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.
HISTORY COURSES
HIST 1F00
Looking Forward: Developing Historical Skills
Development of learning and life skills of History majors.
Restriction: permission of the Department
Note: students will be required to participate in an array of workshops designed to promote successful academic habits. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1F92
Lords of the Sea: British Maritime History, 400-1800
Chronological and thematic examination of the British maritime world 400-1800. Topics include exploration, discovery, migration and settlement, maritime warfare, ship and navigational technologies, economic and cultural exchanges, piracy and shipwrecks, representations of the seas, and maritime mobility, connections and culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1F95
World History since 1914
Major political, social, economic and cultural trends of the 20th century, focusing 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.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1F96
The Americas
Comparative themes in the history of the Americas. Topics may include class, colonialism, culture, economics, gender, labour, political systems, race, religion, revolution and war.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1P50
Co-operative Historical Projects
Introduction to the process, methods and challenges of collaborative research on archival sources.
Seminar, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HICO majors.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1P90
Life in (and after) hard times: how disasters change societies
Analysis of the impact of disaster and disease on societies from antiquity to the twentieth century. Focus on short- and long-term social, economic and political changes during and after crises. Reflection on how modern societies are similar and different to historical contexts.
Lectures, seminars, 3 hours per week
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1P91
Trendsetting: Global History and Fashion since 1750
Does international fashion and style have a history? Topics include the development of global fashion systems, the business of fashion, shopping and consumption, relation between fashion and identity, fashion and politics, and transformations in historical fashion trends.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1P94
American History Through its Music
Social and political contexts of major topics in the history of the United States as seen through its music.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1P95
Climate Change: A History
Exploration of climate change as a historical phenomenon from the ice age to the current climate crisis. Emergence of the Anthropocene, and connections between nature, human history and climate change.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 1P97
The History of Sports in the United States
History of amateur and professional sports in the U.S. from the colonial era to the present. Topics include Indigenous American influences, sport in colonial America, rise of mass spectator sport, Victorian womanhood and sport, the professionalization of sports teams, collegiate sports, racism and sports, the Olympics, impact of media and technology, and the cult of sport celebrity.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2F00
Great Lakes Maritime and Coastal History
Exploration of the economic, cultural, and environmental histories of the regions' waterway from Indigenous and later European settlement through to the present, tracing interactions between geography, natural resources, and the mobilities of people and materials. Topics include early exploration and commerce, naval warfare, canal systems, maritime communities, watercraft development, staple commodities, port and coastal infrastructure, shipping, and shipwrecks.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2F20
The History of Britain, 1485-2000
Major social, political, economic and cultural forces that shaped British society in the early modern and modern periods. Focus on daily life in British world and the rise and decline of empire.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2F27
Historical Geographic Information Systems
(also offered as IASC 2F27)
Overview of multiple fields in history in which Geographic Information Systems are applied. Instruction in use of software and provides local history project for students to apply software skills.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Note: labs focus on the history of St. Catharines. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2F90
Money and Power in the Atlantic World
Explores the practice of history through an examination of the early modern Atlantic World. Emphasis on use of traditional historical practices and digital research tools.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P00
The Early Modern World
Major characteristics and social, economic, and political developments from 1450-1700. Focus on European expansion and relationships/conflicts with other global societies. Topics include development of major states, intellectual and religious reform, colonial expansion, and socioeconomic inequality.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P01
Colonial Canada
(also offered as CANA 2P01)
Canadian history from the pre-contact period to 1867.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P02
Post-Confederation Canada
(also offered as CANA 2P02)
Canadian history from 1867 to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P03
Early Medieval Britain 400-1000: Celts, Saxons and Vikings
The end of Roman Britain to the Danish invasions and conquest of 1013-16. Migrations, invasions and settlements of Anglo-Saxons, Scots and Vikings; Romano-British and Brittonic society; quest for King Arthur; processes of state formation; heroic society; warfare; conversion to Christianity.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P04
The Medieval British Isles, 1000-1485
Medieval Britain from the Danish invasions and conquest of 1013-16 until the Wars of the Roses. Emphasis on Celtic societies; Norman Conquest and impact; kings and kingship; church and monasticism; Anglo-Celtic relations, including the Scottish Wars of Independence and the English conquest of Wales.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P08
Roots of Latin America and the Caribbean
(also offered as MARS 2P08)
Background to Spanish and Portuguese colonization, exploration, encounter, conquest, settlement, and the birth of colonial institutions up to 1791. The interweaving of world views, cultures, and traditions of Indigenous peoples, Iberians, and enslaved Africans. Topics may include the transformation of politics, societies, economics, culture, religion, spirituality, and land stewardship.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P09
Ascent of Latin America and the Caribbean
From Independence starting in 1791 up to present. Topics include colonial reform, nation-building and nationalisms, republicanism and political activism, democracy, populism, revolutionary governments, dictatorship, and state terror; culture wars and constitutional amendments; transnational solidarity, human rights and environmental justice movements.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P15
Glory and Despair: The United States 1607-1865
United States history and culture from earliest European settlement in North America to the Civil War. Topics include early contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples, the developing cultures of colonial America, slavery, the American Revolution, the United States Constitution, Jeffersonian America, Jacksonian Democracy, 19th-century social reform, Manifest Destiny and causes of the Civil War.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P16
Ambiguities of Greatness: The United States 1865 to the Present
United States history since the Civil War. Emphasis on Reconstruction, industrialization, immigration, labour and reform, imperialism and the world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War, consumer culture, race and gender, social protest and popular culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P25
Revolutions in Communication
(also offered as IASC 2P25)
Major developments in the history of communication from the invention of writing until the modern information age.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P26
Introduction to Digital History
Emerging methods for teaching and researching history using new technological solutions. Topics include digital mapping and 3D environmental modelling, online source repositories, gaming history, and database construction and management.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P40
French Society and Politics in the 18th Century
Rise of absolutism, war as a stimulus of social reform, the Enlightenment in its social context, comparisons with the developments in Prussia, Austria and Russia, and the origins of the French Revolution.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 2P41.
HIST 2P51
Revolution, Capital, Empire: Europe, 1789-1914
Europes tumultuous long nineteenth century, from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I. Topics may include the birth of industrialization; revolutions and revolutionary movements; the emergence of conservatism, liberalism, socialism and nationalism and their impact on mass politics; urbanization and popular culture; European imperialism; and rising international tensions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P52
Twentieth-Century Europe
Themes in 20th-century European history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P53
Totalitarian Temptation: The 20th Century
Ideologies and politics of Nazism, Fascism, Communism and other 20th-century European developments.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P55
The Culture of War in the Early Modern World
Role of warfare in shaping early modern society, focusing on the experiences of soldiers, women and rural communities.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P56
Gender in Modern European History
(also offered as WGST 2P56)
Peoples roles and experiences amidst changing notions of femininity and masculinity, from the eighteenth century to todayday. Intersections of gender with race, citizenship, nationalism, colonialism, class, work, and war.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 2P60
Introduction to the History of Medicine
(also offered as HLSC 2P60)
Changes in cultural knowledge of health and illness; social perceptions of the role of health care professionals and the impact on individual actions and government policy through history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), CHHS, CHLH, CMTY, HLSC, MSCI, PHTH majors and HIST minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit or HLSC 1F90.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P61
Piracy and Ransoming in African History
Captivity and ransoming refer to the seizure and release of captives in exchange for payment. Why were people seized? How did captives and state agents respond to captivity? What happened when ransom negotiations failed?
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P62
Africa to 1800
Sources available for the study of African history, historical geography, social, political and economic institutions, and the slave trade.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P62.
HIST 2P63
Conflicts and Revolutions in Africa
Select conflicts since 1800. Roots, and the local and global socio-economic and political implications of these conflicts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P63.
HIST 2P64
War and Peace in the Modern Age
Why and how have states gone to war? How do they keep the peace? Military and diplomatic history of the world beginning with the Napoleonic Wars through the 20th century, focusing on the Great Powers. Conflicts and international relations in Asia and Africa.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P65
Late Imperial East Asia
Socio-political change in and international relations between China, Japan, and Korea from the 17th century until the end of World War I.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P66
Twentieth-Century East Asia
Socio-political change in and international relations between China, Japan, and Korea since World War I.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P70
The Middle East, 600 - 1800
(also offered as MARS 2P70)
Major themes in Middle Eastern history from the advent of Islam to 1800 AD Art, culture, religions, migration, minorities, slavery and political developments.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P71
Popular Culture in the Modern Middle East
(also offered as COMM 2P71 and PCUL 2P71)
Influence and role of internet, music, cinema and theater, paintings, sports, foods and fashion in the daily life of people in the Middle East, and their historical transformations through modernization and globalization. How class, gender, economy and politics shaped and reshaped the artistic representations and popular culture in the region.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P72
Modern Middle East
Major developments in the Middle East including nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, colonialism, Middle Eastern states, modernity and Islam, the Iranian Revolution, political economy, the Gulf and Iraq-Iran wars, as well as Islam and politics from the Ottoman and Qajar dynasties to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2P75
Heaven and Earth
(also offered as MARS 2P75)
History of science from ancient Greece through Arabic, European Medieval and Renaissance science into the Early Modern period.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: no background in science is required. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LART 2P75.
HIST 2P76
Making Modern Science
Science from the Enlightenment to the atomic bomb including the Industrial Revolution; rise of Big Science; and Darwin, science and religion.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: no background in science is required. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LART 2P76.
*HIST 2P91
Europe's Reformations, 1450-1650
(also offered as MARS 2P91)
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.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P92
The French Revolution Contested
Debates about the French Revolution and its European impact (1788-1815) focusing on those about its origins, its role in the development of European political culture and its impact on the experience of women and the poor. Topics include the failure of the constitutional monarchy, the impact of war and the counter-revolution.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 2P93
History of Early Greece
(also offered as CLAS 2P93)
Social and political history of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to 479 BCE: Minoans and Mycenaeans, Dark Age, colonizing period, tyrants, rise of Sparta, Persian wars, and Athenian Empire. Readings from Greek historians and documents in translation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: CLAS 1P91 is recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST/CLAS 3P03.
#HIST 2P94
History of Classical Greece
(also offered as CLAS 2P94)
Social and political history of the Greek world, 479-323 BCE. The great war between Athens and Sparta, rivalry of city-states, rise of national states. Alexander the Great. Readings from Greek historians and documents in translation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: CLAS 2P93 is recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST/CLAS 3P04.
#HIST 2P95
History of the Global Working Class
(also offered as LABR 2P93)
Development of the global working class. Topics include the origins of capitalism, diverse forms of working class politics and resistance, the history of international working class solidarity, and how race, gender and geography have structured working class experience and collective action.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of HIST 1F95, 1F96, 1P99, one credit from LABR numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in LABR 2P93.
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.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 2P97
History of the Early Roman Empire
(also offered as CLAS 2P97 and ITAL 2P97)
Roman history from the rise of Augustus (31 BCE) to the death of Marcus Aurelius (180 CE). Emphasis on social and political developments, including imperial expansion and provincial colonization.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: CLAS 2Q96 is recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST/CLAS/ITAL 3P06.
HIST 2P98
Modern Russia
Politics, society and culture from 19th-century Imperial Russia through the Soviet Union.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2P99
Ideas and Culture before 1850
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.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LART 2P99.
*HIST 2Q90
Canada: War and Nationalism
(also offered as CANA 2Q90)
Relation between war, ethnicity, and national identity in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2Q93
Women in North America to 1865
(also offered as WGST 2Q93)
Major themes in the history of women in Canada and the United States: Indigenous 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; and social reform.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 2Q94
Women in North America, 1865 to the Present
(also offered as WGST 2Q94)
Major themes in the history of women in Canada and the United States: emancipation; industrialization and immigration; suffrage and social movements; gender, race and ethnicity; women and the two world wars; and feminism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 2Q96
History of the Roman Republic
(also offered as CLAS 2Q96 and ITAL 2Q96)
Roman history from the legendary regal period (753 BCE) to the death of Julius Caesar and the Battle of Actium (31 BCE). Emphasis on social and political developments, including state formation and Mediterranean expansion.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: CLAS 1P92 is recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST/CLAS/ITAL 3P05.
*HIST 2Q97
Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
(also offered as CANA 2Q97)
Relationship between Aboriginal people and the newcomers to their lands from the contact era, to military alliance and trade, treaty-making and reserves, emphasizing the roots of current debates and disputes.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2Q98
Everyday Life in Early America
Themes in the day-to-day life of early Americans, from colonial times to the early 19th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2V90-2V99
Topics in History
Study of a particular area in history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
HIST 3F01
Historians and the Craft of History
Historiography, historical methodology and the latest innovative instructional techniques in the discipline of History.
Note: application must be submitted to the Department by April 1st. Students enrolled in this course will act as senior mentors in learning and life skills to junior undergraduates majoring in History. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 3F02
Making History in Niagara
(also offered as CANA 3F02)
Research, design and presentation of a proposal for a public history project, using local archives, including Brock Special Collections. Projects may include: special exhibits at local museums, historical societies; libraries; historical information plaques; monuments/ memorials; brochures/ pamphlets; digital/on line exhibits; live performances or other artistic productions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 3F50
Reading the Italian Medieval and Renaissance City
(also offered as ITAL 3F50, MARS 3F50 and VISA 3F50)
Exploring key monuments, churches, museums and urban sites. Concept of the city as expressed through art, literature and architecture from Medieval to Baroque times. Historical and geographical influences and factors in shaping the city, its culture and traditions. Cities include Rome, Assisi, Florence and Siena.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST, ITAL, MARS or VISA credit or permission of the Italian Studies course co-ordinator.
Note: offered in Italy during Spring session. Given in English. No knowledge of Italian is needed. Begins in May on campus during the Spring Session (3-4 weeks). Departure for Italy at end of May-beginning of June for a 2-week study tour of Rome, Assisi, Florence and Siena. Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and other expenses. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL (VISA) 2F99 and ITAL (MARS/VISA) 3M50.
#HIST 3F51
The Viking and Medieval Isle of Man
(also offered as MARS 3F51)
The Age of the Sea Kings. The history and heritage of the Viking, Late Norse, and Medieval eras in the Isle of Man, from Viking monuments to medieval castles, churches, fortifications, and assembly sites; significance of the period in the unique culture of the Island, its heritage industry, and government.
First 2 weeks of course spent in class, followed by ten days of intensive study abroad.
Restriction: application required and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): one MARS or HIST credit or permission of the instructor.
Note: begins in May on campus during the Spring session. Departure for Isle of Man in mid-May for study travel. Walking over uneven/natural terrain is required to access some sites. Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and other expenses.
#HIST 3F75
Archaeological Practicum in Mediterranean Lands
(also offered as CLAS 3F75)
Field work including excavation, surveys, lectures, demonstrations and study tours of ancient sites, monuments and museums.
Prerequisite(s): one of CLAS 2P32, 2P34, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25 and permission of the instructor
Note: offered in the Spring or Summer session for four to six weeks of intensive study abroad. Students are expected to pay their own expenses. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 3F93
Project Collaborations Across Diverse Programs
(also offered as IASC 3F93 and STAC 3F93)
Interactive media projects carried out by multi-disciplinary teams of students.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH).
Note: enrollment is limited. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3M50-3M59
Historical Studies Abroad
Study of the history of a country or region in its own cultural and geographical context.
Lectures/seminar.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits, permission of the Department and instructor.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99.
Note: usually offered in the Spring or Summer session with classes at Brock followed by two or three weeks of intensive study abroad. Background preparation and research preceding an intensive study period on location. Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and other expenses.
HIST 3M60-3M65
Experiential Historical Studies
Study of regional history emphasizing experiential learning.
Lectures, workshop, field trip.
Restriction: permission of the instructor or Department.
Note: this intensive study course will usually be offered in the Spring or Summer session for 3 or 4 weeks. Background preparation and research preceding an intensive study period on location. Students are responsible for field expenses.
*HIST 3M61
2023-2024: Local Historical Archaeology
(also offered as CLAS 3M61)
Practice of archaeology within local historic environments, with a focus on Niagara. Multidisciplinary approaches to human-landscape interaction, connecting material culture, archival sources, and the natural and built environment.
Offered online.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P00
Ideas and Culture since 1800
Intellectual and cultural developments in Europe and the Americas during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LART 3P00.
HIST 3P01
Britain and the World, 1500 - 1960
Politics of and resistance to British colonization and expansion from 1500 to 1960. Case studies from the earliest 'plantations' in Ireland to modern examples in India, the Middle East, and west and east Africa.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2F20 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P02
Introduction to Food History
Food from early agriculture through the emergence of regional cuisines, the dietary effects of the Columbian exchange and early modern trading empires to the development of food preservation technologies and modern diets.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the Instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P07
Growing Up: Childhood and Youth Since 1800
Popular, legal, medical, and professional conceptions of childhood and child-rearing in the 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on how ethnicity, gender, religion, class and disability influence the experience and understanding of children and young people in the West.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P10
African American History, 1619 - 1877
History of African Americans struggle for freedom, from the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to emancipation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)B/Ed (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1 (alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the Instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 3P52.
HIST 3P11
African American History, 1877 - present
History of African Americans struggle for equality, from their fight against segregation laws to the Black Lives Matter campaign.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)B/Ed (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha) 90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the Instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 3P52.
HIST 3P15
American Enlightenment
Intellectual and cultural history of the thirteen colonies and the early republic. Origins, manifestation and decline of the Enlightenment as seen through the life and writings of seminal American thinkers and less well-known figures. Transatlantic focus on dissemination of ideas and their impact.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P15 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P16
The American Revolution
What was the American Revolution? Historical and historiographical points of view, combining the perspectives of intellectual, political, cultural, military and social history.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P15 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P18
Modern American Popular Culture
Replacement of Victorian ideals with modern popular culture in the 20th century. Multidisciplinary view of American popular culture through the media of literature, art, film and music.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P19
Histories of Crime and Violence
Violence as a significant factor from human prehistory through the early modern period. Emphasis on class and gender.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 3P30
The Viking Age
(also offered as MARS 3P30)
Vikings from their Scandinavian homelands as they raid, trade and settle throughout Europe and the North Atlantic, convert to Christianity, establish new kingdoms and eventually assimilate into medieval Christendom.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), MARS (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P31
The Historian's Toolbox
Methods and tools that can be applied in research on most historical subjects. Emphasizes the use of primary sources, digital tools and varieties of historical inquiry.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P33
Imagining the Past: Introduction to Historiography
Historical thinking, using major examples of historiography from the ancient world until the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P35
North America's First Nations
Topics in the history of North American Aboriginal peoples.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: one of HIST 2P01, 2P02, 2P15, 2P16 is recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 3P36
Digital Innovations: History and Computing I
(also offered as CLAS 3P36 and IASC 3P36)
Explores innovative, digital methods historians are using to research, express and teach the past.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: practical component features introduction to 3D modelling. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST (CLAS/IASC) 3F31.
*HIST 3P37
Digital Innovations: History and Computing II
(also offered as CLAS 3P37 and IASC 3P37)
Surveys ways historians have used computation to transform our understanding of the past.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: practical component features introduction to more advanced methods for 3D modelling. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST (CLAS/IASC) 3F31.
HIST 3P38
Settler Colonialism in Acadie/Mi'kma'ki
Archival case studies of 18th-century settler colonialism in Acadie/Mi'kmaki with extensive training in critical digital methods.
Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. HIST 2P01 recommended.
HIST 3P45
United States Foreign Policy Since 1945
United States foreign policy during the Cold War era including the rise to superpower status, the search for global economic hegemony, the national security state, cultural diplomacy, covert operations and military intervention.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 3P48
Wealth, Work and Power in the United States
(also offered as LABR 3P48)
Business, labour and the state in U.S. history, including the evolution of capitalism from home manufacture to mass production to the service sector, the rise of the modern corporation, changing nature of work, sexual and racial divisions of labour, public policy, class conflict, welfare capitalism, the Great Depression and New Deal, business and war, deindustrialization, globalization and free trade.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), LABR (single or combined) majors and HIST minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P55
London, Paris, Berlin: History Through the Urban Landscape
Comparative history of capital cities of Britain, France and Germany from 1900 to the present. Themes include industrialization and urbanization, urban, class and gender identities, history and memory in the urban landscape, and cities at war.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P56
Weimar Germany, 1918-1933
Rise and fall of Germany's first republic emphasizing the political effects of the social and cultural developments of the interwar period. Topics include the 'New Woman' and gender relations; Berlin cabaret; Brecht; Bauhaus; art, literature, cinema, modernity and Nazism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P52 and/or 2P53 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P57
Living with the Enemy: The History of World War II Occupation in Europe
Axis occupation policies in Europe and the daily experiences and reactions of the occupied from 1939 -1945. Topics include resistance, collaboration, economic exploitation, genocide and crimes against humanity, the pillaging of cultural artifacts, post-war justice, retribution, and memory.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P58
The History of Modern East-Central Europe
Examination of the diverse peoples inhabiting the lands between the German and Russian worlds from the late 18th century to the present. Topics include external political domination of the region, the struggle for national independence, treatment of minorities, social and economic 'backwardness', the 'bloodlands' of World War II, the consequences of Communist rule, and the challenges of European integration.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P59
History of Terrorism:Threat, Spin and Struggle
Evolution of pre-modern and especially modern forms of terrorism, focusing on definitions, origins, tactics and objectives, counter-terrorism, propaganda, and terrorisms consequences. Global developments, emphasizing Europe.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P60
The World of Genghis Khan: Inner Asia since 500 BC
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.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and HIST minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), MARS (single or combined) majors and HIST minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: seminars will include films and primary sources (in translation). HIST 2P96 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 3P60
#HIST 3P61
Gender and Society in Ancient Mediterranean
(also offered as CLAS 3P61 and WGST 3P61)
Ancient constructions of femininity and masculinity and their relationship to the social, political and legal systems of the Greco-Roman world. Cultural regions vary.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of HIST 1P98, 1P99, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 2P61, WGST 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 3P63
Western Diasporas In the Ancient and Modern Eras
(also offered as CLAS 3P63)
Reception, presence and experience of migrant and immigrant peoples as cultural, religious and ethnic minorities in both ancient and modern times.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P64
African Migration, Displacement & Diaspora
African migration (forced and voluntary) experience. Topics may include migration origins, journeys of refugees attempting to cross state/cultural borders, modes of incorporation, racism, cultural/identity strategies, the political-economic relationship between African migrants and their hosts, and the ideas of 'home' and 'abroad.'
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P61, 2P62 or 2P63 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 3P65
Ancient Law in the Near Eastern and Mediterranean Lands
(also offered as CLAS 3P65)
Principal codified legal corpora of the ancient world, including Mesopotamia, the Levant (Land of Israel), Greece and Rome.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P66
Globalisation and African Economy
Africa, urbanization and globalization including economic and population growth, and rising economic inequality. Topics include the changing nature of global trade, development assistance, non-governmental organizations, and the impact of new development partners such as China.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P61, 2P62 or 2P63 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P67
Environment and Development in Africa
African development from a historical perspective. Politics of environments and environment-development linkages in Africa. Topics include the history of human-environment relations--the exploitation of the natural environment, patterns of extraction and trade, extractive economies, plantation agriculture, conservation, tourism, foreign investments and the 'land grab', bioprospecting and urban ecologies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST(single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the Instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P74
Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
Immigrants, immigration movements, problems of adjustment and government policies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P01 or 2P02 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*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.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), LABR (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P02 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P76
Canadian Regional History
Selected themes in the history of Canada's regions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P02 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P77
The Canadian West
The fur trade era when Aboriginal cultures and economies dominated, through the era of mass immigration, to the Depression and its legacy of social, political and medical innovation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P02 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Students will not receive earned credit for HIST 3P77 if HIST 3P76 has been successfully completed.
HIST 3P85
Minorities of the Middle East
Politics of modern Middle Eastern states; the formation of national identity; the changes in the position of ethnic and religious minorities; Christians, Jews and Muslims and their religious sectarians; slavery and gender.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P86
Cultures and Societies of the Middle East
European imperialism, migration and diaspora, nomads and pastoralists, marriage, national identity, Muslims and non-Muslim communities, urban life, ethnic and religious groups.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P87
The American West
Colonial rivalries and ethnic struggles in the settlement of the American West until the present day.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P15 or 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P88
Women and Gender in China
Constructs of women, gender and sexuality in China from imperial period to Mao era. Norms, religions, customs, practices and legends in shaping womens life, and changing status, gender relations and sexuality.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P89
Traditional Chinese World: People and Culture
Social and cultural history of China from the first empire to the early 20th century. Cultural values and customs, folk religion, family, kinship and gentry, food, medicine, women and gender, lifestyle and regional differences, and the impact of the physical environment.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P65 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 3P89.
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.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P96 or 2P98 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P91
Epidemics and Ideas: History of Medicine and Disease
Impact of race, class and gender in the experience of health and healing from early contact to the 20th century in Canadian society.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P92
The Church Besieged: Religion in North America after 1850
Real and perceived challenges to Christian churches in North America, late 19th century to modern period. Focus on fundamentalist belief and political engagement, and the emergence of new religious movements in response to, or inspired by, global conflict, feminism, socialism and scientific discovery.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: HIST 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 3P09.
HIST 3P93
Fraternalism and the Freemasons
Fraternalism as a political, social and cultural force from the period of the Enlightenment until the end of the 19th century. Emphasis on development of public cultures, the spread of Empire, as well as the shaping and expression of gender norms, through participation in the brotherhood.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P94
Historians and the Age of Religious Wars and Absolutism, 1559-1715
Historians' approaches to religious division in continental Europe. Political, religious and social developments in France with comparisons to conflict in other European countries.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours) /BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3P95
God's Country? Religion in North America before 1850
Influence of religious practices and beliefs on social and political life in North America from contact to 1850. Emphasis on popular religious activity outside of institutional churches and how belief shaped cultural experiences, gender relations and racial politics.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P01 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 3P08.
#HIST 3P96
Medieval and Early Modern Christianity
(also offered as MARS 3P96)
Interdisciplinary study of the continuities and discontinuities in the history of the Christian Church from the onset of the Middle Ages to the eve of the Protestant reformations. Examination of ecclesiastical authority, Christianity's interactions with Judaism and Islam, changing social structures, monastic reforms, the Crusades, magic, science, religion, the papacy, and the cult of saints and devotion to relics.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 3P97
The World of the Renaissance and Beyond
(also offered as MARS 3P97)
Interdisciplinary study of the primary texts relative to the European Renaissance and global questions that reshape the world, emphasizing the historical, cultural and intellectual legacies of the Renaissance, including literature, religion, philosophy, science, medicine and the history of exploration.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 3P98
French Colonial Canada
(also offered as CANA 3P98)
"French Canada" and Indigenous peoples in the context of the Atlantic World in the era of settler colonialism, 1604-1763.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3Q90
Colonialism, Shamanism, and Spiritualities
Encounter of Christianity with Indigenous religious ritual and spirituality in colonial and modern Latin American and the Caribbean. Spirtiual domination, resistance, shamans, taitas, curanderos, medicine men and women as mediators between the physical world and the worlds of Spirit, between European and Indigenous sacred and ritual worlds. Contemporary neo-shamanism and ancestor spirituality.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 3Q91
Renaissance Perceptions of Indigenous Cultures
(also offered as MARS 3Q91 and SPAN 3Q91)
Perceptions and views of indigenous American peoples and civilizations in Renaissance Europe, drawing from written accounts, histories of the Indies, and visual representations of Incas, Aztecs and Mayans.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST, MARS, SPAN credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 3Q92
Moors, New Christians and Renegades
(also offered as MARS 3Q92 and SPAN 3Q92)
Contesting identity categories resulting from exchanges and interactions of Christians and Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean world, through the study of historical and fictional primary sources.
Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST, MARS or SPAN credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3Q95
Latin America and the Caribbean Unplugged
Revolutions, revolts, countercurrents, countercultures, undergrounds, cultural and spiritual revivals and liberation theology, soulful returns to the land and the ways of the ancestors in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean from 1800 to the present.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P08 and/or 2P09 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 3Q94.
*HIST 3Q96
The Vikings and the Historians
(also offered as MARS 3Q96)
Select problems and debates in Viking studies and the medieval evidence on which they are based.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and MARS majors and minors until date specified in the Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 3P30 is strongly recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3Q97
History and the North American 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.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: one of HIST 2P01, 2P02, 2P15, 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3Q98
Environment and History in the Early Modern World
Role of the environment in shaping human societies from the 14th to the 18th centuries. Emphasis on feedback between built and natural environments. Comparison of European and non-European societies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3Q99
The Sixties
Social movements and social change in the United States in the 1960s; student, civil rights, antiwar, women's and other forms of activism; global context; causes and consequences of '60s revolts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P16 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 3V70-3V74
Special Topics in History
Special Topics in History
HIST 3V90-3V94
Topics in Canadian History
Topics in Canadian History.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of CANA 2P91, 2P92, one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P01 or 2P02 recommended.
HIST 3V90
2023-2024: Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation in a Canadian Context
Major developments in Indigenous history in Canada to the present.
1 2-hour Lecture; 1 1-hour Seminar
Restriction: Open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/B/Ed (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): One of CANA 2P91, 2P92, one HIST credit numbered 1 (alpha)90 to 2 (alpha)99 and two HIST credits numbered 2 (alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: HIST 2P01 or 2P02 recommended.
*HIST 4F00
Voices from the Past: Oral History
(also offered as CANA 4F00)
Oral history as a source for historical research. Focus on methods and best practices including: ethics; community engagement and shared authority; memory, life-story and digital story-telling; interviewing; recording, archiving and digitization; copyright. Creation of an oral history collection for Brock's Special Collections.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), and CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 4P00
Literature of the English Revolution
(also offered as ENGL 4P00)
Writings from the 1640s to the Restoration, including Areopagitica, Eikon Basilike, female prophecy and Agreement of the People, from literary, critical, historical and theoretical perspectives.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to ENCW (single or combined), ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (intermediate/Senior) and WRDS (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and the Chair.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
#HIST 4P01
Sources and Methods of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
(also offered as ENGL 4P01 and MARS 4P01)
Exploration of a range of source materials used to address inquiries into Medieval and Renaissance cultural forms and societies.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), ENCW, ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), WRDS (single or combined) and MARS majors with approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: students in other disciplines may register with permission of the instructor and Director. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P02
Early Modern Cops and Robbers
Crime and policing in early modern Europe. Readings in primary and secondary sources. Focus on class, gender and race in development of judicial systems. Major trends in historiography of crime and policing.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P07
Topics in Religious Studies
Investigation of the manner in which religious belief and practice mediate gender, class, race, culture, politics, and scientific conviction in the West. Topics may include capital punishment, spiritualism, evolution, prohibition, global conflict, persecution, and secularization.
Seminar, 3 hours per week
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HIST 4V07.
HIST 4P08
Slavery in Africa
Historiography of African slavery from 1400 to the present. Specificities of African slavery, family, women and children, urban/rural, African/Muslim/Euro-American factors, resistance, emancipation and manumission of slaves, related forms of unfree labour.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P09
The American Ghetto
Formation of ethnic and racial ghettos in the United States from the early 19th century until today. Topics include the push/pull factors that affected the formation of ghettos and their cultural life, focusing on immigrant groups such as the Irish, Jews, Mexicans and Eastern Europeans as well as African Americans.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 4P10
History in the Field: Ontario and the War of 1812
(also offered as CANA 4P10)
Social, cultural, political and economic impact of the War of 1812 in southern Ontario, emphasizing commemoration and public history. Examinations of historic sites, battle fields, and material artifacts will supplement study of historical and historiographical texts; field research at local museums, archives and historic sites.
Seminar, 3 hours per week
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), and CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2P01 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students are responsible for travel and other expenses. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 4P11
State and Society in Colonial Canada
(also offered as CANA 4P11)
Major cultural and political themes in Canadian colonial history from the British conquest of Acadia to the Confederation of the colonies.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), and CANA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P18
Women and Gender in African History
Women's changing status and opportunities in the social, political and economic structures of African states and polities from early times to the present. Varieties of social constructions of gender and gender relationships with the changing historical contexts of state formation, trade, religion, imperialism and popular culture.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P22
Africa in World History
The African encounter with the wider world, focusing on African contacts with Arabs and Europeans, global migrations, imperialism and African response, the world wars and decolonization.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2P62 or 2P63 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P25
Race, Ethnicity and Immigration in the United States
Experiences of various ethnic groups in the development of the United States from the 19th century to present.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P26
Latin America and the Caribbean on the World Stage
Global perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on their contributions to science, technology, medicine, economics, spirituality, ritual, literature, and the arts.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2P08 and/or 2P09 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P29
Wallace, Bruce and the Wars of Scotland
Wars of Independence. Who these men were, what they fought for and why they remain prominent figures in Scottish history and legend.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P33
The United States and the Cold War
The Cold War through such themes as atomic science, the Red Scare, popular culture, sex and gender, civil rights and Third World nationalism.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P36
American Political Ideas, 1760-1805
American political ideas and the historiography of the Founding Era.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P37
Cultures of Consumption in the British World
Major social, cultural and economic themes in the history of consumption in Britain from 1750. Global movement of consumer goods across the British world, from imperial sites of production to Britons homes. Case studies of specific commodities central to international trade networks and popular amongst British consumers.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P38
The Russian Revolution
Causes of the Romanov dynasty's collapse and its replacement by Bolshevism.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2P98 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P39
Gender and Empire in the British World
History of gender and empire in the British World from 1750, focusing on race and intimacy, sexuality and power, colonial medicine and bodies, and the colonial archive.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P41
The Holocaust
Origins, nature and legacy of the Holocaust.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P42
Nazi Germany
Rise of Hitler and the Third Reich, Nazification of German society, culture and the ecomomy, war, postwar denazification, and coming to terms with the Nazi past focusing on historiography. Topics include race, class and gender, science and technology, Jewish policy and the Holocaust, occupied Europe, resistance and collaboration, and politics of memory and commemoration.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P43
Censorship: A Comparative Approach
Comparison of attitudes and approaches to censorship in a number of contexts including the Inquisition, the English Civil War, absolute monarchy, the French Revolution and the totalitarian state between the Middle Ages and the 20th century.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P44
The French Revolution
The intersection of the ideals of the French revolutionaries with late 18th-century views about social hierarchy, gender, property and race. Topics include the collapse of absolute monarchy, the origins of the important ideals of the revolutionaries and the obstacles faced in their implementation.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2P92 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P46
Food and Drink: Society, Science and Economy
Exploration of major topics connecting food, culture, science, agriculture, economic development and politics from the early modern era to the 20th century.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P47
Material Cultures of Science and Technology
Material cultures approaches to history; role of artifacts in the history of science and technology; how historians interpret objects and non-traditional material sources and interpret their historical and social significance.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
*HIST 4P48
Science, Technology and Gender
(also offered as WGST 4P48)
Science and technology as shaped by cultural perceptions of gender. How has gender influenced ideas of nature, determined scientific inquiry and influenced the path of technological innovation?
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and WGST (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P50
Directed Research
Directed research on a selected topic.
Restriction: permission of the instructor and the Department.
Note: application form including a research proposal must be submitted by March 31 before entering year 4. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P51
Digital History Research Seminar
Designing, developing and executing a digital history research project using cutting-edge methods.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor and the Department.
Note: topics and materials will be chosen in consultation with the instructor. Prior experience with digital research methods is recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P52
Digital History
Survey of the computer's impact on the field of history. Examination of how the computer has transformed knowledge and revised and extended scholarly understanding of the past.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
HIST 4P53
Nations and Nationalism in Modern Europe
Evolution of European nations, nationalisms and national identities over the course of the modern era. Major theories of nationalism, conflicting concepts of the nation, historiographical controversies and recent research.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P55
Social History of the Renaissance
Lived experiences of daily life, including childhood and family life, crime and violence, religion, and religious reform.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2P99 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P56
Intellectuals in Revolutionary China
Major themes in the history of Chinese intellectuals in the 20th century, especially their involvement in the Communist revolution and the development of the People's Republic of China.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2P66 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P57
China under Communist Rule
Major features and sociopolitical life of China under the Communists; political campaigns, persecutions, economic adventures, and social upheavals. China after Mao and the transformation to 'autocratic capitalism' and the 'rise of China'.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P59
Women of the Middle East
The significance of religion, culture, economy and politics in shaping the role of women and their contributions to modern Middle Eastern societies. The changing status of Middle Eastern women, and their images in tradition and Islamic law as well as Western literature.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P61
Histories of the End: Varieties of Apocalypticism
The history of apocalyptic thought and millenarian movements studied from a comparative perspective.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P62
Religious Radicalism
Religious dissent and nonconformity examined using the principles of inquiry-based learning.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P64
Slavery in the Middle East
Comparative analysis of the institution of slavery in the Middle East since 1800. Political, economic, social and legal ideologies for the organization of the slave trade, the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of slaves.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P65
First Nations in Modern Canada
History of Aboriginal people in Canada including colonialism, interactions with missionaries, treaties and Aboriginal sovereignty, education and residential schools, health and health care policies, activism, oral narratives, land claims and resource exploitation.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: HIST 2Q97 recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P67
The World We Have Lost: Comparative Rural History
Major patterns of international rural history, emphasizing cultural, political and social questions.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P70
Seminar in Academic Editing and Publishing
Faculty guidance in managing, editing and producing the Brock University Historical Society's undergraduate journal The General.
Restriction: permission of the instructor and the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P90
Advanced Seminar
Graduate level seminar on a selected topic.
Restriction: permission of the instructor and the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4P99
Honours Tutorial
Directed reading in a selected field.
Restriction: permission of the instructor and the Department.
Note: application form including a research proposal must be submitted by March 31 before entering year 4. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 4V00-4V05
Themes in Literature and History
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) until date specified in Registration guide and then open to other students with permission of the Department.
HIST 4V06-4V79
Topics 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) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
HIST 4V79
2023-2024: Indigenous Knowledge in a 'Post' Colonial Global Context
Study of selected themes in different eras of Indigenous history, with a focus on Canada.
1 3 hour seminar.
Restriction: Open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and Chair until date specified in Registration guide.
CO-OP COURSES
HIST 0N01
Work Placement I
First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
HIST 0N02
Work Placement II
Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
HIST 0N03
Work Placement III
Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
HIST 0N04
Work Placement IV
Optional fourth co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
HIST 0N05
Work Placement V
Optional fifth co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
HIST 0N90
Co-op Professional Preparation
Provides students with the tools, resources and skills to maximize co-op employment and professional development opportunities.
Lectures, presentation, site visits, 1.5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 0N97
Co-op Leadership Workshop
Provides students with skills in interpersonal communication, conflict management and problem solving, group work and leadership strengths and styles.
Seminar, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students or permission of the Co-ordinator of the Foundations in Leadership Series.
Note: students will be charged a fee for supplies. Students who complete this course will achieve Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum certification in the Foundations in Leadership Professional Development Series. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2C01
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration I
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 0N90.
Corequisite(s): HIST 0N01.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2C02
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration II
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 0N90.
Corequisite(s): HIST 0N02.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2C03
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration III
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 0N90.
Corequisite(s): HIST 0N03.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2C04
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration IV
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 0N90.
Corequisite(s): HIST 0N04.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
HIST 2C05
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration V
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to HIST Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 0N90.
Corequisite(s): HIST 0N05.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
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