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Course ID	Course
HIST 392	HIST 392 Sugar,Slaves, and Silver: Atlantic World, 1500-1850 Course Credits: 3 This course examines the Atlantic world during an era of immense global change. Since the navigations of the fifteenth century, the Atlantic has been a corridor for fundamental exchanges of peoples, crops, technology, and ideas. Topics include: early maritime explorations, the destruction and reconfiguration of indigenous societies, the labour migrations of Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans, slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the establishment of an Atlantic economy, the maturation of EuroAmerican colonial societies and their struggles for autonomy and national independence. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, third or fourth year standing, or instructor's consent. (3-0; 3-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 400	HIST 400 Directed Studies in History Course Credits: 3 Independent but guided reading and research in a specialized area of history of interest to students. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history and instructor's consent.
HIST 403	HIST 403 Engendered History Course Credits: 3 This seminar examines specific topics in the history of gender throughout the period known loosely as the modern world. The course is designed to clarify the process through which ideas of gender evolved and the ways in which masculinity and femininity have been constructed and experienced in a global context. The seminar also examines group interactions across lines of race, class, ethnicity, region, and religion and the influence of groups striving to assert their own identities on ideas of gender. Cross-listed: GNDR 403 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 412	HIST 412 Senior Thesis Course Credits: 3 A program of independent readings and research on a specific topic leading to a written paper for students choosing the European area. A research project involving the use of primary sources, archives, etc., for those choosing the North American area. Prerequisite(s): 15 sem. hrs. of history including HIST 411. NB: For history majors only. See department chair.
HIST 423	HIST 423 History of the First World War Course Credits: 3 A seminar course involving an examination of the origins and course of the First World War. Primary focus on various campaigns and fronts of the war, and on specific issues such as the nature and impact of trench warfare, the domestic policies of the belligerent powers, and the social, economic, and political impact of the conflict Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 424	HIST 424 History of the Second World War Course Credits: 3 A seminar course involving an examination of the origins and course of the Second World War. Primary focus on main campaigns of the war in Europe and Asia, the domestic policies of the belligerent powers, and the social, economic, and political impact of the conflict. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 435	HIST 435 Social History of Canada Course Credits: 3 An examination of major developments in the society and culture of Canada with a particular spotlight on the diverse experience of the people who made Canada. The course highlights aspects of Canadian identity as seen through the lenses of gender, race, class, ethnicity, religion, and region. The focus is on the interaction between migrant groups and the host society, rural and urban societies, education and social reforms, labour and capital, and changing gender roles. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history including one of HIST 135 or 136. (3-0 or 0-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 436	HIST 436 Canadian and U.S. Relations Course Credits: 3 A survey of relations between the two countries from their origins, ranging from military and diplomatic contacts to intellectual and cultural. Comparative developments in the two nations. Cross-listed: POLS 436 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history including one of HIST 135, 136, 251, or 252. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair
HIST 490	HIST 490 Special Topics in History Course Credits: 3 An examination of special topics or issues in history that are not considered in depth in other courses. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, third or fourth year standing, or instructor's consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.

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