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History Courses by Group

In general, those courses in East Asian Studies, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, and Social Studies of Medicine or the Institute for Health and Social Policy that are taught by History and Classical Studies professors count as complementary courses. Other courses in those units do not typically count. In exceptional cases, other history courses given outside HIST may be counted as complementary courses.

The "Other Units" tab lists examples of non-HIST courses that may be counted as complementary courses towards a history program. If you wish to count a different course (not listed here) towards your program, please contact an advisor for special permission and the approval process. Faculty regulations stipulate that a course may not be counted towards more than one program.

Group A

 

HIST 202. Survey: Canada to 1867.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
  • Fall

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HIST 203. Survey: Canada since 1867.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.

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HIST 211. American History to 1865.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Introduction to the history of colonial North America and the United States up to the Civil War, in their Atlantic context.
  • Fall

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HIST 212. Medieval Europe.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction to the history and culture(s) of Europe in the Middle Ages.

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HIST 214. Early Modern Europe.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Survey of European history from the Late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-215D

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HIST 215. Modern Europe.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Survey of European history from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-215D

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HIST 216. Introduction to Russian History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The longue durée of Russian history from its origins in Kievan Rus and the Rurik dynasty, through the Romanov dynasty, the Soviet period, and post-Soviet developments.
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 236.

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HIST 221. United States since 1865.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued.
  • Fall

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HIST 226. East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Introductory survey of east central and southeastern European history from the twilight of nineteenth-century imperialism to the most recent expansion of the European Union. Consideration will be given to the two world wars and their consequences; nationalism, fascism, and socialism; and the revolutions of 1989.

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HIST 250. Making Great Britain and Ireland.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Survey of the development of the multinational state in the British Isles and Ireland from antiquity to the seventeenth century revolutions. Emphasis on state making and ethnicity formation in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as English overseas territories in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

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Group B

 

HIST 200. Introduction to African History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

This course stresses the interactions of the peoples of Africa with each other and with the worlds of Europe and Islam from the Iron Age to the European Conquest in 1880.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-200D

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HIST 201. Modern African History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-200D

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HIST 205. Ancient Mediterranean History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction to the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 275.

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HIST 206. Indian Ocean World History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction to the “global” system connecting eastern Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and the Far East, from the earliest times to c. 1900.

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HIST 208. Introduction to East Asian History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction to the history of East Asian civilization from earliest times to 1600, with emphasis on China and Japan, including social, intellectual, and economic developments as well as political history.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-208D

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HIST 209. Introduction to South Asian History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Charts the making of South Asian civilization, 2500 BCE- 1707 CE, through a selection of key themes and major trends. Focus on the transformation of local kinship ties into regional kingdoms and empires, the evolution of religion and the legacy of the expansion of Islam and consequent rise of Turkish, Afghan and Mughal empires in this area.

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HIST 210. Introduction to Latin American History .

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Historical development of Latin America’s peoples through the pre-Columbian, colonial and national periods, c. 1300-2000. Introduces key historiographical debates of the subfield and emphasizes the interpretation of primary source texts (in translation).

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HIST 218. Modern East Asian History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction to the history of China and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present, including modernization, nationalism, and the interaction of the two countries.
  • Winter

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HIST 275. Ancient Roman History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A survey of Roman history from the foundation of Rome to the fall of the Roman Empire.
  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken HIST 205.

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Group C

 

HIST 207. Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate.
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken JWST 216

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HIST 213. World History, 600-2000.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A thematic and comparative approach to world history, beginning with the rise of Islam and ending with globalization in the late twentieth century. Trade diasporas, technology, disease, and imperialism are the major themes addressed.

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HIST 219. Jewish History: 1000 - 2000.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.

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HIST 223. Indigenous Peoples and Empires.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

History of Indigenous Peoples of North and South America and their early experiences of European conquest and colonization, c. 1400 - 1800.

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HIST 238. Histories of Science.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction to the history of science, with attention to conceptual development and to institutional and social settings. Coverage will vary by instructor, but will include a range of periods (from antiquity to the 20th century), geographical settings, and themes (e.g. instrumentation; visualisation; experiment; science and society).
  • Coverage will vary by instructor.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 239 or HIST 335.

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HIST 240. Modern History of Islamic Movements.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Islamic revival in the Middle East which led to the rise of different versions of Islamic traditions and beliefs. Emphasis on the nature and character of leading nationalist and Islamic movements and their ideologues since the late 19th century.

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HIST 249. Health and the Healer in Western History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The natural history of health and disease and the development of the healing arts, from antiquity to the beginning of modern times. The rise of "western" medicine. Health and healing as gradually evolving aspects of society and culture.
  • Note: Also available to first-year medical students in their options program.
  • Note: Also available to first-year medical students in their options program.

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HIST 262. Mediterranean and European Interconnections.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Introduction to the cultural practices and political experiences that have shaped the Eastern Mediterranean and South-Eastern Europe examined diachronically. Topics adressed include empires and nations, religion, politics of memory and space, archeology and historical legacies, migrations.
  • Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken HIST 462.
  • The course is composed of two to four interrelated seminars and includes field excursions. One section of 30 students maximum will be offered.
  • There is a fee of $3,300 (in 2018) for the McGill Summer Studies in Greece activity associated with registration in course HIST 262. The fee includes accommodation based on double room occupancy, meals, onsite visits, course packs and travel within Greece when associated with onsite visits. Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements and travel insurance costs.
  • Des frais spéciaux liés à l'activité d'Etudes estivales en Grèce de McGill d’un montant de $3,300 (en 2018) sont associés à l'inscription au cours HIST 262. Ces frais comportent l'hébergement sur la base d'une chambre double, les répas, les visites aux sites, les coursepacks et les frais de déplacement liés aux excursions/visites en Grèce. Les étudiants sont responsables pour leur propre le voyage vers et de Grèce ainsi que pour les coûts de leur assurance médicale et de rapatriement.

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HIST 292. History and the Environment.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Sketch of the history of the material aspects of human interaction with the rest of nature. Included will be a historian's view of the social, technical, and ecological implications of the great variety of activities devised by our species. Though global in outlook, this course will emphasize the relevant historiography of France, England and North America.

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HIST 298. Topics in History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description

An introduction to a topic or theme in History.

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HIST 299. The Historian's Craft.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Introduction to the discipline of history. What is history? Where is history done? How is history done? Why do history? Historical writing is emphasized. Recommended for history majors.
  • Restrictions: Open to U0 or U1 students only, except by permission of instructor

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Courses Offered by Other Units

The following non-HIST courses may be counted as complementary courses towards a history program. Faculty regulations stipulate that a course may not be counted towards more than one program.

CLAS 304. Ancient Greek Democracy.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examines the conceptual history of popular government in the context of Greek political culture, from the 6th century BCE to the Roman conquest of Greece.
  • Prerequisite(s): HIST 205 or HIST 231 or permission of instructor.

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CLAS 305. Roman Religion.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Approaches to and problems of Roman religion. The formation of religious topography, problems of religion and empire, the religious interaction between Rome and other Mediterranean peoples, the complex discourse between religion and philosophy, the reformulation of Roman religion during the imperial period, and the rise of Christianity within a pagan Roman world.
  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 381.

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CLAS 345. Study Tour: Greece.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A study of Greek history and culture through the sites and monuments of ancient Greece. Includes preparatory meetings, site and museum visits, and specialized lectures on site. A fee is charged of $2400 to cover certain travel expenses within Greece, accommodation including breakfast and entrance fees to all sites visited throughout the tour.
  • Prerequisites:Permission of instructor.
  • Course includes preparatory class meetings at McGill followed by study tour in Greece. Typically offered in alternating summers.
  • Students are responsible for all expenses associated with travel, accommodation, food, etc.

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CLAS 406. Greek and Roman Historiography.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Seminar on the works of the Greek and Roman historians (in translation) who founded a new literary genre for the exploration of past and present events; interpretation of their approaches towards history and theories for their study.
  • Prerequisite(s): 3 credits in Classics at the 300 level or up or permission of instructor.
  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 490.

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ISLA 350. From Tribe to Dynasty.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The political and intellectual developments shaping Arab and Persian societies from the rise of Islam in the 7th century until the early mid 8th century, including the major social changes, political revolts, religious schisms, and the consolidation of lasting cultural institutions.
  • Restriction: Not open to U0 or U1 students.
  • Fall

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ISLA 355. Modern History of the Middle East.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Assessment of the historical transformation of the modern Middle East concentrating on its internal socio-economic changes, as well as the colonial experience and encounters with the West since the early 19th century. Examination of the historical conditions that led to the rise of nationalism, the nation-state, the Arab-Israeli conflict.
  • Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.
  • Prerequisite: ISLA 210 or permission of instructor.

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ISLA 410. History: Middle-East 1798-1918.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A study of the Middle East from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt to the end of WWI. Emphasis will be on the emergence of nationalisms in the context of European imperialism; political, social, and economic transformation; religion and ideology; and changing patterns of alliances.
  • 3 hours
  • 3 hours

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ISLA 411. History: Middle-East 1918-1945.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The impact of WWI on Middle Eastern society and politics; the British and French mandates; the growth of nationalisms, revolutions and the formation of national states; WW II and the clash of political interests within the region.
  • 3 hours
  • 3 hours

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ISLA 511. Medieval Islam, 10th-12th Century.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Socio-political, religious and intellectual developments in Muslim societies following the weakening of the Arab-Sunni Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad during the tenth century. Emphasis will be placed on the historical formation and features of the Seljuq and Buyid dynasties as well as the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt.
  • Prerequisites: Isla 200
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have take ISLA 511D1/D2

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ISLA 515. The Medieval School in Islam.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Schooling in medieval Islamic society particularly in Iraq, Greater Syria, Persia, and Egypt. Sheds light on the structure of learning, aims of education, the life of students including women, and their relationship to their teachers. Illuminates forms of academic evaluation, and looks closely at the "scholarly license" as an accrediting tool delineating its function and scope. Through a set of representative studies on the medieval school, it brings attention to the heated debates surrounding the academic rigor of this form of learning, and the place of scientific learning in it, as well as the historical connection between it and the early European college.
  • Prerequisite(s): Either ISLA 200 or ISLA 350 or permission of instructor.

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ISLA 516. Medieval Islam, 13th-15th Century.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The historical circumstances surrounding the Crusades against Muslims in Greater Syria and Egypt. The socio-economic, political, and cultural transformation of Muslim society following the destruction of the Abbasid Caliphate, and the rise of the Ikl-Khanid Mongols in Iran and Iraq, as well as the Mamluks in Syria and Egypt. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of new Persian, Turkish, and Indian populations into Islamic imperial culture.
  • Prerequisites; ISLA 200
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ISLA 511D1/D2.

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JWST 240. The Holocaust.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Consideration of the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry.

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JWST 245. Jewish Life in the Islamic World.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
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Description

Until the early modern period, most of the world’s Jews spoke Arabic and called the Islamic world home. This course explores the Jewish experience among Muslims from the seventh century until the present. Through close readings of primary sources and historical scholarship, students will learn how Jews under Islam shaped modern Judaism, how engagement with Arabic in Islamic Spain led to the revival of Hebrew, and how the Jewish-Muslim relationship fared in the twentieth century. The course also probes themes of history and memory in light of the departure of Jews from the Islamic world in the 1950s and 1960s.

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JWST 303. The Soviet Jewish Experience.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Sovietization both fueled the modernization of Russian Jewry and contributed to its eventual suppression. This experience will be examined from two perspectives: history and literature. The interrelationship between culture and politics and the effects of ideology and censorship on literature will be discussed.

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JWST 311. Gender in Jewish History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

How does the inclusion of women and issues of gender change our understanding of the Jewish past? By examining a broad range of historical sources from around the world—including prayer books, letters, newspapers, novels and diaries to music, art and film— this course examines this question from the Middle Ages to the present day. Major topics to be covered include: religion and spirituality, economic life, the body and sexuality, domesticity, relations with non-Jewish neighbours, and political activism.

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JWST 334. Jews and Muslims: A Modern History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

This course examines the modern history of Jewish-Muslim relations beyond just conflict. We will look at the experience of Jews and Muslims -- as individuals and communities -- who charted new cultural territory while navigating colonialism, nationalism, war, and decolonization, through close readings of a wide variety of primary sources (including letters, memoirs, fiction, music, film, and photography) and historical scholarship.

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JWST 366. History of Zionism.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Jewish Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An examination of the development of the Zionist idea, the most influential expression of modern Jewish nationalism, which led to the creation of the Jewish state. The transformation of elements of traditional Jewish messianism into a modern political ideology. Hibbat Zion, Political Zionism, Cultural and Synthetic Zionism will be discussed.

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RELG 326. Christians in the Roman World.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A social-historical examination of Christians within the complex cultural, political, ethnic and religious contexts of later Greco-Roman antiquity, focusing on changing relations among different varieties of Christian, as well as on interactions and conflicts among Christians, Jews and polytheists. Other topics to be considered include martyrdom, orthodoxy and heresy, and Gnosticism.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 322 or RELG 323

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500 Level Courses (Honours/Graduate)

Generally open to honours students and graduate students only; may be taken by advanced undergraduates by permission of instructor.

One-Semester Seminars (not "Honours Seminars")

HIST 503. Topics in Modern European History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Advanced topics in modern European history. Topics will vary by year. The course has a substantial research component.
  • Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students: HIST 215 or permission of instructor; MA students: a prior course in the history of modern Europe pertinent to the subject of the course or permission of the instructor.

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HIST 505. Topics: The British Empire.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Topics in the history of British formal and informal imperialism and the colonial encounter from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

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HIST 506. Theory for Historical Studies.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Approaches to the interpretation and understanding of historical evidence which are outside the traditional historical discipline - reading of central texts in, for example, psychoanalytic theory, gender theory, or literary criticism and exercises in the use of these theories for historical research.

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HIST 507. Topics in Early Modern History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
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Description

Readings and research on a selected topic in early modern history.

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HIST 508. The Art of War in China.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A study of the historical development of military theory and practice from earliest times to 1911 from a variety of perspectives, technological, scientific, social, and cultural.

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HIST 509. European Intellectual History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Study of selected topics in European intellectual and/or cultural history.

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HIST 510. Environmental History of Latin America (Field).

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Human-nature interactions over different scales of time in Latin America (with an emphasis on neo-tropical environments) and the application of the historical perspective to contemporary environmental issues, including historiography and methodology; cultures of environmental knowledge.
  • This course will be offered in Panama as part of the Panama Field Studies Semester. Language of instruction is in English but fluency in Spanish is required for the fieldwork component of the class.
  • Prerequisites: HISP 218 or HISP 210 or equivalent proficiency

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HIST 512. Topics in Chinese History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Exploration of a theme in Chinese history
  • Open to upper-level undergraduate students and Masters students
  • Prerequisite: A 300- or 400-level course in Chinese history or permission of instructor.

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HIST 522. Topics in Canadian History

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Advanced study of a selected topic in Canadian history.
  • Prerequisite(s): A 300-level course in Canadian history or permission of the instructor.
  • The topic varies from term to term.

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HIST 525. Women, Work and Family in Global History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The shifting historical context of female labour and family in selected western and non-western countries; the interaction between labour and gender relations with special focus on women's experiences on the shop floor and in the family.
  • Prerequisite: A 300 or 400-level course in women's history or labour history or permission of instructor
  • Restriction: Restricted to students in History and Women's Studies

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HIST 526. Women and War.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examines the impact of war on individuals, families and societies. Studies the experiences of women and children in exile, mass persecutions, and punishments associated with social unrest, revolution or wars during twentieth century.
  • Prerequisite(s): A 300 or 400-levelcourse in women's history or permission of instructor

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HIST 527. Topics: Indian Ocean World History.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

This course studies pivotal topics in Indian Ocean World (IOW) history. Topics may include (i) the rise and development of the IOW global economy; (ii) The Swahili Civilisation and the IOW; (iii) Islam and the IOW; (iv) Imperialism in the IOW; (v) IOW Slavery and Slave Trades; (vi) History of Madagascar.
  • Prerequisite: Any 200 or 300 level history course or any course on Africa, Asia, global or labour studies or permission of instructor

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HIST 528. Indian Ocean World Slave Trade.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The origins, structure and impact of the Indian Ocean World slave trade from early times to the present day. Enslavement, the trading structure, slave functions, reactions to slavery, emancipation and 'slave' diaspora. Comparisons will be made to the Atlantic slave system.
  • Prerequisites: HIST 200 or HIST 213 or permission of instructor.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 467.

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HIST 530. U.S. Foreign Relations.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The history and historiography, approaches and interpretations, of American foreign relations from the pre-Revolutionary era to the present.
  • Prerequisite: one course in U.S. history or permission of instructor.
  • Restriction: Enrolment limit 25.

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HIST 558. Modern Medicine: Seminar.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The emergence of scientific medicine, medical professionalization, the development of public health and the process of medical specialization since 1700.

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HIST 559. Modern Medicine: Research.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Supervised design, research, writing, and discussion of a major research paper on a theme in the history of modern medicine since 1700.

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