will focus on the inter-relationship between women and their society, particularly as it affects the issues of work, health, reform and legal status.
HIST 221 Race Relations in Canada: An Historical PerspectiveF 0.5
This course will examine Euro-Canadian attitudes and practices toward non- European minorities from pioneer times to the present, and will set racial policies in the context of the evolution of a Canadian national identity.
HIST 222 History of Modern RevolutionsW 0.5
An introduction to historical explanations of revolutions with special focus on social change and revolutionary theories. The French, Russian and Chinese Revoiutions will be used as case studies.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 235 History of ChristianityW 0.5
The development of Christianity in its Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant traditions from the time of Christ to the present. Offered at Conrad Grebel College Cross-listed as RS 230
HIST 237 Ancient Civilization 1F 0.5
A study of the civilizations of the Ancient
Near East focusing on Mesopotamia
(Sumer and Akkad, the Babylonian
Dynasty and the Third Dynasty of Ur).
Hatti, Assyria, Egypt and Persia. Offered at St. Jerome’s College
HIST 239 History of Modern China, 1911 to the PresentF 0.5
Some of the topics studied in this course include: the three stages of warlordism, the May Fourth Movement and the structure of society in the People’s Republic of China.
HIST 240 20th-Century Japanese HistoryW 0.5 .
This course will examine the historical influences, both domestic and foreign, which led Japan to follow the course which has brought it to the present status of a powerful Asian nation.
HIST 241 Society and the Sexes in Early Modern EuropeF 0.5
This course will examine the changing importance of gender roles from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It will focus on topics such as sexuality, marriage, the family and the role of women in society and the work force.
Course Descriptions History
HIST 247 Mennonite History: A SurveyF 0.5
This course covers Mennonite origins, teachings, migrations, settlement patterns, divisions, leaders, institutions, and religious and social practices, indeed all facets of Mennonite history in various national settings.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 250 The Art and Craft of HistoryF 0.5
This course will provide a collegial fearning setting within which students will be introduced to techniques of historical writing and research, and some examples of the best of recent historical scholarship. Recommended for all Year Two History majors. Other students will need the written permission of the professors to take this course.
HIST 253 Canadian History: The Colonia! PeriodF 0.5
This course examines the major themes in pre-Confederation Canadian history including the rise and fall of New France, the creation of British North American societies in the Maritimes and Upper Canada and economic and political development.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
HIST 254 Canadian History: The National PeriodW,S 0.5
This course examines Confederation, the rise of political parties, Canadian extemal relations, westem discontent, the impact of both world wars and political and economic changes in Canada since 1945. Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 257 The United States to 1990W 0.5
From the British provincial society of the 18th century to the emergence of modern America. Special emphasis on the American character, and on the moral dilemmas of republicanism and democracy, freedom and slavery, equality and competition.
HIST 258 F 0.5
America: 20th-Century
An analysis of two major themes: how America managed political reform and social change at home, and its emergence as a world power.
HIST 260 Europe: 814-1303F 0.5
The political, cultural, economic and eccle-
siastical development of Europe from
Charlemagne to Philip IV of France. Offered at St. Jerome's College
16:85
HIST 262 Europe: 16th to 18th CenturyW 0.5
An introduction to the social and cultural history of Europe (including England) from the 16th century to the French Revolution. The course will focus on topics such as the social structure, daily life, the role of women and the family.
HIST 264 Europe Since 1945W 0.5
Europe since the end of World War II. Focus will be on the Cold War, political and social movements.
HIST 273 Canadian Social History 1F 0.5
This course will cover the period from the early settlement of Canada to the beginnings of urban industrial development. Focus will be on the experiences of Canadians in their daily lives.
HIST 274 Canadian Social History 2W 0.5
The social and cultural development of Canada from the late nineteenth-century to the present day.
HIST 300 The Idea of HistoryW 0.5
The course is an introduction to the Philosophy of History and to historiography from the 19th century to the present. It deals with the great theoretical issues influencing historical analysis and with the classics of historical literature.
Highly recommended for Year Three History majors.
HIST 305 The English ReformationF 0.5
A history of the English reformation, expansively considered from the beginnings of the European Reformation to the establishment of the Anglican church in the Revolutionary and Restoration periods in the 17th century.
HIST 308 Britain Since 1867W 0.5
A study of the British experience and of Britain’s part in world history from the 1860's to the 1980's.
HIST 315 American Cultural History 1: Words and ThingsF 0.5
An intermediate-level exploration of concepts in cultural studies: mentalities, representations, cultural production and reproduction. Early settler societies and the emergence of the Republic and of a national culture will be examined. Specific themes will include ideas and practices of virtue, craftsmanship, obligation, time, family, work, from the age of Edwards and Franklin to that of Tocqueville and Emerson.
HIST 320 The History of Modern QuebecW 0.5
The course will treat the history of Quebec from 1867 to the present. Nationalism, separatism, language and cultural problems, economic and social issues are all examined in their historical context.
HIST 321 W 0.5
Race Relations in Modern History: Case Studies
A detailed analysis of topics in the history of race relations intended primarily for students who have completed HIST 221 or other background to the subject. Special attention will be paid to revolutionary developments since World War Il, and to the emergence of modern human rights policies.
HIST 325 History of Canadian Indians to 1870's “From Freedom to Conquest”. The historyF 0.5
of Indian-white contact and its effect on the life and culture of the native Canadians.
HIST 326 History of Canadian Indians SinceW 0.5
1870's
“Life under coercion” and “New Indian”. The history of Indians on reserves and under government administration. Contemporary themes and issues of concern to native people are examined.
HIST 329 Origins of the Common LawW 0.5
A study of the common law of England from its introduction in the 11th century te the 15th century. Original documents and court cases will be examined.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
HIST 340 Europe: 1789-1914F 0.5
This course will examine European society amidst the dramatic changes of the nineteenth-century. It will consider class, the family, gender, religion, and institutions during this century of political and social transformation.
Course Descriptions History
HIST 346 Mennonite History: Special TopicsW 0.5
This course considers the Mennonite experience within specific geographic and historical settings (for example, those of the former Soviet Union/Russia or Canada).
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 348 The Radical ReformationF 0.5
A study of 16th century Anabaptism — a religious Reformation movement dissenting from both Protestantism and Roman Catholicism — its origins, its social, political, and theological content; and its relationship to such independent dissenters as Sebastian Franck. Offered at Conrad Grebe! College Cross-listed as RS 322
HIST 355 Russian History to 1900F 0.5
The course will focus on selected themes. in the development of Muscovite and Imperial Russia from pre-tsarist times to the beginning of the 20th century.
HIST 358 The History of Modern Germany: From the Weimar Republic to ReconstructionW 0.5
A study of Germany from the rise of the Nazis through the War experience, the post-War settlement, the integration of the refugees, the division into East and West, and the economic miracle.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 379 Reformation HistoryF OS
A study of the major 16th-century reformers and their intellectual background in humanism and late medieval scholasticism. Special attention will be given to the Lutheran and Reformed traditions and their ideological, social, political expressions.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 385 Canada: From Macdonaid to LaurierW 0.5
An analytical and historical examination of
the development of the Canadian nation
from Confederation to the First World War. Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 387 Ontario History since ConfederationF 0.5
The course will examine the emergence of Ontario as an industrial giant and the development of its hegemony in Canada. An emphasis will also be placed on the sources and methods of local historical research.
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
HIST 389 Canada in World Affairs: From Laurier to TrudeauW 0.5
An analytical and historical examination of Canadian foreign policy in the international system. Domestic sources of Canadian foreign policy and international sources of Canadian foreign policy are examined in detail.
HIST 390 Shaping the Canadian City, 1880-1990W 0.5
Introduction to retrospective policy analysis as applied to contemporary urban topics. Focuses on the history of environmental issues such as pollution and water management and social problems in health, education, welfare and culture.
HIST 397 Directed Studies in Special TopicsF,W,S 0.5
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
HIST 398 Directed Studies in Special TopicsF,W,S 0.5
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
400 LEVEL Senior Seminars Each term of a senior seminar counts 1.0 credit. Seminars with the suffix “A” are reading seminars designed to give students an extensive acquaintance with scholarship in a particular field of history. Seminars with the suffix “B” are research seminars in which students will engage in research on particular topics in that field. Students should preregister for senior seminars, and for HIST 491, Independent Study in Special Subjects.
400-level seminars are normally restricted to Honours History students in their 3B term or fourth-year. (Honours History students include those in History/Applied Studies Co-op and Joint Honours programs.) No student may take more than two 400-level seminars with the same professor.
HIST 400A Reformation/B F,W 1.0/1.0
HIST 401A European/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 402A RussianW 1.0
HIST 403A Canadian/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 405A British/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 407A Imperial/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 409A American/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 410A Historiography/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 491 Independent Study in Special SubjectsF,W,S 1.0
HIST 102N Introduction to African History
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 201 Canadian Urban History
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 203 Modern Quebec
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 206 History of Canadian Minorities
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 207 Canadian Labour History
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 209 Health, Disease and Medicine in Canadian History, 1500-1984
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 211 British History to 1603
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 212 British History since 1603
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 218 German History, 1740-1945
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 230 Church and Revolution in Latin America
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 234 Catholic Church in Canada
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 238 Ancient Civilization 2
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 248 History of Canadian-American Relations to 1914
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 249 Canadian-American Relations
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 255 The Expansion of England
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 256 British Empire and Commonwealth
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 261 Europe: 14th to 16th Century
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 263 Europe: 1789-1945
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 304 Medieval Church History
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 307 British History 1760-1867
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 316 Amercian Cultural History 2
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 319 French-Canadian History
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 350 British West Indian History
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 390 Shaping the Canadian City,
Not offered in 1994–95.
HIST 396 American South Course Descriptions 16:87
Not offered in 1994–95.