History   (HIST)

Faculty of Arts and Science

History 1000

The Western World

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Survey of selected developments in the Western world. Emphasis on continuity and change in the context of societies, politics, economies, cultures, religions and war.

Mutually Exclusive:
History 1200

Substantially Similar:
History 1200

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 1200

World History

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Survey of selected developments in world history. Emphasis on continuity and change in the context of societies, politics, economies, cultures, religions, and war.

Mutually Exclusive:
History 1000

Substantially Similar:
History 1000

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2001

Main Themes in Ancient History

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The world of the Greek city-states and of the Roman Empire, from 700 B.C. to A.D. 250. Origins of complex urban societies. Main political and economic forces in their development. Significance of belief, literature and art.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2100

Main Themes in Medieval European History

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The main themes in the history and historiography of medieval Europe, from the fall of the Roman Empire until the end of the Hundred Years' War. Topics include the fall of Rome and the rise of Christianity, the concepts of feudalism and renaissance, the crusades, scholasticism, 'courtly love' and chivalry, the Black Death and the development of national monarchies.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2102

Early Modern Europe - 1500-1750

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The Protestant Reformation. Politics of the dynasties. Spain, the Catholic Reformation and religious war. The general crisis of the 17th Century. The emergence of new powers. Changes in popular and elite culture.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2150

The Politics of Europe - 1750-1914

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The Old Regimes of Europe. The French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe. Industrialization and ideologies. The Revolutions of 1848. Unification. Imperialism and the origins of the First World War. Trends in European thought, culture and society.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2222

History in Practice

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Hands-on skills workshop in the art and craft of the historian. Includes constructing a research topic, locating and analyzing sources, developing an argument, historiographical analysis, and history's relevance in the modern world.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2290

Main Themes in East Asian History

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Examination of the history of East Asia, focusing on China Korea, and Japan from ancient to contemporary times. Themes include change and continuity in society, politics, culture, religion, philosophy, war, and international relations.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History or Asian Studies at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2360/Indigenous Studies 2360

Indigenous People(s) in Popular Cultures: Past, Present, and Futurisms

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Exploration of Indigenous self-representations in pop culture and the many vibrant forms of contemporary Indigenous creativity through an examination of video games, graphic novels, music, tv, movies, visual expression, comedy, and social media.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000, History 1200, Indigenous Studies 1000, or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027)

Recommended Background:
New Media 1000

Equivalent:​Indigenous Studies 2360 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 2850 (Indigenous Popular Culture) (prior to 2020/2021);
Native American Studies 2850 (Indigenous Popular Culture) (prior to 2020/2021)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2450/Health Sciences 2450

Evolution of Health and Illness Care

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

This course examines the evolution of health and illness care in Canada over four centuries, with an emphasis on the 20th Century. It emphasizes the historical development of medicine, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and public health as interrelated yet distinct spheres of practice. It also looks at how particular historical events and movements (Spanish Flu epidemic, World Wars I and II, modern hospital movement) helped to shape how Canadians perceive and provide illness and health care.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History, Nursing, or Health Sciences

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2505/Indigenous Studies 2505

Indigenous Histories of North America to 1848

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The multiple diverse histories of Indigenous Peoples in North America from creation until settler borders were formalized in 1848. Organized thematically rather than chronologically, themes include creation and emergence, Peoplehood, relationality and territoriality, social political and cultural identities, colonial disruptions, trade, war, and colonization.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000, History 1200, or Indigenous Studies 1000

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2555/Indigenous Studies 2555

Indigenous Histories of North America 1848-present

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The multiple diverse histories of Indigenous Peoples in North America, from the establishment of settler borders in 1848 until the present day. Organized thematically rather than chronologically, themes include settler-colonialism, genocide and removal, resistance and survivance, treaty rights, sovereignty and self-determination.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000, History 1200, or Indigenous Studies 1000

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2600

Main Themes in the History of the United States

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

From colonial origins through the United States as a 20th-Century world power. Persistent themes, such as individualism, representative democracy, mission, capitalism and ethnocentrism.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2710

Canada to 1867

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Political, economic and social development in the eras of New France and British North America, the prelude to Confederation.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2720

Canada Since 1867

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Political, economic and social development in the Confederation era and the 20th Century.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 2800/Women and Gender Studies 2800

History of Women

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The lives and diversity of women across North America or Europe from the 15th Century to contemporary times. Organized around major themes rather than a chronology of events, topics may include the impact of industrialization and urbanization on women and families; women's reproductive behaviour and labour; suffrage, citizenship and the nation; women's access to education; and community and social activism.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level or Women and Gender Studies 1000

Recommended Background:
History 2222

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3007

Greek and Roman Mythology

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Introduction to the major myths of ancient Greece and Rome. The myths will not be treated in isolation but will be examined in the context of ancient Greek culture as a whole: the relationship of myth to contemporary religion, philosophy, and literature. In addition, some of the theories and interpretations of classical mythology which have been put forward in modern era will be discussed.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3100

Greek and Roman Antiquity (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The Greek and Roman World in antiquity. Offerings may include The Ancient Greek City States, The Hellenistic Age, The Roman Revolution, and The Later Roman Empire.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2001

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3103

The Crusades

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The origins, course, and effects of the Crusading Movement from the high Middle Ages to the early Modern period. Primary emphasis will be on Crusading in the East, although Northern, Spanish, and internal Crusades will also be considered.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3152

Modern Germany

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Political, economic, social and cultural history of Germany, from 1780 to the present day.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2150

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3202

Imperial Russia - 1694-1917

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A history of the Russian Empire from the reign of Peter the Great to the October Revolution.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 2102 or History 2150

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3203

The Soviet Union

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A history of the Soviet state under the leadership of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History

Recommended Background:
One of History 2150 or History 2290

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3280

Imperial China

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Political, social, and intellectual history of China focusing on continuity and change during the Imperial period from 221 BCE to 1911 CE.

Prerequisite(s):​Two courses (6.0 credit hours) in History

Equivalent:​History 3850 (Imperial China) (prior to 2020/2021)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3290

Japan, 1570 to 1890

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Political, social, and intellectual history of Japan from state unification in the 1500s to the rise of the modern empire in 1890.

Prerequisite(s):​Two courses (6.0 credit hours) in History

Equivalent:​History 3850 (Early Modern to Modern Japan) (prior to 2020/2021)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3300

The Witch-hunts in Early Modern Europe

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The phenomenon of witch-hunting in early modern Europe. Dominant themes include demonology, popular culture, gender analysis, judicial process, religious reform, socio-economic contributions to the hunts, and the role of community in early modern society.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Substantially Similar:
Women and Gender Studies 3040 (Witchcraft: The Devil in a Woman's Body)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3370/Indigenous Studies 3370

Indigenous Cinema, Past to Present

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

An examination of Indigenous "Fourth World" cinema, focusing on Indigenous aesthetics as the critical framework. Discussion of themes such as representation, land, colonialism, identity, belonging, the past, storytelling, survival, resistance, revitalization, and Indigenous futures, using Indigenous methodologies and decolonial theories.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000, History 1200, Indigenous Studies 1000, or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027) AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History or Indigenous Studies at the 2000 level

Recommended Background:
Indigenous Studies 2360/History 2360

Equivalent:​Indigenous Studies 3370 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 3850 (Indigenous Cinema) (prior to 2022/2023)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3402

The Reformation

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Major themes and developments of the Reformation, 1517-1648.

Prerequisite(s):​One of one course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level or Religious Studies 2500

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3450/Indigenous Studies 3450

Global Indigenous Resistance(s) to Settler-Colonialism: 1492-1960

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A comparative exploration of historical Indigenous resistance and activism (in its many forms) across the four Anglo-Settler CANZUS states (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and United States) from 1492 to 1960.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000, History 1200, Indigenous Studies 1000 or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027) AND
One course (3.0 credit hours) in History or Indigenous Studies at the 2000 level

Equivalent:​Indigenous Studies 3450 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 3850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance I) (prior to 2020/2021);
Native American Studies 3850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance I) (prior to 2020/2021)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3501

Early Modern Britain

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The prevalent social, political, economic and religious themes in England, Scotland, and Wales from 1485-1707.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3525/Indigenous Studies 3525

Indigenous Treaties in an International Context

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

An examination of the contemporary and historic domestic and international consequences and responsibilities of the treaty relationships between Indigenous nations and Canada, the United States, and European empires.

Prerequisite(s):​One of Indigenous Studies 2505/History 2505, Indigenous Studies 2555/History 2555, Indigenous Studies 2500 (prior to 2026/2027), or Indigenous Studies 2550 (prior to 2026/2027)

Equivalent:​Indigenous Studies 3500 (prior to 2026/2027);
Native American Studies 3500 (prior to 2019/2020)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3550/Indigenous Studies 3550

Settler Colonial Policies and Indigenous Sovereignties

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Federal Indigenous law and policy in the CANZUS states (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States) from 1763 to the present day. The course examines how Settler expansion, removal, and assimilation policies affect Indigenous Peoples and how federal laws, and imposed individual citizenships, affect Indigenous rights of nationhood and cultural freedoms in the four Settler-Nation states.

Prerequisite(s):​One of Indigenous Studies 2505/History 2505, Indigenous Studies 2555/History 2555, Indigenous Studies 2500 (prior to 2026/2027), or Indigenous Studies 2550 (prior to 2026/2027)

Equivalent:​ Indigenous Studies 3550 (prior to 2026/2027);
Native American Studies 3550 (prior to 2019/2020)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3560/Health Sciences 3560

History of Nursing: Women and the Care of the Sick

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

This course examines the development of Canadian nursing from its religious roots in 17th-Century Quebec to the modern hospital movement of the 20th Century. It emphasizes ways in which politics, gender, race and religion helped to shape nursing into a predominantly hospital-based profession comprised of white women, and looks at the efforts of men and minority women to earn a place in nursing in Canada and elsewhere.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in Health Sciences, Nursing, or History

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3602

The United States from 1877 to the Present

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A social and political history of the United States from the post-Civil War period to the present. Major themes will include reform movements, cultural developments, America as a world power, and the relationship between the individual and the state.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2600

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3604

The History of the U.S. West

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Indigenous and settler histories of the United States West from before colonization to the late twentieth century.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000 or History 1200 AND
One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 2000 level

Recommended Background:
History 2222 AND
History 2600

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3605

History and Culture of the American South

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Introduction to the history and culture of the American South from the beginnings of European settlement to the late 20th century. Among the themes explored are race relations, gender expectations, religion, politics, violence, popular culture, and the existence of a distinct southern identity.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History

Recommended Background:
History 2600

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3610

Slavery and Abolition in the Americas

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A history of events related to slavery and abolition in an American context, including themes of economics, race, politics, culture, and philosophy. This examination compares and contrasts the viewpoints of slaves, slaveholders, and those who fought to end the slave system.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History

Recommended Background:
History 2600

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3703

History of Western Canada

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Indigenous and settler histories of the Canadian West from before colonization to the late twentieth century.

Prerequisite(s):​One of History 1000 or History 1200 AND
One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 2000 level

Recommended Background:
History 2222 AND
One of History 2710 or History 2720

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3707

Canada Since 1939

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A social and political history concentrating on the period 1939-1980s. Factors of identity, including gender, ethnicity, culture and the family, will be considered, particularly in the context of state regulation.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2720

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3709

Canada: War and Peace

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A military history of Canada from pre-contact to the present. Themes include imperialism, nationalism, gender, and anti-war movements.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 3710

Canadian Cultural History

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

A history of Canadian culture, including literature, art, music, theatre, and material culture, from the contact era to the present. Themes include aboriginal, ethnic, and regional culture, and the relationship between culture and nationalism.

Prerequisite(s):​One course (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 1000 level AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4000

Historiography

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The history of thinking and writing about the past. Topics will include some of the key texts, authors, concepts, theories, methods, and debates in the development of the historical discipline. Recommended for students considering graduate school.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
Three additional courses (9.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year Standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Equivalent:​History 4850 (Historiography) (prior to 2025/2026)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4001

Seminars in Ancient History (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Prerequisite(s):​History 2001 AND
History 2222 AND
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4010

Seminars in European History (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) AND
Additional prerequisites will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4040

Seminars in East Asian History (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
History 2290 AND
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4050

Seminars in British History (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4070

Seminars in Canadian History (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
History 2710 AND
History 2720 AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4090

Seminars in World History (Series)

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
Three additional courses (9.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4100

Violence in Medieval Society

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Comparison of two types of violence in Western Europe during the Middle Ages: the interpersonal violence of everyday life, and the less common but often sensationalized violence of war. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding how these two systems of violence paralleled and sustained one another, how gender, class, and religion affected ways in which Europeans defined and approached violence, and how violence changed over time and in different regions of Europe. Specific topics include: the ancient origins of medieval attitudes; medieval strategy, tactics, and logistics; dispute resolution; insult, feud, and duel; the 'feudal revolution'; chivalry; military literature; medieval peace movements (the Peace of God); criminalization and state control of violence; heresy, Inquisition, and torture; and domestic violence.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
One of History 2100, History 3103, History 3850 (Medieval Britain), or History 3850 (The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century) AND
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4450/Indigenous Studies 4450

Global Indigenous Resistance(s) to Settler-Colonialism: 1960-Present

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Seminar in Indigenous resistance since 1960, focussing on the four countries that initially rejected the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the United States, also known as the CANZUS states. Exploration of the growing trans-national Indigenous solidarity that is erasing settler-national boundaries and creating a series of global Indigenous movements that seek cultural, political, economic, environmental, and social justice in non-Indigenous settler-colonial states.

Prerequisite(s):​History 3450/Indigenous Studies 3450

Equivalent:​Indigenous Studies 4450 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 4850 (Indigenous Resistance in the Anglo-Settler States (1960-Present)) (prior to 2022/2023);
Indigenous Studies 4850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance II) (prior to 2022/2023);
Native American Studies 4850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance II) (prior to 2022/2023)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4600

Civil Rights in the U.S.

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Examination of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, from the establishment of segregation through to contemporary issues, with a particular emphasis on the 1950s and 1960s. Themes that will be considered include politics, culture, violence, and the tension between individual and group rights.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
History 2600 AND
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) in History AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Equivalent:​History 4060 (Civil Rights in the U.S.) (prior to 2020/2021)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4650

History of the North American West

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

Indigenous and settler histories of the western half of North America from before colonization to the late 20th century.

Prerequisite(s):​History 2222 AND
One of History 3604 or History 3703 AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)

Equivalent:​History 4850 (The North American West) (prior to 2025/2026);
History 4850 (Public and Popular Histories of the North American West) (prior to 2025/2026)

Lib Ed Req:​Fine Arts and Humanities

History 4995

Undergraduate Thesis

Credit hours: 6.00

Contact hours per week: Variable

This is a research-oriented course in which students will conduct fieldwork, text or library-based research, submit a report in the form of an Undergraduate Thesis which will be made publicly available, and report orally on the work. In consultation with their Thesis Supervisor, students will define a research problem and formulate a research plan.

Prerequisite(s):​Fourth-year standing (a minimum of 90.0 credit hours) AND
A minimum GPA of 3.30 calculated on all completed University of Lethbridge courses or calculated on all University of Lethbridge and transferable courses taken within the terms containing the last 20 courses (60.0 credit hours), whichever is higher AND
A minimum GPA of 3.30 calculated on the last ten History courses (30.0 credit hours) AND
A minimum of ten courses (30.0 credit hours) in History AND
History 2222 AND
One Independent Study (3.0 credit hours) in History at the 3000 or 4000 level AND
Application to the Department of History and Religion

Note:​Contact hours will vary. Students should be aware that this course involves regular contact with the Thesis Supervisor as well as considerable independent work.