Undergraduate
Related Courses
Note: For students who enrolled in a History Subject POSt for the 2012-13 Academic Session or thereafter.
*For Students enrolled in a History Subject POSt prior to the 2012-13 Academic Session see ‘Substitute Courses’
The History Department website also lists a number of courses in other departments that may be substantially historical in content but that differ in methodology or approach from an HIS course.
A limited number of these may be taken for program credit: Specialists may use up to 2.0 FCEs and Majors up to 1 FCE of these as part of their History program.
* indicates courses no longer offered by the department.
| ABORIGINAL STUDIES | ||
| ABS201Y1 | Introduction to Aboriginal Studies | Div. II |
| ABS301Y1 | Native Language and Culture (formerly ABS200Y1) | Div. II |
| AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| USA300H1 | Theories and Methods in American Studies: The 1920s (formerly USA300Y1) “Content varies by year; please check with the department” | Div. II |
| USA310H1 | Approaches to American Studies: Post-war? Violence and Militarism in the United States, 1945-present | Div. II |
| USA311H1 | Hellhound on my Trail: Living the Blues in the Mississippi Delta, 1890-1945 | Div. II |
| USA400H1 | Topics in American Studies I: Queer Feelings | Div. II |
| USA401H1 | Topics in American Studies II: Asian Diasporas: Migration, Memory, Imagination | Div. II |
| USA402H1 | Taking Shots at the Man: Assassination and the American Presidency | Div. II |
| USA403H1 | Thinking Out Loud: Think Tanks, Interest Groups and the Public Interest | Div. II |
| ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES | ||
| ASI400Y1 | Seminar in Asia-Pacific Studies (formerly ASI300Y1) | Div. I |
| CLASSICS/GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORY | ||
| CLA203H1 | Science in Antiquity | Div. III |
| CLA219H1 | Women in Antiquity | Div. III |
| CLA365H1 | Topics in Greek Social History | Div. III |
| CLA370H1 | Topics in Roman Social History | Div. III |
| CLA378H1 | Late Antiquity (formerly CLA338H1) | Div. III |
| CLA387H1 | Spectacle in the Roman World | Div. III |
| CLA390H1 | Topics in the Study of Greek Culture and Society | Div. III |
| CLA391H1 | Topics in the Study of Roman Culture and Society | Div. III |
| EAST ASIAN STUDIES | ||
| EAS102Y1 | Introduction to East Asian Civilizations | Div. I |
| *EAS372H1 | Early Korean History | Div. I |
| EAS373H1 | Choson History | Div. I |
| EAS389Y1 | History of Korean Religion | Div. I |
| EAS476Y1 | Democracy and History in Korea | Div. I |
| ECONOMICS | ||
| ECO301Y1 | European Economic History, 1250-1750 (formerly ECO201Y1) | Div. III |
| ECO302H1 | Comparative Economic Institutions in History (formerly ECO302Y1) | Div. I/II/III |
| ECO303Y1 | The Economic History of Modern Europe to 1914 | Div. III |
| ECO321Y1 | Canadian Economic History Since 1500 (formerly ECO221Y1) | Div. II |
| ECO342Y1 | Twentieth Century Economic History | Div. I/II/III |
| ECO429Y1 | History of Economic Thought (formerly ECO322Y1) | Div. I/II/III |
| ECO435H1 | The Economics of Modern China (formerly ECO335Y1) | Div. I |
| ENGLISH | ||
| ENG385H1 | History of the English Language (formerly ENG367Y1) | Div. III |
| EUROPEAN STUDIES | ||
| EUR200Y1 | Europe: Nation-State to Supranational Union | Div. III |
| *EUR301Y0 | Berlin Since 1945 (Summer Abroad) | Div. III |
| FRENCH | ||
| FCS369Y0 | The Culture of Touraine (offered in Tours in Summer only) (formerly FCS399Y0) | Div. III |
| FRE318H1 | Medieval French Literature (formerly FRE321H1) | Div. III |
| FRE320H1 | French Literature of Classicism and Enlightenment (formerly FRE320Y1) | Div. III |
| *FRE322H1 | The 18th Century: The Age of Enlightenment (formerly FRE322Y1) | Div. III |
| FRE324H1 | French Literature in the Time of Revolutions and Industrialization (formerly FRE324Y1) | Div. III |
| FRE374YO | French Civilization from the 18th Century to Today (Summer Abroad) | Div. III |
| GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GGR107H1 | Environment, Food and People (formerly GGR107Y1) | Div. I/II/III |
| GGR240H1 | Historical Geography of North America | Div. II |
| GGR241H1 | Historical Geographies of Urban Exclusion and Segregation | Div. I/II/III |
| GGR336H1 | Urban Historical Geography of North America | Div. II |
| *GGR340H1 | Regionalism in Canada | Div. II |
| *GGR363H1 | Cultural History of East European Jewish Community | Div. III |
| *GGR364H1 | Historical Geography of Ethnic Groups in Canada | Div. II |
| GGR366H1 | Historical Toronto | Div. II |
| *GGR392H1 | Research Methods in Historical Geography | Div. I/II/III |
| GGR421H1 | History & Philosophy of Geography | Div. I/II/III |
| *GGR446H1 | Approaches to Historical Geography | Div. I/II/III |
| GERMAN | ||
| GER150H1 | German Culture & Civilization | Div. III |
| GER362H1 | Soviet and Kosher: Jewish Culture in the Soviet Union | Div. III |
| GER363Y1 (excl: HIS389H1F, L5101 – Summer ’06) | Cultural History of East European Community 1800-2000 | Div. III |
| GER410H1 | Topics in German Intellectual History | Div. III |
| INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | ||
| HPS201H1 | Origins of Western Technology | Div. III |
| HPS202H1 | Technology in the Modern World | Div. II/III |
| HPS210H1 | Scientific Revolutions I (formerly HPS200Y1) | Div. II/III |
| HPS211H1 | Scientific Revolutions II (formerly HPS200Y1) | Div. II/III |
| *HPS280H1 | History of Science | Div. III |
| *HPS284H1 | History of North American Technology | Div. II |
| *HPS305H1 | Technology and Society in North America | Div. II |
| *HPS306H1 | Technology and War | Div. II/III |
| HPS307H1 | History of Energy | Div. II/III |
| JPH311H1 | History of Physics (formerly HPS311H1) | Div. II/III |
| *HPS312H1 | History of Chemistry | Div. II/III |
| HPS313H1 | Two Hundred Years of Electricity | Div. II/III |
| *HPS317H1 | Mad People’s Own History | Div. II/III |
| HPS318H1 | History of Medicine I (formerly HPS314Y1) | Div. III |
| HPS319H1 | History of Medicine II (formerly HPS314Y1) | Div. III |
| HPS324H1 | Natural Science and Social Issues | Div. II/III |
| HPS326H1 | History of Science and Religion | Div. III |
| *HPS343H1 | History of Pre-Electronic Computing | Div. II/III |
| HPS350H1 | Revolution in Science | Div. III |
| JHE353H1 | History of Evolutionary Biology I (formerly HPS323H1, HPS323H1, JPS353H1) | Div. II/III |
| JHE355H1 | History of Evolutionary Biology II (formerly HPS333H1, HPS353H1, JPS355H1) | Div. II/III |
| HPS360H1 | History of Modern Cosmology | Div. II/III |
| *HPS375H1 | Science and Technology in the Realms of Islam, 600-1600, Part I: The Mathematical Sciences and their Practical Applications (formerly HPS275H1) | Div. I |
| *HPS376H1 | Science and Technology in the Realms of Islam, 600-1600, Part II: The Life Sciences (formerly HPS276H1) | Div. I |
| HPS390H1 | History of Mathematics up to 1700 | Div. II/III |
| HPS391H1 | History of Mathematics after 1700 | Div. II/III |
| HPS410H1 | History of Mathematics | Div. II/III |
| HPS412H1 | History of the Biological Sciences | Div. II/III |
| *HPS427H1 | Historical Foundations of Chemistry | Div. II/III |
| HPS430H1 | History of Technology I | Div. II/III |
| HPS431H1 | History of Technology II | Div. II/III |
| ITALIAN STUDIES | ||
| ITA233Y1 | Ethnicity and Mainstream Italian Canadian Culture | Div. II/III |
| ITA245Y1 | Italian Culture & Civilization | Div. III |
| IT356Y0/357Y0 | Italian Culture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance (Summer Abroad) | Div. III |
| ITA358Y0/359Y0 | Modern Italian Culture | Div. III |
| LATIN-AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| LAS 200Y1 | Latin-America: History, Civilization and Culture (formerly IAS200Y1) | Div. II |
| *LAS320H1 | Brazil: History, Peoples, Culture (formerly IAS320H1) | Div. II |
| Life Sciences: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | ||
| JHE353H1 | History of Evolutionary Biology I (formerly EEB353H1; ZOO354Y1; also listed as HPS353H1) | Div. II/III |
| JHE355H1 | History of Evolutionary Biology II (formerly EEB355H1; ZOO354Y1; also listed as HPS355H1) | Div. II/III |
| Life Sciences: PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSY450H1 | History of Psychology (formerly PSY300H1) | Div. II/III |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| MAT390H1 | History of Mathematics up to 1700 (also listed as HPS390H1) | Div. II/III |
| MAT391H1 | History of Mathematics after 1700 (also listed as HPS391H1) | Div. II/III |
| MEDIEVAL STUDIES | ||
| MST200Y1 | Getting Medieval: The Many Middle Ages | Div. III |
| MODERN GREEK | ||
| *MGR320H | Twentieth Century Greek History | Div. III |
| NEW COLLEGE | ||
| NEW240Y1 | Introduction to Equity Studies | Div. II |
| NEW426H1/Y1 | Special Topics in Caribbean Studies (The American Mediterranean: U.S. Imperialism and the Caribbean, 1898-1945) | Div. II |
| NEW450H1 | Advanced Topics in African Studies | Div. I |
| PHILOSOPHY | ||
| *PHL102Y1 | History of Western Philosophy | Div. III |
| PHL362H1 | Philosophy of History | Div. I/II/III |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | ||
| POL200Y1 | Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society | Div. III |
| POL207Y1 | Politics in Europe (formerly POL302Y1) | Div. III |
| POL305Y1 | Politics and Society in Latin America | Div. II |
| POL311Y1 | Ideas and Ideologies in Canadian Politics | Div. II |
| POL320Y1 | Modern Political Thought | Div. II/III |
| POL324Y1 | European Politics in a Global World | Div. III |
| POL337Y1 | The Canadian Constitution | Div. II |
| POL343Y1 | Politics of Global Governance | Div. II/III |
| POL345Y1 | Becoming Israel: War, Peace, and the Politics of Israel's Identity | Div. III |
| POL358Y1 | Post-Colonial Questions: Politics, Knowledge, Power | Div. I |
| POL367Y0 | Australia in Transition (Summer Abroad) | Div. I |
| POL403H1 | Colonialism/PostColonialism; The Colonial State and Its Forms of Power | Div. I |
| POL443Y1 | Topics in Comparative Politics II: Politics in Modern and Contemporary Iran | Div. I |
| POL446H1 | 20th Century Political Thought (formerly POL446Y1) | Div. III |
| POL460H1 | Studies in Modern Political Theory (formerly POL460Y1) | Div. III |
| RELIGION | ||
| RLG100Y1 | World Religions | Div. I/II/III |
| RLG202Y1 | The Jewish Religious Tradition | Div. III |
| RLG203Y1 | The Christian Religious Tradition | Div. I/III |
| RLG204Y1 | The Islamic Religious Tradition | Div. I |
| RLG205Y1 | The Hindu Religious Tradition | Div. I |
| RLG206Y1 | The Buddhist Religious Tradition | Div. I |
| RLG241Y1 | Early Christian Writings I | Div. I |
| RLG280Y1 | World Religions: A Comparative Study | Div. I/II/III |
| RLG321H1 | Early Christian Writings II | Div. I |
| *RLG334H1 | World History of Modern Christianity, 1770s-1914 | Div. I/III |
| *RLG335H1 | World History of Modern Christianity, 1914-present | Div. I/III |
| RLG344Y1 | Antisemitism | Div. III |
| RLG350H1 | The Life of Muhammad | Div. I |
| SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES | ||
| *FIN230H1 | Finland 1800-Present | Div. III |
| SLA216Y1 | The Dynamics of Polish Literature and Culture: A Survey | Div. III |
| SLA227Y1 | Croatian Cultural History (formerly SLA227H1) | Div. III |
| SLA251H1 | Origins of Slavic Civilization | Div. III |
| SLA449H1 | Russian Thinkers | Div. III |
| ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE | ||
| SMC203Y1 | Christianity Encounters the Secular World | Div. III |
| SMC210Y1 | The Medieval Tradition | Div. III |
| SMC243Y1 | Modern Welsh History | Div. III |
| SMC309H1 | Christianity, Reason and Revolution | Div. III |
| SMC312H1 | Catholicism and Education | Div. II |
| SMC313H1 | Catholic Education in Ontario | Div. II |
| SMC320H1 | The Catholic Church in Canada (formerly SMC420H1) | Div. II |
| SMC321H1 | The Catholic Church and Canadian Law | Div. II |
| SMC337H1 | Early Celtic History 450-1000 (formerly SMC345Y1) | Div. III |
| SMC338H1 | The Celtic Nations in the later Middle Ages 1000-1550 (formerly SMC345Y1) | Div. III |
| *SMC345Y1 | From Tribalism to Feudalism: Early Celtic History | Div. III |
| SMC348H1 | Early Modern Ireland (formerly SMC348Y1) | Div. III |
| SMC357H1 | The Medieval Child | Div. III |
| SMC361H1 | Medieval Law (formerly SMC405H1) | Div. III |
| SMC378H1 | Ireland Since the Famine | Div. III |
| SMC402H1 | Medieval Canon Law | Div. III |
| SMC403H1 | The Medieval Church | Div. III |
| SMC411H1/412H1 | Advanced Topics in Celtic Studies II | Div. II |
| SMC413H1 | The Irish in Canada | Div. II/III |
| SMC414H1 | The Scots in Canada | Div. II/III |
| SMC416H1 | Irish Nationalism in Canada and the United States | Div. II/III |
| SMC421H1 | Jews and Judaism in Christian Traditions | Div. III |
| SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOC203Y1 | History of Social Theory | Div. III |
| *SOC338Y1 | Globalization and Labour | Div. III |
| TRINITY | ||
| TRN150Y1 | National versus International | Div. III |
| TRN410H1 | Selected Topics in International Studies (formerly TRN410Y1) | Div. III |
| TRN411Y1 | Selected Topics in International Studies | Div. I |
| TRN419Y1 | Comparative American, British, and Canadian Foreign Policy | Div. II/III |
| TRN421Y1 | The Practice and Institutions of Diplomacy (formerly JHP420Y1) | Div. III |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | ||
| UNI201H1 | Aspects of Quebec Society | Div. II |
| UNI255H1 | History and Perspectives in Sexual Diversity | Div. I/II/III |
| UNI280H1 | Canadian Jewish History | Div. II |
| *UNI304H1 | Beyond Multiculturalism: Ethnicity and Race in Canada | Div. II |
| *UNI361Y0 | Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies: Conflict in Africa: Causes, Consequences, and Responses (Summer Abroad) | Div. I |
| UNI375H1 | Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies | Div. II |
| VICTORIA COLLEGE | ||
| *VIC111H1 | Introduction to Material Culture | Div. II/III |
| VIC183H1 | Individuals and the Public Sphere: Shaping Memory | Div. III |
| VIC224H1/VIC224Y1 | Introduction to Material Culture (formerly VIC111H1) | Div. II/III |
| VIC343Y1 | Sex and Gender (formerly VIC343H1) | Div. III |
| WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| WGS362H1 | Selected Topics in Gender and History (formerly NEW362H1) | Div. II/III |
| WGS462H1 | Advanced Topics in Gender and History (formerly NEW462H1) | Div. II/III |
| WOODSWORTH COLLEGE | ||
| *WDW310H1 | Crime and Society in Canadian History | Div. II |
| *WDW410H1 | History of Canadian Criminal Justice | Div. II |