Canada After Confederation

HIST 1114, Canada After Confederation examines political, social, cultural, and economic themes in the history of Canada since Confederation in 1867, focusing on important and controversial issues, events and processes that have shaped Canada as a nation. Topics include industrialization; urbanization; immigration; changing gender and family roles; Indigenous peoples and the state; the impact of two world wars on Canadian society; multiculturalism and transnationalism; Québec, nationalism and federalism; regionalism; and Canadian foreign policy in a globalized world.

Modern Africa

History 1120 is a survey of the broad political, economic, social, and cultural patterns that have shaped the diverse and complex histories of sub-Saharan Africa from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day. Major themes include: an introduction to land, people and climate; the slave trade; the impact of colonialism and imperialism; modernity, nationalism and the long struggle for independence; de-colonization, neo-colonialism and foreign aid; ethnicity, gender, health and sexuality in contemporary Africa; economic development and globalization; and current challenges facing diverse African nations.

The Modern Middle East

The Modern Middle East is a survey of the political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual developments of the Middle East from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with a survey of the Ottoman Empire in 1800, the course charts the development of national movements and the emergence of nation-states after World War I. The course covers Egypt, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, Asia Minor, the Fertile Crescent, Iran, and Afghanistan. Canada’s relations and policies toward the region will also be examined.

American History: An Introduction

HIST 1140: American History: An Introduction is a survey of the broad political, economic, social, and cultural patterns that have shaped the United States from earliest times to the present day. Topics include: Indigenous peoples and early European settlements; the American Revolution and the Early Republic; westward expansion and “frontier” violence; slavery and the Civil War; industrialization and immigration; the New Deal; the Civil Rights movement; and the rise of America as a global power.

Asian History: An Introduction

HIST 1155 Asian History: An Introduction, is a survey of the major civilizations of Monsoon Asia (South, South East, North East, and East Asia) from earliest times to the present day, focusing on key political, social, and cultural developments. Course topics include an overview of the region's physical, environmental and cultural diversity; the religious cultures of Hinduism and Buddhism; the emergence of states and empires, including the Mughal and Khmer empires in India and Cambodia; the evolution of dynastic China, Japan and Korea and their mutual interactions; encounters with the west; twentieth-century struggles for self-determination; the development of the region into a global market centre; and contemporary Pacific Rim issues.

History of Sexuality

HIST 1160, History of Sexuality, explores sex and sexuality chronologically and thematically from the early modern period to the present day. Students will be introduced to sexuality as a topic of historical study and gain an understanding of how historical evidence challenges the idea that sexuality is driven by biology, fixed in nature, and unchanging. Students will explore how debates about sexuality are embedded in ideas about gender, class and race, and located within broader socio-political, religious, economic, medical, and cultural frameworks. Major themes include: sexuality, science, and the state; reproduction and contraception; heteronormativity, marriage, and the family; sexual violence and slavery; Indigenous sexualities and Indigenous-settler relations; the medicalization of sexuality; moral panics and the politics of protest; censorship, surveillance, and the criminalization of sexuality; capitalism and the commodification of sexuality; popular culture and desiring bodies; intersectionality and gay/lesbian/queer/trans identities; sexuality and transnational histories.

Health and Medicine in History

This introductory course is a general survey of health and medicine, particularly in Western societies, from antiquity to the twentieth century. Themes and topics will include: the changing role(s) of practitioner and patient; disease and disability; religion and medicine; perceptions of the body; evolution of modern medicine; evolution of health care; public health and the role of the state; technology and science; gender, race, class, and sexuality in medical perception and experience; medical education; and mental health.

Global Indigenous Histories

HIST 1170, Global Indigenous Histories, introduces students to the complex and diverse histories of Indigenous peoples, and the global contexts of colonialism. Students will explore similarities and differences in the histories of Indigenous-colonial relation, past and present, employing both chronological and thematic analysis of selected topics. Students will engage with Indigenous worldviews, and develop a critical awareness of the ways in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous historians construct arguments, use evidence, interpret, and represent the past. Specific course content will vary according to the instructor’s selection of themes and regions. Areas of study may include comparisons between and among the Indigenous peoples of North America; Central and South America; the circumpolar North; Africa; Asia; Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. Learning opportunities may include guest speakers, and community engagement activities.

History and Film: The Past Rehearsed on Page and Screen

HIST 1180 introduces students to the study of history and debates about history and historiography (the “history of History”) through the depictions of the past in primary documents, scholarly texts, films, novels, games and other media. Weekly case studies explore major historical movements and people (e.g. Joan of Arc, the US Civil War; the Russian Revolution), and consider the challenges of popular depictions of historical events. Major themes include: what are the differences and similarities between history, legend, myth, propaganda, nostalgia, journalism and other forms of rehearsing the past; the “history of History” and approaches to understanding the past; methods of historical analysis; historians and accountability; challenges to traditional academic history and claims to truth; film and history; the history of film.

The History of Advertising and Consumer Culture

HIST 1190 surveys the history of advertising and modern consumer culture, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Major themes include: the development of advertising and marketing techniques; consumer culture and urbanization; marketing and gender roles; the development of mass media; consumer culture and technology; capitalism and the global economy; consumer culture and commodification.

Environmental History

Environmental History is a survey of interactions between humans and the natural environment from the time of early homo sapiens to the present day. The course explores how humans have shaped the natural world around them and how it has shaped them. Beginning with the relationships with the environment and early human organizations, the course examines, amongst other topics, the agricultural revolution, the Columbian exchange and European imperialism, the impact of fossil fuels, urbanization, disease, and climate change. Special attention will be given to local environmental history, Indigenous worldviews and histories, and the emergence of environmental movements.

Early Modern Europe

HIST 2201, Early Modern Europe, explores the social, political, and cultural developments that shaped Europe from the mid-fifteenth century to the French Revolution. Major themes include: conflict and cooperation between Church and State; the cultural and intellectual worlds of the Renaissance; religious and political conflict from the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation to the Thirty Years’ War; absolute monarchies and republics; commerce and long-distance trade; global travel and the creation of overseas empires; the Scientific Revolution and technological change; the role of reason in the age of Enlightenment; ideas of political order and social change.

Europe, 1789-1914

HIST 2202, Europe, 1789-1914, explores the social, political, and cultural transformation of Europe, from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War One. Major themes include: the origins of the French Revolution; the Napoleonic legacy; industrialization; imperialism; revolutionary struggles; the rise of nationalism; militarism; suffrage movements, socialism and modernism; diplomacy, warfare, and the balance of power.

Europe in the Early Middle Ages

HIST 2203 explores the early medieval history of Europe, covering the period from the decline of Rome to the year 1100. Major themes include: the late Roman world and the transformation of the Roman empire; the early history of the Christian church and the evolution of monasticism; Celtic and Germanic worlds; the Byzantine empire; the rise of Islam; the Carolingians and the empire in the west; the Vikings, borderlands, migration, raids and invasion; the expansion of regional and trans-regional monarchies and the emergence of Papal leadership; the establishment of new forms of political, economic, social, cultural and religious organization; the transmission of learning and cultural revival; the visual arts, architecture, and material culture of the period.

Europe in the High Middle Ages

HIST 2204 explores the history of Western Europe from 1100 to 1500. Major themes include: the lived experience of men and women in feudal society; the Crusades and interaction among Christian, Muslim and Jewish populations in Europe and the Middle East; monasticism; the conflict between Church and State; popular and high culture and the shaping of new intellectual and artistic ideas; the transformation of the economy and the growth of cities; mysticism, new religious movements, and popular religion; the crisis of the fourteenth century; popular revolts and the Hundred Years’ War; the recovery and renewal of Late Medieval society; the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe; the visual arts, architecture, and material culture of the period.

The History of Greek Civilization

HIST 2205, The History of Greek Civilization, surveys political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual developments of the Hellenic world and the eastern Mediterranean region, from the earliest Aegean civilizations to modern Greece. The course covers the earliest migration period, the Mycenaean and Classical eras, the Byzantine Empire, Ottoman rule, the revival of Hellenism, and the modern Greek state. Greek civilization has had a lasting global influence on laws, languages, architecture, religion, politics and culture. Students will be introduced to the importance of Greek thought for the Western tradition, including the Greek contribution to the development of democracy, philosophy, drama, and historiography, and consider the overall impact of the Greeks on civilization and the modern world.

History of the British Isles

HIST 2206, History of the British Isles, surveys the political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual development of the countries of the British Isles – England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – from Celtic Britain to the present day. Major themes include: the British Iron Age; the Roman province of Britannia; the Anglo Saxon Kingdoms; the Scandinavian frontier; Norman Britain; the expansion of the Tudor state and religious reforms; Stuart absolutism, civil war, constitutional monarchy and the creation of a United Kingdom; Britain’s emergence as an imperial power; industrial revolution and the social, political and cultural reforms of the Victorian era; nation, race, gender, citizens, subjects and modernity in the Imperial state; the Irish question; World War and the modern welfare state; de-colonization, de-industrialization and devolution; Britain, Ireland and the European Union.

Rome from Republic to Empire

HIST 2207, Rome from Republic to Empire, introduces students to the political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual developments in the history of Rome from its foundation on River Tiber to its conquest of the Mediterranean World. The course covers the rise of the aristocratic Republic; civil war; monarchy, with its "mixed" constitution, the civil war amongst aristocratic warlords, and Rome's transformation into a monarchy the expansion of Rome; Republic into Empire; social unrest, wars, revolts, and the power of the military; Roman culture and daily life; religious beliefs and worship practices; social hierarchies, gender roles, sexuality and family structures; slavery; popular entertainment and mass spectacles; urban spaces and the challenges of administration. Students will be introduced to the various political figures and events that influenced the expansion of Rome, including the Punic Wars, Sulla, Spartacus’ Revolt, Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Nero. In addition, students will explore different aspects of Roman culture and daily life, including religion, banquets, the role of women and families, and entertainment such as gladiator shows, chariot races, and the theatre.

Western Canada

HIST 2209, Western Canada, surveys the historical experiences of the diverse Indigenous and immigrant peoples who have lived in and around the prairie region of Canada (present-day Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba), from time immemorial to present day. Topics include: the economies and cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Plains; the bison hunt and the fur trade; colonization and resistance; immigration and resettlement; transportation and infrastructure; agriculture and industry; rural and urban communities; western alienation; contemporary Indigenous issues; and the current politics of energy resources. Students will be encouraged to consider how the geographic, economic, political, and social circumstances particular to Western Canada affected regional perceptions of ethnic, class, and gender identity over time. The specific thematic focus will vary by term and instructor.

History of British Columbia

HIST 2210, History of British Columbia, examines political, social, cultural, and economic themes in the history of the Pacific Northwest (present-day British Columbia) from time immemorial to present day. Topics include Indigenous peoples’ experiences before and after colonization; the fur trade and exploration; the dynamics of settler colonialism, migration and institutional regulation; the intersectional role of race, gender, age, ethnocultural identity and sexuality in shaping social, cultural and economic worlds; rural settlement, resource economies and company towns; urbanization, transportation infrastructure and the environment; Indigenous land claims and treaties in the modern era; power, protest and politics in shaping the modern state; British Columbia, Canada and globalization.

Canadian Lives: An Introduction to Social and Cultural History

Canadian Lives: An Introduction to Social and Cultural History explores the past from the perspective of the everyday lives, experiences and concerns of women, men and children at home, at work, and at play. Topics will be organized around the broad themes of identities, places and social relations, including: gender and sexuality; families and communities; urbanization, labour, and industrialization; social reform and moral regulation; immigration and racialized identities; religion and spirituality; education; consumption and commodification; leisure and popular culture; health and medicine; the environment; social memory, commemoration, and national identities.

Students will also be introduced to the historiography and research methodologies of social and cultural history, and the role of archives, oral history, digital history, and historic preservation in documenting everyday lives. The specific thematic focus of the course will vary by term and instructor.

War and Society

HIST 2220, War and Society, introduces students to the study of warfare from early human societies to the present day. Major themes include: the role of violence in human nature, the evolution of warfare resulting from technological innovations and cultural change, and the complex relationships between war, culture, and society. Topics may include: warfare in ancient Greece; medieval chivalry; gunpowder and the transformation of military technologies; modern industrialized warfare, nuclear strategies; guerrilla warfare; peacekeeping.

The History of Education in the Western World Since 1500

HIST 2230 explores the history of education in western societies from 1500 to the present, employing both chronological and thematic analysis of selected topics.
Major themes include: scholarly approaches to the study of education; the rise and transformation of educational institutions; the relationship between schools, professions, and society; the professionalization of teaching; educational policy, curriculum and pedagogy; the politics of education; streaming, vocationalism, testing, and inclusivity; and the ways in which gender, social class, and ethnocultural identity have shaped the experiences of students and teachers.

History of Childhood and the Family

HIST 2231 explores the lived experiences of children and youth in different times and places in the West, focusing in particular on North America from the early period of resettlement and colonization to the present day.
Major themes include: changing ideas about childhood and adolescence; the intersection of social class, religion, gender, ethnocultural identity, and ability with children’s experiences; the legal and institutional regulation of children and childhood; children, families and the worlds of work; children's popular and material culture; contemporary childhood and the diversity of family lives and experiences.

The United States to 1877

This course deals with the main themes in American History from the establishment of the colonies through the Civil War and Reconstruction. As well as political history, the course considers economic and social foundations of the United States and some of the cultural achievements of the nation.

The United States Since 1877

This course deals with the main themes in American History from Reconstruction to the present. As well as political history, this course considers economic, social and cultural developments in the United States.

Canadian-American Relations: Sleeping with the Elephant

HIST 2245: Canadian-American Relations: explores the Canada-United States relationship – politically, economically, environmentally, and culturally – from the colonial era to the present. Topics include: Indigenous societies and the consequences of colonialism; the origins, impact, and outcomes, from a North American perspective, of such military conflicts as the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the United States Civil War, the World Wars, and the Cold War; campaigns for and against continental economic integration; ecological transformations and crises; and the trials and triumphs, in both Canada and the United States, of marginalized communities, including women, workers, peoples of colour, and sexual minorities.

Modern China: An Introduction

HIST 2250, Modern China: An Introduction, examines the development of modern China from the Qing dynasty to the People's Republic of China. The major themes are economic and political crisis under imperial, republican, communist regimes, modernization of Chinese society, and Chinese-western relations. Topics include Qing rule, opium wars, Taiping rebellion, self-strengthening and revolution in 1911, the Guomindang (Nationalist) ascendancy, the anti-Japanese and civil wars, emigration, Taiwan, and the Mao and Deng eras in the People's Republic (from the Great Leap Forward to the Cultural Revolution to Market Socialism).

Modern Japan: An Introduction

Hist 2251, Modern Japan: An Introduction, introduces students to social, cultural political and economic change from the Tokugawa era to the present day. Topics include: the reunification of Japan under the Tokugawan Shogunate; the challenges of globalization in the nineteenth century; government, the economy and society in the Meiji Restoration; the imperialist project in East Asia; the military ascendancy of the 1930s; World War II, defeat and occupation; postwar recovery; the collapse of the “bubble” economy; and Japan’s changing role in the contemporary world.

Modern South Asia: An Introduction

Modern South Asia: An Introduction, surveys the history of the Indian subcontinent from the Mughal empire to the present day. Major themes include the society and economy of pre-colonial South Asia; European incursions; the Great Resistance; the structures of British colonial rule; the emergence of anti-colonial struggles, independence movements and nationalism; colonial economies, agriculture, industry and famine; the path to independence; the impact of British imperialism; partition and independence; rural-urban dynamics; caste and belief, class, gender and social reform; regionalism and nationalism; modernity, decolonisation, socialism and neoliberalism; and the new nation states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Canada, 1600-1870

This course examines the history of gender and sexuality in Canada from precontact to the industrial revolution, with a particular focus on Canadian women’s lives, work and place in the historical record. It examines the intersectional experiences of women within the family, the labour force, and religious, political, social and cultural movements. It investigates the intertwining constructions of gender ideology and sexual identity, exploring the diversity of women’s experiences, and interrogating how class, race, ethnicity, age, and region shaped the contours of women’s and men’s lives in different historical periods in Canada. Topics to be considered include the role of gender in Indigenous-colonial relations, women in European colonization, family economies and the gendered development of colonial legal and educational structures.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Canada, 1870 to the present

This course examines the history of gender and sexuality in Canada from industrialization to the turn of the millenium, with a particular focus on Canadian women’s lives, work and place in the historical record. It examines the intersectional experiences of women within the family, the labour force, and religious, political, social and cultural movements. It investigates the intertwining constructions of gender ideology and sexual identity, exploring the diversity of women’s experiences, and interrogating how class, race, ethnicity, age, and region shaped the contours of women’s and men’s lives in different historical periods in Canada. Topics to be considered include gendered experience in wartime, sexual identity and militarism, efforts by women to achieve equality through the suffrage, paid and unpaid work, sexuality and reproduction, changing family structures, women’s changing relationships with the state, and the impact of and challenges to feminism.

History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada

HIST 2270, History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, focuses on the historical experiences of Indigenous peoples from time immemorial to the start of the twenty-first century. Topics include: Indigenous cultures, origin stories and oral traditions; interactions with explorers, traders, missionaries, soldiers, and settlers; shifting economies in expanding colonial empires; Indigenous spirituality and missionization; the rise and resistance of the Métis; resource allocation and management; treaty-making, legislation, and state regulation; education and the legacies of residential schools; Indigenous health and welfare; Indigenous protest movements; representation and portrayal of Indigenous peoples; assertion of Indigenous rights; and cultural reclamation.

The Atlantic World: Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1900

HIST 3300, The Atlantic World, considers the interconnected histories of encounter, conquest and exchange between Africa, Europe, North America, and South America, from the beginnings of transatlantic travel and trade to the abolition of slavery in the western hemisphere. Topics include: the rise of European empires and the responses of Indigenous populations; the transatlantic trajectories of certain plants, animals, and pathogens; race, slavery, and the development of the Atlantic economy; gender and the evolution of colonial societies; and the disintegration of imperial regimes and the emergence of colonial independence movements.

Europe Since 1945

History 3305 examines the political, social, and cultural history of Europe from the end of the Second World War until the present. Key themes include the Nazi legacy and recovery from the ruins of war; the origins and course of the Cold War; decolonization and its socio-cultural ramifications; European integration and its discontents; the collapse of Soviet Communism; Americanization and anti-Americanism; major social and cultural developments - ranging from 1960s youth rebellion to today's resurgence of populist ethnic nationalism; and the future role of Europe in a changing world.

Modern Germany: From 1871 to the Present

HIST 3306, Modern Germany, explores the social, economic, political and cultural forces that shaped Germany from unification in 1871 to the present day. Major themes include: geography, borderlands and peoples; German national identity and state formation; liberalism, militarism and absolutism; industrialization, imperialism and foreign expansion; Germany and the shifting balance of power in Europe; gender, sexuality, and social change; economic, political and cultural upheavals; National Socialism and the Third Reich; global wars and genocide; reconstruction and the division of Germany; East and West Germany in the Cold War; reunification and the creation of the European Union; remembrance, commemoration and public memory of modern German history; Germany in the twenty-first century.

Canada Since 1945

HIST 3315, Canada Since 1945, examines the political, social and cultural history of Canada from the end of World War II to the present day, focusing on the changing nature of Canadian society; the evolving role of the state in the lives of Canadians; and Canada’s place in the world.
Topics include: optimism and uncertainty in the postwar period; the demographic changes brought about by the post-war baby boom; the Cold War and consumer society; the Americanization of Canada; the emergence of new social movements and the social, political and ideological upheavals of the 1960s; Aboriginal people, land claims and the struggle for public voice; immigration, diversity and multiculturalism; francophones, anglophones and Quebec sovereignty; regional resistance to federal policies and politics; the emergence of environmentalism; and questions of national identity and national unity. Particular emphasis is placed on the social experiences of the generations born after World War II.

World War Two

History 3320 introduces students to the central causes, unfolding events and overall impact of the Second World War as a global phenomenon, from the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I to legacy of war in the post-1945 world. Major themes include diplomatic, military and political events in Europe, Asia and the Americas; the social and cultural contexts of war; the varied experiences of military participants in the theatres of war; home fronts and the lives of civilians affected by war; the intersection of national and ethnocultural identity, religion, gender and sexuality in wartime experiences; the human cost of warfare; and important controversies and debates in the scholarship about the war.

World War One

HIST 3321 seeks to provide students with the opportunity to explore the global experience and significance of World War One. The course examines the central causes and military events of the war from the Balkan Crises through to the post 1918 conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and the subsequent uneasy peace. Major themes include diplomatic, military and political events in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and Asia; the social and cultural contexts of war; the varied experiences of military participants in the theatres of war; home fronts and the lives of civilians affected by war in North America; the human cost of warfare; nationalism, the breakup of empires, and the war’s role in furthering radical ideologies; important controversies and debates in the war’s scholarly literature, the legacies of the war; and how the war is remembered and commemorated.

Immigration, Diversity and Multiculturalism in North America

HIST 3325, Immigration, Diversity and Multiculturalism in North America considers immigration and nation-building in a comparative North American context, exploring concepts of race, ethnocultural identity, diversity, and multiculturalism chronologically and thematically. Major themes include: identity formation and identity politics; displacement of Indigenous peoples; immigration and resettlement experiences; immigration and nation-building; and evolving definitions of national identity and citizenship in global and transnational contexts. The specific thematic focus of the course will vary by term and instructor.

Epidemic Disease in History

HIST 3365, Epidemic Disease in History, critically examines epidemic disease and pandemics chronologically and thematically from the ancient world to the present day. Students will explore the histories of specific diseases and the cultural, social, religious, economic, political and scientific contexts in which people have understood and responded to epidemics and pandemics.

Major themes include Indigeneity, colonialism, and imperialism; intersectionality and the social determinants of health; the strategies used to treat, contain and manage epidemic disease; the professional and institutional contexts of medicine and medical knowledge about epidemic disease; the local, regional and global contexts of public health emergencies; epidemics and social disruption; public memory of epidemics.

Indigenous Resistance and Settler Colonialism in Canada

This course explores Indigenous people and the state in Canada, focusing on Indigenous voices and experiences; Indigenous activism and resistance to settler colonialism; Indigenous ways of knowing; and Indigenous-led initiatives of self-determination, renewal, and reclamation. Topics include land rights, treaty relationships and Indigenous sovereignty; Indigeneity and the Indian Act; the history and legacy of residential and day schools, welfare services, health, and medical care; government commissions and reports; and Indigenous self-determination, resilience, and political mobilization.

Directed Studies in History: Comparative and Thematic

HIST 3390, Directed Studies in History: Comparative and Thematic, provides students with an opportunity to pursue a specific research interest through a structured and rigorous process of historical inquiry designed to refine critical reading and writing skills.
Directed studies projects are supervised and evaluated by a faculty member in the History department. Students must first meet with the faculty supervisor and receive written approval of the proposed directed studies project. Students must also provide a list of courses completed and in progress in History as part of the application process. Permission from the Department Chair and the approval of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences is required before registration can be completed. NOTE: Students cannot take HIST 3390 and HIST 4490 in the same term.

Selected Topics in Ancient History

HIST 3391 examines selected themes, topics, time periods, regions, and methods in the history and material culture of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Classical and Hellenic Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, Persia, and the Byzantine Empire, from earliest civilizations to 600 CE. Content will vary according to the instructor’s selection of theme, topic, time period, or region. Consult the History department for the topic to be offered.

The Holocaust in Modern Memory

HIST 4480, The Holocaust in Modern Memory, critically analyzes the history of National Socialist Germany (1933-1945) and the premeditated genocide of six million Jews and other targeted individuals and groups, and explores the representation and commemoration of the Holocaust in public memory. Major themes include: antisemitism and anti-Jewish violence in Europe; scientific racism, eugenics and social Darwinism; technology and the role of political, bureaucratic, legal and religious structures and institutions; ideology and obedience to authority; perpetrators, victims, and bystanders; resistance, collaboration, and survival; the categorization and interaction of gender, sexuality, class, disability, and ethnicity in experiences of persecution; medical experimentation and sexual violence; eyewitnesses, oral histories and survivor testimonies; memory, trauma, and personal narrative; human rights and commemoration.

Directed Studies in Historical Research

HIST 4490, Directed Studies in Historical Research, enables students to complete an independent research project on a regional, thematic or comparative historical topic through a structured and rigorous process of historical inquiry. Students will gain experience in locating and working with original source materials, refine their writing and analytic skills, and practice communicating history to diverse audience. Students may choose to integrate a public history or digital history component into their project. Directed studies projects are supervised and evaluated by a faculty member in the History department. Students must first meet with the faculty supervisor and receive written approval of the proposed directed studies project. Students must also provide a list of courses completed and in progress in History as part of the application process. Permission from the Department Chair and the approval of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences is required before registration can be completed. NOTE: Students cannot take HIST 3390 and HIST 4490 in the same term.

Tourism Business Structure

This course provides a broad overview of the economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism. Topics include: linkages between tourism and hospitality; size, scope and infrastructure of the tourism industry; career opportunities; and the role of management in the tourism industry. The course also introduces the student to the central themes of organizations, including organizational structures, communication models and behaviour and how they relate to specific areas such as marketing, production and finance.

Introductory Food Management

This course provides the student with the basic theory required to understand and successfully oversee food production areas. Students learn basic food theory and science principles; food service staffing and kitchen layout; kitchen equipment selection and maintenance; food inventory and costing; standard recipe development; and, food purchasing, receiving, storage and production practices. Students will also understand how to integrate current Food and Beverage Trends and Sustainability into operations.

Accounting Principles

This course introduces the hospitality management student to the principles and concepts of financial accounting within the hospitality industry. Topics include: the accounting cycle, the uniform system of accounts, financial statements, subsidiary ledgers, cash control, receivables, inventories, capital assets and liabilities.

Food and Beverage Service Operations

This course covers the fundamentals of food and beverage service and management as it applies to restaurants and all other types of food service operations, including institutions, hotels, quick service operations, food trucks, catering, etc. The focus of the course will be on the philosophy, critical thinking, application of knowledge, and skills required for excellent food and beverage service. In addition the course will cover the principles of sound food and beverage operations management, which can be applied to ensure these service levels are attained.

Front Desk Operations

This course introduces students to the Lodging Operations Front Office. Topics include reservations, front desk, guest services and human resource deployment issues specific to front office operations management. This course familiarizes students with the principles of front desk operational procedures; examines current trends in guest services; discusses online distribution of room inventory; and introduces students to the principles of revenue management strategies. Students work with a Property Management Software to become familiar with computerized reservations, arrival and charge posting systems.

Beverage Management

This course is an overview of the wine, liquor and beer industry as it pertains to the operation and management of a beverage service facility. The course provides a systematic approach to beverage knowledge and operations with emphasis on management, operational controls and the basic skills necessary to assist in a bar operation.

Hospitality Management Accounting

This course focuses on the management accounting concepts and practices used by those in management positions within the industry for decision making and control purposes. Topics include statement and operations analysis, cash flows and management, internal controls, cost concepts, C-V-P analysis, pricing considerations, and budgeting.

Food & Beverage Cost Controls

This course focuses on the principles and procedures involved in an effective system of food, beverage and labour controls for the hospitality industry. This course provides the fundamentals for gathering information,
developing forms and procedures, assessing and evaluating the information and applying the results to maintain efficient food, beverage and labour cost control. Topics include: the basic control procedures used, food and beverage costing, labour cost analysis, pricing methods and computer applications. A restaurant management simulation program exercise is incorporated to enhance the cost control theory.

Hospitality Sales & Advertising

This course deals with the personal sales, media advertising, publicity and communication mix in a hospitality organization. Material will center on personal sales strategies, managing a sales office in a large hospitality business and deploying the sales force to attract group markets. As well, advertising strategies will be covered, including the relationship between advertising agencies and the hospitality firm, and the selection of the appropriate creative medium or vehicle to communicate the message to the target audiences.

Hospitality and Accommodations Management

This course examines the management challenges inherent in hotel/resort operations especially as they relate to the housekeeping, maintenance, and security operations; and to the group tour and conventions department. Topics will include: functions and interrelationships of the various departments within a hotel/ resort operation, managing service quality, facilities management, and human resource deployment issues specific to hotel operations. The planning and execution of conventions and meetings will be approached from operational and marketing perspectives with emphasis on the management and skills required for successful group business management.

Hospitality Business Policy Simulation

This course is a “capstone” course, which reinforces key hospitality business policy issues in marketing, human resources, management accounting and hospitality operations. The course combines the case method of instruction and management simulation software around which teams of students analyze, synthesize and evaluate scenarios to come up with best-case solutions. The cases have been selected to mirror the various disciplines that comprise the HOSP program.

Event Management

This course focuses on the skills required to plan and execute a major event which may include food and beverage, entertainment, a meeting, a show such as a fashion show or automobile show or other similar event content. Students will study the theory behind event planning and execution. Students will also engage in planning and executing a major event in order to experience first hand the challenges and rewards associated with executing special events.

Revenue Management in Hospitality

This course focuses on skills revenue managers require to manage revenue through demand and supply management, value propositions and pricing. Effective leadership in forecasting, demand analysis, market segmentation, purchase behavior analysis and distribution management are key areas covered. Key aspects of maximizing assets for a greater return on investment are examined. Analysis of political, economic, socio-cultural and technological forces is undertaken to predict opportunities for profit maximization.

Strategic Management in Hospitality

This course offers a comprehensive guide to effectively manage internal resources (people, knowledge, financial capital, and physical assets) while acquiring, developing, and managing relationships with external stakeholders (guests, suppliers, owners, franchisors, venture partners, and government agencies). This course also offers a comprehensive guide to strategic management in the international hospitality industry, by exploring a case study approach to cover current topics such as innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics, franchising, and corporate social responsibility in an international context. Key learning areas include strategic skills required within a fiercely competitive hospitality industry and acquisition, development, and management of resources that provide competitive advantage.

Sustainable Event Planning

This course embraces the principles of sustainability through the environmentally and socially responsible production of events. It focuses on the rationale behind incorporating sustainable practices into events that include protection of the environment, saving on costs and resources, improving social issues, doing business effectively and ethically while building new markets sensitive to sustainable practices.

Hospitality Distribution Management

The world of online distribution in hospitality is dynamic and it is critical to manage well in order to generate bookings, revenue and profit. The focus of this course will be on exploring how hotels bring transient and group market segments to their properties through travel intermediaries such as travel agents, wholesalers and meeting planners, with particular focus on online channels. Understanding which communication channels reach these distribution channels is also key to success in driving volume, rate and flow through to the bottom line. It is imperative that regardless of the distribution channels used by consumers, hotels must be able to understand the dynamic nature of each channel, and be able to analyze their costs and benefits in order to create revenue and profit streams that are sustainable moving forward.

Hospitality Asset Management

Today’s hotel industry is largely structured with hotel owners using hotel management companies to operate their businesses, and this may involve franchises and brand licenses as additional third parties. Owners use their asset managers to safeguard their interests and ensure that the profitability of their hotel operations is maximized so that they realize the highest possible returns on capital deployed. This course will explore the ways in which asset managers ensure that hotel assets are maximized for the desired financial results.

Foundations of Health Science

Students will explore foundational issues in health science including how health , illness and disease are defined and measured for individuals and populations. Students will be introduced to research methods used to study the distribution and determinants of illness and disease in human populations.

Personal Development and Career Explorations

Our personalities influence our career choices and our ability to find employment and work cooperatively with others. This 15-week course will help students develop awareness and understanding of themselves and their career choices. Topics will include self-esteem and interpersonal communication skills, personality and temperament factors, needs and values clarification, interest assessments, occupational research skills, goal setting, problem solving and decision-making. This basic introductory/exploratory course is designed for students with little recent educational experience. Instruction will be moderately paced and will occur in a supportive and interactive environment. It is recommended that students choose one of HUMD 1142, HUMD 1147 or HUMD 0130 because of overlapping content.

Personal Development

This course is designed to help students understand the factors that influence behaviour and to learn how to take charge of one’s own life. The focus will be on increasing self-awareness and knowledge as a stepping stone to personal growth. The class will deal with developing personal strengths, coping strategies, self-management, and personal goal attainment. Specific topics such as personal needs/rights/values, individual style, self-esteem/concept, and stress/time management will be explored.

Career Explorations and Personal Development

Our self-awareness and understanding of interpersonal processes influence our career choices, academic path, and workplace success. This course will help students develop an understanding of themselves and how to assess their occupational options.

Career Explorations

This seven-week course assists individuals to make informed career choices. Assessments of personal values, needs, skills, interests and abilities are considered; information resources concerning occupations, educational programs, training requirements and future trends are presented. Class discussions, outside readings and research, encourage students to consider the occupations and training opportunities available to them. It is recommended that students choose one of HUMD 1142, HUMD 1147 or HUMD 0130 because of overlapping content.

The Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships

This course will provide the student with an opportunity to explore and understand the dynamics of interpersonal relationships. Self- awareness will be encouraged by examining personal type, values, needs and beliefs. Interpersonal communication skills such as self-disclosure, “I” messages, and active listening will be presented. Students will learn to apply new skills in their personal lives.

Frontiers of Thought

Humanities 1101 introduces new students to many of the major fields of study found within the academic world. Each week, the course invites a speaker from a different discipline to provide an introduction to the major concepts and explanatory models or paradigms found within their subject, as well as a discussion of the frontiers of thought within that field. Disciplines are chosen from across all three of the main branches of academic life: the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. Lecturers from fields such as psychology, anthropology, geography, political science, physics, biology, environmental science, history, philosophy and literary criticism will provide an overview of their discipline and then discuss some contemporary research emerging in their field. Besides gaining an exposure to the various areas of study, students will also acquire analytical tools useful for critical reflection on the different ways in which we know and explain the world. This course is ideal for those seeking a general survey of a liberal arts education and is designed in part for students whose programs normally may not include some of the subjects covered. Classes do not assume that students have any prior acquaintance with the material presented.

World Religions: Oriental

An introduction to the great religious traditions of the Orient, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shintoism, and some modern religious movements originating in the East. Emphasis will be on these religions as living cultural, political, and philosophical institutions and systems helping to shape our world. Each religion will be studied with regard to such issues as the human attempt to understand the cosmos and shape social life, together with the need for mutual understanding and toleration.

World Religions: Occidental

An introduction to the prominent religious traditions of the western world, including Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam, Baha’i, and African and North American aboriginal religious forms. Emphasis will be on these religions as living cultural, political, and philosophical institutions and systems helping to shape our world. Each religion will be studied with regard to such issues as the human attempt to understand the cosmos and shape social life, together with the need for mutual understanding and toleration.

New Religious Movements

The mainstream religions are what most people are familiar with yet they only represent a part of the ongoing religious quest in North America. There is vibrant activity in alternative forms of spirituality as displayed in new religious movements. This course will explore some of these dissenting movements in an historical context, from those arising in the 1800's, others associated with the sixties counterculture, to those popular today. Topics discussed will include cult theory, the rise of New Age spirituality, Wicca and related earth-based spirituality and their roots in paganism, Spiritualism, New Thought teachings and the 60s counterculture. The question looked at is whether these alternative movements are better suited to, and reflective of, the current social situation than the mainstream religions and what that may tell us regarding the future of religion in a post-modern society.

Urban Challenges Interdisciplinary

This course provides an introduction to key themes, concepts and approaches to the urban environment. Cities are the sites of complex interconnections, generating a multiplicity of cultural, social, economic and political forms and spaces. An interdisciplinary approach will be adopted to identify and delineate new connections that arise from this confluence. The course will include speakers from a variety of perspectives, both in and outside of the College, bringing their expertise and experience to bare on urban problematics. In addition to gaining an exposure to the different areas of study, students will also acquire analytical tools useful for critical reflection on the ways in which we experience and explain the urban environment and strive to meet its challenges.

The Nature of the Sacred

The course provides an introduction to the fundamental features associated with religion. Topics may include: the various conceptions of divinity, salvation, soul and the afterlife; the nature of religious experiences and the various methods to induce them; and how religion is expressed in the arts and holy places, in ritual and holy scriptures and through its organizations and forms of leadership. This course examines how these various aspects evolve over time, reflecting larger social and cultural trends, with the external forms and expressions being deconstructed to reveal the more universal aspects underlying this central component of human experience we call religion.

Directed Studies in Humanities

Directed Studies in Humanities provides students with an opportunity to pursue a specific research interest. The research may involve conducting: (a) a review and analysis of published research and theoretical articles, or (b) original research within a Humanities discipline. Directed studies projects are supervised and evaluated by a faculty member. Students must submit an application for approval of their directed studies project to the appropriate Department Chair.

Applications of Sustainability & Social Innovation

This seminar-based course will expose students to the various areas in the workforce within which sustainability and social innovation theory and research are applied. Students will gain experience and competence through service-learning opportunities with community agencies or research organizations.

Perspectives on Sustainability

This course critically examines the concept of sustainability through a range of interdisciplinary and historical perspectives. Students will explore the emergence of global sustainability frameworks and the role of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in shaping contemporary environmental and socio-economic policy. The course investigates both theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of sustainability across global, regional, and local contexts. Key thematic areas include environmental sustainability, Indigenous approaches and knowledge systems, urban sustainability and planning, sustainable agriculture and food systems, economic sustainability, and the ethical, social, and community dimensions of sustainable development. Through the analysis of diverse case studies, students will critically assess contemporary sustainability challenges and explore a range of policy approaches, community-based initiatives, and innovative practices that seek to advance more sustainable and equitable futures.

Introduction to Intercultural/International Studies

In this course students will be introduced to diverse methodologies in the liberal arts, and to ways these can be used to examine questions of intercultural and international import. The course will focus on one theme, such as identity or globalization, which will be approached in an integrated manner by one co-ordinating instructor and by at least four other instructors from the liberal arts. Students will be exposed to a wide range of texts and exercises designed to broaden their awareness of cultural patterns and paradigms, and to increase their understanding of the way people from one culture interact and negotiate with those from another.

Introduction to Indigenous Studies

This course provides students with a basic introduction to Indigenous Studies, key topics relevant to Indigenous Peoples, and themes and topics relevant to Indigenous histories and contemporary practices within Canada. Emphasis is placed on students creating a connection with Indigenous histories, ways of knowing and contemporary Indigenous movements using story, reflection, and personal location.

Key concepts include self-location, colonialism, settler-colonialism, reconciliation, and developing a commitment to indigenization and decolonization. Topics will include Canadian and Indigenous history, Indigenous-Settler relations, and contemporary Indigenous movements. Students will come away from the course with a better understanding of allyship, Indigenous Peoples' experiences in Canada, and Truth and Reconciliation.

Introduction to International Studies

To understand the political, social, cultural, and economic dimensions of globalization is vital in an increasingly complex and integrated world. This course provides an introduction to key concepts and approaches in international studies using an interdisciplinary approach. The course examines patterns of conflict and cooperation between nations, states, and social and cultural groups within the global system, and focuses on ethnic and religious conflict, human security, the environment, and global economic inequalities. INST 1100 is a core course in the Intercultural and International Studies Associate of Arts Degree.

Introduction to Deafhood

This course is an introduction to Deaf culture and to the richness of the local, regional and global Deaf community. The key cultural elements of signed language, values, norms for interaction, traditions and artistic expression will be highlighted. Deaf community members' various life pathways and diverse identities will be explored, and contrasted with society's perspectives on what it means to be Deaf.

Allyship and the Deaf Community

This course encourages students to examine what it means to be an ally within the socio-political context of the dynamics between Deaf and non-Deaf people, exploring the effects of marginalization and lack of access, as well as the significance of power, privilege and identity. They will examine professional roles, particularly that of sign language interpreters, and their own suitability to work in and alongside the Deaf community.

Social Justice Perspectives on Deaf Education, History and Access

This course provides opportunities to study the challenges and successes of Deaf people's access to all facets of society, as experienced by users of visual language in a world dominated by the use of spoken language. Students will apply a social justice lens to examine the history of systems (education, health care, etc.), and shifts in legislation and social policy that impact the lives of Deaf people.

Self and Professional Practice

This course emphasizes a developmental approach to self-awareness and professional practice. It provides students with a framework to explore wellness themes pertinent to the field of sign language interpreting.

Foundations of Practice

This field-based course provides students with foundational skills for the field of Sign Language interpretation. Learning is focused on: opportunities to observe interpreters in practice; development of foundational skills such as discourse mapping and discourse reconstruction; an introduction to setting S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goals and to the Demand Control Schema (best practice process for reflection and decision making).

Discourse Analysis and Translation

This methods course provides students with opportunities to analyze ASL and English discourse and develop an equivalent translation in each language. Students will explore speaker/signer intent, contextual impact, proposition identification, message, meaning and cultural mediation.

Pre-Interpreting ASL – I

This course for intermediate ASL users focuses on developing skills in using ASL numbering systems, linguistic techniques to produce grammatically correct ASL, classifiers and locatives. Students will also apply pre-interpreting skills related to discourse mapping of ASL texts and reconstruct ASL discourse from diagrams of their own design.

Professional and Cultural Mediation

This course provides students with opportunities to explore the concept of sign language interpreters as cultural mediators within their professional role. Role-play, culturally-linked texts and field experiences will be used to stimulate discussion, reflection and class projects.

Sign Language Interpretation – Practicum I

This course provides opportunities for students to develop interpreting skills and practice professional skills under supervision. Students will integrate and reflect upon their educational, personal and professional experiences.

Introduction to Practice

This field-based course provides students with an introduction to the practice profession of Sign Language interpretation. Learning is focused on: continuing development of pre-interpreting skills such as vocabulary development, discourse mapping and discourse reconstruction (paraphrasing); application of the Demand Control Schema (best practice process for reflection and decision making); an introduction to the Deaf-Blind community.

Pre-Interpreting ASL – II

In this course, students will demonstrate advanced ASL skills. ASL utterances will reflect appropriate time sequence and detail. Developing skills include use of linguistic techniques to produce appropriate grammatical structure, use of classifiers, locatives and ASL mouthing.

Deafhood: Global Diversity in Deaf Culture

This course will provide opportunities for students to develop an understanding of Deaf culture and to explore a new paradigm described as Deafhood. Definitions and theories of culture will be studied through a historical perspective of the lives of Deaf people around the world. Historical implications on current practices of providing services and education for Deaf people in the world today will also be examined.

Course instruction will be in American Sign Language.

Community-Based Language and Culture in Action

This review course provides opportunities for students to review and apply basic theories of interpreting as they practice consecutive and simultaneous interpreting with a variety of discourse samples. There are two segments to the course, the first segment being offered primarily on-line, and the second segment taking place at an off-campus week-long retreat. Prior to attending the retreat, students will review guiding and interpreting techniques for working with people who are Deaf-Blind.

Positionality in the Deaf Community

This course will focus on the development of a professional interpreter identity through examination of one's positionality in the Deaf community. Students will use critical thinking to explore historical and current perspectives on the interpreting community of practice. Students will consider how to be agents of change toward social, economic and racial justice by examining issues of diversity, intersectionality, privilege, marginalization, self-determination and systemic inequities.

Deaf Community Service Learning I

This course is the first of two courses designed to strengthen the interpreting student's ability to adapt to linguistic and cultural diversity within the Deaf community and to appropriately engage in the cultural norms of the Deaf community. Service learning provides authentic immersive experiences in a way not possible in the classroom. Through collaboration and volunteer service, students will participate in activities designed and led by Deaf community members. Guided by a Deaf instructor, students will participate in classroom seminars to reflect on their learning. The language of instruction will be ASL.

Foundations of Practice I

This course provides students with an introduction to the profession of American Sign Language - English interpretation and will involve three significant areas: observation of interpreters at work in the field; development of pre-interpreting foundational skills; and an introduction to the decision-making framework known as the Demand Control Schema.

Interpretation I: Translation

This course provides opportunities to practically apply a cognitive model of interpreting in which the interpreter actively constructs meaning based on cues provided by others. Students will develop skills in analyzing and translating ASL and English texts, exploring multiple parameters of discourse and message analysis. These may include speaker/signer intent, implied and explicit content, emotional affect, culturally-bound elements, and the impact of contextual factors.

Deafhood: Pathways to Identity & Diversity

This course provides opportunities for students to build on their understanding of what it means to be culturally Deaf. Students explore the complexities of Deafhood, considering what people who identify as Deaf have in common but also how they differ. Key themes are intersectionality, diverse life journeys, and Deafhood as a global concept. Students examine how these themes inform the work of interpreters. In this course the language of instruction is ASL.

Ethics & Professional Decision Making

This course provides students with opportunities to clarify their own values and integrate that knowledge into the concept of sign language interpreters as cultural mediators within their professional role. Applying prior learning regarding power, privilege and oppression, students will discuss and analyze meta-ethical principles and the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Professional Conduct espoused by sign language interpreters in Canada. Students will also further their understanding of the decision-making framework known as Demand Control Schema and its application to ethics.