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History Major
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete 18 units of 100 and 200 division history courses.
The 100 and 200 division courses introduce four groupings of history course offerings: the history of the Americas; European history; the history of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia; and global/comparative history.
Students registering in 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 GSWS 201 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
An introduction to the major political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments that have formed modern European society. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 5:30β6:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D901 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D902 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D903 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
A broad survey of some of the central developments that have shaped the history of the British Isles from Roman antiquity to the present. Breadth-Humanities.
An introduction to the world of late Medieval and Renaissance Europe (c.1200-c.1500). Breadth-Humanities.
A survey of early modern European history which will examine, among other topics, the wars of religion, the 17th century revolutions, 16th and 17th century economic development, the scientific revolution, the enlightenment and the political and social character of the old regime. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of European history emphasizing the French Revolution, and Napoleonic Europe and first Industrial Revolution, liberalism and its opponents, agrarian conservatism, liberalism and conservatism, the Revolutions of 1848, the struggles for political unification, the second Industrial Revolution and the origins of the First World War. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 5:30β6:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of European history from the First World War emphasizing the origins and effects of the World Wars, the emergence of the Soviet Union and of fascism. Breadth-Humanities.
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HS 276 may not take HIST 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HIST 276 may not take HS 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Surveys the history of Greek civilization from Mycenaean Greece to the twentieth century. Students who have taken HIST 307 under this topic or HS 277 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Day/Time | Location |
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Distance Education |
Explores the lives of Greeks under Ottoman rule and how the Ottoman systems of administration and taxation, as well as culture and religion, affected and influenced them. Examines how they maintained a Hellenic identity and how this identity contributed to their struggle for independence. Students with credit for HS 278 may not take HIST 278 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Explores the lives of Greeks under Ottoman rule and how the Ottoman systems of administration and taxation, as well as culture and religion, affected and influenced them. Examines how they maintained a Hellenic identity and how this identity contributed to their struggle for independence. Students with credit for HIST 278 may not take HS 278 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Examines the political and socio-economic evolution of 20th century Greece in tandem with the cultural transformation of the country from an agrarian based society to the urban dominated structure that characterizes Greece today. Students with credit for HS 279 may not take HIST 279 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Examines the political and socio-economic evolution of 20th century Greece in tandem with the cultural transformation of the country from an agrarian based society to the urban dominated structure that characterizes Greece today. Students with credit for HIST 279 may not take HS 279 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
A survey of the history of Christianity from its origins to 1500. Breadth-Humanities. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Group 2 – The Americas
A survey of Canadian history to 1867. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D107 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D108 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D109 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D110 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D111 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D112 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D113 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D114 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D115 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Canadian social, political, and economic history from 1867, examining aboriginal/settler relations, immigration, regionalism, foreign policy, economic development, culture, and political movements. Students with credit for HIST 102 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
A comparative exploration of the colonization of North and South America by the various European empires together with the role of Native and African peoples in the Americas, from the late fifteenth century to the onset of political independence three hundred years later. Breadth-Humanities.
A survey of major themes in Canadian social history from the arrival of Europeans to the present day. Particular attention will be paid to the effects of gender, race and class on the experience of Canadians over time. Recommended: HIST 101 and 102. Breadth-Humanities.
A study of the process and institutions of Spanish colonial administration with emphasis on the clash of European and Amerindian cultures. Recommended: HIST 104. Breadth-Humanities.
A survey of Latin American history from Independence (1808-24) to the present: post-Independence political collapse and reconsolidation; Latin America in the world trade system and the changing conditions of economic dependency; nationalist reform (Mexico) and socialist revolution (Cuba), liberalism, populism, and the rise of modernizing military. Treatment by topics and broad historical period rather than country by country. Students who have taken IS 209 may not take HIST 209 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences.
The emergence and development of American civilization from the establishment of the colonies through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Recommended: HIST 104. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
An analysis of the transformation of American culture from post-Civil War to modern forms. Topics to be discussed will include industrialization, urbanization, foreign policy, cultural and political antagonisms. Recommended: HIST 212. Breadth-Humanities.
Covers Quebec history from the French regime to the recent past, focusing on the evolution of cultural identity, on the nationalist movement, and on the long-standing tension between tradition and modernity. Students who have credit for HIST 328 may not take HIST 214 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Group 3 – Africa, Middle East, Asia
An introductory survey of colonization, of social, political and environmental change under colonial rule, and of the stormy history of state-society relations in Africa since independence. Breadth-Humanities.
An introductory survey of the changing societies of the Middle East since 1800. Emphasis will be placed on familiarizing students with the basic aspects of Islamic society, the influence of European imperialism, the modernization of traditional societies, the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the social and political ferment in the period since the Second World War. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 5:30β7:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
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J101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 7:30β8:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
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J102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 8:30β9:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
A survey of Japanese history from 1868 until 1952 which will examine, among other topics, the establishment of the Japanese colonial empire, the wars with Russia, China and the United States, and the post-war Allied Occupation. Breadth-Humanities.
A general, introductory survey of Africa's rich pre-colonial past, its vibrant cultures and sophisticated technologies, far-reaching commercial and political networks, and dynamic (and internally differentiated) social systems. Also discusses the trans-Atlantic trade in African slaves and the arrival of Europeans on African shores. Breadth-Humanities.
Examines aspects of the political, economic, social, cultural life during the Tokugawa/Edo period or what has been termed early modem Japan. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 5:30β6:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
This course offers a broad survey of the development of classical Islamic civilization. It begins with an examination of the origins of Islam in seventh century Arabia and concludes with the break-up of the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad in the 13th century. Emphasis will be place on gaining an understanding of the doctrines of Islam, the significance of the rise and fall of the early Arab-Islamic empires, and the role of Islam in world history. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Surrey |
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D901 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Surrey |
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D902 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Surrey |
A survey of the cultural patterns, social and political forces, and historical contexts that have shaped the Islamic period of Indian history. Special attention will be directed toward the Mughal empire and its decline. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
This course offers a broad survey of the history of China from antiquity to the eve of its modern transformations at the turn of the nineteenth century. It aims to challenge the perception of an unchanging China and to encourage students to develop a critical understanding of the forces integrating and dividing this geo-cultural unit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of the history of China from the end of the eighteenth century, when traditional Chinese society was arguably at its height of development, to the end of the twentieth century when the social revolutions promised by the Communist regime have clearly failed to materialize. The main objectives are to provide students with vocabularies and tools to understand and interpret the political, social and cultural transformations in modern China and to initiate them in the art and techniques of historical analysis. Breadth-Humanities.
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HS 276 may not take HIST 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HIST 276 may not take HS 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Explores the lives of Greeks under Ottoman rule and how the Ottoman systems of administration and taxation, as well as culture and religion, affected and influenced them. Examines how they maintained a Hellenic identity and how this identity contributed to their struggle for independence. Students with credit for HS 278 may not take HIST 278 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Explores the lives of Greeks under Ottoman rule and how the Ottoman systems of administration and taxation, as well as culture and religion, affected and influenced them. Examines how they maintained a Hellenic identity and how this identity contributed to their struggle for independence. Students with credit for HIST 278 may not take HS 278 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Group 4 – Global/Comparative
A comparative exploration of the colonization of North and South America by the various European empires together with the role of Native and African peoples in the Americas, from the late fifteenth century to the onset of political independence three hundred years later. Breadth-Humanities.
Uses lectures, music, film and images to explore the beliefs and social practices through which sexual identities are created and transformed over time. Introduces some of the main theories and concepts used in the field. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, Wed, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of the history of the world, with a focus on global historical phenomena of the last six centuries. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 1:30β2:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D107 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D108 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D109 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A study of the process and institutions of Spanish colonial administration with emphasis on the clash of European and Amerindian cultures. Recommended: HIST 104. Breadth-Humanities.
This course offers a broad survey of the development of classical Islamic civilization. It begins with an examination of the origins of Islam in seventh century Arabia and concludes with the break-up of the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad in the 13th century. Emphasis will be place on gaining an understanding of the doctrines of Islam, the significance of the rise and fall of the early Arab-Islamic empires, and the role of Islam in world history. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Surrey |
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D901 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Surrey |
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D902 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Surrey |
An introduction to Global History, beginning in the 1780s and ending in the present day. Key topics include the first Age of Revolution (US, Haiti, Latin America), the post-colonial experience, and the modern world economy. Students with credit for IS 265 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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TBD | |||
D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
An introduction to Global History, beginning in the 1780s and ending in the present day. Key topics include the first Age of Revolution (US, Haiti, Latin America), the post-colonial experience, and the modern world economy. Students with credit for HIST 265 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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TBD | |||
D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HS 276 may not take HIST 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HIST 276 may not take HS 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of the history of Christianity from its origins to 1500. Breadth-Humanities. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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. Students must 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
Examines Alexander in the context of ancient history as well as his legacy, which provides unique insight into why there have been and continue to be illusive and deadly quests for world domination. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 391-4 D200 in Spring 2005, HIST 309-4 E100 in Spring 2006 or HIST 486 E100 in Summer 2007 may not take this course for further credit.
Section | Day/Time | Location |
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Distance Education |
Selected Topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division History. Students with credit for HS 307 may not take HIST 307 for further credit.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 2:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Examines the first 5 centuries of the Byzantine history, focusing on the state that survived, by twelve hundred years, the collapse of the Western roman empire in the fifth century AD, and follows the evolution of its culture, language, political traditions and religion. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HS 308 may not take HIST 308 for further credit.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 9:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
This course provides a general overview of the social and political history of Tudor and Stuart England. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
A study of English society, culture and politics from the accession of George III to the present. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
Covers Byzantine history from the 9th century and the end of the "Dark Ages" to the end of the Empire in the 15th century and offers students an account of the Byzantine State's and its society's interaction with the Islamic and Christian European world of the west. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HS 317 may not take this course for further credit.
An examination of the history of modern France from 1789 to the present with a focus on the social, political, and cultural divisions within the French nation resulting from the Revolutionary era, industrialization, the expansion and eventual decolonization of France's colonial empire, and the World Wars and their consequences. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
An advanced examination of the complex history and patterns of the Religious Reformation in sixteenth century Europe. Emphasis will be placed on the religious thought of the period, and on its social and political context. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Strongly recommended: HIST 220 or 223. Students with credit for HIST 403-4 prior to 2005-3 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines major themes and developments in the political and social history of early modern Europe (1500-1789). Will consider various forces (e.g. religious, cultural, economic, military) that contributed to or challenged the strengthening of state power. While the focus of the course will usually be comparative in nature, it may on occasion also emphasize one particular state. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division History. Students with credit for HIST 318 or HIST 331 prior to 2005-3 may not take this course for further credit.
An examination of major themes in German history from the establishment of a united German Empire in 1871 to the reunification of Germany in 1990. Emphasis will be placed on issues related to the formation of German national identity and the problems associated with modernization and militarism. Attention will be given to the difficulties of Weimar democracy, the nature of the Third Reich, and contrasting developments in East and West Germany after 1949. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
An examination of major themes in Russian history up to the Revolution of 1917, including the emergence of the modern Russian state; the organization of the empire at the center and the periphery; the contest between imperial, national, and religious identities; social, economic, and cultural transformations; and the Russian Empire's involvement in world politics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 105 and 106.
An examination of the history of the Soviet Union from its creation to its collapse, emphasizing its ideology, culture, role in global politics, and social and economic transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
An examination of intellectual developments of early modern Europe (sixteenth to eighteenth centuries) in their broader social, cultural, political or economic contexts. The course will focus on a particular subject e.g. Northern humanism, debates about the nature and social role of women (the querelle de femmes), the Enlightenment. Students will read excerpts from important contemporary sources. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 223 or 224.
An examination of the shift of power among competing European states from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. Attention will be given to the origins and consequences of the two great European wars and to the policies of Britain, France, Germany, and Russia which brought about the significant changes in the balances of power. Study will be based primarily upon documents from the Chanceries. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Recommended: HIST 225.
An introduction to the history of the origins and course of the second world war. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 225.
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Distance Education |
This course provides an outline history of the British Empire, its rise and decline, and discusses the origin and significance of the Commonwealth. In addition there is a detailed account of the 'Westminster Model' of parliamentary democracy, on which the political institutions of many Commonwealth nations are based. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
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Distance Education |
A writing-intensive examination of selected topics in European history. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics with HIST 345 for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
Investigates the construction of nation states in Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean with a focus on the ideas of the Nation and the Nation State. Examines specific cases such as Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the development of Israel. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 359 may not take HIST 359 for further credit.
Investigates the construction of nation states in Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean with a focus on the ideas of the Nation and the Nation State. Examines specific cases such as Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the development of Israel. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 359 may not take HS 359 for further credit.
Traces the transformation of the study of the natural world from the Greek natural philosophers to the time of Isaac Newton. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 110.
Examines key social, economic, political, and intellectual developments in Ireland from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries. It will also explore shifting understandings of the 'Irish nation' and consider how communal historical memory can be appropriated to serve different political agendas. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 390 D200 in spring term 2006 (1061) may not take this course for further credit.
Considers the accounts of foreign travellers and correspondents of the region in question from the early Grand Tour to the present and contrasts these accounts with historical facts and developments. Examines how perceptions regarding the Balkans (or the Mediterranean) were formed as well as their persistence in modern times. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 364 may not take HIST 364 for further credit.
Considers the accounts of foreign travellers and correspondents of the region in question from the early Grand Tour to the present and contrasts these accounts with historical facts and developments. Examines how perceptions regarding the Balkans (or the Mediterranean) were formed as well as their persistence in modern times. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 364 may not take HS 364 for further credit.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
An examination of major debates concerning the history of late-nineteenth and twentieth century Germany. Themes may include the nature of German modernity, interpretations of the Third Reich, or German memory after the Second World War. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower division History credit and one of HIST 224, 225, 332 or permission of the department. Students who have taken HIST 486 in 2002-3 or 2003-3 may not take HIST 401 for further credit.
An exploration of the history and historiography of the Renaissance Italy. Emphasis will be given to politics, religion, culture and the economy, and to a balanced study of the Italian peninsula, including Florence, Venice, Rome, Naples, the countryside and smaller urban centres. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 220, 223, HUM 219, 305, 311, 312 or permission of the department.
From the world of late-medieval piety to the outbreak of the English Civil War, this research seminar examines the changing nature of religious belief in early modern England with a particular focus on the origins, development and impact of Protestantism. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 223, 315, 320, 405, 439 or permission of the department.
This course will study culture in Great Britain and Europe since 1500. Themes may include the sixteenth century separation between popular and elite culture, Carnival, the witch craze, popular ballads, the institution of 'rational recreation' during the Industrial Revolution, the late Victorian Music Hall, the cultural emancipation of women, and the effects on working class culture of economic depression and world war. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 105 or 106.
This course aims to provide a basic understanding of Marx's theory of history and to introduce students to some of the important ideas used by Marxists in the writing of history. Readings for the course will include some of Marx' original work, the writings of historians who have been influenced by Marx as well as selected writings from some of Marx's critics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 412 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination, by means of a series of case studies, of the ways in which Britain's ambiguous relationships with Europe, the Empire/Commonwealth and the United States have shaped its identity in the twentieth century. Prerequisite: HIST 225 plus 45 units including nine units of lower division History. Recommended: HIST 337.
A study of major developments and controversies -- social, cultural, political, religious, economic -- during the period of the rise of industrial and class society. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one or more of HIST 224, 315, 316.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination of a principal aspect of, or period in, the history of French society since the Revolution. For example, attention may be given to the 19th century French revolutionary tradition, or to society and culture in the Third, Fourth and Fifth Republics, or to colonialism and decolonisation. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 224 or 225. Students with credit for HIST 417 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An examination of how the Russian Empire grew, was maintained, and came to an end, if it did end, through a study of imperial and colonial policies and practices and the responses to these by the area's diverse peoples. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 5:30β9:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Greece and Greek society will serve as a case study of a Balkan country that underwent several political and social transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HS 421 may not take this course for further credit.
Greece and Greek society will serve as a case study of a Balkan country that underwent several political and social transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 421 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines the cycle of violence that followed the Axis occupation of Greece and created a political schism that lasted until the 1980s. The course will focus on Greek resistance, foreign relations and relations with the British intelligence services. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HS 422 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines the cycle of violence that followed the Axis occupation of Greece and created a political schism that lasted until the 1980s. The course will focus on Greek resistance, foreign relations and relations with the British intelligence services. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 422 may not take this course for further credit.
Explores the representation of modern Italian history through the medium of film. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history plus eight units of upper division history, or any one of the following courses: HIST 486 D100 (spring 2006 Italian Fascism); HIST 390 D100 (spring 2007 Modern Italy); HIST 486 D100 (spring 2008 Fascist Italy). Students with credit for HIST 433 and/or HIST 486 in Fall 2007 (1077) may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An examination of the complex history of Catholicism in Europe in the period 1500-1789. By elucidating the diversity within and among institutions and religious experiences, it will challenge the traditional assumption that Catholicism constituted a religious monolith impervious to historical change. Subjects for particular focus may include historiographical approaches to Catholicism, the papacy, the Society of Jesus, popular religion, the role of art. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 220, 223, 288, or 320.
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modem legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 441 may not take HIST 441 for further credit.
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modern legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 441 may not take HS 441 for further credit.
Examines the politics, society and culture of fascism in Italy from 1922 to World War II. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 486 when offered with the title Italian Fascism or Fascist Italy (Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2008) may not take this course for further credit.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Familiarizes the student with the main problems in the study of Byzantine social, political, economic and intellectual history. Students will be exposed to the main primary sources available to the Byzantinist and will read articles and books by the most influential scholars in the field of Byzantine studies. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 hours of lower division history. Students with credit for HS 460 may not take this course for further credit.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Familiarizes the student with the main problems in the study of Byzantine social, political, economic and intellectual history. Students will be exposed to the main primary sources available to the Byzantinist and will read articles and books by the most influential scholars in the field of Byzantine studies. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 hours of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 460 may not take this course for further credit.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Explores the creation of Northern Ireland and the conflicting understandings of the past that led to discrimination and sectarian violence in the Twentieth Century. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 362. Students with credit for HIST 462 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
* when topic is applicable
Group 2 – The Americas
Topics in the history of Atlantic and Pacific migrations to the Americas with attention given to the contexts from which the migrants came, why they migrated, and how they adjusted. Examples may be taken from the United States, Canada and Latin America. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An intensive survey of the Canadian prairies, as a political region and as an evolving ecological region within broader American space. Examines both traditional and more modern contests over resource use and policy vis-a-vis indigenous peoples, as well as patterns of prairie literature and visual art. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Students with credit for HIST 390 as The Canadian Prairies (Studies in History) may not take this course for further credit.
Examines selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples of North America from first contact with Europeans to the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for FNST 325 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples of North America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for FNST 326 may not take this course for further credit.
An examination of the history of labor, primarily in English Canada, during the 19th and 20th centuries. The evolution of trade unions and labor-political movements will be examined together with the impact of industrialization, the rise of mass production, changing patterns of immigration and other contexts of working-class culture and material life. Special attention will be paid to British Columbia as a case study. Historically the course examines 'working class history' as a particular way of studying the past. What is the concept of 'the working class'? Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102 and 204.
A broad examination of attempts by aboriginal, imperial, and mercantile forces to claim and control the North American continent from the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. Explores the processes of colonization from many perspectives, including Aboriginal, American, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ambitions and activities. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division History and one of HIST 101 or 212, or permission of the department. Breadth-Humanities.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
A writing-intensive examination of selected topics in the history of the Americas. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 374 for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
Examines themes in the development of the western portions of North America, their incorporation into nation states, and the tensions between local, regional, and national systems during the last two centuries. Themes will include race, ethnicity, class labor, capital, and environment. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 391 in Fall 2005 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines the reciprocal influences between humans and nature through time. Topics may include settlement, agriculture, technology, politics, urbanization, science, and conservation. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division History. Students with credit for GEOG 377 may not take this course for further credit.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Selected problems in Canadian ideas and attitudes on such topics as the arts, religion, education, minority and native cultures, nationalism, and Canadian historiography. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Explores historical changes in masculinity and femininity. Using a thematic and transnational/comparative approach, it will examine how gender identities are formed and refashioned within different historical contexts. It will also explore the interaction between gender and other systems of power such as race, class, and ethnicity. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 425 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Selected problems in the history of Canadian agriculture and industrial development, migration and settlement, labor, native policy and class structure. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An investigation into the major themes and arguments in the environmental histories of North America, emphasizing how different individuals and groups have used, perceived, and managed their environments over time. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for GEOG 432 may not take this course for further credit.
Selected problems in the social, cultural, economic and political development of British Columbia. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101 and 102.
Explores the various empires (Indigenous, Spanish, French, Dutch, British) that sought dominance in North America after 1500, and discusses the usefulness of 'empire' as a way of thinking about history and power. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one of HIST 208, 209, 212, 213, and 223. Students with credit for HIST 442 or HIST 487 in 1047 (2004 Fall) may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Traces the development of legal doctrine pertaining to Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the United States, including its shared roots in British colonial law and policy. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for FNST 443, or HIST 485 or 486 under this topic may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Examines contemporary writings regarding indigenous environmental logic and environmental concerns of contemporary times. Studies effects of resource extraction upon indigenous nations, globalization, genetic modifications, health, intellectual property, spiritual beliefs, culture and society, art and language and compares these with specific indigenous logic at the time of contact. Prerequisite: 45 units.
Explores the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual environments in which the region of Atlantic Canada has been created and re-imagined over time. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101 or 102. Students with credit for HIST 444 or HIST 485 in Fall 2006 (1067) term may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Explores how ideas, practices and identities have changed over time in response to social, political and economic pressures. Emphasis on postmodern approaches to understanding sexuality, and the international historical scholarship it has generated. Chronological and geographical focus of this course may vary. Prerequisite: 45 lower-division units, including 9 units of HIST or GSWS.
An examination of the role of racial thinking in the history of the Americas, from the era of the Conquest to the present day. Topics may include African and Indigenous slavery, the development of scientific racism in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the persistence of racism in the present day. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 455 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Advanced concepts and methodology applied to the study of one or more Latin American regions. Examples are: pre-Columbian and colonial Middle America; revolutionary Mexico 1910-1970, Brazil from Slavery to Militarism, frontier society to hyper-urbanism in the La Plata countries. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 104, 208, 209, LAS 200. Students with credit for HIST 458 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Advanced concepts and methodology applied to the study of traditional and contemporary institutions (the church, the great estate, the peasantry, elite structures) and/or political movements (agrarian revolution, populism, the modernizing military). Emphasis placed on changing historiographical interpretations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 104, 208, 209, LAS 200. Students with credit for HIST 459 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 5:30β9:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
* when topic is applicable
** only one of FNST 326 and HIST 326 can be completed for credit
Group 3 – Africa, Middle East, Asia
A study of Ottoman society and the impact of Ottoman rule in the Middle East from the conquest of Constantinople to the death of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Emphasis will be on the conflict between preservation and reform in the nineteenth century and on the significance of the Ottoman legacy for twentieth century Turkey and the Arab world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
This course examines the role of imperialism in the transformation of societies in the Middle East and North Africa over the last two centuries. Focusing mainly on the cases of Ottoman, British and French empire building, the course discusses the socio-economic, cultural and political changes brought about by the interaction of various segments of local societies with these imperial powers. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
An examination of this century's major themes in the history of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as other states of the Arabian peninsula. Topics to be investigated include the origins of Arab nationalism and Islamic reformism; the origins and development of the Lebanese question; the emergence of the politics of the military in Iraq and Syria, and the special role of the Jordanian and Arabian monarchies. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
Considers the accounts of foreign travellers and correspondents of the region in question from the early Grand Tour to the present and contrasts these accounts with historical facts and developments. Examines how perceptions regarding the Balkans (or the Mediterranean) were formed as well as their persistence in modern times. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 364 may not take HIST 364 for further credit.
Considers the accounts of foreign travellers and correspondents of the region in question from the early Grand Tour to the present and contrasts these accounts with historical facts and developments. Examines how perceptions regarding the Balkans (or the Mediterranean) were formed as well as their persistence in modern times. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 364 may not take HS 364 for further credit.
Explores the social and cultural problems in modern Chinese history, with special emphasis on popular and elite cultures in the late Qing, Republican, and socialist eras. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. HIST 255 is recommended.
Analyzes the history of the PRC from 1949 to present. Special emphasis on ideology, inequality, diversity, the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and economic reforms. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 256 may not take this course for further credit.
A writing-intensive examination of selected topics in the history of Asia, Africa and/or the Middle East. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 368 for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
Covers the period in Japan from the 1930s to the 1950s and will introduce students to topics such as wartime atrocities, the dropping of the atomic bombs and the prosecution of war criminals. It will also attempt to explain why so much controversy surrounds interpretations of events arising from Japan's last war, the Asia-Pacific War. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one course on modern Japan.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 9:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination of select topics in Christianity and globalization, with an emphasis on the early-modern period. Students will explore the connections between regions rather than individual regional histories. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history credit.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modem legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 441 may not take HIST 441 for further credit.
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modern legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 441 may not take HS 441 for further credit.
Focuses on major issues and trends in the history of the Ottoman Empire from the mid-eighteenth century to its demise in the aftermath of World War I. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students with credit for HIST 486 D200 in Spring 2006 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines the political, social, and cultural transformation in Turkey from the end of World War I to the present. Topics may include the Ottoman legacy in the Turkish Republic, issues of nation building, national identity and ethnicity, the role of the military in Turkish politics, changing concepts of gender, the role of political Islam, and Turkish diasporas. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students with credit in HIST 486 D100 in Fall 2005 may not take this course for further credit.
Concepts and methodology of modern Asian history. Selected themes may include revolution, inequality, mass violence, ideology, imperialism, leadership, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
A discussion of the modern history of nation-building in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The topics discussed include Zionism, the British Mandate in Palestine, the creation of the state of Israel, the rise of modern Palestinian nationalism, and the role of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute in regional and international affairs. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 151, 249, 251, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An interpretive discussion of the course of modern Egyptian history. This may range from the advent to power of Muhammed Ali Pasha until recent times, or may focus on specific periods of revolutionary change. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 151, 249, 251, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 468 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
The history of Japan from 1600 to the mid 20th century with a focus on the economic, social, cultural and political contributions of women. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 485 in 2001-1, HIST 488 in 2002-1 or HIST 471 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of world history. Selected themes may include globalization, modernization, migration, religious expansion, colonialism, imperialism, and the teaching of world history. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 472 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An examination of the way in which South African society evolved in the 19th and 20th centuries. Particular attention will be paid to the problem of race relations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 231, 348. Students with credit for HIST 473 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Focuses on underprivileged and disenfranchised groups -- farmers, workers, women, ethnic minorities, etc. -- and on the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion that structure modern Chinese society. Note that the seminar covers mainly continental China. Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora will be discussed only in passing. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history, including HIST 255 or 365, or permission of the department. Students with credit for HIST 479 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
* when topic is applicable
Group 4 – Global/Comparative
Examines the conceptual problems involved in the historian's attempt to apprehend the past. Focuses on the nature of historical knowledge and explanation, and to the broad systems and patterns in which history has been conceived. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Topics in the history of Atlantic and Pacific migrations to the Americas with attention given to the contexts from which the migrants came, why they migrated, and how they adjusted. Examples may be taken from the United States, Canada and Latin America. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
An examination of major themes in Russian history up to the Revolution of 1917, including the emergence of the modern Russian state; the organization of the empire at the center and the periphery; the contest between imperial, national, and religious identities; social, economic, and cultural transformations; and the Russian Empire's involvement in world politics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 105 and 106.
An examination of the history of the Soviet Union from its creation to its collapse, emphasizing its ideology, culture, role in global politics, and social and economic transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Examines "International Development" within a series of historical frames, including the history of imperialism, the history of international relations, globalization, and the cultural and intellectual history of North-South relations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students who have credit for IS 358 may not take HIST 358 for further credit.
Examines "International Development" within a series of historical frames, including the history of imperialism, the history of international relations, globalization, and the cultural and intellectual history of North-South relations. Prerequisite: 45 units and declared ISHON, ISMAJ or ISMIN. Students who have credit for HIST 358 may not take IS 358 for further credit.
Covers the social, cultural economic and political rise and development of cities as the primary form of human habitat. Examines the experience of city life through topics built environment, migration & ethnicity, gender, and globalisation. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history credit or enrolment in the Urban Studies Certificate program. Students with credit for HIST 390 D-100 Fall 11 Studies in History I may not take this course for further credit.
A broad examination of attempts by aboriginal, imperial, and mercantile forces to claim and control the North American continent from the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. Explores the processes of colonization from many perspectives, including Aboriginal, American, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ambitions and activities. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division History and one of HIST 101 or 212, or permission of the department. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Examines themes in the development of the western portions of North America, their incorporation into nation states, and the tensions between local, regional, and national systems during the last two centuries. Themes will include race, ethnicity, class labor, capital, and environment. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 391 in Fall 2005 may not take this course for further credit.
An examination of select topics in Christianity and globalization, with an emphasis on the early-modern period. Students will explore the connections between regions rather than individual regional histories. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history credit.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
This course aims to provide a basic understanding of Marx's theory of history and to introduce students to some of the important ideas used by Marxists in the writing of history. Readings for the course will include some of Marx' original work, the writings of historians who have been influenced by Marx as well as selected writings from some of Marx's critics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 412 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination of how the Russian Empire grew, was maintained, and came to an end, if it did end, through a study of imperial and colonial policies and practices and the responses to these by the area's diverse peoples. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 5:30β9:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Explores historical changes in masculinity and femininity. Using a thematic and transnational/comparative approach, it will examine how gender identities are formed and refashioned within different historical contexts. It will also explore the interaction between gender and other systems of power such as race, class, and ethnicity. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 425 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modem legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 441 may not take HIST 441 for further credit.
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modern legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 441 may not take HS 441 for further credit.
Explores the various empires (Indigenous, Spanish, French, Dutch, British) that sought dominance in North America after 1500, and discusses the usefulness of 'empire' as a way of thinking about history and power. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one of HIST 208, 209, 212, 213, and 223. Students with credit for HIST 442 or HIST 487 in 1047 (2004 Fall) may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Explores how ideas, practices and identities have changed over time in response to social, political and economic pressures. Emphasis on postmodern approaches to understanding sexuality, and the international historical scholarship it has generated. Chronological and geographical focus of this course may vary. Prerequisite: 45 lower-division units, including 9 units of HIST or GSWS.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 468 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of world history. Selected themes may include globalization, modernization, migration, religious expansion, colonialism, imperialism, and the teaching of world history. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 472 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
* when topic is applicable
Students in History major program have the option of taking concentrations to enhance their programs.
Concentration in British History and Irish History
Students may qualify for this concentration by completing
A broad survey of some of the central developments that have shaped the history of the British Isles from Roman antiquity to the present. Breadth-Humanities.
and one of
This course provides a general overview of the social and political history of Tudor and Stuart England. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
A study of English society, culture and politics from the accession of George III to the present. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
This course provides an outline history of the British Empire, its rise and decline, and discusses the origin and significance of the Commonwealth. In addition there is a detailed account of the 'Westminster Model' of parliamentary democracy, on which the political institutions of many Commonwealth nations are based. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Section | Day/Time | Location |
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Distance Education |
Examines key social, economic, political, and intellectual developments in Ireland from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries. It will also explore shifting understandings of the 'Irish nation' and consider how communal historical memory can be appropriated to serve different political agendas. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 390 D200 in spring term 2006 (1061) may not take this course for further credit.
and four of
From the world of late-medieval piety to the outbreak of the English Civil War, this research seminar examines the changing nature of religious belief in early modern England with a particular focus on the origins, development and impact of Protestantism. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 223, 315, 320, 405, 439 or permission of the department.
This course will study culture in Great Britain and Europe since 1500. Themes may include the sixteenth century separation between popular and elite culture, Carnival, the witch craze, popular ballads, the institution of 'rational recreation' during the Industrial Revolution, the late Victorian Music Hall, the cultural emancipation of women, and the effects on working class culture of economic depression and world war. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 105 or 106.
An examination, by means of a series of case studies, of the ways in which Britain's ambiguous relationships with Europe, the Empire/Commonwealth and the United States have shaped its identity in the twentieth century. Prerequisite: HIST 225 plus 45 units including nine units of lower division History. Recommended: HIST 337.
A study of major developments and controversies -- social, cultural, political, religious, economic -- during the period of the rise of industrial and class society. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one or more of HIST 224, 315, 316.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Explores the creation of Northern Ireland and the conflicting understandings of the past that led to discrimination and sectarian violence in the Twentieth Century. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 362. Students with credit for HIST 462 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Concentration in Early Modern World History
Students qualify for this concentration by completing three of
A survey of Canadian history to 1867. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D107 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D108 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D109 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D110 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D111 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D112 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D113 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D114 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D115 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Fri, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A comparative exploration of the colonization of North and South America by the various European empires together with the role of Native and African peoples in the Americas, from the late fifteenth century to the onset of political independence three hundred years later. Breadth-Humanities.
A study of the process and institutions of Spanish colonial administration with emphasis on the clash of European and Amerindian cultures. Recommended: HIST 104. Breadth-Humanities.
A survey of the cultural patterns, social and political forces, and historical contexts that have shaped the Islamic period of Indian history. Special attention will be directed toward the Mughal empire and its decline. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
This course offers a broad survey of the history of China from antiquity to the eve of its modern transformations at the turn of the nineteenth century. It aims to challenge the perception of an unchanging China and to encourage students to develop a critical understanding of the forces integrating and dividing this geo-cultural unit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
||
D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Examines selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples of North America from first contact with Europeans to the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for FNST 325 may not take this course for further credit.
A broad examination of attempts by aboriginal, imperial, and mercantile forces to claim and control the North American continent from the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. Explores the processes of colonization from many perspectives, including Aboriginal, American, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ambitions and activities. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division History and one of HIST 101 or 212, or permission of the department. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
||
D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Explores the various empires (Indigenous, Spanish, French, Dutch, British) that sought dominance in North America after 1500, and discusses the usefulness of 'empire' as a way of thinking about history and power. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one of HIST 208, 209, 212, 213, and 223. Students with credit for HIST 442 or HIST 487 in 1047 (2004 Fall) may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of world history. Selected themes may include globalization, modernization, migration, religious expansion, colonialism, imperialism, and the teaching of world history. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 472 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
and three of
An introduction to the world of late Medieval and Renaissance Europe (c.1200-c.1500). Breadth-Humanities.
A survey of early modern European history which will examine, among other topics, the wars of religion, the 17th century revolutions, 16th and 17th century economic development, the scientific revolution, the enlightenment and the political and social character of the old regime. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Thu, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
This course provides a general overview of the social and political history of Tudor and Stuart England. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
An advanced examination of the complex history and patterns of the Religious Reformation in sixteenth century Europe. Emphasis will be placed on the religious thought of the period, and on its social and political context. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Strongly recommended: HIST 220 or 223. Students with credit for HIST 403-4 prior to 2005-3 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines major themes and developments in the political and social history of early modern Europe (1500-1789). Will consider various forces (e.g. religious, cultural, economic, military) that contributed to or challenged the strengthening of state power. While the focus of the course will usually be comparative in nature, it may on occasion also emphasize one particular state. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division History. Students with credit for HIST 318 or HIST 331 prior to 2005-3 may not take this course for further credit.
An examination of intellectual developments of early modern Europe (sixteenth to eighteenth centuries) in their broader social, cultural, political or economic contexts. The course will focus on a particular subject e.g. Northern humanism, debates about the nature and social role of women (the querelle de femmes), the Enlightenment. Students will read excerpts from important contemporary sources. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 223 or 224.
Traces the transformation of the study of the natural world from the Greek natural philosophers to the time of Isaac Newton. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 110.
An exploration of the history and historiography of the Renaissance Italy. Emphasis will be given to politics, religion, culture and the economy, and to a balanced study of the Italian peninsula, including Florence, Venice, Rome, Naples, the countryside and smaller urban centres. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 220, 223, HUM 219, 305, 311, 312 or permission of the department.
From the world of late-medieval piety to the outbreak of the English Civil War, this research seminar examines the changing nature of religious belief in early modern England with a particular focus on the origins, development and impact of Protestantism. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 223, 315, 320, 405, 439 or permission of the department.
An examination of the complex history of Catholicism in Europe in the period 1500-1789. By elucidating the diversity within and among institutions and religious experiences, it will challenge the traditional assumption that Catholicism constituted a religious monolith impervious to historical change. Subjects for particular focus may include historiographical approaches to Catholicism, the papacy, the Society of Jesus, popular religion, the role of art. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 220, 223, 288, or 320.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of world history. Selected themes may include globalization, modernization, migration, religious expansion, colonialism, imperialism, and the teaching of world history. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 472 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
At least four of these six required courses must be at the upper division. Other courses with appropriate content can be used for credit upon prior application to the advisor.
Concentration in Middle Eastern and Islamic History
Students may qualify for this concentration by completing two of
An introductory survey of the changing societies of the Middle East since 1800. Emphasis will be placed on familiarizing students with the basic aspects of Islamic society, the influence of European imperialism, the modernization of traditional societies, the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the social and political ferment in the period since the Second World War. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D103 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D104 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D105 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D106 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 5:30β7:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
||
J101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 7:30β8:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
|
J102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 8:30β9:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
This course offers a broad survey of the development of classical Islamic civilization. It begins with an examination of the origins of Islam in seventh century Arabia and concludes with the break-up of the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad in the 13th century. Emphasis will be place on gaining an understanding of the doctrines of Islam, the significance of the rise and fall of the early Arab-Islamic empires, and the role of Islam in world history. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Surrey |
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D901 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Surrey |
|
D902 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Surrey |
A survey of the cultural patterns, social and political forces, and historical contexts that have shaped the Islamic period of Indian history. Special attention will be directed toward the Mughal empire and its decline. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 8:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
|
D102 |
Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
and four of
A study of Ottoman society and the impact of Ottoman rule in the Middle East from the conquest of Constantinople to the death of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Emphasis will be on the conflict between preservation and reform in the nineteenth century and on the significance of the Ottoman legacy for twentieth century Turkey and the Arab world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
This course examines the role of imperialism in the transformation of societies in the Middle East and North Africa over the last two centuries. Focusing mainly on the cases of Ottoman, British and French empire building, the course discusses the socio-economic, cultural and political changes brought about by the interaction of various segments of local societies with these imperial powers. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
An examination of this century's major themes in the history of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as other states of the Arabian peninsula. Topics to be investigated include the origins of Arab nationalism and Islamic reformism; the origins and development of the Lebanese question; the emergence of the politics of the military in Iraq and Syria, and the special role of the Jordanian and Arabian monarchies. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
Focuses on major issues and trends in the history of the Ottoman Empire from the mid-eighteenth century to its demise in the aftermath of World War I. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students with credit for HIST 486 D200 in Spring 2006 may not take this course for further credit.
Examines the political, social, and cultural transformation in Turkey from the end of World War I to the present. Topics may include the Ottoman legacy in the Turkish Republic, issues of nation building, national identity and ethnicity, the role of the military in Turkish politics, changing concepts of gender, the role of political Islam, and Turkish diasporas. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students with credit in HIST 486 D100 in Fall 2005 may not take this course for further credit.
A discussion of the modern history of nation-building in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The topics discussed include Zionism, the British Mandate in Palestine, the creation of the state of Israel, the rise of modern Palestinian nationalism, and the role of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute in regional and international affairs. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 151, 249, 251, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Sep 2 β Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An interpretive discussion of the course of modern Egyptian history. This may range from the advent to power of Muhammed Ali Pasha until recent times, or may focus on specific periods of revolutionary change. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 151, 249, 251, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs, students complete 120 units, which includes
- at least 60 units that must be completed at Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV
- at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV
- at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
- satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
- an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See for university-wide information.
WQB Graduation Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit
Requirement |
Units |
Notes | |
W - Writing |
6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV 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) Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas. |
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 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.