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history. History is exciting! It deals with anything and everything; 
from the daily life of a peasant to the history of ideas to diplomacy 
and conflict, from the ancient Aztecs to conflict in Afghanistan. 
History has few thematic borders and is eclectic in its choice of 
research methods. Specialized history courses cover such diverse topics 
as crime in early modern Europe, diplomacy and conflict in the modern 
world, policy related to Aboriginal people in Canada and many others.##&&History
 students learn about the world. They work out how to make sense of the 
present by investigating the past. They discover how people and 
societies behave and how they change. They locate facts and uncover 
concepts. In the process, these master detectives become skilled and 
valued communicators who know how to gather and organize information, 
how to analyze complex issues, and how to explain their findings clearly
 and coherently.##&&100-level##&&200-level##&&300-level##&&400-level##&&Special Topics##&&The 
course list identifies approved courses that MacEwan University may 
offer. Not all courses will be offered every year and some courses are 
restricted to particular programs. Contact an advisor in your program 
for information on course availability.##&&-##&&History##&&HIST - Introduction to History##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course introduces students to the practice of history and the 
methods by which historians research and think about the past using 
selected topics in world history as a foundation for study. In learning
 about each topic, students are encouraged, through practical exercises 
and assessment strategies, to think historically and to acquire the 
essential research skills which underpin history as a discipline. As 
well, questions are asked about the quality and authenticity of sources,
 the nature of historical causation, and the role of the historian in 
the evaluation and interpretation of evidence. Overall, this course is 
designed to hone students' critical abilities, interpretive skills, 
writing abilities and to stimulate intellectual curiosity through 
analysis of selected world history topics.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Foundations of the Modern World before c.1500 C.E.##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course introduces students to what historians call the ‘modern’ 
world in the period between c.500 and C.E. The underlying theme of 
the course is that this period has seen an increasing interconnectedness
 between human societies, leading to the globalised world in which we 
live. Students study topics such as trade patterns, intellectual 
exchange, religious movements, health, wellness and the environment, 
state and empire building, war, conquest and diplomacy, and the spread 
of disease, goods and ideas. They learn to understand the processes that
 increased global interaction, both voluntary and forced, and spawned 
conflicts, both economic and political.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Foundations of the Modern World from C.E. to the Present##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course introduces students to what historians call the ‘modern’ 
world in the period from the sixteenth century to the present. The 
underlying theme of the course is that this period has seen an 
increasing interconnectedness between human societies, leading to the 
globalised world in which we live. Students study topics such as trade 
patterns, colonialism, imperial expansion and contraction, religious, 
artistic and intellectual change, the immense socio-economic 
transformation springing from industrialisation, and modern ideologies 
like liberalism, socialism, nationalism and racism. They learn to 
understand the processes that increased global interaction, both 
voluntary and forced, and spawned conflicts, both economic and 
political.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Pre-Modern World History: c.##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course presents a survey of world history from the collapse of 
the Western Roman Empire to the discovery of the New World. During this 
period contemporaries witnessed the rise of empires in Asia, Africa and 
Europe, the growth of Islam, Christianity and Buddhism, and economic 
development that enabled increased interaction between various peoples 
across the globe. Topics covered in this course may include the rise of 
Islam, Tang China, Ghana, Mali and Great Zimbabwe, as well as the 
development of Western Europe.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - The Early Modern World: c. -##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course presents a survey of world history from the rise of the 
Ottoman Empire to the start of the French Revolution. During this period
 contemporaries witnessed increased 'globalization' as well as 
significant religious and political changes within most early modern 
states across the globe. Topics covered in this course may include the 
Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Protestant Reformation, Mughal India, 
Absolutism and European encounters with Asia and the Islamic Empires.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - The Modern World From##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of world history from the late eighteenth 
century to the present day. The course examines European, Asian, African
 and American societies during the nineteenth century era of "European 
ascendancy" and the twentieth century era of the global superpowers, the
 United States, the Soviet Union, and China. At the beginning of the 
twenty-first century, the balance of forces in the world has changed yet
 again, and the world continues to be driven by conflicts both 
ideological and elemental. The course also serves as an introduction to 
the study of history as a discipline, and time is devoted to teaching 
basic research and writing skills.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&-##&&History##&&HIST - Medieval Europe##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course introduces the student to the important events, 
developments and themes in medieval European history from Charlemagne to
 the Black Death. Discussion of social and political topics such as 
feudalism and manorialism, growth of legal systems, political theory and
 the rise of medieval states, the Crusades, medieval warfare, and the 
Holy Roman Empire are connected to cultural and intellectual themes 
related to Muslims in Iberia, urbanization, reform of the Catholic 
Church, and the rise of universities.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Early Modern European History##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of European history from the Renaissance to 
Napoleon. Often seen as one of the most dynamic periods in European 
history, early modern Europe experienced rapid social, cultural, 
political and economic change that created new opportunities and 
challenges for every level of European society. In this course, students
 consider the evolving economy and society, the basic facts of life for 
the majority of Europe’s peoples. They learn how the religious and 
intellectual unity of western culture fragmented and dissolved under the
 impact of new ideas and examine the nature of politics, the rise and 
fall of empires and the emergence of nation states.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Modern European History: - Present##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of European history from the French 
Revolution to the present. As such it is also, however, a history of the
 wider world affected by the "European ascendancy" of the nineteenth 
century, and whose cataclysmic destruction has shaped much of the 
twentieth. The course starts with the twin upheavals of the French and 
Industrial Revolutions, charts the political and socio-economic fallout 
from these in the shape of new ideologies, new nation-states and new 
social classes, and shows how European imperialism transformed the globe
 down to The course then analyses the self-destruction of the old 
European order in two world wars, the emergence of a continent 
physically but also psychologically divided by the Cold War, and the 
revolutionary developments which, since have permitted these two 
halves of Europe to re-converge, a process complicated to this day by 
the bitter legacies of the past.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - The British Isles:##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This survey course explores some of the major themes in the history 
of the British Isles and the experiences of its people in a period that 
witnessed the growth of the nation state, the Protestant Reformation, 
the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution. By examining the 
social, cultural, political and intellectual developments of the period,
 this course explores the increasingly interconnected histories of the 
peoples of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. The topics, themes and
 focus will depend on the instructor leading the course.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Britain##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&Between and Britain achieved political stability, created a
 constitutional monarchy and widened the franchise to include the common
 people. Britain successfully faced the external challenges of the 
Seven Years War, the American Revolution and the Napoleonic wars and 
entered into a new phase of imperialist activity in Africa and Asia. It
 struggled with the challenges posed by urbanization, the industrial 
revolution, and the social problems these engendered. The middle class 
came to prominence and family and gender roles were transformed. This 
survey course examines the major events and developments in the history 
of Britain in this exciting period with the specific topics in any year 
selected by the instructor.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Eastern Europe: 1900-Present##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of East European history from the turn of the
 twentieth century, comprising a belt of states from Finland to Greece, 
and from today's Czech Republic to the Ukraine. The course explores how 
these "lands between" have dealt with a legacy of economic and political
 backwardness; how they have been manipulated by the regional hegemons, 
Germany and Russia, serving in the process as a laboratory for the most 
destructive ideologies of the twentieth century; and how the effect of 
four decades of Communism, in particular, has deepened the region's 
backwardness so that, even in the post-Communist period, Eastern 
Europe's disparities continue to make it a fertile breeding-ground for 
nationalism and political extremism.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - American History to##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of American history to the Civil War. 
Beginning with the early colonial ventures in Virginia and New England, 
the course traces the development and expansion of the American 
federation through the War of Independence, the Mexican-American war, 
and the Civil War. The American political experiment with constitutional
 democracy and the development of the party system are examined. The 
course also identifies and examines important social issues including 
the treatment of Aboriginal people, slavery and the rights of women.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - American History Since##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of American history since the Civil War. 
Beginning with Reconstruction, this course traces the social, political,
 and economic transformation of America as it developed into a global 
superpower. The industrial and consumer-based society forms the backdrop
 for the political, social, and geo-political changes: from populism and
 progressivism to the Reagan revolution, xenophobia to civil rights, 
isolationism to the Iraq War.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - History of Canada to##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course surveys Canadian history before Attention is given 
to both the French and English empires, the conflicts that occurred, and
 the social and political development of the colonies. Special 
consideration is given to the interactions between these imperial and 
colonial societies and Aboriginal people. The expansion of the European 
empires to the Pacific coast is also covered. The course concludes with 
the Confederation process in British North America.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - History of Canada Since##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course surveys Canadian history since It examines the 
people, forces and events that have shaped the history of this country, 
its society, its institutions and its identity. This course provides not
 only a foundation for further study in Canadian history but also the 
knowledge necessary for effective citizenship.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Asia Since A.D.##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is a survey of Asian history since The focus is on 
East Asia, including China and Japan, with complementary sections on 
Southeastern and Southern Asia. The emphasis is on the socio-cultural, 
economic, and political history of the region as well as relations with 
other countries and empires in the global community.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - History of Modern Japan##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course presents a survey of modern Japanese history beginning 
with the Meiji Restoration in Focusing on the major political, 
social, economic, military, and diplomatic themes, Japan's evolution as a
 modern state will be examined. Major topics may include the birth of 
liberal democracy, imperialism and empire, militarism, the Pacific War, 
and Japan's postwar rise as an economic superpower.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Topics in Political and International History##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate-level course surveys political and international 
world history with a focus on a particular conceptual topic. The topics 
are broad-based themes which have political or international 
consequences; the time period of study may vary from the late middle 
ages to the present. Examples of topics that might be covered are 
warfare, state formation and nation-building, the exercise of 
imperialism both formal and informal, global trade, or the development 
of political ideologies like liberalism, nationalism and socialism.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - History of Women in Europe and North America##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&Women's history focuses on the experiences of women in the past but 
it is more than that. It addresses questions of roles and expectations, 
issues and challenges, ambitions and contributions. Starting from an 
evaluation of how scholars have conceptualized women and gender, this 
course examines the history of women in a particular period and 
geographic area selected by the instructor. Using contemporary feminist 
theories that construct gender, this course seeks to enhance the 
student's understanding of how prescriptions and customs of womanhood, 
socially bounded and culturally constructed, shaped the day to day lives
 of both elite and labouring women in historical periods since the 
middle ages.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - History of Science and Technology##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course surveys important themes, traditions, people and 
institutions of Western science, technology and medicine. It 
familiarizes students with an important aspect of European/Western 
culture and serves as an introduction to the history of science and 
technology. This course emphasizes how individuals and societies have 
understood and explained the natural world and their place in it, and 
how they have approached and justified the investigation of that world.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&The course list identifies approved 
courses that MacEwan University may offer. Not all courses will be 
offered every year and some courses are restricted to particular 
programs. Contact an advisor in your program for information on course 
availability.##&&-##&&History##&&HIST - Making History: Theory and Methods in History##&&Hours:30:0:15##&&Credits:3##&&History is an academic discipline whose practitioners make a 
systematic study of the complexity, variety, and change of human ideas, 
behaviours, and actions across time. Historians gather, assess, 
analyze, and organize information to create knowledge about the past. 
This course examines the process of making history. It includes 
discussions about both the nature of historical evidence and the methods
 historians use. It also introduces students to basic questions and 
issues concerning the nature of our knowledge of the past.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in HIST or credits
of senior history.##&&HIST - Topics in World History##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course is an intermediate level course that examines world 
history through detailed study of a particular topic. The topic in any 
given year is determined by the instructor. Examples of topics include,
 but are not limited to, broad-based themes such as environmental issues
 or the status of women, or specialized topics such as the impact of 
conflict, disease or slavery.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-level history course.##&&HIST - Urban Europe: City and Society,##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate-level course explores the European “City” as a 
major site for social, cultural, economic and political exchange and a 
site wherein urban actors identified with the multiple communities that 
formed within city limits. Central to the discussion of the European 
City is the impact that the national and international flow of ideas, 
culture, people, goods and capital had on urban centres across Europe 
over time. Topics include urban sights, sounds, and smells; 
street-corners and squares; community; built environments; gender and 
agency; occupation and social status; marginalization; demographic 
change; and urbanization.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100- or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - Renaissance Europe##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course concentrates upon the intellectual, cultural and social 
changes confronting European society between and It examines
 the elites who fostered the high culture of the Renaissance, as well as
 the common men and women who experienced the socio-economic changes in 
European society during this period. The topics covered include such 
varied concepts as humanism, art and architecture, marriage, governance,
 religious life, and warfare.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in one of HIST HIST HIST HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Europe in the Age of Renaissance and Reformation##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate-level course explores some of the major themes in 
the history of Europe from the late fourteenth to the early seventeenth 
century. Its focus is on cultural, intellectual, and religious history, 
including the rise of humanism, developments in education, arts and 
literature, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, and philosophical 
and scientific innovations. This exploration of key moments in European 
history is set within the appropriate political and social contexts of 
these developments, including the emergence of the nation state, the 
rise of printing, significant demographic change, and the beginnings of 
European overseas empires.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in one of HIST or##&&HIST - Crime and Society in Early Modern Europe##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate-level course investigates some of the major themes 
in the social history of Early Modern Europe from the onset of the Black
 Death to the Enlightenment. Students focus on the shifts in social, 
political, economic, and cultural attitudes that ushered in new ideas on
 crime and regulation, poverty and social discipline. Lecture topics 
and assigned reading materials describe how these ideas affected the 
peoples of Western Europe and contributed to a variety of ways 
individuals and groups experienced inclusion and exclusion in their 
communities.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in one of HIST HIST HIST HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Nationalism vs. Empire: The European Multinational Empires##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate level course investigates the four great 
multinational empires of Europe in the 'long' nineteenth century: the 
Habsburg Monarchy, the Russian and Ottoman Empires, and Prussia and its 
successor, the German Empire. Students consider the problems that 
emergence of nationalism posed in all these states, the ways in which 
each attempted to deal with nationalism, ranging from repression to 
containment to appeasement, and the conflicts culminating in the First 
World War that resulted in their collective break-up.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - The Social History of Britain##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate level course examines the social history of 
Britain: the lives of its people, both grand and humble. We explore 
families, courtship and marriage, work and play, gender roles, religion 
and superstition, crime and punishment, class relations, local and 
regional identities, poverty and poor relief. Specific topics will vary 
depending on the individual instructor.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - Scotland from MacBeth to the Union (1707)##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course investigates the important events, developments and 
themes in Scottish history before the Union with England in The 
course explores Scotland's unique blend of Gaelic, English and Norman 
traditions in the Middle Ages, its 'pure and trew' Reformation in the 
sixteenth century, and its attempt to stand independent in the face of 
English imperialism. The course emphasizes political and social 
developments, while providing significant coverage to intellectual, 
religious, economic and cultural themes.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in one of HIST HIST HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Britain as a World Power##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&Britain held a position of world dominance from the eighteenth 
century until the world wars of the twentieth century. It acquired a 
worldwide empire, sometimes deliberately, but often haphazardly. Britain
 administered its empire in a variety of ways, sometimes indirectly 
through local rulers, sometimes quite directly. In this course, students
 examine Britain's rise as an imperial nation and its relations with 
other European nations, as well as the process of its decline both as an
 imperial and a European power.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - Diplomacy, War and Conflict in the 20th Century##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate-level course investigates the origins and 
consequences of the major military conflicts of the twentieth century. 
The course covers the Great War, the Second World War and the Cold War, 
as well as the national wars of independence in Asia and Africa, the war
 for Jammu and Kashmir, the Arab-Israeli conflicts of the Middle East, 
the Vietnam War and the Gulf War.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - Fascism in Europe##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate level course investigates the phenomenon of fascism
 in inter-war Europe. The course starts from the premise that a generic
 fascism did exist, and can be defined, and that its origins and 
ideological components are traceable, not only to the general crisis 
following the First World War, but to social and political trends going 
back into the nineteenth century. The course also explicitly compares 
fascist movements, and the two fascist dictatorships of Italy and 
Germany, with the authoritarian regimes which become so prevalent in 
this period, highlighting both the essential differences between the two
 phenomena, and also the way in which authoritarianism occasionally 
borrowed fascist language and imagery. Specific attention is paid to 
Italian Fascism and German National Socialism, and to the native fascist
 movements of Eastern Europe.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in HIST or HIST or HIST or HIST##&&HIST - The Atlantic World##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&Contact among Africans, Europeans and the indigenous peoples of the 
Americas created an Atlantic World. The Atlantic Ocean linked the 
nations and peoples living around its edges, beginning in the fifteenth 
century and continuing until the wars of independence and the end of the
 slave trade in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. 
Slaves and slave-traders, soldiers, merchants, sailors, pirates, 
indentured servants, convicts, settlers, governors and administrators 
crossed the ocean to encounter a diverse array of New World peoples. 
This course examines the lives of these people and the encounters, 
relationships, exchanges and clashes among these people in their 
Atlantic context.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - Nationalism##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate-level course examines nationalism as a theme in 
world history. It starts with an exploration of nationalism as a 
concept: its history, its terminology and some of the theories cited 
for its emergence. This course examines the scholarly debate as to how 
far back we can go in identifying nations, the connection between 
nationalism and literacy, and that between nationalism and 
socio-economic development. Relying largely on a consideration of 
nationalism in a European context, the course nevertheless considers 
extra-European manifestations, including Canadian, American, Indian and 
Japanese nationalism; it also considers the peculiar phenomenon of 
"state nationalism" as attempted in the Russian and Ottoman Empires, 
and what might be called "confessional nationalism" as typified by 
modern Islamism.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-level HIST course.##&&HIST - The U.S. in World Affairs##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course examines the history of American foreign policy during 
the 20th century providing insight into the process of foreign policy 
decision making, as well as the ramifications U.S. foreign policy has on
 nations around the world. Major topics include expansionism, "Big 
Stick" diplomacy, Wilsonianism, entry into wars, relations with Latin 
America and the Middle East, as well as the origins, culture, and effect
 of the events of the Cold War.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100- or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - Empire and Culture in Central Europe##&&Hours:10:0:80##&&Credits:6##&&This upper-level travel course focuses on Vienna and Budapest as twin
 capitals of the Habsburg Monarchy and as centres of social and cultural
 exchange from the early modern period to the twentieth century. Both 
Vienna, as the administrative centre of the Holy Roman Empire and later 
the Austrian Empire, and Budapest, as capital of the Kingdom of Hungary,
 later subsumed within the Habsburg realms, presided over multinational 
polities embracing a tremendous diversity of religions, cultures and 
political systems. After a preliminary grounding in the history of the 
region and the completion of a major research paper, students will be 
accompanied to each city and will visit selected sites of interest, 
including museums, historical monuments and other cultural artifacts. 
The specific objective of this course will be a consideration of the 
cultural cross-currents created by such multinational societies, even in
 an age of increasing nationalism. Note: Priority will be given to 
students who have declared a Minor or Major in History at MacEwan 
University. Students are required to cover the costs of travel to 
Vienna and Budapest and associated living expenses.##&&Prerequisites:
 Minimum grade of C- in either HIST HIST or HIST and a 
minimum grade of C- in either HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Canadian Political History##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course examines the political history of Canada since 
Confederation. Although the federal political system is the central 
focus of the course, provincial political developments of national 
importance are not ignored. Among the topics discussed in this course 
are the Pacific scandal, the Manitoba school question, women's suffrage,
 the Progressive party and Maritime Rights movement, the politics of 
unemployment, the rise of Social Credit in Alberta, the formation of the
 CCF and NDP, Medicare, the Quiet Revolution, the Constitution Debates, 
and the Meech Lake accord.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - The Canadian West to##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course examines the history of the Canadian West to During
 this period, western North America was integrated into the colonial 
economic and social system and, eventually, into the Canadian 
federation. Topics covered in the course include the development of fur 
trade societies, origins of the Metis, Red River and west coast 
settlements, British Columbia gold rushes, the confederation process in 
the west, and the Northwest Rebellion.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - The Canadian West Since##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course examines the history of the Canadian West since 
Social, political and economic developments in this region continue to 
play a central role in Canada's development. Topics include the region's
 leadership in social policy related to immigration, women's suffrage 
and Medicare; the resource-based economy of wheat, timber, mining and 
oil; and the distinctive political culture and alternative political 
parties such as the United Farmers, CCF, Social Credit and Reform.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100- or 200-level history course##&&HIST - Canada in World Affairs##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This course examines Canada's diplomatic, military, economic and 
political role in world affairs. Canada's relationship with the British 
Empire and the United States receives special emphasis. Attention is 
also given to the effect of international affairs on domestic, social 
and political issues.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any 100-
level or 200-level history course.##&&HIST - First Nations and Canada##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&This intermediate level course examines Canada’s relationship with 
First Nations from the 1830s to the present. The focus is on the 
interplay between the aspirations of First Nations, Aboriginal rights, 
constitutional law, economic and social changes, and the development of 
government policy. Special attention is paid to the consequences of the
 policy development for Aboriginal societies and culture.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Public History##&&Hours:45:0:0##&&Credits:3##&&Public history is a branch of historical work that involves 
presenting history to the public or working with the public to conduct 
research and interpret the past. This course introduces students to some
 of the theories about public history and some of the issues in the 
field, including ideas about memory and representation, heritage and 
history, and preservation and interpretation. It examines common sources
 for public history, including material culture, archives, and oral 
interviews. It also explores some of the opportunities available in the 
field of public history.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in any or level history course.##&&The course list identifies approved 
courses that MacEwan University may offer. Not all courses will be 
offered every year and some courses are restricted to particular 
programs. Contact an advisor in your program for information on course 
availability.##&&-##&&History##&&HIST - Senior Thesis##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this individual study course, students write a major essay and 
make a conference-style presentation on a specific topic of their 
choice. This course is open only to History Majors. NOTE: Students may 
receive credit for only one of HIST and HIST Students desiring 
HIST must consult with the History Coordinator to select a primary 
and secondary supervisor. Prerequisite: Consent of the department.##&&Prerequisites: N/A##&&HIST - Senior Research Project##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this seminar course, students conduct research, write a major 
essay, and make a conference-style presentation on a topic chosen by the
 instructor. This course is open only to History Majors. NOTE: Students 
may receive credit for only one of HIST and HIST##&&Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in credits of senior history courses including HIST##&&HIST - Topics in European History##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this seminar-based course, students discuss, criticise and analyse
 readings on a selected topic in European history. They also prepare a 
major research paper on an issue related to one or more of the seminar 
topics. The topic in any given year is selected by the instructor.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in credits of or 300-level HIST including one of HIST HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Topics in British History##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this seminar-based course, students discuss, criticise and analyse
 readings on a selected topic in British history. They also prepare a 
major research paper on a subject related to the course topic. The topic
 in any given year is selected by the instructor.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in credits of 200- or 300-level history courses.##&&HIST - Topics in Imperialism and Colonialism##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this seminar-based course, students discuss, criticise and analyse
 readings on a selected topic related to imperialism and/or colonialism.
 They also prepare a major research paper on an issue related to one or 
more of the seminar topics. The topic in any given year is selected by 
the instructor.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in credits
of 200- or 300-level history courses.##&&HIST - Topics in Canadian History##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this seminar, students discuss critique and analyse readings on a 
selected topic in Canadian history. They also prepare a major research 
paper related to the seminar topic. The topic in any given year is 
selected by the instructor.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in credits of or 300-level history courses including either HIST or HIST##&&HIST - Topics in Social History##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&In this seminar, students discuss, critique, and analyse readings on a
 selected topic in Social History. They also prepare a major research 
paper on an issue related to the seminar topic. The topic in any given 
year is selected by the instructor.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in credits
of 200- or 300-level history courses.##&&HIST - Independent Study##&&Hours:0:0:45##&&Credits:3##&&This course will permit a senior-level student to work with an 
instructor to explore a specific historical topic in depth through 
directed reading and research in primary and secondary sources. Note: 
Enrolment is by consent of the department.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in HIST and in credits in 200- or 300-level history courses.##&&HIST - Field Placement##&&Hours:0:0:102##&&Credits:3##&&In this course, students are assigned to public history, community, 
and/or heritage organizations where they apply their knowledge and 
skills in supervised projects. Note: This course does not fulfill the 
400-level course requirement for the history major.##&&Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in either HIST or HIST and consent of the department.##&&The course list identifies approved 
courses that MacEwan University may offer. Not all courses will be 
offered every year and some courses are restricted to particular 
programs. Contact an advisor in your program for information on course 
availability.##&&Fall##&&HIST Topics in European History##&&Enlightenment and Revolution in France##&&Kelly Summers##&&This
 course examines the art, literature, and philosophy of the French 
Enlightenment while highlighting its key institutions, cultural venues, 
and figures. We will examine the movement’s main currents and opponents 
before linking Enlightenment critiques of absolutism and Old Regime 
society to both the outbreak of France’s great revolution in and 
its descent into Terror. We will conclude by analyzing the rise and fall
 of Napoleon Bonaparte. A key objective of the course will be to examine
 the relationship between ideas and events.##&&Winter##&&HIST Topics in Political and International History##&&Espionage in the Modern Age##&&Michael Carroll##&&HIST Topics in World History##&&A Comparative History of Revolution##&&Kelly Summers##&&The
 so-called Arab Spring is only the most recent chapter in a much longer,
 global history of revolution. This course compares the origins, course,
 and consequences of revolutionary upheavals ranging from 
seventeenth-century England, post-slavery Haiti, and the Soviet Union 
through to the present-day Middle East, with special attention paid to 
the professor’s research specialty, the French Revolution. Students will
 consider the religious, political, and social dimensions of revolution;
 the connections between revolutions in disparate regions of the world, 
particularly between metropole and colony; and the revolutionary 
interplay between ideology, socio-economics, individual agency, and 
historical contingency. The course will conclude with a consideration of
 the future of revolution in an age of globalization and digital media.##&&HIST Topics in Imperialism and Colonialism##&&Colonialism and Aboriginal People##&&Bob Irwin##&&This
 course compares the experiences of Aboriginal people in Canada with 
those of Aboriginal people in the United States, Australia, New Zealand,
 Norway and Russia. The course pays particular attention to the colonial
 processes, the various treaty-making arrangements, and the role of the 
state. There will be units particular to each country as well as 
comparative discussions. Some of the issues that students can expect to 
investigate in comparative perspective are Indigenous sovereignty, land 
surrenders, educational policies, the imposition of law, and imposition 
of moral codes including sexuality and marriage.##&&The information you will need to plan your degree and your major or minor in history can be found under##&&Current Students##&&A-Z##&&Continuing Faculty##&&Sessional Faculty##&&Administration##&&Sean Atkins##&&Faculty##&&History##&&PhD (Alberta)##&&AtkinsS6@macewan.ca##&&7-353B, City Centre Campus##&&- Avenue##&&Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2##&&Tamara Bruins-Smith##&&Administrative Assistant,##&&Department of Humanities##&&BruinssmithT@macewan.ca##&&City Centre Campus##&&- Avenue##&&Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2##&&Michael Carroll##&&Associate Professor##&&History##&&PhD (Toronto), MA (Carleton), BA (Hons.) 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