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2010-2011 Calendar | History |
History Honours Program
Department of History | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
Program Requirements
Students complete 132 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
To enter, students must complete 18 units of 100 and 200 division history courses. One hundred and 200 division courses introduce four groupings of history course offerings: Europe; the Americas; Africa, Middle East, Asia; Global/Comparative
Students entering 400 division seminars should have an appropriate background in 100, 200 and/or 300 division history. Normally, students should complete 45 units (or equivalent) prior to enrolment in any upper division history course.
Students should plan lower division course work with upper division requirements in mind. The program offers a wide range of courses in four lower division groups, providing introduction to a broad curriculum. A careful selection of lower division courses lays the foundation for specialization in specific upper division areas. For this reason, complete at least one course from at least three of the four lower division courses.
History majors may count one or both of WS 201 and 202 toward the required 18 lower division history units.
Students must complete at least nine lower division history units before enrolling in upper division work.
Group 1 – Europe
- HIST 106-3 The Making of Modern Europe
- HIST 215-3 The Making of the British Isles
- HIST 220-3 Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe
- HIST 223-3 Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789
- HIST 224-3 Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War
- HIST 225-3 20th Century Europe
- HIST 288-3 History of Christianity to 1500
Group 2 – The Americas
- HIST 101-3 Canada to Confederation
- HIST 102W-3 Canada Since Confederation
- HIST 104-3 The Americas from Colonization to Independence
- HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada
- HIST 208-3 Latin America: the Colonial Period
- HIST 209-3 Latin America: the National Period
- HIST 212-3 The United States to 1877
- HIST 213-3 The United States since 1877
Group 3 – Africa, Middle East, Asia
- HIST 146-3 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- HIST 151-3 The Modern Middle East
- HIST 205-3 Premodern Japan
- HIST 206-3 Japan Since 1868
- HIST 231-3 History of Africa to the 19th Century: From Ancient Times to the Slave Trade
- HIST 249-3 Classical Islamic Civilization
- HIST 252-3 Islamic India
- HIST 254-3 China to 1800
- HIST 255-3 China Since 1800
Group 4 – Global/Comparative
- HIST 104-3 The Americas from Colonization to Independence
- HIST 130-3 Fundamentals of World History
- HIST 208-3 Latin America: the Colonial Period
- HIST 249-3 Islamic Civilization
Upper Division Requirements
Major students obtain credit in at least 32 units (eight courses) of 300 and 400 division work; 12 units (three courses) must be in 400 division courses. Courses must be distributed within all four groups. Students complete at least one course from each group. Global/Comparative courses that are also included in another group may only be counted towards fulfilling the upper division course requirement for one group.
Group 1 – Europe
- HIST 307-4 Selected Topics in Hellenic Studies
- HIST 308-4 The Byzantine Empire
- HIST 315-4 Politics and Society in England, 1500-1707
- HIST 316-4 English Society since the Mid 18th Century
- HIST 319-4 The Modern French Nation
- HIST 320-4 European Reformation
- HIST 321-4 State and Society in Early Modern Europe
- HIST 331-4 Germany from the Reformation to 1815
- HIST 332-4 Politics and Culture in Modern Germany
- HIST 334-4 The Making of Imperial Russia
- HIST 335-4 The Soviet Project
- HIST 336-4 Absolutism and Enlightenment
- HIST 337-4 The Balance of Power in Europe
- HIST 338-4 World War II
- HIST 339-4 The British Empire and Commonwealth
- HIST 345W-4 Selected Topics in European History
- HIST 360-4 The History of Science: 1100-1725
- HIST 361-4 The History of Science: The 18th Century to the Present
- HIST 362-4 Ireland from the Penal Era to Partition
- HIST 401-4 Problems in Modern German History
- HIST 402-4 Renaissance Italy
- HIST 403-4 The European Reformation
- HIST 404-4 Protestants, Papists and Puritans: Culture and Belief in Early Modern England, 1500 – 1640
- HIST 407-4 Popular Culture in Great Britain and Europe
- HIST 411-4 Class and Gender in Modern Europe
- HIST 412-4 Marxism and the Writing of History
- HIST 413-4 Britain and Europe in the Twentieth Century
- HIST 415-4 Victorian Britain
- HIST 416-4 The French Revolution
- HIST 417-4 Modern French Problems in History
- HIST 419-4 Problems in Modern Russian HIstory
- HIST 420-4 Russia as a Multiethnic Empire
- HIST 421-4 Modern Greece, 1864-1925
- HIST 422-4 Greece, 1935-1944: Occupation and Resistance
- HIST 439-4 Catholicism in Early Modern Europe
- HIST 462-4 Religion, Ethnicity, and Politics in Twentieth-Century Northern Ireland
Group 2 – The Americas
- HIST 322-4 Atlantic and Pacific Migration
- HIST/FNST 325-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850*
- HIST/FNST 326-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America Since 1850**
- HIST 327-4 Canadian labour and Working Class History
- HIST 329-4 Canadian Family History
- HIST 373-4 Conquest in North America,1500-1900
- HIST 374W-4 Selected Topics in the History of the Americas
- HIST 376-4 North American West
- HIST 377-4 Environmental History
- HIST 382-4 African-American History, since 1865
- HIST 424-4 Problems in the Cultural History of Canada
- HIST 425-4 Gender and History
- HIST 426-4 State Power and Social Regulation in North America
- HIST 427-4 Problems in the History of Aboriginal Peoples
- HIST 428-4 Problems in the Social and Economic History of Canada
- HIST 430-4 New France
- HIST 432-4 Problems in Environmental History
- HIST 436-4 British Columbia
- HIST 442-4 America’s Empires
- HIST 444-4 Conceptualizing Atlantic Canada
- HIST 450-4 Race, Expansion and War in the Early American Republic
- HIST 453-4 The United States in Depression and War
- HIST 454-4 The History of Sexuality
- HIST 455-4 Race in the Americas
- HIST 458-4 Problems in Latin American Regional History
- HIST 459-4 Problems in the Political and Social History of Latin America
*only one of FNST 325 and HIST 325 can be completed for credit
**only one of FNST 326 and HIST 326 can be completed for credit
Group 3 – Africa, Middle East, Asia
- HIST 343-4 Africa and the Slave Trade
- HIST 344-4 East Africa
- HIST 348-4 A History of 20th Century South Africa
- HIST 350-4 The Ottoman Empire and Turkey
- HIST 352-4 Religion and Politics in Modern Iran
- HIST 354-4 Imperialism and Modernity in the Middle East
- HIST 355-4 The Arab Middle East in the Twentieth Century
- HIST 366-4 Social History in China since 1800
- HIST 368W-4 Selected Topics in the History of the Wider World
- HIST 371-4 The Asia Pacific War in Modern Japanese History
- HIST 388-4 Christianity and Globalization
- HIST 456-4 The Late Ottoman Empire: State, Culture and Social Transformation, 1750-1923
- HIST 457-4 The Turkish Republic: Politics, Society and Culture, 1918-present
- HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
- HIST 466-4 Religion and Society in Africa, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
- HIST 467-4 Modern Egypt
- HIST 468-4 Problems in the History of Religion
- HIST 469-4 Islamic Social and Intellectual History
- HIST 471-4 Women in Japanese History
- HIST 472-4 Problems in World History
- HIST 473-4 The Making of South African Society
- HIST 479-4 Change, Conflict and Resistance in Twentieth-Century China
Group 4 – Global/Comparative
- HIST 300-4 Historiography
- HIST 322-4 Atlantic and Pacific Migration
- HIST 334-4 The Making of Imperial Russia
- HIST 335-4 The Society Project
- HIST 373-4 North American Conquest
- HIST 376-4 North American West
- HIST 388-4 Christianity and Globalization
- HIST 412-4 Marxism and the Writing of History
- HIST 420-4 Russia as a Multiethnic Empire
- HIST 425-4 Gender and History
- HIST 442-4 America’s Empires
- HIST 454-4 The History of Sexuality
- HIST 466-4 Religion and Society in Africa, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
- HIST 469-4 Islamic Social and Intellectual History
- HIST 472-4 Problems in World History
Canadian Content Courses
These interdisciplinary courses below have some Canadian history content.
- CNS 160-3 The Social Background of Canada
- CNS 210-3 Foundations of Canadian Culture
- CNS 391-3 Special Canadian Topics
- CNS 490-3 Canadian Intellectual Tradition
Concentration in Middle Eastern and Islamic History
Students may qualify for this concentration by completing two of
- HIST 151-3 The Modern Middle East
- HIST 249-3 Classical Islamic Civilization
- HIST 252-3 Islamic India
and four of
- HIST 350-4 The Ottoman Empire and Turkey
- HIST 352-4 Religion and Politics in Modern Iran
- HIST 354-4 Imperialism and Modernity in the Middle East
- HIST 355-4 The Arab Middle East in the Twentieth Century
- HIST 456-4 The Late Ottoman Empire: State, Culture and Social Transformation, 1750-1923
- HIST 457-4 The Turkish Republic: Politics, Society and Culture, 1918-Present
- HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
- HIST 467-4 Modern Egypt
- HIST 469-4 Islamic Social and Intellectual History
Concentration in British History and Irish History
Students may qualify for this concentration by completing
- HIST 215-3 The Making of the British Isles
and one of
- HIST 315-4 Politics and Society in England, 1500-1707
- HIST 316-4 English Society since the Mid 18th Century
- HIST 339-4 The British Empire and Commonwealth
- HIST 362-4 Ireland from the Penal Era to Partition
and four of
- HIST 404-4 Protestants, Papists and Puritans: Culture and Belief in Early Modern England, 1500 – 1640
- HIST 407-4 Popular Culture in Great Britain and Europe
- HIST 413-4 Britain and Europe in the Twentieth Century
- HIST 415-4 Victorian Britain
- HIST 462-4 Religion, Ethnicity, and Politics in Twentieth-Century Northern Ireland
Admission to the Honours Program
Apply for admission to the honours program supervisor after completing 75 units.
Admitted students must maintain a minimum 3.33 grade point average (GPA) in all honours courses, and a minimum of 3.0 in all other upper division courses.
No more than 15 students are enrolled in the program.
Honours students complete all of
- HIST 300-4 Historiography
- HIST 400-4 Methodology
- HIST 494-4 Honours Seminar
- HIST 498-6 Honours Essay
HIST 400 and 494 must be completed in a fall/spring sequence, and HIST 498 must be completed in the following three terms except by special permission from the honours supervisor. All other work must be completed within six terms of program admission.
In addition to the 18 honours units as shown above, 42 upper division units are also required. Students are encouraged to complete courses outside the department but at least 50 of the 60 upper division units must be in history courses.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ÅÝܽ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
Languages Other Than English
Although not required for a history BA, it is useful to be acquainted with a language other than English for many history courses. Students, especially those who intend to pursue graduate courses, should consider including a second language in their programs.