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Courses

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Course ID	Course
HIST 412	HIST 412 Senior Thesis Course Credits: 3 A program of independent readings and research on a specific topic leading to a written paper for students choosing the European area. A research project involving the use of primary sources, archives, etc., for those choosing the North American area. Prerequisite(s): 15 sem. hrs. of History including HIST 411 NB: For history majors only. See department chair.
HIST 435	HIST 435 Social History of Canada Course Credits: 3 An examination of major developments in the society and culture of Canada with a particular spotlight on the diverse experience of the people who made Canada. The course highlights aspects of Canadian identity as seen through the lenses of gender, race, class, ethnicity, religion, and region. The focus is on the interaction between migrant groups and the host society, rural and urban societies, education and social reforms, labour and capital, and changing gender roles. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History including one of HIST 135 or 136 NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 440	HIST 440 The Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy Course Credits: 3 An overview of the formulation and trends of Canadian foreign policy in the period since Confederation. The domestic and external determinants of Canadian foreign policy, the nature of the foreign policy-making process, and the evolution of key themes in Canadian foreign policy. Cross-listed: POLS 440 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History including one of HIST 109, 135, or 136 NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 490	HIST 490 Special Topics in History Course Credits: 3 An examination of special topics or issues in history that are not considered in depth in other courses. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History, third- or fourth-year standing, or instructor's consent NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 497	HIST 497 Honours Thesis Course Credits: 3 A 12,000-15,000 word thesis based on a review of the secondary literature and research in primary sources in archival, published, microform, microfiche, or electronic form, on an approved topic. An oral defence and a library-acceptable copy are required. Taken in fourth year by all Honours students in History. Prerequisite(s): Application and acceptance into Honours Program in History. See department chair.
HIST 498	HIST 498 Honours Thesis Course Credits: 3 A 12,000-15,000 word thesis based on a review of the secondary literature and research in primary sources in archival, published, microform, microfiche, or electronic form, on an approved topic. An oral defence and a library-acceptable copy are required. Taken in fourth year by all Honours students in History. Prerequisite(s): Application and acceptance into Honours Program in History. See department chair.
HIST 503	HIST 503 Engendered History Course Credits: 3 Examines specific topics in the history of gender throughout the period known loosely as the modern world and 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. 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.
HIST 504	HIST 504 Late Medieval Europe Course Credits: 3 An inquiry into a period of Europe's past in which beliefs, attitudes and institutions, moulded in the previous centuries, were consolidated into shapes that mark modern European (and North American) culture. The outlines of the modern state and of the modern family are examined. It is also an examination of late medieval civilization for indications of decline and rebirth. The course looks for signs of struggle between forces of tradition and of innovation, and between idealism and material or corporeal realities.
HIST 506	HIST 506 War, Peace & Society Course Credits: 3 Surveys the changing nature of and approaches to war and its effect on society from the Middle Ages to the present including an examination of various visions and proposals for peace. Includes an assessment of relatively recent armed conflict in Africa, Central Europe, and the Middle East, exploring the causes of contemporary conflict and some of its distinctive characteristics. Also evaluates the effectiveness of various strategies for preventing, abating, and terminating current forms of conflict. Some of the questions discussed are: 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?

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