COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HI 101 Medieval Europe, 500-1100 A.D. Fall 2012
An analysis of the fall of Rome and the rise of a new civilization. Special attention will be given to the development of the Feudal System and the medieval Christian Church as the twin pillars of the new cultural and social order. Exclusion HI104*

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI102 The Central and Late Middle Ages, 1100-1450 A.D. Winter 2013
An examination of Western European civilization in the period known as the Central Middle Ages (c. 1100-1300) – a time of remarkable growth, development and innovation – and the Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1450), an era of major disasters and challenges which nevertheless gave birth to the Renaissance and sowed the seeds for the coming of the Reformation and the Early Modern period. Exclusion HI104*

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI 108 Europe in the Age of Imperialism and the Great War, 1870-1918 Fall 2012
This course focuses on the period during which Europe reached the apogee of its prestige and power. Topics covered include: the impact of German unification on European international politics; development of the New Imperialism; the social effects of industrialization; as well as the origins and progression of the First World War.

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI 109 Twentieth Century Europe, 1918-1991 Winter 2013
This course examines the turbulent history of Europe since the First World War. It covers controversial issues in both Eastern and Western Europe and a variety of themes, approaches and subjects that will make the history of our century comprehensible to the new student. The course will examine specifically: the Rise of Bolshevism, Italian Fascism and German Nazism, the temporary Decline of the Western Democracies and the parliamentary institutions of Eastern Europe, the Great Depression, the Origins of the Second World War in Europe, the Final Solution, the Cold War in Europe, European Revival and Unification and the Collapse of the Soviet Union. Students wishing to get an overview of the period should read either Gordon Craig, Europe Since 1914 or Eric Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes.

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI112 Problems in Modern Canadian History Winter 2013
This course will examine the ways in which factors such as region, institutions and individuals influenced the course of modern Canadian history. Through a topical approach, it will expose students to some of the key themes in the history of Canada and to the ways in which historians construct arguments, use evidence, and interpret and represent the past.
Exclusions HI110*.

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI 114 Problems in United States History Fall 2012
This introductory course emphasizes the study of particular problems in US history. It is taught through a combination of weekly lectures, tutorials and a film series. Selected topics may include the Salem Witchcraft trials of the 1690s, McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s, slavery and the American South, Civil Rights and Black Power during the 1950s and 1960s, and the Vietnam War. Exclusion: HI 114*; NO 120

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI117 Topics in North American History to the 1860s Fall 2012
Following a roughly chronological approach, this course examines selected themes in the history of North America to the 1860s: relations between Native peoples and newcomers to the continent; the establishment of European colonies and subsequent development of American and Canadian political nationalities; the evolution of free and enslaved labour in pre-capitalist and capitalist societies; and the evolution of conceptions of ‘racial’ identities. These themes will be studied comparatively, with the aim of illuminating divergences and continuities of thought and experience in different parts of the continent over time. In lectures, tutorials, and written assignments, students will be introduced to the nature and use of historical sources, and the construction and development of historical arguments.

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.

HI122 World History Since c.1450 Fall 2012 and Winter 2013
This introduction to world history will emphasize the economic and cultural interconnections in global history as well as exploring conceptions of world history in Western and non-Western cultures. The course will study the world order from the beginning of the modern period of Western dominance, and pay particular attention to long-term historical changes in the period of European cultural and economic ascendancy which created, sustained and transformed the relationships between cultures and peoples of the world.

* NOTE: Students will be required to take one tutorial a week with this course.
Registration for tutorials will be done ONLINE when registering for this class.