2003-2004 Undergraduate Calendar-History

Last updated: November 5, 2003 @ 01:38PM

History

Chair
Carmela K. Patrias

Undergraduate Officer
John A. Sainsbury

Professors Emeriti
Craig R. Hanyan, Robert R. Taylor

Professors
Rosemary Hale, John A. Sainsbury

Associate Professors
Jane A. McLeod, Carmela K. Patrias, David H. Schimmelpenninck

Assistant Professors
Michael D. Driedger, R. Andrew McDonald, Daniel Samson, 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 analyze 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 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.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

Students in the Department of History are required to complete one credit in a language other than English.Where half-credit courses are used to satisfy the requirement, both half credits must be in the same language. One credit numbered 1(alpha)00 in French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian or Spanish is recommended.

Program Notes

History majors must take one credit outside of History to satisfy their Social Science context requirement.
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.
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 credit(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.
The courses chosen must be approved by the Chair or Undergraduate Officer, as comprising an acceptable program.
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

·	One of HIST 1F95, 1F96, 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

Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd

The Department of History and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering two Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd programs. The History BA (Honours)/BEd program combines the BA Honours program or BA Integrated Studies Honours program with the teacher education programs for students interested in teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level (grades 7-12) and at the Junior/Intermediate level (grades 4-10). Refer to the Education - Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) or Education - Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) program listings for further information.

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

Approved History Courses Offered by Other Departments

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 credit course(s) from those listed below. Students choosing this option must meet all prerequisites for the course(s) selected.

ABST 2M90-2M95
Studies in Aboriginal History

CANA 2P91
Culture and Power in Canada I:
Cultural Communities

CANA 2P92
Culture and Power in Canada II: Cultural Institutions

CLAS 3P07
History of Early Greece

CLAS 3P08
History of Classical Greece

CLAS 3P09
History of the Roman Republic

CLAS 3P10
History of the Early Roman Empire

COMM 4P55
Advertising, Mass Media and Culture
(also offered as PCUL 4P55)

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

FILM 2F90
Film History and Research Methods

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

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

FILM 2P54
Documentary Film
(also offered as COMM 2P54 and SOCI 2P54)

FILM 2P56
Canadian Cinema
(also offered as COMM 2P56)

FILM 3P54
Issues in Documentary Film
(also offered as COMM 3P54 and SOCI 3P54)

FILM 3P56
Issues in Canadian Cinema
(also offered as COMM 3P56)

FILM 3P95
National Cinema

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

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

GBLS 1F90
Great Books Seminar I: The Individual and Society

GBLS 2P94
Great Books Seminar II: Epics and Ethics

GBLS 3P90
Great Books Seminar III

GBLS 4P10
Great Books Seminar IV

GEOG 2P03
Urban Geography
(also offered as ENVI 2P03)

GEOG 2P06
Cultural and Historical Geography

GEOG 2P91
Geography of Canada

GEOG 3P45
Urban Growth Processes and Planning

GEOG 3P86
Themes in Cultural Geography

GEOG 3P87
Themes in Historical Geography

ITAL 2P40
Early to High Renaissance Art and
Architecture
(also offered as VISA 2P40)

MUSI 1F50
History of Music from Medieval to Modern Times

MUSI 3P96
History of Music in the Baroque Era

MUSI 3P97
History of Music in the 20th Century

MUSI 3P98
History of Music in the Classical Era

MUSI 3P99
History of Music in the Romantic Era

MUSI 4P50
History of Music in the Middle Ages

MUSI 4P51
History of Music in the Renaissance

MUSI 4P52
Eighteenth-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 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 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

POLI 4P47
Arab Politics

PSYC 4P92
History of Psychology

VISA 2P40
Early to High Renaissance Art and
Architecture
(also offered as ITAL 2P40)

VISA 2P41
Baroque Art and Architecture

VISA 2P50
Canadian Identities: From Nouvelle France to the Mid-20th Century

VISA 2P51
Canadian Art since 1960: Contemporary Trends

VISA 2P90
Art in Revolution: 1750-1851
(also offered as GBLS 2Q90)

VISA 2P91
Modernism, Modernity and
Contemporaneity: 1851-1907
(also offered as GBLS 2Q91)

VISA 3P05
The European Avant-Garde: 1905- 1970

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

WISE 2P91
The Status of Women: Historical
Perspectives

Course Descriptions

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.
HIST 1F95
World History since 1914
Major political, social, economic and cultural trends of the 20th century, with prime focus on developments in Europe and the way they have affected the rest of the world; the decline of Europe in global political and economic terms. Topics include the world wars, the Russian Revolution, fascism, the Holocaust, the Cold War, decolonization and conflict and its resolution in the international, political and social spheres.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 1F96
The Americas
Comparative themes in the history of the Americas from pre-Columbian times to the present, emphasizing class, colonialism, economics, gender, labour, political systems, race, religion, revolution and war.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 1P92
Early Medieval Europe
Societies and culture of Western Europe from the late Roman Empire until the Crusades and the 12th-century Renaissance. The agricultural base of society, its cultural context, the nature and roles of early Christianity and the ultimate survival and expansion of Christendom in the face of both pagan and Muslim challenges.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 1P93
The High Middle Ages
Economy, society, culture and politics of Western Europe, 1050 -1350. Ecclesiastical problems, religious beliefs, scholasticism, material culture and family structures in the context of urban and mercantile expansion.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2F20
The Origins of Modern Britain, 1485-1832
Political, religious, and economic forces that shaped British society and led to the country's emergence as an industrial and global power.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2F92
Modern East Asia
Survey of East Asian history from the 17th century to the present focusing on China and Japan.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P01
Pre-Confederation Canada
Canadian history from the pre-contact period to 1867.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 2P07 and 2P11.

HIST 2P02
Post-Confederation Canada
Canadian history from 1867 to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 2P11 and 2P12.

HIST 2P15
Glory and Despair: The United States 1607-1865
United States history and culture from the invasion of the North American continent by Europeans to the break-up of the Union in the Civil War. Topics include contact with Native peoples, origins of slavery, Puritanism, economic development, the Revolution, the Constitution, growth of transportation, political parties, abolitionism, sectional conflict, and the Civil War.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 2P79, 2P80, 2P81 and 2P82.

HIST 2P16
Ambiguities of Greatness: The United States 1860 to the Present
United States since the Civil War. Emphasis on industrialization and post-industrialism, empire building, race, gender relations, world wars, Cold War, consumerism, youth rebellion and popular culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 2P83.

HIST 2P25
Revolutions in Communication
Major developments in the history of communication from the invention of writing until the modern information age.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P34
Seventeenth-Century Europe, 1566-1715
Survey of the history of continental Europe between the Netherlands Revolt and the death of Louis XIV. Topics include absolutism and its limits, religious controversy, developments in science, the witch craze and the effects of colonial expansion.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P41
Eighteenth-Century Europe, 1715-1789
Demographic, economic and structural changes as they affected the nobility, bourgeoisie and popular classes; changes in patterns of criminality, riot and popular mentality; war as a stimulus of social reform; the Enlightenment in its social and cultural context and the origins of the French Revolution.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P42
Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1815
The French Revolution and its European impact emphasizing its origins, its role in the development of European political culture and its impact on the experience of women. Topics include the failure of the constitutional monarchy and the counter-revolution.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P51
Europe, 1815-1914
Political, social and cultural changes in the subcontinent when liberal, imperialist and industrializing Europe was still a dominant global power.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P55
Renaissance to the 20th Century
Changing character of warfare and its consequences since 1500.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P61
Columbus' World, 1400-1600
(also offered as INTL 2P61)
Comparison of the major civilizations of the Americas, Asia, and Europe, as well as the growing contacts between them.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P62
Early Africa
(also offered as INTL 2P62)
Social political, cultural and economic history of Africa before and during the era of European colonialism until the end of the 19th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P63
Modern Africa
(also offered as INTL 2P63)
Social political, cultural and economic history of 20th-century Africa. Topics include colonialism, the drive for independence and the emergence of modern African States.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P91
Europe's Reformations, 1450-1650
Origins, course and consequences of the division of Western Christendom into Protestant and Catholic factions in the 16th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 2F90.

HIST 2P96
Early Russia
Russian history from its beginnings in the Kievan period (ninth century) to the end of Catherine the Great's reign (1796).
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P98
Modern Russia
Politics, society and culture from 19th-century Imperial Russia to the Soviet Union.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2P99
Ideas and Culture before 1850
(also offered as GBLS 2P99)
Major developments in European intellectual and cultural life, such as the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the emergence of modern ideologies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2Q90
Canada: A Nation Transformed
Themes in late 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2Q95
Women in North America
(also offered as WISE 2Q95)
Major themes in the history of women in Canada and the United States: native and European women in New France and British North America; women in the American Revolution; the lives of enslaved women; women and industrialization; women in the west; suffrage and social reform; women and the two world wars; and feminism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2Q96
Women in the Pre-Modern World
(also offered as WISE 2Q96)
Women's lives before 1800; how women's experience of historical phenomena differed from that of men; special problems in studying "women's history."
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 2V90-2V99
History in its Environment
Study of the history of a country or region in its own cultural and geographical context. Background preparation and research preceding an intensive study period on location.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Note: given in English. Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and other expenses.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in SPAN 2V90-2V99.

HIST 3F20
Modern Britain
Politics, economy, society and culture in the British Isles from the early 19th century to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3F81
Modern Latin America
Latin America since 1810. Emphasis on wars of independence, personalistic rule, labour, immigration, the role of the Roman Catholic Church, militarism, revolutions, failures of modernization and inter-American relations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P00
Ideas and Culture since 1850
(also offered as GBLS 3P00)
Intellectual and cultural developments in Europe and North America during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P01
Canadian Prime Ministers, 1867 to the Present
Themes in Canadian history and historiography, with prime ministers as a focus.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P50
Directed Research
In exceptional circumstances, a student with honours standing may be permitted to pursue directed research using primary sources. Topics to be defined in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.
Restriction: permission of the Department.

HIST 3P60
The World of Genghis Khan: Inner Asia since 500 BCE
(also offered as INTL 3P60)
History of Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang. Political, economic, social and cultural topics. Emphasis on the nomadic encounter with the settled world (China, Russia), including the medieval nomadic invasions, the Great Game and nationalistic policies in the 20th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: seminars will include films and primary sources (in translation).

HIST 3P61
Diplomacy of the Pacific Rim
(also offered as INTL 3P61)
History of relations among the major powers around the Pacific Ocean focusing on China and Japan, and their interaction with the world since the 16th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P62
Global Economic History, 1700-1880
(also offered as INTL 3P62)
Cotton, china and opium: development of the world economy in an age of industrial growth.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P63
Selected Themes in the History of Europe's Global Influence, 1600-1950
(also offered as INTL 3P63)
Europe's impact on the world and regional responses.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P74
History
Immigrants, immigration movements, problems of adjustment and government policies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P75
Canadian Labour History
(also offered as LABR 3P75)
Canadian workers and the labour movement from the mid-19th century to the present, combining studies of trade unions with the broader context of the social, community and political life of workers. How gender and race/ethnicity have shaped the working class experience.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST (CANA/LABR) 3Q95.

HIST 3P90
The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire
The Russian empire and its components over the past 500 years. Topics include expansion, nationalities, diplomacy and the politics of dissolution in the post-Soviet era.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P91
North America's First Nations
Topics in the history of North American aboriginal peoples.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P94
Twentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions
(also offered as SPAN 3Q94)
The social, economic, and intellectual roots of revolutions in Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba and Nicaragua. The seminal role of the Mexican Revolution.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P97
United States Foreign Policy since 1945
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era; rise of the U.S. to superpower status; consequent global responsibilities.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P98
French Canada
The cultural, economic and political institutions of French Canada; analysing the sources of French-English conflict emphasizing such questions as education, cultural values, imperial defence and conscription.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3P99
The Challenge to Social Order in 18th-Century England
The basis of Hanoverian stability and the threat to it from political factionalism, popular dissent and economic upheaval.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3Q90
The Viking Age
Follows the Vikings from their Scandinavian homelands as they raid, trade and settle throughout Europe and the North Atlantic; as they convert to Christianity; as they establish new kingdoms and are eventually assimilated into medieval Christendom.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 3V96.

HIST 3Q91
Canadian Regional History
Selected themes in the history of Canada's regions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3Q92
African American Experience
African American history and culture since the introduction of peoples from Africa to the North American continent to the present day. Topics include the origins of slavery, the development of slave culture, the varied forms of slave resistance, the Civil War and emancipation, the rise of sharecropping, the formation of ghettos, segregation, the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans in the World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, urban housing and social problems, the rise of rap music.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3Q93
The Crusades
The Crusading Movement 1095-1291, including its growth in western Europe, the crusader kingdoms, crusades outside the Holy Land and the Islamic response to the crusades.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HIST 3V95.

HIST 3Q96
Medieval Social and Cultural History
Selected topics in European history between 500 and 1500.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3Q97
Environment
Overview of human interaction with nature in North America; nature and natural resources as they shape patterns of human life; how attitudes toward nature shape cultural and political life; the consequences of human alterations of the natural world for natural and human communities.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 3V90-3V94
Topics in Canadian Cultural History
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: CANA 2F91, two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

HIST 3V95-3V99
Topics in Medieval History
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

HIST 4F99
Honours Tutorial
Directed reading and discussion in the student's selected field in preparation for a comprehensive examination.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) until the date specified in the BIRT guide and then open to other students with permission of the Department.
Note: students must make arrangements before the end of April for tutorials to begin the following school term. Honours students who are interested in this course may begin their reading for HIST 4F99 in year 3.

HIST 4V00-4V09
Themes in Literature and History
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) until the date specified in BIRT guide and then open to other students with permission of the Department.

HIST 4V10-4V69
Problems in History
Studies of selected problems in different eras of Canadian, American and European history. Topics studied in any given year will focus on a particular theme.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) until the date specified in the BIRT guide and then open to other students with permission of the Department.

HIST 4V20
2003-2004: Canadian Biography
(also offered as CANA 4V20)
Biography as a genre and as a methodology for writing Canadian history. Fiction, history and film biographies of prominent and not-so-prominent Canadians.

HIST 4V26
2003-2004: Topics in Latin American History

HIST 4V30
2003-2004: Revolutionary America, 1740-1800
Origins, events and impact of the American Revolution focusing on intellectual, political, social and cultural themes. Topics include life in the 13 colonies, an Imperial crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the rise of political parties in the United States.

HIST 4V68
2003-2004: Science, God and Nature in the Victorian World
Intersections of the histories of science, religion, and the environment in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Topics include the place of natural history in the 19th-century sciences, the place of religion in understanding that science and especially the debate over creation, evolution, and the condition of the natural world.