Last updated: August 16, 2001 @ 08:57AM

History

Chair
Jane A. McLeod

Undergraduate Officer
TBA

Professors Emeriti
Craig R. Hanyan, Robert R. Taylor

Professors
Frederick C. Drake (on leave), Rosemary Hale, John A. Sainsbury

Associate Professors
Alan G. Arthur, Jane A. McLeod, Carmela K. Patrias, Carl M. Wolff (on leave)

Assistant Professors
Mark C. Anderson, Michael D. Driedger, Lindsay C. Bryan, David H. Schimmelpenninck, Barnett B. Singer, Murray R. Wickett, Donald A. Wright

General Information

Administrative Assistant,
Heidi Klose
(905) 688-5550, extension 3500
Mackenzie Chown C420
http://www.brocku.ca/history/

Historians explore changes in past societies, cultures and peoples. They examine cultural, artistic, political, economic, intellectual, as well as military and national history. Their interests range from the history of individuals and local communities to studies of nations and international relations. They analyse the causes and consequences of significant change over time. They seek to illuminate the past.

The study of history involves surveying and gathering evidence and evaluating, interpreting and refining it by constructing clear and logical arguments on the basis of that evidence.

Within the requirements indicated under the honours program and pass program the department allows students considerable flexibility in the selection of HIST courses. There are no mandatory courses and only a few upper-level courses have prerequisites.

The department normally offers about four to six one credit and 30-35 half-credit courses, both lecture and seminar courses, in any one year. Courses not offered in one year are normally offered the following year, so that a two-year rotation pattern is in operation.

To assist students in refining their analytical and critical skills, weekly seminars are a crucial part of every history course. In many courses individual students are given the responsibility of organizing and leading discussions on particular topics.

The Department of History recommends combining History with other disciplines, such as Child and Youth Studies, Classics, Communication Studies, Community Health Sciences, Economics, English Language and Literature, Geography, Labour Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies and languages.

Latin America Study Abroad

This annual program, co-sponsored with Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, offers students an opportunity to study for the month of May somewhere in Latin America (e.g., Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Costa Rica). Participants earn a credit in Spanish from beginner to advanced (as appropriate) as well as one-half credit from HIST (SPAN) 2V90-2V99. See the departmental website for more details.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

HIST majors are required to complete one credit in one language other than English to fulfill the Humanities language requirement. Where half credit courses are used to satisfy the requirement, both half credits must be in the same language. The History department recommends a 1(alpha)00 level credit in French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian or Spanish.

Program Notes
  1. History majors must take one credit outside of History to satisfy their Social Science context requirement.
  2. Courses numbered 3(alpha)90 or above are restricted to students with a minimum of three credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
  3. Students in the honours and pass programs in History have the option of fulfilling one of their required History credits by taking two half or one full course(s) from those listed under the heading "Departmental Offerings which are Approved History Credits". Students choosing this option must meet all prerequisites for the course(s) selected.
  4. The courses chosen must be approved by the department Chair or Undergraduate Officer, as comprising an acceptable program.
  5. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Eleven HIST credits are required for an honours degree.

Year 1
·   HIST 1F95, 1F96 or HIST 1P92 and 1P93
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit (see program note 1)
·   two elective credits
Years 2 and 3
·   Six HIST credits numbered 1(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
·   four elective credits (see program note 2)
Year 4
·   One HIST credit
·   one HIST credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   two HIST credits numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
·   one elective credit

Pass Program

Seven HIST credits are required for a pass degree.

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the honours program entitles a student to apply for a pass degree.

Combined Major Programs

The Department of History participates in combined major programs. Students take seven HIST credits for an honours degree and five HIST credits for a pass degree.

History and Great Books/Liberal Studies (honours only)
Consult the Great Books/Liberal Studies entry for a listing of the course requirements.

Minor in History

Students in other disciplines can obtain a minor in history within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average.
·   One HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
·   two HIST credits
·   two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
Departmental Offerings Which are Approved History Credits

Students in the pass and honours programs in History have the option of fulfilling one of their required History credits by taking two half or one full course(s) from those listed below. Students choosing this option must meet all prerequisites for the course(s) selected.

CANA 2F91
Culture and Power in Canada

CLAS 2P91
The History of Early Greece

CLAS 2P92
The History of Classical Greece

CLAS 2P98
History of the Roman Republic

CLAS 2P99
History of the Early Roman Empire

ECON 2P09
Canadian Economic History

ECON 2P10
United States Economic History

ECON 2P11
European Economic History

ECON 3P01
History of Economic Thought I

ECON 3P02
History of Economic Thought II

ENGL 2P51
Literature of the British Empire

ENGL 3F91
History of the Language

ENGL 3V70
Contemporary Writing and History

FILM 2F54
Documentary Film
(also offered as COMM/SOCI 2F54)

FILM 2F90
Film History

FILM 2F97
Canadian Cinema
(also offered COMM 2F97)

FILM 2P20
Introduction to Popular Culture
(also offered as COMM/PCUL 2P20)

FILM 2P21
Canadian Popular Culture
(also offered as COMM/ PCUL 2P21)

FILM 3P95
National Cinema

FILM 3P97
Gender and Film
(also offered COMM/ WISE 3P97)

FILM 3P98
Screened Women
(also offered COMM/ WISE 3P98)

FREN 4P00
History of the Language

GBLS 1F90
Great Books Seminar I

GBLS 2F90
Great Books Seminar II

GBLS 3P90
Great Books Seminar III: Part I

GBLS 3P91
Great Books Seminar IV: Part I

GBLS 4P10
Great Books Seminar III: Part II

GBLS 4P11
Great Books Seminar IV: Part II

GEOG 2P03
Urban Geography

GEOG 2P06
Cultural and Historical Geography

GEOG 2P91
Geography of Canada

GEOG 3P86
Themes in Cultural Geography

GEOG 3P87
Themes in Historical Geography

ITAL 2P10
Renaissance Art and Thought

ITAL 2P11
Modern and Contemporary Italian Culture and Civilization

MUSI 1F50
History of Music from Medieval to Modern Times

MUSI 2P51
History of Music in the Classical Era

MUSI 2P52
History of Music in the Romantic Era

MUSI 3P96
History of Music in the Baroque Era

MUSI 3P97
History of Music in the 20th-Century

MUSI 4P51
History of Music in the Renaissance

MUSI 4P52
18th-Century Italian Opera

MUSI 4P53
Methodology and Research in Musicology

MUSI 4P54
Singspiel and German Romantic Opera

POLI 2F12
The Government and Politics of Canada

POLI 2P91
Political Theory I

POLI 2P92
Political Theory II

POLI 2P93
Liberal Democracy

POLI 2P95
Politics, Culture and Society in Contemporary Britain

POLI 2P97
The Government and Politics of the United States

POLI 3P11
Local Government

POLI 3P16
Politics in Québec
(also offered as CANA 3P16)

POLI 3P28
Canadian Foreign Policy

POLI 3P43
Politics in the Developing World

POLI 3P44
Canada's Asian-Pacific Neighbours

POLI 3P45
Politics in Advanced Democratic Systems

POLI 4P01
The Philosophy of Law
(also offered as GBLS 4P01)

POLI 4P02
Ancient Political Theory
(also offered as GBLS 4P02)

POLI 4P04
Politics and Tyranny
(also offered as GBLS 4P04)

POLI 4P14
Federalism in Canada

POLI 4P15
Canadian Political Economy
(also offered as LABR 4P15)

POLI 4P22
Foreign Policy Analysis Change in the Modern World

POLI 4P47
Arab Politics

PSYC 4P92
History of Psychology

SPAN 4P00
History of the Spanish Language

VISA 2P40
Early to High Renaissance Art and Architecture

VISA 2P41
Baroque Art and Architecture

VISA 2P50
Canadian Identities: From Nouvelle France to the Group of Seven

VISA 2P51
Themes in 20th-Century Canadian Art

VISA 2P90
Art in Revolution: 1750-1851

VISA 2P91
Modernism, Modernity and Contemporaneity: 1851-1907

VISA 3P05
The European Avant-Garde: 1905-1960

VISA 3P06
The American Avant-Garde: 1912-1970

WISE 2P91
The Status of Women: Historical Perspectives