Undergraduate
Fall/Winter Courses 2016-2017
The Department offers 100-level, 200-level, 300-level, and 400-level History (HIS) courses.
PLEASE NOTE
- Course descriptions are not final and may be changed at or before the first class.
- For enrolment instructions, students should consult the Faculty of Arts and Science 2016-2017 Fall/Winter Timetable.
- Prerequisites will be enforced rigorously. Students who do not have the relevant prerequisite(s) may be removed from the course after classes begin. Specific questions regarding prerequisites for a course can be answered by the course instructor. Where there are two instructors of a course, an asterisk (*) indicates the Course Coordinator.
This page will be updated regularly. Please check here for curriculum changes.
Course Timetable
Course numbers are links to course descriptions. The following courses are in numerical order. The descriptions are fuller than those in the Arts and Science Calendar. Please Note that these lists show only those courses which will be offered in the 2016-2017 Sessions. For brief descriptions of courses not offered in the current year, refer to the Arts and Science Calendar: History.
Course Nomenclature
- Y1-Y is a full course, both terms
- Y1-F is a full course, first term (fall session)
- Y1-S is a full course, second term (winter session)
- H1-F is a half course, first term (fall session)
- H1-S is a half course, second term (winter session)
<100 Level> | <200 Level> | <300 Level> | <400 Level> | <Pre-modern Courses> | <Equivalent Courses> | <Related Courses> |
100 Level Courses
100-level HIS courses are designed for students entering university. They take a broad sweep of material, and introduce students to the methods and techniques of university study. Each week, students will attend two lectures given by the course professor, and participate in one tutorial led by a teaching assistant. First year courses are not considered to be in an ‘area’ for program requirements.
No student may take more than one 100-level HIS course, but ALL students enrolled in a History Specialist, Major, or Minor program must take ONE 100-level HIS course.
The Department also offers at least two 199Y seminar courses each year (see listings below). These are limited to twenty students each. Some previous courses offered by the History Department include ‘Film on History – History on Film’, ‘Comparative First-Wave Feminism’, ‘African Roots: The African Slave Trade in the Diaspora’. You will work more closely with the professor and other students, and gain a more intense training in historical methods. Normally, the 199Y courses cannot be used to fulfill program requirements, but they can be used as breadth requirements. For more information, consult The First Year Seminar Booklet, which will be available during registration.
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIS101Y1-Y, L0101 | Histories of Violence | MW11 | TBA | M. Meyerson/ M. Newton |
| HIS103Y1-Y, L0101 | Statecraft & Strategy | MW2 | TBA | T. Sayle |
| HIS103Y1-Y, L5101 | Statecraft & Strategy | M6-8 | TBA | V. Dimitriadis |
| HIS106Y1-Y, L0101 | Natives, Settlers and Slaves: Colonizing the Americas, 1492-1804 | MW4 | TBA | J. Dyck |
| HIS109Y1-Y, L0101 | The Development of European Civilization 1350 – 1945 | MW3 | TBA | K. Bartlett |
| SII199H1-S, L0261 | Religion and Violence | W10-12 | TBA | D. Bergen |
| SII199H1-F, L0262 | Barack Obama as History – Barack Obama in History | R10-12 | TBA | R. Pruessen |
| SII199Y1-Y, L0261 | Capitalism, the First 3000 Years | T2-4 | TBA | P. Cohen |
200 Level Courses
200-level HIS courses are surveys that introduce in broad outlines the history of a particular country, region, continent, or theme. Most are essential background for further upper-level study in the area. Students will generally attend two lectures and participate in one tutorial each week. The 200-level courses are open to first year students as well as those in higher years.
The Department regularly offers a number of HIS 299Y Research Opportunity Programs, which are open only to students in their second year. In this course, you work as a Research Assistant to a professor on a particular subject. In past years, students in HIS 299Y courses have done oral history interviews, sought out manuscripts in provincial archives, and gathered primary source documents in the university libraries. Students in their first year should check with the Faculty Registrar in February for the list of ROPs that will be offered in the following academic year.
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIS202H1-F, L0101 | Gender, Race and Science | T3-5 | TBA | C. Dale |
| HIS208Y1-Y, L0101 | History of the Jewish People | MW2 | TBA | O. Yehudai |
| HIS220Y1-Y, L0101 | The Shape of Medieval Society | TR10 | TBA | S. Ghosh |
| HIS230H1-F, L0101 | Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History | T10-12 | TBA | M. Newton |
| HIS231H1-S, L0101 | Revolution and Emancipation in the Colonial Caribbean | T10-12 | TBA | M. Newton |
| HIS241H1-F, L0101 | Europe in the 19th Century, 1815-1914 | TR1 | TBA | D. Sokolowski |
| HIS242H1-S, L0101 | Europe in the 20th Century | TR1 | TBA | V. Dimitriadis |
| HIS243H1-F, L0101 | Early Modern Europe, 1450-1648 | TR1 | TBA | E. Ferguson |
| HIS244H1-S, L0101 | Early Modern Europe, 1648-1815 | TR10 | TBA | P. Cohen |
| HIS245H1-S, L0101 | European Colonialism, 1700-1965 | W10-12 | TBA | E. Jennings |
| HIS250Y1-Y, L0101 | History of Russia, 860-1991 | MW11 | TBA | K. Pauksens |
| HIS251Y1-Y, L0101 | History of East Central Europe **Note: Course is now offered T10-12 not TR10-12** | T10-12 | TBA | P. Wróbel |
| HIS262H1-S, L0101 | Canada: A Short History of Here | MW2 | TBA | H. Bohaker |
| HIS264H1-F, L0101 | Critical Issues in Canadian History | R3-5 | TBA | L. Bertram |
| HIS271Y1-Y, L5101 | American History Since 1607 | W6-8 | TBA | E. Bryer/C. Wellum |
| HIS280Y1-Y, L0101 | History of China | TR3 | TBA | Y. Wang |
| HIS282Y1-Y, L0101 | History of South Asia | MW2 | TBA | P. Dhar |
| HIS283Y1-Y, L0101 | Southeast Asian Crossroads | M1-3 | TBA | N. Tran |
| HIS291H1-F, L0101 | The History of Colonial Latin America | MW3 | TBA | J. Dyck |
| HIS292H1-S, L0101 | Latin America: The National Period | MW10 | TBA | L. van Isschot |
| HIS293H1-S, L0101 | The Making of the Atlantic World | TR2 | TBA | B. Mandelblatt |
| HIS295Y1-Y, L0101 | African History and Historical Methodology | M2-4 | TBA | R. Callebert |
| HIS298Y1-Y, L0101 | Themes and Issues in History: Black America | F11-1 | TBA | C. Johnson |
| EUR200Y1-Y, L0101 | Europe from Nation State to Supranational State, 1789-Present | TR11 | TBA | R. Austin |
300 Level Courses
300-level HIS courses are more specialized and intensive. They deal with more closely defined periods or themes. They vary in format, with some being based around lectures, and others involving tutorial or discussion groups. Most 300-level courses have prerequisites, which are strictly enforced. First year students are not permitted to enrol in 300 or 400-level HIS courses. Although some upper level courses do not have specific pre-requisites, courses at the 300 and 400-level are demanding and require a good comprehension of history.
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIS304H1-F, L0101 | Topics in Middle East History: Palestine - Israel | WF9-11 | TBA | J. Hanssen |
| HIS307H1-S, L0101 | Canadian Political Issues | T3-5 | TBA | I. Radforth |
| HIS309H1-F, L0101 | The European Reformations | M1-3 | E. Ferguson | |
| HIS311Y1-Y, L0101 | Introduction to Canadian International Relations | TR2 | TBA | R. Bothwell |
| HIS312H1-F, L0101 | Immigration to Canada | T3-6 | TBA | I. Radforth |
| HIS314H1-F, L0101 | Quebec and French Canada | W1-3 | TBA | S. Mills |
| HIS318H1-S, L0101 | Histories of the West in Canada | R2-4 | TBA | L. Bertram |
| HIS323H1-S, L0101 | Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages | T2-4 | TBA | I. Cochelin |
| HIS324H1-F, L0101 | British Imperial Experience, 1600-2000 | TR4 | TBA | J. Mori |
| HIS326H1-S, L5101 | Topics in Chinese History: Bodies and Sentiments in Chinese History | T5-7 | TBA | Y. Wang |
| HIS330H1-F, L0101 | Germany from Frederick the Great to the First World War - Day has changed from Wednesdays to Mondays | M1-3 | TBA | P. Mersereau |
| HIS331H1-S, L5101 | Modern Baltic History | W5-7 | TBA | J. Kivimäe |
| HIS335H1-F, L5101 | Soviet Cultural History | T5-7 | TBA | T. Lahusen |
| HIS338H1-F, L0101 | The Holocaust: Preconditions, Consolidation of Nazi Power, War, and Occupation (to 1942) | F10-12 | TBA | D. Bergen |
| HIS341Y1-Y, L0101 | Germany Among the Global Empires | W1-3 | TBA | J. Jenkins |
| HIS343H1-S, L0101 | History of Modern Espionage | T12-2 | TBA | M. Vallieres |
| HIS344H1-F, L5101 | Conflict and Co-Operation in the International System Since 1945 | T5-7 | TBA | T. Sayle |
| HIS346H1-F, L0101 | Rice and Spice in Southeast Asia: a Regional Food History | T1-3 | TBA | N. Tran |
| HIS347H1-F, L0101 | The Country House in England, 1837-1939 | TR10 | TBA | L. Loeb |
| HIS349H1-S, L0101 | The British Search for Identity: 1800 to the Present | TR11 | TBA | L. Loeb |
| HIS351Y1-Y, L0101 | History of Twentieth Century Russia | M3-5 | TBA | L. Viola |
| HIS355H1-F, L0101 | A History of Pre-modern Medicine | W10-12 | TBA | N. Everett |
| HIS361H1-S, L0101 | The Holocaust from 1942 | F10-12 | TBA | D. Bergen |
| HIS362H1-F, L5101 | The Hansa: The World of Merchants | W5-7 | TBA | J. Kivimäe |
| HIS364H1-S, L0101 | From Revolution to Revolution: Hungary from 1848 to 1989 | W10-12 | TBA | R. Austin |
| HIS368H1-F, L0101 | Early Modern Britain, 1485-1660 | T11 R11-1 | TBA | A. Logue |
| HIS369H1-S, L0101 | Aboriginal Peoples of the Great Lakes from 1500 to 1830 | MW10 | TBA | H. Bohaker |
| HIS373H1-F, L0101 | Servants and Masters, 1000-1700 | T2-4 | TBA | I. Cochelin |
| HIS377H1-F, L0101 | 20th Century American Foreign Relations | F12-2 | TBA | M. Vallières |
| HIS378H1-S, L0101 | America in the 1960s | F12-2 | TBA | M. Savage |
| HIS379H1-S, L0101 | Vietnam at War | TR1-3 | TBA | D. Huynh |
| HIS383Y1-Y, L0101 | Women in African History | W2-4 | TBA | N. Musisi |
| HIS385H1-F, L0101 | History of Hong Kong | F12-2 | TBA | C. Lim |
| HIS387H1-F, L0101 | France, 1610-1848 | F12-2 | TBA | B. Lukas |
| HIS388H1-S, L0101 | France Since 1848 | R10-12 | TBA | E. Jennings |
| HIS389H1-F, L0101 | Topics in History: Indigenous Newcomer Relations in Canada | MW10 | TBA | H. Bohaker |
| HIS389H1-F, L0201 | Topics in History: Business & Society | T4-6 | TBA | C. Kobrak |
| HIS389H1-F, L0202 | Topics in History: History of Israel | T4-6 | TBA | O. Yehudai |
| HIS389H1-F, L0301 | Topics in History: Early North American Borderlands, 1600-1900 | R10-12 | TBA | R. Hall |
| HIS389H1-F, L0302 | Topics in History: History of Muslim-Jewish Relations since 1500 | R10-12 | TBA | D. Schroeter |
| HIS389H1-F, L0401 | Topics in History: South Asia in Globalization - Course Cancelled | W1-3 | TBA | TBA |
| HIS389H1-S, L0101 | Topics in History: Digital History | M3-5 | TBA | M. Price |
| HIS389H1-S, L0201 | Topics in History: Museums and Material Culture in Canada | T10-12 | TBA | L. Bertram |
| HIS389H1-S, L0301 | Topics in History: Islam and Muslims in the Balkans | T2-4 | TBA | M. Methodieva |
| HIS389H1-S, L0401 | Topics in History: Arab-Israeli Conflict | T4-6 | TBA | O. Yehudai |
| HIS389H1-S, L0501 | Topics in History: Politics and Protest in Postwar North America | W1-3 | TBA | S. Mills |
| HIS389H1-S, L0601 | Topics in History: The Ottoman Empire, 1800-1922 | R2-4 | TBA | M. Methodieva |
| HIS389H1-S, L0701 | Topics in History: Introduction to Archives | R3-5 | TBA | F. Foscarini |
| HIS389H1-S, L0702 | Topics in History: Historiography | R 3-5 | TBA | J. Dyck |
| HIS394H1-F, L0101 | 20th and 21st Century African Icons: Media and Biography | M2-4 | TBA | N. Musisi |
| HIS395H1-F | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| HIS395H1-S | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| HIS395H1-Y | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| HIS395Y1-Y | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| HIS397H1-F, L0101 | Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America | T10-12 | TBA | I. van Isschot |
| JHA384H1-S, L0101 | Japan in the World, 1600-Mid 20th Century - Course Cancelled | R4-6 | TBA | TBA |
| JHP304Y1-Y, L0101 | Ukraine: Politics, Economy and Society | TR10 | TBA | P. Magocsi |
400 Level Courses
400-level HIS courses are two-hour seminars that deal with very specialized subjects and are often closely connected to a professor’s research. Most have specific course pre-requisites and require extensive reading, research, writing, and seminar discussion, and in most you will have the opportunity to do a major research paper. All 400-level HIS courses have enrolment restrictions during the FIRST ROUND (must have completed 14 or more full courses, be enrolled in a HIS Major, Specialist or Joint Specialist program and have the appropriate prerequisite). During the SECOND ROUND of enrolment, access to 400-level seminars is open to all 3rd and 4th year students with the appropriate prerequisite. IMPORTANT: Due to significant enrolment pressure on 4th year seminars, during the first round of enrolment, the Department of History reserves the right to REMOVE STUDENTS who enrol in more than the required number for program completion (Specialists – 2; Majors, Joint Specialists – 1) without consultation.
Students in 400-level seminars MUST ATTEND THE FIRST CLASS, or contact the professor to explain their absence. Failure to do so may result in the Department withdrawing the student from the seminar in order to “free up” space for other interested students. Additional 400-level seminars for the 2015-2016 Fall/Winter Session may be added at a later date. Please check back frequently for current information. To fulfill History program requirements, students may also use 400-level courses offered by other Departments at the U of T that are designated as ‘Related Courses’. Following is a list of these 4th year courses.
The Department also offers a few joint undergraduate-graduate seminars. These are indicated in the course description. Undergraduate enrolment in joint seminars is restricted, and the expected level of performance is high.
| Course Number | Title | Day/Time | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIS401H1-S, L0101 | History of the Cold War | T3-5 | TBA | T. Sayle |
| HIS404H1-F, L0101 | Topics in U.S. History: Choosing War: U.S. Experiences, 1812-2003 | T10-12 | TBA | R. Pruessen |
| HIS404H1-S, L0101 | Topics in U.S. History: From the Melting Pot to Multiculturalism: A History of American Diversity | W2-4 | TBA | A. Jones |
| HIS405Y1-Y, L0101 (J) | Canadian Foreign Relations | W10-12 | TBA | R. Bothwell |
| HIS410H1-F, L0101 | Spectacle, Crowds, and Parades in Canada | M3-5 | TBA | I. Radforth |
| HIS412Y1-Y, L5101 (J) | Crusades, Conversion and Colonization in the Medieval Baltic | R5-7 | TBA | J. Kivimäe |
| HIS414H1-F, L0101 | Down and Out in Medieval Europe | R2-4 | TBA | I. Cochelin |
| HIS416H1-F, L0101 | Orientalism and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Germany | M3-5 | TBA | J. Jenkins |
| HIS417H1-F, L0101 (J) | The Oldest Profession in Canada: Sex Work in Comparative Historical Contexts | T10-12 | TBA | L. Bertram |
| HIS419H1-F, L0101 (J) | Canada By Treaty: Alliances, Title Transfers and Land Claims | F10-12 | TBA | H. Bohaker |
| HIS423H1-F, L0101 (J) | The Social History of Medicine in the 19th and 20th Centuries | R4-6 | TBA | E. Shorter |
| HIS426H1-S, L0101 | Medieval Italy, 400-1000 | W10-12 | TBA | N. Everett |
| HIS430H1-S, L0101 | Canadians and the World Wars | M3-5 | TBA | I. Radforth |
| HIS433H1-S, L0101 (J) | Polish Jews Since the Partition of Poland | R10-12 | TBA | P. Wróbel |
| HIS443H1-F, L0101 | Society, Culture, and Religion in the Renaissance and Reformation | W10-12 | TBA | E. Ferguson |
| HIS444H1-S, L0101 | Topics in Jewish History: 20th Century Jewish Migration | W4-6 | TBA | O. Yehudai |
| HIS446H1-F, L0101 | Gender and Slavery in the Atlantic World | R10-12 | TBA | B. Fisk |
| HIS451H1-F, L0101 (J) | World War II in East Central Europe | R10-12 | TBA | P. Wróbel |
| HIS452H1-S, L0101 (J) | Science and Society in Britain, 1600-1800 | R3-5 | TBA | J. Mori |
| HIS460H1-S, L5101 | Soviet History and Film: 1941-1991 | M5-9 | TBA | T. Lahusen |
| HIS466H1-F, L0101 | Topics in Canadian History: The History of Education in Canada | F10-12 | TBA | R. Sandwell |
| HIS466H1-F, L0102 | Topics in Canadian History: The City and its Outcasts | T2-4 | TBA | S. Mills |
| HIS466H1-F, L0103 | Topics in Canadian History: History of Commemoration in Canada | T2-4 | TBA | C. Morgan |
| HIS466H1-S, L0101 | Topics in Canadian History: Upper Canada: Creating a Settler Society | T2-4 | TBA | C. Morgan |
| HIS467H1-F, L0101 | French Colonial Indochina: History, Cultures, Texts, Film | W10-12 | TBA | E. Jennings |
| HIS470H1-F, L0101 | History, Rights, and Difference in South Asia | W1-3 | TBA | R. Birla |
| HIS481H1-S, L0101 | Elite Women, Power, and Modernity in Twentieth-Century Africa | M2-4 | TBA | N. Musisi |
| HIS489H1-F, L0101 (J) | The History of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Illness | F10-12 | TBA | E. Shorter |
| HIS490H1-S, L0101 | Everyday Stalinism | T4-6 | TBA | L. Viola |
| HIS493H1-S, L0101 | The Modern Evolution of the Law of War | W10-12 | TBA | M. Marrus |
| HIS495Y1-Y, L0101 | Topics in History: Hacking History | T10-1 | TBA | M. Price |
| HIS496H1-S, L0101 | Topics in History: Race in Canada | M10-12 | TBA | L. Mar |
| HIS496H1-S, L0201 | Topics in History: Historical Memory and Justice in Latin America | T10-12 | TBA | L. van Isschot |
| HIS496H1-S, L0301 | Topics in History: Religion and Society in Southeast Asia | T1-3 | TBA | N. Tran |
| HIS496H1-S, L0401 | Topics in History: Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Early Modern Spanish World | W10-12 | TBA | J. Dyck |
| HIS496H1-S, L0501 | Topics in History: European Identity and the Politics of Remembrance | W1-3 | TBA | A. Gerstner |
| HIS498H1-F | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| HIS498H1-S | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| HIS499Y1-Y | Independent Studies | TBA | TBA | Staff |
| JHP454Y1-Y, L0101 (J) | Twentieth Century Ukraine | W3-5 | TBA | P. Magocsi |
Pre-Modern Courses
The following History courses, have half or full Pre-Modern (prior to 1815) status, to fulfill program requirements.
| Course Number | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HIS100Y1 | History of the Arctic | ½ |
| HIS101Y1 | Histories of Violence | ½ |
| HIS102Y1 | Empires, Encounters, and Exchanges: From the Silk Road to the Present | ½ |
| HIS103Y1 | Statecraft & Strategy | ½ |
| HIS106Y1 | Natives, Settlers and Slaves: Colonizing the Americas, 1492-1804 | 1 |
| HIS107Y1 | Approaches to East Asian History | ½ |
| HIS109Y1 | The Development of European Civilization 1350 – 1945 | ½ |
| HIS208Y1 | History of the Jewish People | ½ |
| HIS220Y1 | The Shape of Medieval Society | 1 |
| HIS230H1 | Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History | ½ |
| HIS243H1 | Early Modern Europe, 1450-1648 | ½ |
| HIS244H1 | Early Modern Europe, 1648-1815 | ½ |
| HIS250Y1 | History of Russia | ½ |
| HIS251Y1 | History of East Central Europe | ½ |
| HIS280Y1 | History of China | ½ |
| HIS282Y1 | History of South Asia | ½ |
| HIS283Y1 | Southeast Asian Crossroads | ½ |
| HIS291H1 | The History of Colonial Latin America | ½ |
| HIS293H1 | The Making of the Atlantic World | ½ |
| HIS301H1 | Imperial Spain | ½ |
| HIS303H1 | The Mediterranean, 600-1300: Crusade, Colonialism, Diaspora | ½ |
| HIS308H1 | The Mediterranean, 1300-1700 | ½ |
| HIS309H1 | The European Reformations | ½ |
| HIS319H1 | Renaissance France and the Wars of Religion, 1483-1610 | ½ |
| HIS320H1 | Barbarian Invasions and the Fall of the Roman Empire | ½ |
| HIS321H1 | Dark Age Europe, 7th-10th Centuries | ½ |
| HIS322H1 | The High Middle Ages | ½ |
| HIS323H1 | Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages | ½ |
| HIS332H1 | Crime and Society in England, 1500-1800 | ½ |
| HIS333H1 | Catholic Asia in the Early Modern Era, 1500-1800 | ½ |
| HIS336H1 | Medieval Spain | ½ |
| HIS337H1 | Culture, Politics and Society in 18th Century Britain | ½ |
| HIS353Y1 | The History of Poland from the 10th Century | ½ |
| HIS355H1 | A History of Pre-modern Medicine | ½ |
| HIS357Y1 | A Social History of Renaissance Europe | 1 |
| HIS362H1 | The Hansa: The World of Merchants | ½ |
| HIS368H1 | Early Modern Britain, 1485-1660 | ½ |
| HIS373H1 | Servants and Masters, 1000-1700 | ½ |
| HIS374H1 | American Consumerism - The Beginnings | ½ |
| HIS403H1 | Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe | ½ |
| HIS412Y1 | Crusades, Conversion and Colonization in the Medieval Baltic | 1 |
| HIS414H1 | Down and Out in Medieval Europe | ½ |
| HIS424H1 | Violence in Medieval Society | ½ |
| HIS426H1 | Medieval Italy, 400-1000 | ½ |
| HIS427H1 | History and Historiography in the Golden Legend | ½ |
| HIS428H1 | Medieval Institutes of Perfection | ½ |
| HIS432H1 | Topics in Medieval History | ½ |
| HIS434Y1 | Kievan Rus | 1 |
| HIS443H1 | Society, Culture, and Religion in the Renaissance and Reformation | ½ |
| HIS452H1 | Science and Society in Britain, 1600-1800 | ½ |
| HIS457H1 | The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire | ½ |
| HIS492H1 | Empire & Colonization in the French Atlantic World | ½ |