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History 1401E - Modern Europe, 1715 to the Present
Analysis of the evolutionary and revolutionary development of Modern Europe, with intensive treatment of the great landmarks in the formation of Western society and culture.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 1403E - Totalitarianism
A survey of the totalitarian phenomenon in history with emphasis on twentieth-century totalitarian systems. The course will examine the similarities and differences of Nazis, Communists, and Italian Fascists, both in theory and in practice and with respect to foreign policy as well as domestic affairs.
Antirequisite(s): History 2145A/B.
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History 1601E - Survey of East Asian History
The history of China, Korea and Japan from earliest development until modern times.  The course emphasizes that although they are independent nations their histories are intertwined.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.
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History 1701E - Comparative History of Canada, the United States and Mexico
An introductory survey of nineteenth and twentieth century Mexican, Canadian, and American history, comparing and contrasting political, economic, and social development. Major themes may include agrarian reform, the roles of women, centralism vs. federalism, the migration of peoples, political leadership, and the problems of poverty.
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History 1803E - Introduction to the History of Business and Commerce
Examines the emergence of modern business techniques and structures in Europe from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and the further development of these techniques and structures in Canada.
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History 1805E - Science, Technology and Global History
A survey of global history with a focus on mathematics, science, technology, medicine and environment.
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History 2121 - Selected Themes in Canadian History
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History 2125F/G - Northern Enterprise: Canadian Business and Labor History
The development and effect of business in Canada from the late nineteenth century, with special emphasis on its social impact and the emergence of a Canadian labor movement.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 2213F/G.
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History 2127F/G - In Search of Canada: Postwar to Present
An examination of selected social themes shaping postwar Canada. Topics covered include modernization, immigration and multiculturalism, rights issues, regionalism, and the multifaceted search for a "Canadian" society and culture.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 2207F/G, 2217F/G.
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History 2131A/B - The Presidency in American History
Examines the development of the modern presidency in terms of the challenges facing presidents and their success or failure in responding to the needs of the time. Special attention will be given to the evolution of presidential power and its historical consequences.
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History 2141 - Western Civilization
A lecture and discussion course surveying the main political, social, economic and cultural developments of Western Civilization from ancient Greece and Rome to the present.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 2143 - European International Relations from the Holy Alliance to the European Community (1815-1992)
This course covers European international relations since 1815 from the perspective of the "great powers" to show how the international system worked or failed. The final section on Europe after 1945 will deal mainly with efforts to replace the old states system by a European community.
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History 2145A/B - Twentieth Century Totalitarianism
This course is a comparative study of two of the principal totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century -- Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The course will compare the leadership, institutions, and policies of each regime.
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History 2173 - War in the Ancient and Mediaeval World
A consideration of technical, cultural, social and political aspects of warfare. The course ends with the fall of Constantinople and the use of gunpowder.
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History 2179 - The Two World Wars
An examination of the causes, course and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, stressing comparison of the two conflicts. Students will be asked to consider a variety of historical analyses of both wars and to study the process of interpretation as well as events.
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History 2182A/B - Social History of Women in Canada
A survey of Canadian Women's History from first European contact to the 1960s, with a focus on the realities of women's lived experience through biography.
Antirequisite(s): Women's Studies 2139A/B, 2140.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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History 2183A/B - Women in the Work Force 1700-1990
Explores women's experience of employment including women's paid labor in pre-industrial settings; domestic service; sexual division of labor; work in industrial settings; entering the professions; feminization of clerical work; women's war work; female professions; women and organized labor; feminism and women workers and globalization.
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History 2201E - Canada: Origins to the Present
An examination of the most important aspects of Canada's history from its beginnings to the present.
Antirequisite(s): History 1201E, 2203E, 2205E, the former 2207F/G.
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History 2209E - First Nations in Canadian History
First Nations peoples are the original inhabitants of Canada. This course will examine history recorded since European contact with all possible efforts to privilege an Aboriginal point of view and the contribution Aboriginal peoples have made and continue to make to Canada as a nation-state and as a cultural community.
Antirequisite(s): First Nations Studies 2901E
Prerequisite(s): First Nations Studies 1020E or Anthropology 1025F/G or the former 020E or History 1401E or 1201E or 1701E.
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History 2215F/G - The History of Aviation in Canada
The course surveys developments in Canadian aviation from the 19th century to the present. Themes include the growth of passenger services, the impact of flight on culture, economic aspects of aviation, developments in military aviation, and the creation of an aviation infrastructure.
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History 2291E-2295E - Selected Topics in Canadian History
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History 2296F/G-2299F/G - Selected Topics in Canadian History
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History 2301E - The United States, Colonial Period to the Present
Emphasis first term upon the emergence of the American nation, the egalitarian impulse, national expansion and sectional conflict; second term, upon the great transformations of the modern era: the growth of industrialism, big government, a pluralistic society, and international predominance.
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History 2303F/G - The Crucible of the Modern World: The United States and the International Community, 1935 to the Present
This course explores the modern origins of the American Empire. A primary theme concerns the rise, in the middle of the Twentieth Century, and then the subsequent decline of the United States’ moral authority.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 298G if taken between 2001-02 and 2007-08
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History 2391E-2395E - Selected Topics in US History
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History 2396F/G-2399F/G - Selected Topics in US History
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History 2401E - Medieval Europe
From the 4th to the 15th centuries.
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History 2403E - Europe & England in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Cultural, social, economic, and political themes including the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the rise of absolutism; the commercial revolution; heresy, witchcraft, and scepticism; plague and health problems; the origins of modern science; demographic trends; the Puritans; baroque art and music; Cromwell, Gustavus Adolphus, and the creation of the modern army.
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History 2404E - Europe, 1789-1918: An Era of Revolutionary Change
European history in the period between the French revolution and the First World War was marked by cataclysmic change, political, economic, social, and cultural. History 2404E analyzes the causes and consequences of these changes and the relationships among them.
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History 2405E - Britain to 1688
An introduction to British history from the Anglo- Saxons.
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History 2407E - A History of Russia from its Pre-Historical Beginnings to the 18th Century
A study of the old Russian culture, the Church, the State, society, and the beginnings of Russian political thought. Emphasis on the period from the 16th to the late 17th century. The aim of the course is to introduce students to Russia's spiritual, cultural, political and social roots.
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History 2409E - History of Russia-USSR
From the early beginnings (pre-historical, Kievan, and later) through the Soviet period.
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History 2411E - History of Modern Italy
Revolution, counter-revolution, and democracy, 1789-1946. Nationalism, liberalism, socialism, and fascism in Italy from the origins of the movement of unification to the collapse of the Fascist regime. The great personalities of the period, i.e., Mazzini, Garibaldi, Cavour, and Mussolini.
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History 2415F/G - The History of Crime
An exploration of criminality as a way of studying social, political, and intellectual history through cases. The course examines Roman law, medieval crimes, the formation of the state and crimes prosecuted by central authority; scientific definitions of crime; and concludes with modern celebrity crime.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 299F if taken in 2002-08.
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History 2417F/G - Law and Society in England, 1700-1900
This course looks at the development of civil and criminal law in the centuries in which England became a commercial, industrial, and urban nation. The legal status of women, reform of the criminal trial, and the place of law in constructions of English identity are among the topics discussed.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 299F if taken between 2005-06 and 2007-08
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History 2419F/G - History of Globalization
A broad, analytical study of how technology shaped globalization.  Our focus is on the interconnective features of the global marketplace during three historical periods.  Our purpose is to develop a better understanding of how global forces have shaped contemporary global integration.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 299G if taken in 2002-03 and 2007-08.
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History 2491E-2495E - Selected Topics in European History
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History 2496F/G-2499F/G - Selected Topics in European History
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History 2501E - History of Latin America
An introduction to Latin America. The first term emphasizes the colonial foundations of Spanish and Portuguese civilization in the New World; the second term emphasizes the growth of the individual republics, personalist rule, federalism vs. centralism, revolution, and the "static society".
Antirequisite(s): The former History 291E if taken at King’s 2004-2005, the former History 391E if taken at King’s 2003-2004.
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History 2591E-2595E - Selected Topics in Latin American or Pacific History
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History 2596F/G-2599F/G - Selected Topics in Latin American or Pacific History
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History 2601E - Modern Chinese History
A study of China beginning with the decline of the Ming dynasty (ca 1600), continuing through the rise and fall of the Qing dynasty, and concluding with the rise of modern China in the late-20th century.
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History 2605E - Survey of Japanese History
The political, economic, social and cultural history of Japan from prehistoric times to the present.
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History 2606E - Introduction to Islamic History and Civilization
The course examines the main events and themes of Islamic history and civilization and their place in world history. It covers Muhammad and the Qur'an, the conquest movement, the Islamic legal system, the economy, social structures and political institutions, literature, philosophy, theology, art and architecture, and science, among other subjects.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 2161.
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History 2609E - Modern South Asia
This is a survey of modern South Asian history from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Our focus is on the sub-continental landmass comprising the present-day nations of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The course is in lecture and discussion format. Lectures are organized around weekly themes, readings, films, visuals, and other resources.
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History 2611E - Survey of Korean History
A survey of Korean history from the formation of the first Korean states to the present, focusing on domestic developments and the role of the Korean peninsula in the international system in East Asia.      
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History 2691E-2695E - Selected Topics in Asian, African or Middle Eastern History
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History 2696F/G-2699F/G - Selected Topics in Asian, African or Middle Eastern History
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History 2703F/G - The Cultural Mosaic and the Melting Pot
A comparative analysis of ethnic relationships in Canada and the United States in the Twentieth Century.
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History 2705E - A Global History of International Relations since 1648
This survey course examines and compares the dynamics, evolution, and transformations of international communities and systems since 1648. It considers the main elements of international relations and key thinkers, such as Machiavelli, Kant, and Marx.
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History 2791E-2795E - Selected Topics in International or Comparative History
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History 2796F/G-2799F/G - Selected Topics in International or Comparative History
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History 2801E - Christianity: A History from Ancient to Modern Times
This course examines the early Christian movement and diverse approaches to doctrine, governance, and worship, from antiquity to the twentieth century. The course also addresses the role of the Church at various political, social, and cultural cross-roads in western civilization, including the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the Enlightenment.
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History 2807F/G - Entrepreneurship in the United States and Canada since 1800
A lecture and seminar course examining theories of entrepreneurship and their historical relationship to such essential business activities as finance, marketing, manufacturing, transportation, labour relations, and mangement. The focus is on the careers and business innovations of leading American and Canadian entrepreneurs in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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History 2809E - Jewish History and Culture to 1492
This course will survey the religious, social, economic and cultural development of Judaism and Jewish life, and relationships between Jews and other communities.
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History 2811F/G - Contacts: Indigenous and European People
An overview of first contacts between Indigenous People and Europeans in the Americas. First contact took many forms – from prophecy to physical meetings – since the late 1400s. Students will use a combination of primary and secondary sources to explore a series of different first contacts throughout the Americas.
Antirequisite(s): First Nations Studies 2910F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Any first year Arts or Social Science 1.0 or 0.5 Essay course.
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History 2812E - Plague, Pox and Flu: Disease in Global History
This course examines the role of disease in history, exploring how disease swept through cities, devastated populations, and transformed politics, public health and economies. Spanning from antiquity to present day, this global survey investigates society’s experience with, and response to, such diseases as the plague, leprosy, smallpox, and AIDS/HIV.
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History 2891E-2895E - Selected Topics in Historiography or Thematic or Methodological History
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History 2896F/G-2899F/G - Selected Topics in Historiography or Thematic or Methodological History
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History 3203E - French Canada
Selected topics since the sixteenth century. Emphasis on demographic and economic change; the evolution of social, religious, and political structures; francophone nationalism and French-English relations.
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History 3205E - Problems in Canadian Social History
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History 3207E - The History of Canadian Culture
An examination of the evolution of Canadian culture, including art, literature, film, and electronic media. The course traces the historical development of distinct Canadian cultural forms, and explores such issues as the role of the state in promoting culture and the relationship between culture and nationalism.
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History 3211F/G - Metis Ethnohistory
An examination of the history and contemporary situation of people of mixed Aboriginal-European descent across Canada beginning with their origins in the fur trade. Problems of researching/studying Métis history will form the core of the course. Topics include questions of ethnogenesis, hybridity, identification, gender, class, family, community, and political consciousness.
Antirequisite(s): First Nations Studies 3911F/G
Prerequisite(s): Any 1.0 or 0.5 course at the 2200 level or above in First Nations Studies, History, or Anthropology
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History 3213F/G - Frontiers and Borderlands
This course will examine the history of indigenous peoples in frontier and borderland regions, emphasizing the North American experience and drawing on examples from other continents for comparison. The focus will be on the interaction between indigenous and settler cultures, with close attention paid to each colonization experience.
Prerequisite(s): Any of First Nations Studies 1020E, History 1201E or 1401E or 1701E, or Anthropology 1025F/G or the former 020E.
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History 3215E - The Evolution of Canadian Political Parties, 1867-Present
An examination of the factors which have influenced party politics in Canada (including economic nationalism, continentalism, imperialism, regionalism and urbanism).
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History 3221E - Topics in Ontario History
Topics include aspects of the political, social and economic history of the province.
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History 3223E - Canada's North: History and Imagery
This course examines Canada’s "Far” and “Middle” Norths along with the “idea of North”. Topics include the First Nations and Southern explorations; underdevelopment; cultural colonialism and Northern reawakening; administrative evolution and Northern self-government and more. Attention is paid to both the “real” and imagined Canadian Norths.
Antirequisite(s): First Nations Studies 3931E
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above.
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History 3225F/G - Nature in Canadian History
An exploration of humans' relationship with nature in Canada. We will use the methodologies and sources of environmental history to examine the roots of modern environmental attitudes and practices. Topics include ecological imperialism, industrialzation, national symbols, the Group of Seven, and the rise of environmentalism.
Antirequisite(s): History 2211E, History 3217E, the former History 398F-004 if taken in 2002-2005, History 398G-002 if taken in 2006-7.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
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History 3291E-3295E - Selected Topics in Canadian History
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History 3296F/G-3299F/G - Selected Topics in Canadian History
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History 3301E - Colonial British America
Seminars in selected areas from the Elizabethan colonization through the American Revolution.
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History 3305E - The United States, 1783-1901
The Development of the American Nation. The framing of the Constitution, the emergence of political parties, the growth of nationalism and sectionalism, the impact of egalitarianism, and the disintegration and restoration of the Union.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3315E - Selected Topics in US History - Religion and Spirituality in American History, 1600-1990
The interrelationship of religion and society in America from the onset of European colonization to the 1990's.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3319E - Foreign Policy of the United States since 1775
A study of the interaction between domestic forces - ideological, political, and economic - and external forces in the development of United States foreign policy.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2300, 3300 or 4300 level
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3320E - Global America: The United States in World Affairs, 1700 to the present
Throughout its history the United States has imagined itself as a global project. To better understand America’s role in the world and the impact of international developments on the United States, this seminar explores the political, economic, military, and cultural dimensions of U.S. interaction with the world since the 18th century.
Antirequisite(s): History 3319E
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2300, 3300 or 4300 level or enrollment in the Honors Specialization in International Relations.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3321E - Topics in American Social and Cultural History, 1607 to the Present
The course examines major themes in social and cultural formation in the American past, including the histories of race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, religiosity and recreation; the development of American regions with distinctive cultures; and the implications of the production and consumption of commercial mass culture since the late nineteenth century.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 393E if taken in 2006-07 or 2007-08.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3391E-3395E - Selected Topics in US History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1 .0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course
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History 3396F/G-3399F/G - Selected Topics in US History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course  
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History 3401E - The European Renaissance
This course follows the Renaissance from its origins in Northern Italy and investigates how it developed and flourished in diverse environments, both in Italy and later in Northern Europe. We will consider the art, but will focus on the political, cultural and social developments which inspired and paid for it.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3403E - The Reformation
An examination of the religious upheavals of the 16th century with emphasis on the interplay between ideas and their socio-economic context.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): History 2403E.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3407F/G - Themes in European Environmental History: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century
This course explores the history of European attitudes toward the natural world. We will reach back to Antiquity, but the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and, above all, the early-modern period will draw most of our attention. The multi-disciplinary nature of environmental history will suggest a broad range of topics.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3411E - Britain Since 1688
The history of Britain from 1688 to the modern era. Students will discern the roots of modern practices by studying political developments, economic factors, intellectual movements, and social changes in Britain. Through lectures, videos, readings, discussions, presentations and research, students will sharpen their understanding of causation and significance.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3413E - France, 1715 to the Present
Examines the development of France from the decline of the old regime to the political and economic transformation after the Second World War. Lectures, book discussion and examination of selected topics in seminars.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3415E - Modern Germany, 1815 to the Present
An examination of the conflict between liberalism and reaction in the nineteenth century; the effects of industrialization; unification and its consequences; the causes and consequences of the First World War; the rise of Nazism and the nature of Nazi rule; the post-war German states; and Germany in the post-unification era.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3417E - Russia
An emphasis on intellectual history in a context of political, social, and economic changes from the eighteenth century to 1921. Broad topics will include the first and second European enlightenments, conservative thought, populism, anarchism, and Marxism. The Revolutions of 1917 will be treated intensively.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3418F/G - Representations of the Past in Eastern Europe and Russia
This course looks at how history has been constructed, used, and misused to justify the existence of imperial and modern national projects in Eastern Europe and Russia. The focus will be on Russia, Poland and Ukraine, on both political and cultural factors, and how these processes changed over time.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3419F/G - The Rise and Fall of Communism in the USSR and Eastern Europe
Europe Communism had a great impact on the politics and history of Europe and parts of Asia in the twentieth century. This course explores the form of communism which turned the collapsing Russian empire into the USSR, spread to Eastern Europe after World War Two and eventually collapsed in 1989-91.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 439E, Political Science 3340F/G, the former Political Science 249E.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3420F/G - The Soviet Experiment
The rise and fall of the Soviet Union had a profound impact on European and global affairs. Yet for many, Russia remains an enigma. This course examines the politics, economics, social issues, cultures and religions of the peoples who lived in the USSR, Russians and non-Russians, and how they interacted.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 439E.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3421E - History of European International Relations: Communities and Conflicts
This course examines major conflicts, key personalities, alliances, challenges to the nation-state, relations with the world beyond Europe, and the evolution of Europe’s international relations from the mid-19th century to the present.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3423F/G - History of Scotland: From Foundations to 1603
The creation of the kingdom of Scotland and of a sense of Scottish identity, from beginnings up to the union of the crowns of Scotland and England in 1603. Topics include Scottish geography, the racial composition of the Kingdom and the role of church and crown in uniting the country.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 399F if taken between 2003-04 and 2006-07
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3425F/G - History of Scotland: From 1603 to 1999
An investigation of the maintenance of Scottish identity after 1603, exploring the relationship between the Scots and the Stuarts, the importance of religion, the Jacobite movement, the Enlightenment, Scots involvement in Empire building, the social and economic results of industrialization, and the twentieth-century revival of nationalism.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 398G-001 if taken in 2003-04 and 2007-08.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3427E - The Holocaust
This course explores the evolution of the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question” in the broader context of German and Jewish history and anti-Semitic ideologies. The Holocaust is analyzed from the perspective of the perpetrators, victims and bystanders. The ultimate goal is to enable students to understand how and why the Holocaust happened.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 394E if taken in 2006-07.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3.0 seminar hours, 1.0 course
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History 3491E-3495E - Selected Topics in European History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 3496F/G-3499F/G - Selected Topics in European History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course
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History 3503F/G - The Image of Latin America: History Through Film
Film and television shape our perceptions and allow us to experience history unfolding. Students will review, analyse and discuss four films to determine their historical content, accuracy and realism. A combination of lectures, extensive reading, and class discussions on the material covered will provide the context necessary to evaluate each film.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 398G-001 if taken in 2002-3, 398F-002 if taken in 2005-6 or 2006-7.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3.0 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3591E-3595E - Selected Topics in Latin American or Pacific History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course. 
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History 3596F/G-3599F/G - Selected Topics in Latin American or Pacific History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 3601E - History of Modern China
A thematic exploration of the crucial developments and problems in Chinese history since 1800.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3603E - Modern Japan
Traces Japan from a feudal society in the nineteenth century to a leading industrial nation today. Emphasis on the analysis of economic, social and political change which made this transformation possible. The impact of such changes on the Japanese people will also be analyzed.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3605E - Crusaders & Moslems in the Twelfth Century
Aspects of Frankish and Moslem Societies and Cultures in the Middle East.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3607F/G - Cold War East Asia
This course investigates the domestic and international factors affecting the East Asian regional system during the Cold War period. Topics may include the U.S. occupation of Japan, Japan’s external relations with the U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and China, the rise of communist China, the Cultural Revolution, and the division of Korea.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3609F/G - Japan since 1945
Selected topics, such as Japan's phenomenal economic growth, its competitive drive for the control of world markets, big business in politics, the debates on the Constitutional revision and remilitarization, student radicalism and the changing roles of women in contemporary Japan, are examined.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3611E - Empire, Conflict, and Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific
An investigation of historical developments within the international system in the Asia-Pacific and the region's interactions with the wider world, mainly concentrating on the 19th and 20th centuries.   
Antirequisite(s): The former History 396E if taken in 2007-08.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above or International Relations 2701E.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.
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History 3691E-3695E - Selected Topics in Asian, African or Middle Eastern History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3696F/G-3699F/G - Selected Topics in Asian, African or Middle Eastern History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 3701E - Slavery and Abolition in the Atlantic World
This course explores the rise of modern slavery, the Atlantic Slave Trade, the experience of enslavement, the relationship between bound labour and plantation agriculture, the emergence of abolitionist/antislavery activism and the process of Emancipation.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3703E - Delhi and London: Imperial Cities
Delhi and London were two major cities of the British Empire. This course studies their parallel destinies, from the imperial into the post-colonial world. It explores how diverse cultural, political, and migratory flows connected and shaped these cities.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3.0 seminar hours 1.0 course.
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History 3791E-3795E - Selected Topics in International or Comparative History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 3796F/G-3799F/G - Selected Topics in International or Comparative History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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History 3801E - The Historian's Craft
This course examines the history of the historical profession, varieties of history, where research should start, the nature and limitations of evidence, methods of interpretation, research techniques in specialized areas, and problems of causal explanation.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3803E - History of Urbanization
The city from the earliest times to the present, with special attention to Europe, particularly London and Rome. Themes studied will include geographic backgrounds, planning, architecture and such problems as size, liveability and government.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3807E - The Jewish Immigrant Experience in North America, 1880-1945
A lecture course that examines the struggles and achievements of Jewish immigrants and their offspring in the United States and Canada, and the ways in which they conformed to and rebelled against against the dominant culture. The course will highlight a variety of themes related to ethnicity, religion, gender, and class.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 291E if taken in 2003-06.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course
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History 3811E - Jewish History and Culture, 1492 to the Present
This course examines the changing economic, social, and legal roles of Jewish communities; the causes of, and responses to, persecution and genocide; continuity and change in religious practices; responses to the Enlightenment, Emancipation, Zionism, and the creation of the state of Israel.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above or enrollment in the Jewish Studies modules.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3813E - Public History
An exploration of history as it is understood by and interpreted for the public in varied venues and media, including museums, historic sites, historical fiction, the internet, and film. Topics include the history of public history, ethical practice, the relationships between form and content and between public and academic history.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3.0 seminar hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3815E - Women in North American History
This course will examine Canadian and American women’s history from pre-industrial times to the present by investigating the experiences of women within the family, the labour force, and religious, political, and social reform movements. The course will also emphasize historiographical questions and theoretical and feminist concerns.
Antirequisite(s): History 2803E, History 3209E, the former 2805E.
Prerequisite(s):
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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History 3891E-3895E - Selected Topics in Historiography or Thematic or Methodological History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 3896F/G-3899F/G - Selected Topics in Historiography or Thematic or Methodological History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course
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History 4203F/G - Topics in First Nations History
Students will research a variety of specialized historical subjects relating to political, social, and economic interactions with non-Natives. After sampling secondary writings, students will draw on archival, visual, and oral records to offer first-hand experiences in dealing with the complexity of source materials.
Antirequisite(s): First Nations Studies 4901F/G.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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History 4205E - Disease and Illness in History
This course explores how society conceptualized and responded to disease, illness and health focusing on North America from the time of contact between Europeans and native peoples to the present. Topics to be discussed include competing views of disease, medical pluralism, epidemics and social response, and changing places of treatment.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 493E if taken in 2004-05, 2007-08.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 4291E-4295E - Selected Topics in Canadian History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 4296F/G-4299F/G - Selected Topics in Canadian History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 4301E - The United States in the Twentieth Century
A survey of American history, 1901 to the present, with emphasis upon political, social, and economic developments. Intensive examination of selected topics in seminar.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: Restricted to Honors Students.
2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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History 4391E-4395E - Selected Topics in US History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course  
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History 4396F/G-4399F/G - Selected Topics in US History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.   
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History 4401E - The Age of the Renaissance
Thematic approach to the intellectual, cultural, social, and political aspects of the Renaissance and its relationship to Western civilization. The students will be presented with a variety of methodological approaches to the interpretation of culture.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4403E - Early Modern Germany
Germany during the period of princely rule, ca. 1438-1806. Topics include: the Holy Roman Empire and German particularism, the German Reformation, the Great Peasants' War, the Thirty Years' War, the rise of Prussia, the German Enlightenment, Cameralism and the German Economy, Maria Theresa and Frederick the Great.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 491E, if taken in 2003-04, 2004-05.
Prerequisite(s): History 2403E and 1.0 other History course at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 4405E - Enlightenment and its Uses
A seminar and lecture course dealing with the origins and some aspects of the thought of the European Enlightenment (e.g. religion, science and medicine, social theory, art), and with representative thinkers of the period c. 1680-1790.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4407E - European Intellectual History
This course analyzes the works of a dozen leading European writers from the past three centuries and traces how intellectual preoccupations and critiques have evolved over time. Among the writers studied: Rousseau, Burke, de Tocqueville, Austen, Tolstoy, Nietzsche, Weber, Freud, Woolf, and Bourdieu.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours. 1.0 course.
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History 4411E - Crime and Society in England 1660-1900
This seminar explores crime and the administration of English criminal justice from the late seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century. Topics will include the reform of the criminal law, the rise of modern policing, the transformation of prosecution and trial, and developments in penal policy.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 498G-001 if taken in 2005-6 or 2006-7, the former History 499F-001 if taken in 2005-6.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 seminar hours, 1.0 course.
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History 4412E - The Tudors and the Stuarts: Early Modern England
This course considers the Tudor and Stuart dynasties, 1485-1714. Areas covered include the political and religious: how radical was the English reformation, how ‘glorious’ the revolution of 1688? Cultural topics will also be integral. What rituals dominated people’s lives? How riotous were the English?
Antirequisite(s): The former History 495E (2004-2008), History 4493E (2008-2010).
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 courses in History at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 4417F/G - Between Past and Future: Dilemmas of the Post Communist World
This course looks at the states referred to as ‘new democracies’ and ‘post-totalitarian states’. It will encourage students to look back and forward simultaneously, to explore how different states within the post-communist world have such divergent transformation trajectories. The material is approached from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Antirequisite(s): Political Science 4440F/G.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4491E-4495E - Selected Topics in European History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.    
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History 4496F/G-4499F/G - Selected Topics in European History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 4591E-4595E - Selected Topics in Latin American or Pacific History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.   
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History 4596F/G-4599F/G - Selected Topics in Latin American or Pacific History
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Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 4691E-4695E - Selected Topics in Asian, African or Middle Eastern History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 4696F/G-4699F/G - Selected Topics in Asian, African or Middle Eastern History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 4701E - Canada and the United States
This course analyses and compares a variety of themes which have been important in the development of both Canadian and American society. It also examines the involved and often difficult relationship of Canada and the United States, with an emphasis on the patterns of political, social, economic and military interaction.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4707E - Technology and Society in North America
An introduction to the social history of Canadian and American technology, this course examines interactions between technology and society during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Viewing technology as an aspect of culture, the main theme will be the development of distinctive national technical styles.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 seminar hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4709E - The First World War: A Revolutionary Experience
The seminar examines in-depth the events associated with the period from 1900 to 1924.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
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History 4791E-4795E - Selected Topics in International or Comparative History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 4796F/G-4799F/G - Selected Topics in International or Comparative History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 4803E - Topics in Gender History
A seminar course that examines selected topics to explore the social construction of gender and sexuality in nineteenth and twentieth-century Canada and America.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4805E - Warfare
Selected topics in the history of warfare.
Antirequisite(s): The former History 497E if taken in 2005-06.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
This course may be counted as a principal course in the honors Political Science program.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4807E - Business History
A comparative approach to business history in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States since 1700. Emphasis is on the emergence of modern management, the development of techniques of production and marketing, the role of entrepreneurship, business organization, business-government interaction, and labor relations.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4811E - Oral History
An introduction to the techniques and methodology of oral history.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 hours, 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4891E-4795E - Selected Topics in Historiography or Thematic or Methodological History
See History Department for current offerings
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.  
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History 4896F/G-4899F/G - Selected Topics in Historiography or Thematic or Methodological History
See History Department for current offerings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 History courses at the 2200 level or above.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.  
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History 4901E - Directed Readings in History
The subject will be selected by students in consultation with an instructor of their choice willing to give the course. This course will normally be open only to fourth-year honors students who have achieved an average of at least 80% in their third-year history courses.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 1.0 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4902F/G - Directed Readings in History
The subject will be selected by students in consultation with an instructor of their choice willing to give the course. This course will normally be open only to fourth-year honors students who have achieved an average of at least 80% in their third year history courses.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 0.5 course.
Restricted to Honors Students.
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History 4903E - Senior Thesis
This course will normally be open only to fourth-year honors students who have achieved an average of at least 80% in their third-year history courses.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Fourth Year Honors History Students.  Permission of the Chair is also required.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 1.0 course.
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Academic Calendar 2010 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION History (SS)
Decision Academic