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HIST 201Columbus and After: New Worlds in the Americas

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
History

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2025–26.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Beginning with Columbus, this course introduces the history of early America as it was shaped by the encounters between colonizers and colonized. Particular attention is paid to the varied nature of these encounters, and their contested interpretation by historians and others.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

One post or comment in 1 thread mentions HIST 201, March 2013 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.

Winter 2013

r/uwaterloo, what's THE easiest CSE an engineer can take? 6 points, 11 comments

“For reference, here are all the CSEs you can pick from (I can pick one from any list I think) Also if you could mention why so (least time-consuming, content is pretty stupid, no assignments, etc.), …”

u/Bogazi: “HIST 201??? History and Film? I took the course a few years ago so.. I think that is the name. Anyways, you go to class once a week in the evening and watch a movie. …”

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Calendar versions

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