English and History Joint Major
English Lower Division Requirements
Students complete at least 18 lower-division units, including:
two of
Examines literary βclassicsβ, variously defined, apprehending them both on their own terms and within larger critical conversations. May incorporate the comparative study of work in related artistic fields and engage relevant media trends. Includes attention to writing skills. Students with credit for ENGL 101W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Michael Everton |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D107 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D108 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D109 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D110 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D111 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D112 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D113 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D114 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D115 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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Antone Minard |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D901 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D902 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D903 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D905 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D906 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D907 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
Introduces students to contemporary works of literature in English and/or contemporary approaches to interpreting literature. May focus on one or multiple genres. Includes attention to writing skills. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Distance Education | |||
Margaret Linley |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D107 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D108 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D109 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D110 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D111 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D113 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D114 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D115 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
Introduces students to plays and performance works created and adapted for the stage, and/or the performative dimensions of other literary forms. May be organized historically, generically or thematically. The course may also explore the links between literary and performance theory. Includes attention to writing skills. Students with credit for ENGL 103W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Ronda Arab |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, Thu, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D110 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D111 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D112 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D113 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D114 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D115 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Nadine Flagel |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D901 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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D902 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 4:30β5:20 p.m.
|
Surrey |
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D903 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 5:30β6:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
Introduces students to the relationships between writing and purpose, between the features of texts and their meaning and effects. May focus on one or more literary or non-literary genres, including (but not limited to) essays, oratory, autobiography, poetry, and journalism. Includes attention to writing skills. Students with credit for ENGL 104W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Leith Davis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D107 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D108 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D109 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D110 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D111 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D112 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D114 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An Introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media. Students with credit for ENGL 105W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Paul Budra |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D105 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D106 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D107 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D108 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D109 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D110 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D111 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 8:30β9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D112 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D113 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D114 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D115 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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Antone Minard |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 5:30β8:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
An introduction to reading and writing in the academic disciplines. Prerequisite: 12 units. Students with credit for ENGL 199 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Michele Valiquette |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Michele Valiquette |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 2:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Daniel Dunford |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
and one of
Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle English literature, in translation when necessary. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 204 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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William Green |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
A survey of the literature of the period from 1485 to Milton. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 204 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Paul Budra |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
and one of
A survey of the literature of the period from 1660 to 1800. May include writing from North America. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Betty Schellenberg |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
The study of nineteenth century North American, British, and/or Post-colonial literatures. May include some writing from North America. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Breadth-Humanities.
and any two of
Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle English literature, in translation when necessary. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 204 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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William Green |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of the literature of the period from 1485 to Milton. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 204 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Paul Budra |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30β10:20 a.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
A survey of the literature of the period from 1660 to 1800. May include writing from North America. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Betty Schellenberg |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30β11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby |
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D104 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
The study of nineteenth century North American, British, and/or Post-colonial literatures. May include some writing from North America. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Breadth-Humanities.
The study of twentieth century North American, British, and/or Post-colonial literatures. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Breadth-Humanities.
Explores twenty-first century and contemporary literatures in English. May Include late twentieth-century literature. The course may cover the role of new media, transnational perspectives, contemporary critical theory, and emerging and/or mixed genres such as the graphic novel. Prerequisite: Two 100-level English courses. Breadth-Humanities.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Paul St. Pierre |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
A study of different historical methods of measuring poetry in English, with practice in scanning and analyzing poems using different methods of quantitative analysis (e.g. Syllabic, rhythmic, alliterative). Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses. Quantitative.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Nicky Didicher |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 3:30β4:50 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Introduction to the history and principles of rhetoric, and their application to the creation and analysis of written, visual, and other forms of persuasion. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Peter Cramer |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 4:30β6:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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E101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 6:30β7:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
The study of selected works in the history of literary criticism, up to and including modern and contemporary movements in criticism. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Orion Kidder |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 6:30β8:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
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E101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 8:30β9:20 p.m.
|
Vancouver |
Students who have completed a flexible pre-major with 18 lower division English transfer units have met the lower division requirements for an English major and should contact the Department of English advisor.
Students wishing to major in English are strongly advised to submit a formal declaration to this effect to the undergraduate advisor upon completing all lower division requirements.
* any one, but not more than one of these courses may be replaced by any three unspecified transfer units in English or in ENGL-Writing
** no more than one of these courses may be replaced by any three unspecified 200 division transfer units in English
*** this is a recommended course and is also part of the "not more than one of these courses may be replaced by any three unspecified 200 division transfer units in English"
History Lower Division Requirements
Students complete 18 units of 100 and 200 division history courses.
Students must complete at least nine lower division history units before enrolling in upper division work.
Upper Division English
At least 20 upper-division units, including:
one of
The study of the basics of the Old English language and the reading of several texts of relative simplicity. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Matthew Hussey |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 12:30β2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
Studies of medieval authors, genres or issues, from 500-1500. Texts will be studied in the original language or in translation. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
The study of selected works by Geoffrey Chaucer, especially The Canterbury Tales, read in the language in which they were written and situated in the context of Fourteenth century European culture. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
The study of non-Shakespearean Early Modern Literature. May be defined by genre, theme, or author. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
A study of the works of William Shakespeare performed before 1601. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses. Students may take both ENGL 311 and 313 for credit towards the English major. Students with credit for ENGL 312 may not take this course for further credit without permission of the department.
A study of the works of Shakespeare performed after 1600. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses. Students may take both ENGL 311 and 313 for credit towards the English major. Students with credit for ENGL 312 may not take this course for further credit without permission of the department.
Section | Day/Time | Location |
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Distance Education |
Selected works of seventeenth-century poetry and/or prose, situated in their cultural context. May include some writing from North America. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 314 may not take this course for further credit.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Tiffany Werth Tiffany Werth |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
The study of selected works of late seventeenth century and eighteenth century literature. May include some writing from outside Britain, and may be organized by various critical issues or approaches. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Broc Rossell |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 5:30β9:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
The study of selected 18th century works, situated in their cultural context. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 408 may not take this course for further credit.
and one of
The study of selected works of Canadian literature written before 1920. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
The study of selected works of Canadian literature written after 1920. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses. Students with credit for ENGL 356 or 358 may not take this course for further credit.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Clint Burnham |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
The study of selected works of British Columbian literature. Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses.
Examines works of popular fiction by Indigenous authors, and their use of specific genres (e.g. the mystery novel, vampire thriller, sci fi, comic book). Prerequisite: Two 100 division English courses, and two 200 division English courses. Students who have taken FNST 322 under this topic, or FNST 360 may not take this course for further credit.
The intensive study of selected works of aboriginal writers. May be organized by author, genre, or critical approach. Prerequisite: Two 300 division English courses. Strongly recommended: At least one First Nations Studies course. Reserved for English honors, major, joint major and minor students. Students with credit for ENGL 453 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Advanced seminar in Canadian literature. May be organized by author, genre, or critical approach. Reserved for English honors, major, joint major and minor students. Writing. Prerequisite: One of ENGL 354, 357, or 359. Students with credit for ENGL 455 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Investigates topics in Asian-Canadian and/or Asian-American literature. The course may vary according to theoretical, historical or geographical focus. Prerequisite: One 300 division English course. Reserved for English honors, major, joint major and minor students. Writing.
and 12 units of upper division English, four of which must be at the 400 division, excluding directed studies courses (ENGL 441 and 442).
Upper Division History
Students complete 24 units of 300 and 400 division history courses, of which 12 must be in 400 division. 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 requirements 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 six 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.
This course 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 credit or permission of instructor. Students with credit for HIST 304 may not repeat this course for further credit.
Selected Topics. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 307 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 307 may take HIST 307 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
Selected Topics. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HS 307 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 307 may take HS 307 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
A study of British and Irish society, culture and politics from the accession of George III to the present. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 316 cannot take 314 for additional credit.
This course provides a general overview of the social and political history of Tudor and Stuart England. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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John Craig |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Fri, 10:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
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 six 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 six units of lower division history. Strongly recommended: HIST 220 or 223.
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 six units of lower division history.
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 six units of lower division history.
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Lauren Rossi |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30β4:20 p.m.
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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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 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 six 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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 223 or 224.
An introduction to the history of the origins and course of the second world war. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six 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 six 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 six units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics with HIST 345W for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
Using an interdisciplinary and multimedia (art, film, music, and literature) approach examines the social history of the family and youth in Scotland during the rise and fall of the British welfare state, from 1845 to the present. Prerequisite: 45 units including six units of lower division history.
This is a history of Byzantium, Rome's direct heir, that familiarizes students with the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Byzantium from the rise of the Caliphate in the seventh century to the Carolingians, the Crusades, the emergence of the Italian maritime republics and the ascent of the Seljuk Turks. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 6 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST/HS 308, HS/HIST 317 or HS 349 may not take this course for further credit.
This is a history of Byzantium, Rome's direct heir, that familiarizes students with the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Byzantium from the rise of the Caliphate in the seventh century to the Carolingians, the Crusades, the emergence of the Italian maritime republics and the ascent of the Seljuk Turks. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 6 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST/HS 308, HIST/HS 317 or HIST 349 may not take this course 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 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.
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 six units of lower division history.
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Willeen Keough |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 2:30β4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Evdoxios Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Doxis Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 401 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 224, 225, 332 or permission of the department.
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, 312W 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 106.
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, 314, 315.
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Aaron Windel |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 417W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 224 or 225. Writing.
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Roxanne Panchasi |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Advanced analysis of specific problems in social, intellectual, and political history of modern Russia. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 419W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 224 or 225. 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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 420 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
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Ilya Vinkovetsky |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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, or permission of the instructor. Students with credit for HIST 433 and/or HIST 486 in Fall 2007 (1077) may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
An investigation of advanced concepts and methodologies in the history of the British empire. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 438W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history. Writing.
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Bidisha Ray |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Andre Gerolymatos Evdoxios Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Doxis Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Examines the politics, society and culture of fascism in Italy from 1922 to World War II. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 445 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. 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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Paul Garfinkel |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An introduction to the history of Scottish migration to North America from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Key topics will include native/newcomer relationships, imperialism, slavery, settlement, colonial development, North American identities, and the broader context of Scottish immigration throughout the globe.
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 460 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HS 460 may take HIST 460 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HS 460 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 460 may take HS 460 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
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.
Introduces students to the social and political history of modern Greece, with a focus on current developments through the examination of political, social, and economic transformations over the past two centuries, and help students situate modern Greek history within a European context. The course will examine the various political, social, and economic crises the modern Greek state has endured from its founding in 1830 to the present, using primary and secondary sources to understand the historical development of Greece. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 6 units of lower division history or by permission of instructor. Students with credit for HS/HIST 307 under the topic "Glory to Debt" or HS 476 may not take this course for further credit.
INtroduces students to the social and political history of modern Greece, with a focus on current developments through the examination of political, social, and economic transformations over the past two centuries, and help students situate modern Greek history within European context. The course will examine the various crises the mdoern Greek state has endured from its founding in 1830 to the present, political, social and economic using primary and secondary sources to understand the historical development of Greece. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 6 units of lower division history or by permission of instructor. This course does replication material from HS/HIST 307 when offered with the course topic "From Glory to Debt". This course is also cross-listed with HIST 476. Students with credit from HS/HIST 307 under the topic "Glory to Debt" of HIST 476 may not take this course 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.
* 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 six units of lower division history.
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 six units of lower division history. 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 six 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 six 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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102W and 204.
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Mark Leier |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination of selected topics in Canadian history. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 330W for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
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 six units of lower division History and one of HIST 101 or 212, or permission of the department. Breadth-Humanities.
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Joseph Taylor |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 1:30β5:20 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 six units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 374W 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 six units of lower division history.
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 six units of lower division history. Students with credit for GEOG 377 may not take this course for further credit.
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Christina Adcock |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D102 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D103 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30β10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
Selected problems in Canadian ideas and attitudes on such topics as the arts, religion, education, minority and native cultures, nationalism, and Canadian historiography. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 424 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102W.
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.
Examination of selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 427 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
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Mary-Ellen Kelm |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Selected problems in the history of Canadian agriculture and industrial development, migration and settlement, labor, native policy and class structure. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 428 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102W.
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 432 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for GEOG 432 may take HIST 432 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
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 102W.
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Katie McCullough |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
An examination of selected topics in United States history. Content may vary from offering to offering. See course outline for further information. HIST 440 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history.
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Karen Ferguson |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
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.
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 FNST 101, 201W and one other FNST course; or permission of the instructor. Students with credit for HIST 443, or HIST 485 or 486 under this topic may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
Traces the historical experience of people of Japanese ancestry in the United States and Canada. Provides a comparative, transnational treatment of the historical conditions that created the impetus for immigration; exclusionary laws; the nature of prewar immigrant communities; and internment. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 485 or 486 under this topic 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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 454 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower-division HIST or 9 units of GSWS. Recommended: HIST 115.
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Elise Chenier |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Fri, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 458W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 104, 208, 209W. 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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 459W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 104, 208, 209W. 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 3-Africa, Middle East, Asia
Examines the diversity of environments, cultures and livelihoods in East Africa and the Horn in the context of long-term trans-regional influences, especially slave trade, cash cropping, colonization and post-colonial politics, and the expansion of the world religions into East Africa. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 344 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history.
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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249.
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Thomas Kuehn |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.β2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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D101 |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30β3:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249.
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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249.
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.
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Evdoxios Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Doxis Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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 six units of lower division history. HIST 255 is recommended.
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Jeremy Brown |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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 six 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 six units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 368W 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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one course on modern Japan.
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Janice Matsumura |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 1:30β5:20 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 six 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.
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Andre Gerolymatos Evdoxios Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Doxis Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
Concepts and methodology of modern Asian history. Selected themes may include revolution, inequality, mass violence, ideology, imperialism, leadership, and the Cold War. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 464 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. 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, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
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, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
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, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 468W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Writing.
Advanced analysis of specific problems in Islamic social and intellectual history, with an emphasis on traditional patterns and on their transformation in the modern world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 249 or 352.
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Amyn Sajoo |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
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. 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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 472W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. 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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 473W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 231, 348. Writing.
An examination of Taiwanese customs and social practices, moral philosophy, religious traditions, political institutions, and popular culture in pre-modern and modern Taiwan through the lenses of law and judicial practices.
Examines a contentious aspect of, or period in, modern Chinese history focusing on change, conflict and resistance. For example the transition from revolution to reform, the Tiananmen Square protests, or the Cultural Revolution. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 479W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history, and one of HIST 255, 366, or 367. 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 six units of lower division history.
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Roxanne Panchasi |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Fri, 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 six 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 six units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 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 six 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 six 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.
Examines technology from ancient tool use, through the place of invention in the development of civilization. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 130.
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 six units of lower division history or enrollment 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 six 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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Joseph Taylor |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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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 six units of lower division history.
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 six units of lower division history.
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 420 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
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Ilya Vinkovetsky |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 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.
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.
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Andre Gerolymatos Evdoxios Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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.
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Doxis Doxiadis |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30 a.m.β12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Examines ethical issues and methodological challenges that revolve around conducting oral interviews for research purposes. Students will also design and complete an oral interview project. Prerequisite: 45 units.
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Willeen Keough |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 454 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower-division HIST or 9 units of GSWS. Recommended: HIST 115.
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Elise Chenier |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Fri, 9:30 a.m.β1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
Explores ideas, people, and movements of social criticism and social justice, stressing history as a way to understand and engage the present. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 463W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 412 or HIST 412W cannot take HIST 463W for further credit when offered with the course topic "Marxism.". Writing.
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 468W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Writing.
Advanced analysis of specific problems in Islamic social and intellectual history, with an emphasis on traditional patterns and on their transformation in the modern world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 249 or 352.
Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Amyn Sajoo |
Sep 5 β Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30β5:20 p.m.
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Vancouver |
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 472W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. 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
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Degree 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 Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
WQB Graduation Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit
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
- At least half of the program's total units must be earned through Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV study.
- At least two thirds of the program's total upper division units must be earned through Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV study.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.