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Sautter, Udo; B.Phil, St. E. 1st and 2nd, Ph.D. (U. of Tuebingen)—1969.
McCrone, Kathleen E.; B.A. (Saskatchewan), M.A., Ph.D. (New York U.)—1968. (Dean of the Faculty of Social Science)
Hoskins, Ronald G.; B.A., M.A. (Windsor)—1966.
Klinck, David M.; B.A.; M.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Wisconsin)—1968.
Kulisek, Larry L.; B.S. (Northwest Missouri State), M.A. (Omaha), Ph.D. (Wayne State)—1968.
Pemberton, Ian C.; B.A. (Bishop's), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Western Ontario)—1968.
Murray, Jacqueline; B.A. (British Columbia), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)—1988.
Tucker, E. Bruce; B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Brown)—1988.
Simmons, Christina; A.B. (Radcliffe), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)—1990.
Howsam, Leslie; B.A. (Waterloo), M.A., Ph.D. (York)—1993.
Owens, Brian M.; B.A. (Alberta), M.Phil. (London)—1994.
Metcalfe, Alan; D.L.C. (Loughborough), B.P.E. (British Columbia), M.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin)—1969.
Bird, Harry W.; B.A. Dipl. Ed., M.A. (Cambridge), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)—1969.
King, Christopher R.; B.A. (Grinnell College), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin), M.B.A. (York)—1974.
Glassford, Larry; Dip.Ed., B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (York)—1991.
Mason, Philip P.; B.A. (Boston U.), M.A., Ph.D. Michigan)—1985.
1) History majors taking the minimum number of required History courses (twelve in a general program, or twenty in an honours program), may obtain credit for only two 100-level History courses. Majors taking additional History courses may count only one further 100-level History course towards their degree requirements.
2) Students taking History as an option may take more than two 100-level courses for credit and may select courses through the 300 level. Permission for 400-level courses is necessary unless these are required in an existing program.
North American Courses: 43-201, 43-242, 43-243, 43-244, 43-249, 43-250, 43-251, 43-261, 43-262, 43-341, 43-345, 43-346, 43-347, 43-348, 43-350, 43-363, 43-365, 43-367, 43-440, 43-441, 43-442, 43-443, 43-444, 43-448, 43-449, 43-458, 43-462, 43-463, and 43-464.
European History Courses: 43-207, 43-209, 43-214, 43-215, 43-217, 43-219, 43-227, 43-228, 43-231, 43-232, 43-233, 43-234, 43-281, 43-283, 43-284, 43-285, 43-286, 43-312, 43-316, 43-317, 43-323, 43-325, 43-326, 43-335, 43-336, 43-338, 43-408, 43-410, 43-412, 43-425, and 43-437.
Other Courses: 43-287, 43-297, 43-386, 43-390. 43-397, 42-497.
A minor in History shall consist of 43-116, 43-200, 43-215, 43-244, 43-326, and either 43-250 or 43-336.
Total courses: thirty.
Major requirements: twelve courses, consisting of:
(a) two 100-level courses;
(b) 43-200;
(c) five additional courses at the 200 level or above;
(d) four more courses at the 300 level or above.
Overall, three courses must be from each of the North American and European listings above.
Other requirements:
(a) eight courses from outside of the Faculty of Social Science as described in 4.3.1;
(b) four courses from any department, school, or faculty, including History, but of which only one may be an additional 100-level History course;
(c) six courses from any department, school, or faculty, excluding History.
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements: twenty courses, consisting of:
(a) two 100-level courses;
(b) 43-200 and one of 43-401 or 43-402;
(c) five additional courses at the 200 level or above;
(d) six more courses at the 300 level or above;
(e) five more courses at the 400 level.
Overall, four European courses and four North American courses are required.
Other requirements:
(a) two courses from English; two courses from Political Science; and two language courses or two courses from the Faculty of Science;
(b) four courses from the Faculties of Arts, Social Science, or Science, including History;
(c) six more courses from the Faculties of Arts, Social Science, or Science, excluding History;
(d) four courses from any department, school, or faculty, excluding History. (Recommended: two or more courses in French or a basic course in statistics and data processing, or computer programs.)
Programs combining History with another subject in the Faculty of Social Science: Any such program requires a total of forty courses, including sixteen from History, sixteen from the second subject of specialization, and eight options. The History courses which must be included are as follow:
(a) two 100-level courses;
(b) 43-200 and one of 43-401 or 43-402;
(c) four additional courses at the 200 level or above;
(d) four more courses at the 300 level or above;
(e) four more courses at the 400 level.
Overall, four European courses and four North American courses are required.
The combined program requirements of all other departments in the Faculty of Social Science are shown in their respective sections of this Calendar.
Programs combining History with a subject offered outside the Faculty of Social Science: Students interested in a particular combination, not already included in the Calendar, should consult with the Head of the Department of History, and with the Head of the other department involved, concerning the possibility of establishing such a program for degree credit, and concerning the courses which must be taken.
See "Interdisciplinary Programs", 4.13.1.
See "Interdisciplinary Programs", 4.13.2.
All courses listed will not necessarily be taught each year. Some courses are labelled I and II. These numbers are meant to distinguish the subject matter. Except where specifically indicated this does not imply the order in which the courses must be taken. All courses are three hours a week.
43-115.Europe and the Modern World–The Formative Period, 1500–1815
Reformation, Absolutism, Enlightenment, French Revolution.
43-116.Europe and the Modern World–The Contemporary Age, 1815 to the Present
Industrial Revolution, World War I, Communism, Fascism, World War II.
League of Nations; the collective system of security and its collapse; background of World War II.
World War II; United Nations; breakdown of colonialism; Cold War; Middle East; Latin America; problems in East Asia; Eastern Europe.
An overview of the broad themes of the social history of Canada in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It deals with such varied subjects as urban growth, ethnicity, religious diversity, women's movements, and farm and labour history.
An introduction to the study of history. Bibliographical tools. Essay writing. Consideration of modern research methods and trends in the discipline (narration and conceptualization; quantification; traditional and current fields of interest). (Restricted to History majors only, or with consent of the instructor.) (Prerequisites: two History courses at the 100 level.)
A study of the pivotal historical role of communication technologies. This course provides an overview of communication in history, emphasizing the relationship between oral and literate cultures, print and manuscript culture, and how electronic media affect a post-literate culture. Special attention will be given to Canadian theoretical perspectives. (This course is taught by the Department of Communication Studies as 40-200.) (Prerequisites: two 100-level History courses, or 40-100 and 40-101.)
An examination of the political, religious, economic, and social developments involved in England's evolution from a medieval to a modern state, with attention to the struggle for sovereignty between Crown and Parliament.
A political and social history of England emphasizing the causes and impact of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, the development of modern political institutions, Victorianism, the rise of labour, the emancipation of women, and the evolution of the welfare state.
The transition from ancient to medieval society: development of institutions (feudalism, monasticism, etc.); church and state up to the Gregorian Reforms.
The flowering of medieval society: its religion, culture and institutions, and its eventual decline.
Origins; tactics and strategy; the fronts; the aftermath and the peace settlements.
Origins of the War; Axis aggression and Allied response; military, economic, and social problems; turn of the tide and defeat of the Axis powers; questions of settlement.
The formation of the Kievan and Muscovite societies and the interaction of native and foreign institutions. Russian culture in its formative years.
From the death of Peter the Great to the fall of the monarchy. The challenge of the West and the search for identity. Foreign policy and socio-economic changes. The golden age of Russian culture.
The French Revolution; Napoleon; the post-Napoleonic restoration; the revolutions of 1830 and 1848; the Second Empire; the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune.
The triumph of the Third Republic over the authoritarian right; the catastrophe of World War I; the disintegration of the Third Republic during the inter-war years; the triumph of Fascism; the fourth French Republic.
Selected aspects, including the rise of Prussia; the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, the 1848-49 revolutions; Bismarck; the Wilhelmine Empire.
Selected aspects including World War I; the Weimar Republic; the Third Reich and its downfall; post-war settlements; two Germanies.
An analysis of the form and function of sport in Canada from 1603 to the modern day. An examination of the growth of sport forms, their functions in society and relationship to social stratification, urbanization, industrialization. (This course is taught by Kinesiology as 95-240.)
A study of Canada as a French colony and under early British rule: explorers and fur traders; government, land systems and the Church in New France; the conquest; changing British policy 1763–1791; Upper and Lower Canada; the rebellions of 1837 and the achievement of responsible government, and the origins of Confederation.
A study of Canada as an emerging nation; the development of political parties; the background of Confederation and the nature of Canadian federalism: Macdonald and Laurier as nation builders; twentieth century political, economic and cultural developments; Canadian autonomy; foreign policy.
This course will focus equally on the lives of women in Canada and the United States from the period of native-European contact to the mid-nineteenth century. Work, family and sexuality, cultural ideals, and political status and activism among native women and women of African and European origins will be examined and compared.
This course will focus equally on the lives of women in Canada and the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Native, black, immigrant, and native-born white women's roles in paid and unpaid labour, reform, suffrage, and family and cultural life will be examined, and Canadian and American women's experiences compared.
An exploration of the collective action of women in the past and present in North America. Areas of study may include women's involvement with the temperance, civil rights, suffrage, trade union, environmental, reproductive rights, and women's liberation movements. (This course is also offered as 53-200.) (Prerequisite: 53-100.)
From the beginning of the colonial period to the Civil War.
From the Civil War to the present.
The formation of the polis and its culture to the end of the Hellenic period. (This course also available as Greek and Roman History 12-261.)
A study of Roman civilization from its early foundations to the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C. The social and political problems of the Romans will be examined in comparison with those of modern times. (This course is taught by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages as 12-281.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of department.)
A study of Roman history and institutions from the destruction of Carthage to the death of Caesar and the collapse of the Republic. (This course is taught by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages as 12-282.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of department.)
An exploration of the personalities of the first twelve emperors and the social, political, and economic situation of the Roman Empire during their reigns. (This course is taught by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages as 12-285.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of department.)
An exploration of the social, political, economic, and religious aspects of the Roman Empire from the reign of Trajan to that of Constantine the Great. (This course is taught by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages as 12-286.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of department.)
This course will examine the changing nature of crime and criminal justice. Throughout, the course stress will be placed on the ways in which crime and criminal justice were shaped by the societies in which they occurred and on the ways in which they changed as these societies changed.
Topics of current interest selected by the Department which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with consent of Department.)
A thematic approach to the history of women in Europe during the Middle Ages. The primary focus will be on the historical experiences of women in their various roles and contexts—aristocrat or peasant, artisan or writer, nun or heretic, criminal or healer. (Prerequisites: 43-214, or 43-215, or consent of instructor.)
The revival of Antiquity and its subsequent influence on the intellectual, political, and cultural shape of European society. (Prerequisite: 43-115 or consent of instructor.)
Impact of new ideas (Christian humanism), and innovations (printing press) on European society. (Prerequisite: 43-115 or consent of instructor.)
43-323.The Modernization of Russia: Imperial and Soviet Experiments
A thematic exploration of the modernization process in Russia from the days of Peter the Great to the fall of the Soviet Union. What is modernization? Why is it important? How is it advanced? Do the results justify the costs?
The Enlightenment, Romanticism, the birth of the ideologies, Darwinism.
An exploration of the subject of community and power in European thought between 1850 and the late twentieth century. Special attention will be paid to Marxism/Leninism, elitist theory, facism, and structuralism/poststructuralism. (This course is also offered as Political Science 45-351.)
The history of the family focusing on Western Europe. (Prerequisite: 43-214, or 43-215, or consent of instructor.)
An examination of attitudes to women, and women's status, roles, and significance in European history, with emphasis on the period from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. From time to time, the course might focus on a specific country.
Selected aspects dealing with European development in the political, economic, social, diplomatic, and military fields.
A seminar on the social, political, and economic bases of the confederation movement, on the achievement of confederation and on the constitutional problems arising from the British North America Act.
An historical study of ethnic and religious minorities.
Changing historical interpretations of Native Peoples in Canada. (Prerequisites: 43-243 and 43-244, or consent of instructor.)
Thematic studies: economic development of Canadian cities; rivalry between aspiring cities for trade and transportation; city boosters, promoters, boards of trade, rise of transportation and industrialization in urban development. The new urban (social) history: the city below the hill; strangers at our gates; saving the Canadian city; and the city beautiful. The metropolitan thesis: for and against.
A study of some of the issues in French-English relations, the French-speaking minorities outside Quebec, and Quebec's place within Confederation.
Profile of a province; Oliver Mowat's Ontario; social and cultural issues; the politics of development; metropolitan dominance and regional responses.
Selected themes in the political and social history of the United States from the end of World War II to the present. (Prerequisite: 43-262 or consent of instructor.)
Slavery, emancipation, share-cropping, urban migration, civil rights movement. Emphasis will be on work, family, relations with whites, and social protest. Women's and men's experience will be treated equally.
This course examines selected topics in the history of early American First Nations. Among the topics to be covered are the origins of human civilization in the Americas, the dispersal of peoples, the agricultural revolution, and encounters with Europeans.
An introduction to the development of scientific ideas and methods, from the seventeenth-century "scientific revolution" to the present, studied through the works of major figures, including Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein, and in relation to the cultures and societies in which they lived.
This course will study selected topics in the history of South Asia.
Topics of current interest selected by the Department which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with consent of Department.)
History courses at the 400 level are restricted to History majors and to third- and fourth-year majors in other programs with a History component. Others may register only with the consent of the instructor.
Aspects of the writing and philosophy of history from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. (Limited to fourth-year History majors; others may register with consent of the instructor.)
Study of the historical writers of Canada and the United States from the period of European settlement to the present day. (Limited to fourth-year History majors; others may register with consent of the instructor.)
An examination of the social history of England during its greatest era including such topics as the impact of the industrial revolution, the growth of population, the emancipation of women, the rise of the middle class, the rise of labour, social reforms, the Victorian underworld, etc.
Thematic approach to medieval society including such topics as popular religion, the peasantry, the Crusades, urbanization, etc. (Prerequisite: one of 43-207, 43-209, 43-214, 43-215, 43-312, 43-316, 43-318, or 43-335, or consent of instructor.)
Contemporary attitudes towards the body and the exercise of sexuality were shaped in the ancient and medieval past and are consequently little-known and less understood. This course will provide historical, religious, philosophical, and medical background to issues such as marital sexuality, homosexuality, celibacy, and childbirth. (Prerequisite: one of 43-207, 43-208, 43-214, 43-215, 43-312, 43-316, 43-318, or 43-335, or consent of instructor.)
Russian society and government between the revolutions of 1905 and 1917. A thematic exploration into the complex process of transition. Was Russia on the road to a peaceful evolution into a modern, democratic state and society on the western model, or was it heading for the violence and collapse that came in 1917?
Diplomacy in theory and practice from the Congress of Vienna to the U.N.
An historical analysis and description of the development of leisure in Canada. This will include an analysis of the concept of leisure, the development of different forms of leisure, the institutions and groups involved, and the growth of the leisure industry. Attention will be paid to the leisure activities of women, working class and native Canadians, and to the constraints within which they developed. The course will focus on the social construction of leisure, in particular the role played by dominant groups and dominant ideologies. (This course is taught in Kinesiology as 95-440.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
Focuses on the experience of Canadians in their daily lives, especially in the period from 1840 up to the Second World War. Subjects will be selected from the major fields of social history, such as labour, women's history, and ethnicity. Attention will be paid as well to methodologies developed in such cognate fields as demography, geography, and economics. (Prerequisites: two courses in Canadian history or consent of instructor.)
An overview of the history of French-Canada from the perspective of the development of a nationalist ideology: cultural survival, the role of the Church and Old France; the historic place of separatism; effects of industrialization and the emergence of a positive nationalism. (Prerequisite: 43-243, or 43-244, or consent of instructor.)
Laurier and Borden administrations; Liberal convention of 1919 and the rise of Mackenzie King; the depression years and the growth of third party movements; the evolution of Canadian autonomy.
Canadian foreign policy in the 1930s; the rise of the welfare state; King, St. Laurent, Pearson, and Diefenbaker; the "revolution" in Canadian foreign policy following the Second World War; Canada's place in North America; the quiet revolution in Quebec.
The history of Windsor and its metropolitan area from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
A history of the preservation movement with respect to changing perspectives on the objectives and methods of preserving material culture. Attention will also be focused on historical research methodology as applied to historic restoration projects in Canada and to the interpretation of those projects.
This course examines selected themes in the political and social history of early America. Among the topics to be studied are European and Native American contacts, the political and social development of the American colonies, slavery, war and society, the changing status of women, and the American Revolution and its aftermath. (Prerequisite: 43-261 or consent of instructor.)
The United States as a superpower; containment and detente; hemispheric problems; the emergence of the Third World; Vietnam.
The cultural ideology, social regulation, and experience of reproduction and sexual relations, with an emphasis on women. Topics include childbirth, slavery and sex, abortion and birth control, and the role of psychology and popular culture in the development of modern heterosexual and homosexual identities. (This course is taught by the Department of Psychology as 46-463.) (Prerequisite: one of 43-249, 43-250, 46-260, or 46-464.)
This course examines the ways in which psychology and the mental health professions as social institutions have constructed cultural ideals about the nature of gender and sexuality. Concepts of femininity, masculinity, androgyny, homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality, and transgenderism in North American culture are considered from 1870 to the present. (This course is taught in the Department of Psychology as 46-464.) (Prerequisite: one of 43-249, 43-250, or 46-240.)
Topics of current interest selected by the Department which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with consent of Department.)