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Course ID	Course
HIST 107	HIST 107 The Ancient & Medieval World Course Credits: 3 Examines key themes in world history from antiquity to the seventeenth century AD. Students will analyze political and religious developments and systems of cultural and economic exchange. Students will be introduced to the historical and archival way of knowing so they can gain an effective means of understanding, appreciating, and critiquing the past to better understand the present and prepare for the future.
HIST 108	HIST 108 The Modern World Course Credits: 3 Examines key themes in the development of the modern world from the seventeenth to the late twentieth century. Students will analyze significant political, religious, economic, and cultural changes. Students will be introduced to the historical and archival way of knowing so they can gain an effective means of understanding, appreciating, and critiquing the past to better understand the present and prepare for the future.
HIST 334	HIST 334 Issues in Canadian Government & Politics Course Credits: 3 Provides the student with a detailed examination of the political issues that divide and unite Canadians. Course topics encompass the discussion of political structures including regionalism, federalism and elections; political actors including the Executive in Canada, political parties, the media, and citizen engagement; constitutional politics including Western alienation, Quebec separatism, patriation of the constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and key elements of Canadian political culture including political ideologies, bilingualism, multiculturalism, and Indigenous reconciliation. Cross-listed: POLS 334 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History or instructor’s consent NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 352	HIST 352 Government & Politics of the United States Course Credits: 3 An introduction to American politics, including the major branches of government: the presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court. The dynamics of American political institutions and their interaction. The prime emphasis is on national politics, especially the interaction of the executive and legislative, including presidential decision-making. Cross-listed: POLS 352 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History or instructor’s consent NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 355	HIST 355 American Foreign Policy Course Credits: 3 A study of principle themes in United States foreign policy with in-depth review of post Second World War presidential periods. Students analyze the causes and results of American policy choices in the context of evolving world order. The course explores philosophy and leadership styles. Cross-listed: POLS 355 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History or instructor’s consent NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 371	HIST 371 Africa Since 1500: From Pre-Colonial to Colonial Course Credits: 3 This course will involve an examination of the major themes of sub-Saharan African history from 1500 to the partition of Africa following the Berlin Conference of 1884. Primary emphasis will be on the nature of African societies and the political, social, and economic consequences of their interaction with Europe. Special attention will be given to issues such as the origins and nature of African societies; the rise and impact of the slavetrade; the growth of the European presence and the nature of European imperialism; and the onset of direct European colonial rule and the African response to it. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History including HIST 107, 108 or 109 NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 372	HIST 372 History of Africa Since 1500: From Colonial to National Course Credits: 3 This course will involve a survey of Sub-Saharan African history since the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885. Primary emphasis will be on a variety of regions at various stages of their development, while exploring the roles of colonial power, emerging nationalisms and the politics of underdevelopment. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History including HIST 107, 108 or 109 NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 403	HIST 403 Engendered History Course Credits: 3 This seminar examines specific topics in the history of gender throughout the period known loosely as the modern world. The course is designed to clarify the process through which ideas of gender evolved and the ways in which masculinity and femininity have been constructed and experienced in a global context. The seminar also examines group interactions across lines of race, class, ethnicity, region, and religion and the influence of groups striving to assert their own identities on ideas of gender. Cross-listed: GNDR 403 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History, or instructor’s consent NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 406	HIST 406 War, Peace & Society Course Credits: 3 Examines the changing nature of, and approaches to, war and its effect on society from the ancient world to the present, including an assessment of various visions and proposals for peace. The course includes an assessment of historic and relatively recent armed conflicts, exploring the causes of contemporary conflict and some of its distinctive characteristics. It also evaluates the effectiveness of various strategies for preventing, abating and terminating current forms of conflict. Questions discussed include: Why do states go to war? How do they create a lasting peace? What role does morality play in foreign policy? What is our obligation to just peace or just war? Cross-listed: POLS 406 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History, or instructor’s consent NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.

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