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HIS-221 Canadian History: Pre-Confederation *
A survey of the history of Canada from the earliest times until the
conclusion of the colonial period. Special emphasis is placed on
the unfolding of Canadian society under the formative influences
of conflicting intellectual currents and religious beliefs against the
background of the constraints of the physical environment.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-222 Canadian History: Post-Confederation
(W)
A continuation of HIS-221, covering the time from the founding of
national institutions to the Harper years.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-231 History of the United States To 1865 *
A survey of American history from the colonial through the early national
period. Special emphasis is given to the particular cultures of the New
England, Middle, and Southern colonies as transplanted European
societies, and the developments which forged colonists into a nation
through revolution, constitution building, and the crisis of civil war.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-232 History of the United States Since 1865
(F)*
A continuation of HIS-231, charting the transformation of the U.S. into
a modern urban-industrial democracy and its emergence as a twentieth
century world power.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-241 Western Europe: 1450-1815
(F)*
An examination of the social, political and intellectual history of
Europe from the late middle ages to the revolutionary era. Topics
will include the origin and nature of the Reformation, the wars of
religion, European overseas expansion, the Enlightenment and French
Revolution as the course explores the development of European states
in the larger world.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-242 Western Europe: 1789-Present
(W)*
A survey of the principle intellectual, political and socio-economic
trends and developments in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. Topics include the French Revolution and the Napoleonic
era, the age of reaction and fresh revolutions, the impact of liberalism,
nationalisms and imperialism, the world wars, the Cold War, and the
challenges facing Europe in the present. The course will suggest ways
to understand recent history and discern themes amidst the enormous
amount of information available.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-261 The Byzantine World *
Previously offered as HIS-361. A study of the political and intellectual
history of Byzantium, including the reasons for, and consequences of,
the transfer of the capital from Rome under Constantine the Great, the
relationship of Church and State in Byzantium, the dynastic struggles,
the statecraft of the Byzantine emperors and the development of
Eastern Christianity through the Byzantine era.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
Recommended: HIS-107
HIS-262 Islam in Europe
A historical study of Islam’s presence in and influence on European
civilization, treating Andalusian Spain, the Ottoman Empire in the
Balkans, and minority/immigrant experience.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
Recommended: HIS-107
(F)*
HIS-311 Classical History *
Previously offered as HIS-322. A study of the Greek, Hellenistic and
Roman civilizations of classical antiquity, focusing on the development
of each civilization and its influence on subsequent Western history.
Prerequisite: HIS-105 and HIS-107/109
HIS-312 Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century
(F)*
A thematic and comparative course examining the history of the
totalitarian political movements of the twentieth century and their
worldwide impact. The course will focus on four main areas:
international fascism and Nazism; communism both Western and non-
Western; totalitarianism’s effects on the non-totalitarian world; and
resistance to totalitarianism. Throughout, attention will be given to the
religious nature of totalitarian systems and their historical conflict with
other religious commitments, especially those of Christianity.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-313 History of Science
(F)
Previously offered as HIS-341. An examination of the history of
science in the context of religion, philosophy, and culture in general.
Prerequisite for PHL-314 and second core history course for Bachelor
of Science students.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-314 Empires, Independence and the Postcolonial World (Capstone) (W)
Previously offered as HIS-352. A seminar course exploring the history
of the developing world in the twentieth century. Topics include the
process of nineteenth century imperial expansion, the patterns of
colonial government, the post-1945 period of decolonization and the
challenges facing the newly independent countries of Asia and Africa.
Prerequisite: Year 4 standing. HIS-314 is the Capstone Course for the general history major
and is required in the 4th year.
HIS-315 Church History I (REL-315) *
Previously offered as HIS-335. A study of the Christian Church from
the first century through the Middle Ages, focusing on the development
of doctrine and ecclesiastical institutions.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-316 Church History II (REL-316)
(W)*
Previously offered as HIS-336. A study of the Christian Church from
the Reformation to the present, focusing on doctrinal development and
divergence, on the division of Western Christendom, the impact of the
Enlightenment, and ecumenical initiatives.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
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