History

This course is designed to introduce students to the methodology and techniques of historical study. It will focus on the historical background to current issues in Canadian society, culture and politics.

HIST 1401 is an introductory course focusing on American Social History. Through lecture, discussion and written assignments, students will examine questions about how men and women make history, as well as questions about how history is shaped by those writing it. This course will offer students an opportunity to do historical research, improve communication skills, and develop a critical scholarly approach.

Examines the global history of empire and capitalism from roughly 1492 to the present. 

A survey of important historical events prior to the modern age. 

A survey from 1867 of western expansion, the growth of an industrial society, the wars of the 20th century to the re-examination of Confederation of the late 20th century. 

A broad social, political, and economic overview of the Caribbean since 1942. 

Explores the roles of queen consorts, queen mothers, and queen regnants who wielded power directly and indirectly in early modern Europe. 

Explores the development, implementation and impact of the Nazis “Final Solution” of the Jewish question during World War II. 

Examines the events and conditions in England during the Tudor dynasty, 1485-1603, focusing on political, religious, intellectual, economic and social issues. 

Examines the changing political, intellectual, religious and social conditions in England from the reign of James I in 1603 to the end of the Glorious Revolution in 1688-89. 

Examines the social history of alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco in Canada and the United States, as well as state regulation and expert, medical and criminal justice responses to these substances. 

A history of the Atlantic region of Canada from the time of earliest European explorations to the formation of the second Empire in North America.

Examines how Canadian society has perceived and reacted to crime and criminals from early Colonial times to the mid-twentieth century. 

Examines the economic and social functions of the family in the transition from pre-industrial to industrial society. Topics include the religious underpinnings of the family, gender relations, the role of laws and state regulation, the impact of social policy and the emergence of a North American “politics of the family”. 

Examines the development of the commercial, industrial, and post-industrial city in North America. 

Examines the development of the “new Police” and its relationship to 19th and 20th century North American society. Themes include the European origins of policing, police reform, professionalization, labour relations, relations with minorities, political policing and private security. 

An examination of the Canadian criminal justice system with an emphasis on criminal law, courts, police and corrections from the Colonial era to the mid-twentieth century. 

Beginning with the arrival of the first settlers and their relationship with aboriginal peoples, through the development of a distinctive culture and society based on slavery, HIST 4475 will focus on social, intellectual, economic and political themes in southern history.

Examines the historical context surrounding the emergence and development of radical leftist movements since 1848. 

A comparative approach to student movement in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

Introduces historical methodology, the process of historical research, and the influences on selected major historical studies.