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Department of History (HIST) courses at UVic:

HIST 105 - Introduction to 20th-Century World History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 A broad interpretive survey of the major forces that have shaped the contemporary world from the end of World War I to the present. Particular emphasis is placed on the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 110 - History of the United States

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A survey of the history of the United States of America from the colonial period to the present. Course reviews: 0

HIST 120 - History of England

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A survey of British history since the Norman Conquest. Course reviews: 0

HIST 130 - History of Canada

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A survey of Canadian development from the beginning of the French regime to the present. Course reviews: 0

HIST 131 - History of Canada to 1867

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introductory history of Canada from early settlement to Confederation. Course reviews: 0

HIST 132 - History of Canada since 1867

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introductory history of Canada since Confederation. Course reviews: 0

HIST 140 - History of Modern Europe

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 A survey of European history since the Renaissance. Lectures will focus on political, intellectual, cultural and social aspects of European society and the modern state as it emerges in the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 198 - Discovering the Past

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An introduction to topics and themes in history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 201 - Studying the Past

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An introduction to how and why historians undertake the study of the past. Specific topics include bibliographic methods, online searches, analytical methods, effective writing and the relation between sources, approaches ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 206 - Age of Encounter in the Atlantic World, 1492-1700

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A survey of the earliest encounters of Europeans and American peoples and the formation of societies in a new Atlantic World. Topics include demographic changes brought by epidemic diseases, patterns ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 236 - Medieval Europe

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Survey of the middle ages in western Europe from about 300 to 1500 CE, tracing not only the general political, social, and religious history of the West, but also concurrent ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 245 - The Second World War

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 A general survey of the military, diplomatic, economic, social and political aspects of this global conflict. The causes and ramifications of the war will also be considered. Course reviews: 0

HIST 253 - Introduction to Chinese Civilization Before 1840

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An introduction to the political, intellectual and socio-economic history of Chinese civilization from its beginning until its full-scale contacts with Western culture around 1840. Topics include Chinese philosophies and religions, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 254 - Introduction to Chinese History Since 1840

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A survey of Chinese history with an emphasis on China's relations to the West from 1840 to 2000. Topics include China's responses to Western challenges and early modernization, its Republican, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 255 - The Origins of Modern Japan

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines Japan's transition from bureaucratic feudalism to capitalism in the 19th century. Includes a survey of ancient and medieval society as background and then delves into the transition to capitalism, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 256 - Japan in the 20th Century

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines Japan's political evolution in the 20th century including the emergence of liberal democratic trends, the triumph of militarism and corporatism in the 1930s, the 15 years war, the Occupation ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 259 - Introduction to African History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 All geographical regions will be surveyed, with an emphasis on the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras. Course reviews: 0

HIST 260 - History of Science

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A general survey of some of the major developments of Western science from antiquity to the early 20th century. Topics to be explored include: the relations between science and religion; ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 261 - History of Technology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A general survey of the consequences of technological change on society since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Topics include: transportation, communications, military, industrial and domestic technology. Course reviews: 0

HIST 262 - Technology and Society from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A general survey of technological change and its social impact. Topics include rural and urban life, food production and preservation, early manufacturing and trades, hygiene and medical knowledge, science and ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 263 - Disease, Medicine and Society, 1500-present

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Surveys Western medicine from the Renaissance to the present and social responses to major diseases. Topics include the evolution of medical professions, key developments in technology and theory and trends ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 264 - Epidemic Disease in the Modern History of the West

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines epidemics (plague, smallpox, influenza, polio, AIDS) and their impact on medicine, society and culture over the past 150 years. Course reviews: 0

HIST 265 - Special Topics in History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 An introduction to selected problems in history. The specific topics vary from year to year. Course reviews: 0

HIST 270 - The Colonial Experience in Latin America to 1808

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Explores the construction of Latin America from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 until Napoleon I's invasion of Portugal and Spain in 1807-08. Topics include the contribution of Indigenous, European, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 271 - The National Experience in Latin America since 1808

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Considers how Latin Americans have struggled to create stable polities since the Wars of Independence of the early 19th century. Explores anticlericalism, banditry, antislavery, racism and the assault on communal ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 301A - Revolutionary America and the Early Republic

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines politics, gender, race, class and culture in the United States from 1763 to 1815 to assess how democratic the American Revolution was. Course reviews: 0

HIST 301B - Antebellum America and the Civil War

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 Traces the simultaneous expansion and clash of slavery and democracy in the United States from 1815 to 1865 to examine the origins of modern America. Course reviews: 0

HIST 304A - The United States in the 20th Century: 1890-1945

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An intensive exploration of American history from the late 1890s to the end of the Second World War. Major themes will include industrialism and corporate power, immigration, urbanization, race relations, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 304B - The United States in the 20th Century: 1945-Present

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A rigorous study of US history from 1945 to the present. Major themes will include Cold War culture and diplomacy, the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam War and the counter culture, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 310 - The American West

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 The frontier in American history, the Trans-Mississippi West with emphasis on the Far West. Course reviews: 0

HIST 315A - US Foreign Relations, 1750-1914

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines the domestic origins and international impact of US foreign relations from the late colonial era to the eve of the First World War. Major themes will include American exceptionalism, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 315B - US Foreign Relations, 1914 to the Present

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Explores the domestic roots and global impact of US foreign relations from the First World War to the present. Major themes will include economic expansion, decolonization and globalization. Special emphasis ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 316 - The American Experience in Vietnam

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 A detailed examination of the causes, course, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam from 1941 to 1975. Course reviews: 0

HIST 317 - Social History of the Automobile

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines the industrial and social changes that made America the world's leading producer and consumer of cars; the auto's impact on work, urban space, environment, gender, technology and foreign policy. Course reviews: 0

HIST 318 - Topics in American History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An intensive study of selected aspects of American history. Students are advised to consult the department for an outline of the topics to be considered. Course reviews: 0

HIST 319 - Seminar in American History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Selected topics in American history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 320 - Seminar in Medieval England

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A detailed examination of themes and issues in the history of Medieval England. Course reviews: 0

HIST 320A - Crime and Criminality in Medieval England

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A seminar investigating criminal activity and the responses of communities and authorities. Course reviews: 0

HIST 321 - Tudor-Stuart England

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of some of the major themes of historical research into the social, cultural, religious and political experiences of English men and women from the Tudor period to the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 324A - Britain's Rise to World Power (1689-1837)

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 The political culture of Britain during the era in which it rose to global ascendancy. Topics include the Glorious Revolution (1688-1689), the origins of British military and financial power, the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 324B - English Society in the Era of Defoe, Fielding, Austen and Dickens, 1689-1837

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 The society and culture of England during the era in which it achieved political domination of the British Isles and became a global superpower. Topics include: aristocratic society; the growing ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 325 - Britain, 1815-1914

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 Great Britain, industry and empire; an intensive study of British history during the 19th century. Course reviews: 0

HIST 327 - 20th-Century Britain

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of the major themes in the history of 20th-century Britain, such as the collapse of imperial power, the development of closer relations with the European continent, and the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 328A - Death and the Afterlife in England, 1200-1750

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines death and attitudes toward the afterlife and the supernatural from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the modern era. Themes include the late-medieval Course reviews: 0

HIST 328B - Death and the Afterlife in England, 1750 to the Present

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines death and attitudes toward the afterlife and the supernatural. Themes include popular and elite attitudes toward death and dissection; grief and mourning in Victorian England; the emergence of the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 329 - Power and Popular Culture in England, 1300-1900

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Explores the ways in which authority was exercised, legitimated and/or resisted from the 14th through the 19th centuries with topics ranging from the late medieval outlaw Robin Hood and early ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 330 - The Bloody Code: Crime in England, 1660-1800

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Deals with crime, society and the administration of criminal justice in early modern England. Themes include the political and social backdrop to the "Bloody Code" and contemporary views of criminality, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 338 - Seminar in British History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Selected topics in British history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 339 - Topics in British History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 An intensive study of selected aspects of British History. Students are advised to consult the department for an outline of the topics to be considered. Course reviews: 0

HIST 341 - Historians and the Computer: Theory and Techniques of Social Science History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 The course has two main goals: to help students understand and assess research based on quantitative analysis, and to help students gain firsthand experience in the use of computers in ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 342 - British North America, Conquest to Confederation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A combination of lectures and seminars examining the development of the economy, society, and culture of the area comprising present day Ontario, Québec, and the Maritimes. Particular emphasis will be ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 343A - Labouring Lives: Work and Workers in Canada to 1907

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines how people made a living in the past, exploring patterns of work in farming, fishing, the fur trade, canal building, crafts and factories. Topics include family and work, gender ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 343B - Labouring Lives: Work and Workers in Canada since 1907

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Explores workplace relationships, workers and their families, labour politics and workers' organizations from 1907 to the present, focusing on factory work, the labour revolt of 1919, the depression of the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 344 - Political History of Canada Since Confederation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of recurring themes and problems in Canadian history including national policies, French-English tensions, federal-provincial conflicts, and external relations. Attention will be given to the social and economic background ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 345 - Canadian-American Relations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An exploration of selected issues in the economic, cultural, political, and diplomatic aspects of Canadian-American relations. Course reviews: 0

HIST 354A - Northwest America to 1849

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Surveys early history and literature of the region west of the Rocky Mountains and north of California prior to the establishment of the colony of Vancouver Island in 1849. Topics ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 354B - British Columbia, 1849-1900

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of the foundations of modern British Columbia, beginning with the founding of the colony of Vancouver Island to the emergence of provincial political parties about the end of ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 354C - Environmental History of British Columbia

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the cultural, social and political interactions between humans and the environment in British Columbia from the pre-contact period to the present. Course reviews: 0

HIST 354D - Cultural Encounters on the Northwest Coast, 1880-1940

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the early anthropological quest to document the cultures and languages of the Indigenous Peoples of the North Pacific Coast through artifacts, texts, photographs and museum exhibits. Course reviews: 0

HIST 355 - British Columbia Since 1885

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 The emphasis will be on social, economic, and political developments within the province. Written assignments will be required. Course reviews: 0

HIST 357A - Seminar in Canadian Defence Policy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of selected aspects of Canadian defence policy since 1867. Emphasis on the military policies and strategic role of Canada in the 20th century. Course reviews: 0

HIST 357B - Seminar in Canadian External Policy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of selected aspects of Canadian external policy since 1867, with emphasis on Canada's position as a middle power. Course reviews: 0

HIST 358 - Topics in Canadian History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An intensive study of selected aspects of Canadian history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 358A - Women in Canada

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A history of women in Canada from the era of New France to the present. Course reviews: 0

HIST 358C - Natives and Newcomers: Historical Encounters in Canada to 1867

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An exploration of shifting relations between Aboriginal peoples and settlers from early contacts to 1867. Course reviews: 0

HIST 358D - Race and Ethnicity in Canada to 1900

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An examination of how race and ethnicity emerged as pivotal fault lines in Canada and in North American society. Course reviews: 0

HIST 358F - Natives and Newcomers: Historical Encounters in Canada Since 1867

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An exploration of shifting relations between Aboriginal peoples and settlers from 1867 to the social and political struggles of the present day. Course reviews: 0

HIST 358G - Race and Ethnicity in Canada since 1900

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A comparative examination of race and ethnicity in Canada and in North American society since 1900. Course reviews: 0

HIST 359 - Seminar in Canadian History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 Selected topics in Canadian history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 360 - The Renaissance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 A study of the conditions, ideas, and people involved in the intellectual quickening that ushered in the early modern period of European history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 361 - The Reformation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A history of the people and the political and religious factors involved in the upheavals of the Protestant and Roman Catholic reformations. Course reviews: 0

HIST 362 - Europe from Louis XIV to the French Revolution

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 The Europe of the Ancien Regime of kings and peasants, of dynastic wars and peasant rebellions, and of new thinking in science, society and politics. Topics include: the idea of ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 363 - Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, 1789-1815

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 Examination of French implementation of the ideas and values of the Enlightenment and a study of European reaction to revolutionary change in political and social structures. Course reviews: 0

HIST 364A - France and International Relations, 1814-1914

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A study of France in terms of European Great Power politics and imperialism/colonialism. Particular attention to the relation between foreign affairs and domestic politics. Course reviews: 0

HIST 364B - France and International Relations, 1914-82

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of France in terms of European Great Power politics and imperialism/colonialism. Particular attention to the relation between foreign affairs and domestic politics. Course reviews: 0

HIST 365A - Social and Cultural History of Modern Europe: 1770-1848

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of cultural changes in Europe under the impact of the French and industrial revolutions. Course reviews: 0

HIST 365B - Social, Cultural, and Political History of Modern Europe: 1848-1914

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of the cultural preoccupations of bourgeois Europe towards the fin-de-siecle. Course reviews: 0

HIST 366 - Europe Between Two World Wars

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the impact of the First World War on European society through its effect on the international order and the rise of totalitarian ideologies such as communism and fascism. Course reviews: 0

HIST 367 - The Second World War and the Recovery of Western Europe

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An examination of the effects of the Second World War on Europe, and the recovery of the Western European states in the postwar period. Course reviews: 0

HIST 369 - France from the Renaissance to Louis XIV

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 France (1500-1715). Culture, religion and state-building are major themes. Course reviews: 0

HIST 370A - Reaction, Reform and Revolution in France, 1814-1914

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A study of the dynamic between revolution and reform as France struggled to implement democracy. Political culture, gender relations and responses to the Industrial Revolution are major themes. Course reviews: 0

HIST 370B - Reaction, Reform and Revolution in France, 1914-1982

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A study of the dynamic between revolution and reform as France struggled to implement democracy. Political culture, gender relations and social welfare are major themes. Course reviews: 0

HIST 371A - Image and Reality: Scandals in France, 1785-1870

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar exploring notorious political, economic and sexual scandals and evaluating contemporary values and political accountability. Course reviews: 0

HIST 371B - Image and Reality: Scandals in France, 1870-1982

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar exploring notorious political, economic and sexual scandals and evaluating contemporary values and political accountability. Course reviews: 0

HIST 372 - Imperial Germany

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An examination of the principal themes in German history between the formation of the united state in 1871 and the German revolution of 1918-1919. Course reviews: 0

HIST 373 - Weimar and Nazi Germany

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
  • Fall
 An examination of the principal themes and developments in German history between the end of World War I and the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945. Course reviews: 0

HIST 374 - Imperial Russia, 1689-1917

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A history of the Russian Empire from Peter the Great to the fall of the monarchy. Traces Russia's response to the challenge of the West, with special attention to political ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 376 - The Soviet Union and its Successor States, 1917-2000

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 A history of the Soviet Union and its aftermath. Examines political, economic, social and cultural transformations that shaped the Soviet socialist experiment, as well as the causes of its collapse ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 377 - Modern Ukraine

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A history of the Ukrainian people from the 17th century Cossack uprising to the emergence of independent Ukraine in 1991. Emphasis on nation-building within multiethnic empires in Eastern Europe, the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 378 - Germany After 1945

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Focuses on political, social and cultural developments in both German states from re-organization of Germany after 1945 through re-unification in 1990, particularly on how Germany overcame militarism and authoritarianism to ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 380A - Seminar in Medieval Europe

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 A detailed study of selected problems in the history of Medieval Europe. The specific topics to be considered will vary from year to year. Course reviews: 0

HIST 380D - Individual, Family and Community in Medieval Society

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar in medieval European social history, concentrating on the role of the individual in society, and especially the place of children, women and the aged in the community. The ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 380E - Medieval Foundations of the Western Legal Tradition

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar covering the development of medieval ideas of law and the emergence of legal systems. Special attention is paid to major changes in law and jurisprudence during the 11th ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 380G - Medieval Law and Literacy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of the history of writing, literacy and literate modes in the European manuscript tradition of law and legal records, from the sixth through the 15th centuries. Emphasis is ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 382A - The Scientific Revolution

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of the rise of the 'new science' of the 17th century. Topics include: the interaction between scientific, religious, and philosophical thought; the birth of the experimental method; science ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 382B - The Origins of Modernity

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of the new views of human nature and society which emerged in the 17th century. Topics include: the revival of ancient scepticism; the intellectual implications of European contact ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 383A - The Enlightenment in Britain

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of Enlightenment thought and culture in 18th-century England and Scotland. Topics to be explored include: the rise of political economy; the development of the 'science of man'; the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 383B - The Enlightenment in Europe

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An examination of Enlightenment thought and culture in 18th-century Europe. Topics include: the world of the French philosophes; the impact of South Sea voyages on European conceptions of human nature; ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 386 - Criminality and Violence in Europe, 1400-1800

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar on criminal justice and cultural dimensions of violence in early modern Europe. Topics will include torture, changing execution rates, gender and the rise of the prison. Course reviews: 0

HIST 387 - The Holocaust

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Seminar examining the origins, progression, central characters and legacies of the Nazi genocide. Focuses on Jewish experiences of Nazi terror and investigates how Nazi racial policy targeted other social and ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 388 - Topics in European History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 An intensive study of selected aspects of European history. Students are advised to consult the department for an outline of the topics to be considered. Course reviews: 0

HIST 389 - Seminar in European History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Selected topics in European history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 390 - War in the Modern World, 1755 to the Present

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A survey of European military history from the Seven Years' War to the present day. It covers the change from the warfare of the early 18th century to the unlimited ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 392 - Seminar in the History of the Second World War

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Selected topics in the history of the Second World War. Course reviews: 0

HIST 393 - Topics in the Historical Study of Peace and War

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Selected aspects of military history and peace studies. Topics to be considered may include war and society; naval history; science, technology, and war; and the history of pacifism. Course reviews: 0

HIST 394 - Seminar in Peace and War Studies

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Selected topics in military and peace studies. Students will be encouraged to pursue their own research interests within the confines of course topics. Topics may include: philosophers of peace and ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 396 - Topics in the History of Science

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An intensive study of selected topics in the history of science; students are advised to consult the department for an outline of the topics to be considered. Course reviews: 0

HIST 398 - Third-Year Honours Essay

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 Supervised readings and research. Students will be required to write a research essay of 7,500-10,000 words under the direction of a member of the department. Course reviews: 0

HIST 434A - Late Imperial China

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A study of politics, society, economy and culture in late imperial China between 1600 and 1912. Focuses on historical continuity and change within the dynamic interactions between tradition and modernity, ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 434B - 20th Century China

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of Republican and Communist China between 1912 and 2000. Covers the rise and fall of the Republican democracy and the Nationalist government, as well as the successes, setbacks ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 436A - Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Traces the rise of imperial Japan as a reaction to Euro-American imperialism and as a means of "leaving" Asia. Examines Japan's expansion in China and the reaction of Chinese people ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 436B - Japan's Postwar Economic History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines the factors giving rise to rapid economic growth in postwar Japan. These include economic reforms during the Occupation and the peace settlement; rapid capital accumulation in the 1950s; the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 436C - History of Japan-Canada Relations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines the history of migration, diplomacy, trade, religion and culture between Japan and Canada for the past 125 years. Issues of race, class and gender will be integrated as will ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 438 - Topics in East Asian History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An intensive study of selected aspects of East Asian history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 439 - Seminar in East Asian History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Selected topics in East Asian history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 440 - Topics in Middle East History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An intensive study of selected aspects of modern Middle East history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 442 - Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 The century-long struggle over Palestine/Israel, from the origins of Zionism to the negotiated agreements emerging from the Oslo peace process. Major themes include: the processes and structures of nation-building and ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 443 - Religion and State in the Modern Middle East

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the historical junctures and socio-economic conditions in which modern Islamist movements have emerged. For comparative perspective, the course will study the politicization of Christian and Jewish communities in the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 444 - Imperialism and Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines the rise and decline of European political and economic power over different parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Includes: theories of imperialism; the increasing integration of the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 451 - Asian Diaspora: The Chinese Overseas

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A historical examination of the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, North America and other continents. Emphasis is on the emigration from China, transformation of Chinatowns, and development of global networks ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 455 - Foundations of Islamic Civilization

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A study of the sources of Islamic identity as seen in Muhammad, the Qur'an, theology, law, ritual, and cultural artifacts, from the seventh through the 12th centuries. Course reviews: 0

HIST 457 - The Atlantic Slave Trade

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the great forced migrations, focusing on the trade itself, the destinations of the slaves and the roles they played in local societies, resistance to slavery and "Back to Africa" ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 458 - Whites in Black Africa

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines European roles in Sub-Saharan Africa from the initial slave traders and explorers to post-colonial tourists and aid workers. Concentrates on the rise and fall of white settler societies in ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 459 - History of South Africa

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An examination of South Africa from 1652 to 1994, focusing on the contestants for the land, the construction of the modern South African state, and the life and death of ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 464 - British Columbia and the American Pacific Northwest

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A comparative examination of one or more topics that are representative of the social, political, or economic histories of British Columbia and the American Pacific Northwest. Course reviews: 0

HIST 465 - Modern Colonial Empires and the Making of the 'Third World'

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A comparative examination of major colonial empires prior to the First World War. Themes include: diversity of historical experience within the Third World; colonial institutions; modes of resistance and collaboration; ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 466 - 20th-Century Decolonization in Global Perspective

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A comparative treatment of the end of empire. Topics include: changes in conditions globally with special reference to the imperial powers and colonies; strategies of colonial rule; characteristics of distinct ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 468 - Topics in World and Comparative History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Selected topics in world history and comparative history. Course reviews: 0

HIST 469 - Seminar in Comparative History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Selected topics in comparative history. Examines various themes within different historical contexts. Course reviews: 0

HIST 470 - Colonial Spanish America 1492-1767

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Spanish America from the Conquest to the Bourbon reforms. Special focus on territorial expansion, indigenous resistance and accommodation, the establishment of the viceroyalties, social diversity, racial intermingling, racism and cultural ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 471 - From Colony to Republic: Spanish America 1767-1867

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Spanish America from the expulsion of the Jesuits to the reestablishment of a republic in Mexico. Special attention to the causes of independence as well as the struggle between liberals ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 479 - History of the Modern Olympic Games

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Focuses on the Games since 1896, the philosophy of Olympism and the cultural, social, political and economic impact of the Games and their media dimensions. Course reviews: 0

HIST 480 - Approaches to History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 The history of history and the nature of history as an intellectual discipline. Course reviews: 0

HIST 481 - Doing Digital History: Creating Microhistories for the Internet

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A workshop-oriented introduction to the methodology of microhistory, including an orientation to the different archives in Victoria and a research project based on the history of Victoria in the Victorian ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 490 - Directed Reading

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Students wishing to pursue a course of directed reading should, together with a faculty member willing to supervise such a course, formulate a proposal describing both the content of the ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 497 - Honours Thesis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Students will prepare an honours thesis under the direction of a member of the department. After acceptance of the thesis by the supervising faculty member, the student will defend it ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 500 - Historiography

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 501A - Field in American History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 501B - Field in American History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 502A - Field in British History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 502B - Field in British History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 503A - Field in Canadian History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 503B - Field in Canadian History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 504A - Field in European History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 504B - Field in European History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 506A - Field in Medieval History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 506B - Field in Medieval History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 508A - Field in Chinese History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 508B - Field in Chinese History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 509A - Field in Japanese History I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 509B - Field in Japanese History II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 510 - Topical Field in Social History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 511 - Topical Field in Military History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 512 - Topical Field in Intellectual/Cultural History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 513 - Topical Field in Women's/Gender History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 514 - Topical Field in World History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 516 - Topical Field in Computers and History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 517 - Topical Field in Cultural History and Theory

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 518 - Topical Field in Political History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 519 - Topical Field in Special Topics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 521 - Topical Field in Legal History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 522 - Topical Field in Religious History

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 523 - Topical Field in History of Science/Technology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 526 - Topical Field in Ethnohistory

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar course that examines the major issues facing ethnohistorians generally but with an emphasis on ethnohistory with respect to Indigenous peoples. Course reviews: 0

HIST 527 - Topical Field in Qualitative Research Methods

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 528 - Field School in Ethnohistory

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 A 6-week intensive community-based course where students move to the host First Nations’ community to research. Course reviews: 0

HIST 550 - Non-Thesis MA Historiography/Research Methods

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 590 - Directed Reading - Field

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 591 - Directed Reading - Topical Field

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Graduate course in the Course reviews: 0

HIST 598 - MA Major Research Paper

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 599 - MA Thesis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 693 - PhD Candidacy Examinations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Students enrol in HIST 693 for the duration of their preparations for their candidacy examinations. This begins at the time a student first enrols in the PhD program and continues ... Course reviews: 0

HIST 699 - PhD Thesis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 101 - DISCOVERING THE PAST

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 391 - HISTORIOGRAPHY 2ND WORLD WAR

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 327A - BRITAIN'S SHORT 20TH CENTURY

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 344A - CDN POLITICAL HIST SINCE 1867

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Course reviews: 0

HIST 344B - CDN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

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