History Courses

HIST 5F01
Historiography and Historical Method
Examines debates about the nature of history and provides an overview of contemporary historiographic controversies. A wide variety of methodologies and theoretical perspectives will be explored with an eye to assessing the practical applications of each for the study of history and for the students' own research projects.

HIST 5F80
Major Research Paper
A major research project (of approximately 35 pages), the topic of which shall be chosen by the student in consultation with the Supervisory Committee. The major research paper must demonstrate the student's ability to conduct original research with primary sources and a mastery of relevant historiography.

HIST 5F90
MA Thesis
An extended research project (of approximately 80-100 pages) which meets the conditions specified in the description for HIST 5F80 but involves a higher level of research and a fuller treatment of the selected subject. The thesis will be examined by an external reader and will have a public defense.

HIST 5N01
Work Placement I
Work Placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

HIST 5N02
Work Placement II
Work Placement (4 months) with an approved employer, followed by a report on the work term.

HIST 5N90
Work Placement Training and Development
Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the Co-op experience, goal setting, resume preparation and interview skills preparation.

HIST 5P78
Self and Other in the Visual Field
(also offered as SCLA 5P78)
Vision, visuality, techniques of visual presentation, and technologies of display in the study of human interaction in colonial, post-colonial, and neo-colonial situations. Commensurate domains for multi-disciplinary analysis of visual and written texts and interpretive frameworks and methodologies for the study of the dynamics of power.

HIST 5P80
Directed Reading in History
Directed individual or group reading in a specified area of historical study.
Restriction: permission of the Graduate Program Director.

HIST 5V00-5V09
Imperialism
Themes in the history of imperialism.

HIST 5V01
Empires and Nations in Colonial Canada
Historiography of national-ethnic identities of French, British, and First Nations societies in the borderlands regions of Acadia, Canada, and New England. Emphasizes relations between local, regional, and imperial people and practices.

HIST 5V04
2013-14 Alcoholic Empire: The US, Britain and the Bottle
The culture, politics, and economy of alcoholic production, consumption and trade, from 17th to early 20th centuries. Particular attention will be paid to the manner in which regulations and prohibitions on trade and consumption contributed to state formation and national identity in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain.

HIST 5V10-5V19
Gender
Themes in the history of gender.

HIST 5V11
2013-14 Women and Gender in the Middle East
Major historical debates exploring how the forces of nationalism, modernization and revolutions have shaped the status of women and gender relations in the Middle East.

HIST 5V20-5V29
Intellectual History
Themes in the history of ideas.

HIST 5V30-5V39
Revolutions
Themes in the history of revolutions.

HIST 5V40-5V49
Labour Systems
Themes in the history of labour.

HIST 5V50-5V59
Migration/Ethnicity/Identity
Themes in the history of migration, ethnicity, and/or identity.

HIST 5V51
2013-14 Comparative Slavery
The development of slave societies from Roman times to the present day. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of slave cultures and forms of slave resistance

HIST 5V60-5V69
History of Science and/or Medicine
Themes in the history of science and/or medicine.

HIST 5V61
2013-14 Approaches to Women, Gender and Science
Methodological and theoretical approaches to the topic of women and gender in the history of science, including those of feminist science studies and science and technologies studies, as well as historio-sociological approaches and case studies.

HIST 5V70-5V79
History and Computing
Themes in history and computing.

HIST 5V71
2013-14 Computing for History
Use of the computer by historians to support teaching and research, including topics such as text analysis, high-performance computing, Geographic Information Systems, quantitative methods, photo-editing and animation, simulations and serious games.