HIST 103Canadian History Through Biography

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: History

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An examination through lectures and films of the lives of Canadian men and women who have played formative roles in developing the Canadian nation. Examples will be drawn from such areas as politics, religion, business and labour, social reform, arts and entertainment, and sports.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7541	0 / 25	TTh 11:30–12:50
LEC 701	7998	6 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

80% liked it69% easy70% useful

From 5 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Description of the course sounds way more interesting than it actually is. I took this class online. There are just lecture notes posted every week with links to other websites from which you’re supposed to learn. I found this class very boring, readings are tedious. I think that the same material can be presented more interesting. Also even though there are no prerequisites you need some basic knowledge of Canadian history so if you’re an international student and don’t know much about Canadian history this class might be a bit challenging. The grade consists of weekly discussion posts, biography paper, article summary and final exam.

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The course covers very influential and important canadian historical figures. The content explains canada's history through the lives of these figures, explaing the context of when they lived, what they did, etc. Canadian history is not the most exciting thing but I definitely learned some great history that I had overlooked before. The course goes in depth into great figures that you might have learned in elementary school, it shows different perspectives and bring up some controversial events around them. The readings were useful but very easy to read, not too long though. Highly recommend.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention HIST 103, September 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… GRK 101 GRK 133 GRK 201 GRK 233 GRK 332 GRK 490 GRK 600 GS 901 GS 902 GS 903 GS ; HIST 102 HIST 103 HIST 105 HIST 110 HIST 113 HIST 115 HIST 200 HIST 202”

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Fall 2016

Sep 13, 2016 HIST 110? 1 point, 5 comments

“Thinking of taking History 110: History of the Western World as a bird course to let me focus on my other courses. Has anyone taken it? How easy is it? …”

u/LifeLifer: “Don't take it. You're going to regret it because it's not a bird course at all. Also, when I took it, the T.As where demons who made sure students had a hard time passing. …”

u/LifeLifer: “… Honestly, I didn't even need to look at the links and notes he posted online and I got a 94 in HIST 103. Now, Hayes is another case entirely. Yes there are some readings to do but its not as bad as Kroeker (in my opinion) and you are guaranteed at least a 75. …”