Multi-year Historical Studies Course Plan

Historical Studies Multi-Year Course cycle

Fall 2022 (chairship: Edwin Bezzina)

Course	Description	Instructor
1100	Introduction to History I introduces students to working with historical materials and writing about the past. Students then will apply these skills to a study of the history of the Western world from the Renaissance and European colonialism up to and including the French Revolution, in a global context. The political, social, and cultural manifestations of Western history will be explored as well as the perspectives and condition of marginalized peoples. CR: the former HIST 1000	E. Bezzina
1100	Introduction to History I introduces students to working with historical materials and writing about the past. Students then will apply these skills to a study of the history of the Western world from the Renaissance and European colonialism up to and including the French Revolution, in a global context. The political, social, and cultural manifestations of Western history will be explored as well as the perspectives and condition of marginalized peoples. CR: the former HIST 1000	R. Baehre
2100 (E)	Empires of the North Atlantic, 1500-1820 This course will examine European expansion across the Atlantic to North America, the attempt to take possession of that continent through commercial investment and colonies, and the way in which European colonies were transformed into new societies.	S. Green-Stewart
2700 (E)	Art History Survey I (same as Visual Arts 2700) is the history of art from pre-historic times to the Renaissance. CR: Visual Arts 2700	G. Curtis
3700 (E)	HIST 3700 - Art History: The Italian Renaissance -cross-listed with Visual Arts 3700 -An overview of the art and architecture of Renaissance Italy with an emphasis upon the historical context in which art was produced	G. Curtis
3770 (L)	HIST 3770 Women in Western Society and Culture, II Selected themes in the history of women in the modern period with a focus on cultural attitudes toward women, demographic trends affecting women, the impact of changing economic roles, and the development of feminism. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both History 3770 and the former History 3761.	S. Green-Stewart
3811 (E/L)	HIST 3811 The Menace of Progress: Colonialism and the Making of the Modern World encourages students to think critically about ideas of progress, enlightenment, and civilization by examining the emergence of the modern world and its relationship to colonialism. It explores the rise of the West by examining global history since the fifteenth century. Course topics include the transatlantic slave trade, enclosure, the destruction of Indian cotton manufacturing, and consumer culture. All sections of this course follow International Studies guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/IS.	S. Green-Stewart
3840	HIST 3840 Historical Methods An introduction to the methods and practices of history in the modern era. This course is compulsory for Honours students and recommended for Majors, including those intending to apply for graduate studies. Prerequisite: Twelve credit hours in history including Hist 1100/1101 or permission of the instructor Note: 1) Credit may not be obtained for both History 3840 and the former History 4801. 2) For Historical Studies students (Grenfell Campus): this course is required for all majors and minors.	R. Baehre
4101	HIST 4101 The Renaissance in Europe, 1400-1550. A seminar on the Renaissance in Europe, particularly in Italy and northern Europe, focusing especially on its intellectual and cultural aspects but also the social and gender history of the topic.Prerequisite: Students should normally have successfully completed at least 6 credit hours in courses having an initial digit "3".	E. Bezzina
4950	Independent Project in Historical Studies will have students complete an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member or members. Topics must have the approval of the Program Chair of History. CR: HIST 4951, HIST 4952 PR: HIST 3840 and nine other History courses	various
4951	Advanced Research Essay I is the preparatory course for the writing of the advanced research essay. Working under the supervision of an instructor, students will develop a knowledge of the scholarship in the chosen field and prepare a detailed essay proposal. CR: HIST 4822; HIST 4950 PR: HIST 3840 and 24 credit hours in other History courses	various
4952	4952 Advanced Research Essay II is a course in which students, working under the supervision of an instructor, will carry out the research essay proposal that they developed in HIST 4951, conducting the necessary historical research and analysis. Students will present their work in written and oral form. CR: HIST 4950; HIST 4999 PR: HIST 4951	various

Winter 2023 (chairship: Edwin Bezzina)

Course	Description	Instructor
1101	Introduction to History II refines students’ ability to work with historical documents and to understand their significance in how we interpret the past. Students will explore the main contours of the history of the Western World from the Napoleonic period to the contemporary era. Students will learn about the range of historical experience, interaction and exchange between ethnicities and cultures, imperialism, war and revolution, national independence, human rights, gender and social life, environmental change, and globalization. CR: the former HIST 1001	B. White
1101	Introduction to History II refines students’ ability to work with historical documents and to understand their significance in how we interpret the past. Students will explore the main contours of the history of the Western World from the Napoleonic period to the contemporary era. Students will learn about the range of historical experience, interaction and exchange between ethnicities and cultures, imperialism, war and revolution, national independence, human rights, gender and social life, environmental change, and globalization. CR: the former HIST 1001	R. Baehre
2035 (E)	History of Classical Greece (same as Classics 2035) is a survey of Greek history from the Bronze Age to the death of Alexander the Great, with special reference to the social and political institutions of the fifth century B.C. CR: Classics 2035, HIST/Classics 2030 since 1985-86 or the former HIST/ Classics 3910	C. King
2510 (L)	Twentieth Century, II An historical analysis of the main issues in the contemporary world since 1945. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both History 2510 and the former History 3710.	R. Baehre
2540 (L)	Fascism and Resistance in the Twentieth Century will explore the history of fascism, and resistance to fascism, from its late nineteenth-century origins through the end of the Second World War.	B. White
2701 (L)	Art History Survey II (same as Visual Arts 2701) is the history of art from the Renaissance to the 20th century. CR: Visual Arts 2701	TBA
3442 (E)	**new course Religious Conflict and Coexistence in the Early Modern World** (pending approval) expores relations between members of different religions and denominations in Europe and the Americas from about 1492 to 1650. Such themes considered are conflict, peace treaties among states, ideas about religious violence and religious freedom, as well as the possibilities for coexistence in communities, and the intersections between religion, race, gender, and class.	E. Bezzina
3445 (E)	Witchcraft and the Witchhunts in Early Modern Europe A history of witchcraft, demonology, and the witch-hunts from 1400 to 1750, focusing on such themes as gender, the body and medical knowledge, religious dissidence, and popular culture.	E. Bezzina
3520 (E)	Indigenous History to 1763 (Same as Anthropology 3520). The North American native response to early European contact and initial settlement. Particular attention will be paid to cultural change resulting from the adoption of European goods, participation in the fur trade, the introduction of European disease, and the adaptation to a permanent European presence.	R. Baehre
4950	Independent Project in Historical Studies will have students complete an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member or members. Topics must have the approval of the Program Chair of History. CR: HIST 4951, HIST 4952 PR: HIST 3840 and nine other History courses	various
4951	Advanced Research Essay I is the preparatory course for the writing of the advanced research essay. Working under the supervision of an instructor, students will develop a knowledge of the scholarship in the chosen field and prepare a detailed essay proposal. CR: HIST 4822; HIST 4950 PR: HIST 3840 and 24 credit hours in other History courses	various
4952	Advanced Research Essay II is a course in which students, working under the supervision of an instructor, will carry out the research essay proposal that they developed in HIST 4951, conducting the necessary historical research and analysis. Students will present their work in written and oral form. CR: HIST 4950; HIST 4999 PR: HIST 4951	various

Fall 2023 course offerings: (chair: Dr. Bonnie White; Dr. Rainer Baehre will be on sabbatical)

(E=Early; L=Later)

This list is subject to change

Course Number	Course Title	Instructor
HIST 1100	Introduction to History I This course introduces students to working with historical materials and writing about the past. Students then will apply these skills to a study of the history of the West in a global context from the Renaissance and beginnings of European colonialism up to and including the French Revolution. The political, social, and cultural manifestations of this history will be explored together with the perspectives and experiences of marginalized peoples. CR: the former HIST 1000	E. Bezzina
HIST 1100	Introduction to History I This course introduces students to working with historical materials and writing about the past. Students then will apply these skills to a study of the history of the West in a global context from the Renaissance and beginnings of European colonialism up to and including the French Revolution. The political, social, and cultural manifestations of this history will be explored together with the perspectives and experiences of marginalized peoples. CR: the former HIST 1000	B. White
HIST 2200 (E)	Making Canada A survey of Canadian History to Confederation, 1867.	TBA
HIST 2340 (E/L)	European Urban History examines the development of urban networks and the growth of specific towns and cities in early modern and modern Europe. We will also study how these centres were perceived, and the roles of public spaces and public festivals. Much of this course is devoted to examining the conditions found in urban centres and the impact on local inhabitants. The course concludes with a study of nineteenth century urban boosterism.	E. Bezzina
HIST 2600 (E) or HIST 2610 (L)	one of the two courses on U.S. history, divided before/after 1865: 2600 History of the United States of America to 1865 is a survey of the history of the United States of America from its colonial origins to the end of the Civil War. CR: the former HIST 3230 2610 History of the United States of America Since 1865 is a survey of the history of the United States of America since the Civil War. CR: the former HIST 3240	TBA
HIST/VART 2700 (E)	Art History Survey I (same as Visual Arts 2700) is the history of art from pre-historic times to the Renaissance. CR: Visual Arts 2700	TBA
HIST/CLAS 3090 (E)	Alexander and the Macedonians (Same as Classics 3090). This course investigates the impact of the conquests of Alexander the Great and his Macedonian Successors on the political, social, cultural, intellectual, and religious world of the Mediterranean and Near East between Alexander’s accession in 336 and the battle of Ipsus in 301, when his vast empire was carved into Hellenistic kingdoms.	C. King
HIST 3120 (L)	Newfoundland History since 1815 The establishment and development of political institutions, changes in economic structure and the growth of populations.	TBA
HIST 3808 (L) (pending final approval)	3808 The World at War: 1939-45 examines how World War II marked an end to twenty years of a broad European peace and a reversal of the international political order established after the First World War. It examines the conflict from many different perspectives to reveal how this conflict was partly shaped by the first half of the twentieth century and how it shaped the second half of it. The emphasis is on the war’s global nature.	B. White
HIST 4950	Independent Project in Historical Studies Students will complete an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member or members. Topics must have the approval of the Program Chair of History. Prerequisite: Students must normally have taken History 3840 and nine other History courses.	TBA
HIST 4951	Advanced Research Essay I is the preparatory course for the writing of the advanced research essay. Working under the supervision of an instructor, students will develop a knowledge of the scholarship in the chosen field and prepare a detailed essay proposal. CR: HIST 4822; HIST 4950 PR: HIST 3840 and 24 credit hours in other History courses	TBA
HIST 4952	Advanced Research Essay II is a course in which students, working under the supervision of an instructor, will carry out the research essay proposal that they developed in HIST 4951, conducting the necessary historical research and analysis. Students will present their work in written and oral form. CR: HIST 4950; HIST 4999 PR: HIST 4951	TBA

Winter 2024 course offerings: (chair: Dr. Bonnie White)

(E=Early; L=Later)

Course Number	Course Title	Instructor
HIST 1101	Introduction to History II An introduction to the study and writing of history which will emphasize the concepts of history through a combination of research and writing within a thematic approach to the history of western civilization from ca. 1815 to the present. Note:1) Offered only at Grenfell Campus. 2) This course may not be taken for credit by students who have completed History 1001. Students in their first year normally take History 1100 and History 1101.	E. Bezzina
HIST 1101	Introduction to History II An introduction to the study and writing of history which will emphasize the concepts of history through a combination of research and writing within a thematic approach to the history of western civilization from ca. 1815 to the present. Note:1) Offered only at Grenfell Campus. 2) This course may not be taken for credit by students who have completed History 1001. Students in their first year normally take History 1100 and History 1101.	B. White
HIST/CLAS 2040 (E)	History of Rome (Same as Classics 2040). A survey of Roman history from the early monarchy to the reign of Constantine, with special reference to society and politics in the late Republic and early Empire.  Note: Students who have completed History/Classics 3920 may not also receive credit for History 2040.	C. King
HIST 2260 (E/L)	Slavery and Abolition in the Atlantic World introduces students to the history of the Atlantic slave trade, slavery, and freedom from the late fifteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. The course examines the mechanics of the slave trade, the experiences of enslaved peoples, the factors of race and gender, as well as slave societies, slave resistance, and the international movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery itself. CR: HIST 2140	E. Bezzina
HIST/VART 2701 (L)	Art History Survey II  (Same as Visual Arts 2701) The history of art from the Renaissance to the 20th century.	TBA
HIST 3030 (E/L)	Environmental History This course examines the history of human relationships to the natural environment. The focus of the course is the history of environmental changes caused by humans, the reciprocal influence of the natural environment on human cultures and societies. Case Studies will introduce patterns of ecological change associated with broad historical transformations such as colonialism, military conflict, the development of world economies, etc.	R. Baehre
HIST 3760 (E)	Women in Western Society and Culture I A survey of major developments in the history of women from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. The major themes addressed are: cultural and religious assumptions toward women; demographic changes; women's work roles; women's participation in religious and political movements.	E. Bezzina
HIST 3801 (L)	3801 History of Modern Revolutions examines theoretical and thematic approaches to the study of revolution. The class will study some of the major political revolutions of the twentieth century and also explore the causes and consequences of various social, cultural, and economic upheavals such as the student revolts of the 1960s and the sexual revolution. There will be a discussion on how the way in which historians have studied revolutions has changed during the past half century.	B. White
HIST/FOLK 4480	Oral History (same as Folklore 4480) A seminar which deals with the use of oral sources, particularly those which have a traditional dimension, for the study of history. It will discuss the methods developed by Vansina, Dorson and others for evaluating the historical meaning of oral traditions in literate and non-literate cultures. The uses of oral testimony in the study of traditional modes of life and work such as fishing and farming will be considered. The use of oral traditions in the study of social and political history will also be discussed.	R. Baehre
HIST 4950	Independent Project in Historical Studies Students will complete an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member or members. Topics must have the approval of the Program Chair of History. Prerequisite: Students must normally have taken History 3840 and nine other History courses.	TBA
HIST 4951	Advanced Research Essay I is the preparatory course for the writing of the advanced research essay. Working under the supervision of an instructor, students will develop a knowledge of the scholarship in the chosen field and prepare a detailed essay proposal. CR: HIST 4822; HIST 4950 PR: HIST 3840 and 24 credit hours in other History courses	TBA
HIST 4952	Advanced Research Essay II is a course in which students, working under the supervision of an instructor, will carry out the research essay proposal that they developed in HIST 4951, conducting the necessary historical research and analysis. Students will present their work in written and oral form. CR: HIST 4950; HIST 4999 PR: HIST 4951	TBA

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20 University Drive, Corner Brook, NL
A2H 5G4, Canada

Office: AS332T
Phone: (709) 637-2191
Email: ebezzina@grenfell.mun.ca

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