Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (AP)

The Department of History offers courses covering thousands of years of history in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. At the 1000 level, students are introduced to the discipline of history through courses that emphasize theory, method and historiography, and that concentrate on fundamental reading, writing, research and analytic skills. At the 2000 level, students are introduced to major chronological and geographic fields of history. More specialized courses are offered at the 3000 level, while 4000-level seminars and colloquia enable small groups of Honours students to focus on specific historical topics.

Courses at the 1000 level have either a lecture/tutorial or seminar format. Courses at the 2000 level normally have two lecture hours and one tutorial hour. Courses at the 3000 level are taught as colloquia, lecture/tutorial or lecture courses. 4000-level courses will be offered as two- or three-hour seminars or colloquia. All courses are open to students studying in other units, unless otherwise indicated. Admission to 4000-level courses is by permission of the instructor or the instructor’s representative. The department urges all students whose concentration is in history to contact the appropriate faculty adviser before choosing courses.

All history courses are numbered and grouped according to field. The thousands digit indicates the level at which the course is offered, the hundreds digit indicates the field (general 000, ancient 100, medieval and early modern Europe 200, modern Europe 300, Great Britain 400, Canada 500, United States 600, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean 700, comparative and interdisciplinary 800), and the remaining two digits indicate the number of the course within the field.

For specific program requirements, please consult the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Programs of Study section.

Courses in History/Cours en histoire

4000-Level Courses

Notes for Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies students:

1: Honours colloquia are relatively small courses (maximum 30 students) that focus on specific historical topics. Admission to 4000-level history colloquia requires completion of an application form (available at the department) by April 15, and is subject to the permission of the instructor. Honours history majors and minors who have taken courses that relate to the subject of the colloquia are given preference; other students (including interdisciplinary program majors and minors who have taken courses that relate to the subject of the colloquia) are admitted on a space-available basis.

2: Honours seminars are small courses (maximum 18 students) that focus on specific historical topics and involve the preparation of major research papers. Admission to 4000-level history seminars requires completion of an application form (available at the department) by April 15, and is subject to the permission of the instructor. Honours history majors and minors who have taken courses that relate to the subject of the seminars are given preference; other students (including interdisciplinary program majors and minors who have taken courses that relate to the subject of the seminars) are admitted on a space-available basis.

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History is offered by the Faculties of Glendon and Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.