HIST 260Medieval Europe c.300-c.1500

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: History
Cross-listed: MEDVL 260

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

The political, cultural, economic, and ecclesiastical development of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the high middle ages.

Prerequisites

Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 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	4047	27 / 35	MW 13:00–14:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

89% liked it63% easy50% useful

From 9 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Teaches a lot about medieval history but requires a lot of external reading and attendance for every lecture. No slides, only oral presentations

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The essays are the only "difficult" parts of this course, and are relatively straightforward if you give them enough time. Unfortunately, I love history courses and must also recognise that they do not teach very real-life applicable concepts, though everyone benefits from some level of historical knowledge. I had a lot of fun with this one :)

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention HIST 260, July 2015 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

Sep 26, 2017 PSA: Course selection has started 47 points, 45 comments

“Course selection is open from now until next Tuesday. For first years: this is NOT first come first serve. Take the time to look through and consider what you want to take. …”

u/XanderSlay: “PMATH352, PMATH365, MATH249, ECON102, and HIST260. Pray for me.”

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Spring 2015

Jul 31, 2015 Anyone taken HIST 260? 3 points, 0 comments

u/HueTopUW: “I was wondering what the mark breakdown was for that, haven't been able to find an outline with Google. And how difficult it is, along with how interesting”