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History HTST

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Instruction offered by members of the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts.

Department Head – H. Kraay

500-Level Courses

Note: Preference in enrolment will be given to Majors in History, Ancient and Medieval History Majors, and graduate students in History. All others will require special permission from the department to register while registration restrictions are in place. Registration information can be found on the Enrolment Services website http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/.

History 503

Topics in East Asian History

Topics may include Japanese and Chinese responses to western culture and expansion, ideas, politics.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and one of East Asian Studies 331, 333, History 209, 301, 315, 317, 405, 407.01, 407.02, 407.03, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 504

Britain and the Wider World, 1500-1800

Reflects changing focus in the field of British imperial studies away from the Atlantic and the instructor’s ongoing research.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 505

History of Western Monasticism from 600 to 1500

The history of monastic spirituality in Western Europe. The origins, nature, and various forms of monasticism and their evolution from the Benedictine to the Friar in the context of the commercial revolution.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and 319 or 321, or consent of the Department.

History 506

The Century of the Black Death: Economy, Society and Religion

A global examination of the fourteenth-century crises: famine, epidemics, civic unrest, warfare, and Papal politics. Selected topics will lead to the comparative study of the period from England, France, Italy and the Holy Roman Empire, with a critical assessment of the impact of the Black Death on late medieval society.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and 319 or 321, or consent of the Department.

History 507

Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe

An overview of gender theory in modern European history, with emphasis on issues of sexuality.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and a European History course at the 300 or 400 level or consent of the Department.

History 508

Topics in Twentieth-Century German History

Topics may include: thematic explorations and/or comparisons of dictatorial regimes (Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic); the history of the GDR; the two Germanies during the Cold War; memory and memorialization in popular culture; the contested formation of a multicultural society; and social protest in the post-WWII period. For further information on specific topics to be offered in any year, consult the History Department.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and one of 307, 333, 375, 381, 383, 411.02, 413.02, 483, 485, 490, 491, or consent of the Department.

History 509

Religion, Politics, and Culture in Early Modern Europe

Topics may include the nature of late medieval religion, the social impact of the Reformations, religious violence and co-existence, and the nature and practice of royal absolutism.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and 323 or 325 or 327, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 511

The Age of Enlightenment and the Era of Revolution and Napoleon

Selected themes from the Enlightenment to revolution including the imperial experience in France and Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
Notes: Not open to students with credit in any one or both of History 511.01 and 511.02.

History 515

History of the Holocaust

Nazi persecution and destruction of the European Jews during World War II. Topics will include: the roots of modern anti-Semitism; Nazi policy towards the Jews of Germany in the 1930s; the Nazi "New Order" in occupied Europe; the technology of murder; Jewish resistance; the attitudes/actions of occupied peoples and Allied governments; the war crimes trials.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and 333 or 413.02, or consent of the Department.

History 517

Social and Political History of Modern Britain

Topics in social, cultural and political history in early modern and modern times: e.g., the rise of the gentry and the middle class, working class identity, radical ideology and two-party politics.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 519

Canada from Laurier to Pearson

Political developments in Canada from 1896-1968, with emphasis on the national scene.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and 337 or 351, or consent of the Department.

History 520

Canada and the First World War

Discussion topics will focus on the major themes in Canada's Great War military experience, including the Canadian Expeditionary Force's recruitment and training, leadership, tactical doctrine, and integration within the British Expeditionary Force, as well as developments in civil-military relations, conscription politics and the country's postwar military legacy.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 521

Canadian Biography

A thematic approach to Canadian personalities, emphasizing the biographer's method and changing interpretations of major Canadian figures, e.g., the prime ministers, prominent women, radicals, prophets, scientists, explorers, entrepreneurs, journalists and artists.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 523

Topics in Alberta History

Selected topics in Alberta history with emphasis upon the use of local archival sources.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 525

Topics in Canadian Intellectual History

Ideas of Canadian political, economic, and cultural theorists and social reformers in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 526

The Canadian Military in the Second World War

Through examination of topics such as leadership and adapting to warfare, this course will examine the Canadian military's ability to cope with the harsh realities of war. Emphasis will be placed on the political parameters imposed by the Canadian government on the military, the quality of Canadian leadership, and the "fit" between British forms of military organization and the fighting quality of Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and 349 or 431, and consent of the Department.

History 527

History of Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy from 1919 to the Cold War Era

Selected topics in Canadian foreign policy and defence policy from the end of World War I to the 1980's.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and one course in Canadian History and consent of the Department.

History 529

Topics in Native History

A history of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada: the First Nations, Inuit and Metis.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 531

Canadian Historiography

Major schools of historical writing in Canada: imperial, continental and nationalist interpretations; regional historiography of the Maritimes, central Canada and the West; selected historians and their historical methods.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 533

Gender History in Canada

The history of women's diverse experience in Canada will be examined through the study of aboriginal, immigrant, working-class and farm women.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 535

Topics in American History

Selected topics in the history of the United States from the colonial period to the present.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 537

American Memories

Introduces students to the broad subject of historical memory, with a focus on the United States. Considers ways that historians have grappled with constructions of collective memory, personal memory, commemoration, and remembrance. Focuses on publicly controversial topics like remembering slavery, the Civil War, and the use of the Atomic Bomb in World War II.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both History 537 and History 535.08 will not be allowed.

History 541

Topics in the History of Science

Selected aspects of the history of science, e.g., the scientific revolution, science and religion in the seventeenth century, history of scientific methods, studies of individual scientists such as Galileo, Boyle, Newton, or Darwin. For further information in the specific topics to be offered in any year, consult the History Department.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and one 371, 372, 373, or 477.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 543

Topics in Great Power Diplomacy and Intelligence

An exploration of selected themes in the history of modern statecraft. Topics may include: theories of international relations, war origins, treaty-making, Fascist diplomacy, appeasement, wartime alliances, intelligence and policy, cold war diplomacy. A seminar in which primary sources will be used.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and one of 483, 485, 489, 491.01, 491.02, or consent of the Department.

History 545

Topics in Military History

An examination of selected problems in modern military history. Topics may include: military theory; guerrilla warfare from the 18th century to the 20th century; evolution of tactics in World War I; development of military medicine; innovation in European armies; colonial wars.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and one of 349, 379, 381, 383, 431, 471, 481, 483, 485, 489, 491, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 551

Women in Canadian Politics

A political history of women in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Topics include campaigns for suffrage, legal personhood and equality rights, women’s political activism, the evolution of public policy concerning women, and the participation of women in public life.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Political Science 321 or History 343, History 300 or consent of the Department.
Also known as: (Political Science 551)

History 565

Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492-1888

Themes may include the slave trade, plantation and urban slavery, resistance and rebellion, women, culture and religion, abolition, free people of colour in slave societies, and the post-abolition legacy.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 569

Latin America and the Outside World

The Latin American nations in world affairs with special reference to their intellectual, economic, and political relations with Europe, North America, Africa, and the Pacific Rim. Themes will be drawn from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.

History 591

Directed Reading and Research

The analysis of historical problems and the use of primary sources. The content of each course will reflect the interests of the instructor.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300 and consent of the Department.
Notes: May not be used to fulfill the 500-level requirement for a Major in history without the written consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 593

Selected Topics in History

Topics will vary from year to year, and will be announced in advance.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 597

Honours Directed Reading

Directed readings for Honours students in their third or fourth year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in History 596.

History 598

Honours Writing Seminar

The Honours Essay for Honours students in their fourth year.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): History 300.
Notes: Students will work under the supervision of a faculty member, and are also expected to participate in sessions throughout the year that will normally be facilitated by the Honours Advisor.

Graduate Courses

Note: Only a limited number of these 600-level courses will be offered in any one year. Students may obtain further information from the Department.

Graduate students outside of the department are required to have department approval to register for any of the following courses:

History 601

Topics in Imperial History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 603

Topics in Religious History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 607

Topics in Western Canadian History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 623

Topics in Canadian History

An examination of crucial issues in Canada's political, economic, social and cultural history.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 633

Topics in Modern European History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 637

Topics in Military History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 639

Topics in History of Science

Topics may include the scientific revolution, science and religion, and the reception of scientific ideas.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 641

Topics in Medieval or Early Modern European History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 645

Topics in U.S. History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 647

Topics in Latin American History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 651

Reading Seminar

Course Hours: H(3S-0)

History 653

Research and Methods Seminar

Course Hours: H(3S-0)

History 655

Classics of Strategy

Strategic thought from Sun Tzu to Clausewitz, Mahan to Corbett. Analyses the writings of classic strategic thinkers, and then by way of case studies examines their theories as they pertain to military and political planners from the Peloponnesian War to the present.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

History 673

Topics in Legal History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 675

Selected Topics in History

Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 690

Historiography and the Theories of History

Course Hours: H(3-0)

History 691

Conference Course in Special Topics

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: Open only to graduate students.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 791

Conference Course in Special Topics (Advanced Level)

Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Notes: Open only to graduate students.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

History 795

Advanced Seminar in Historiographical Interpretations

Course Hours: H(3S-0)

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