For the courses offered in a particular year, see the listing published by the Office of Registrarial Services.
The requirements for an MA student taking a 7000-level course are substantially different from those for a PhD student. Therefore a PhD student who has previously taken any of the 7000-level courses may, with the permission of the department, repeat any of those 7000-level for credit in the Tri-University Doctoral Program.
HIST*6000 Historiography Unspecified [0.50]
This course will introduce students to some of the essential components of the historical process. It will also assess history as a cognitive discipline in contemporary society. While the scope of the course may extend from ancient times to the present, emphasis on the historiography of particular periods may vary according to instructor expertise and student research needs.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6040 Special Reading Course Unspecified [0.50]
Students selecting this course should speak to individual instructors to arrive at appropriate topics.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6150 Archival Research Unspecified [0.50]
This course will consist of classroom teaching, practical instruction and hands-on work within the collections available at the University of Guelph's Archives. It will introduce students to basic skills in the digitization of sources and teach competence in conservation, record creation and archival research.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6190 Topics in Scottish History I Unspecified [0.50]
This course will introduce students to selected aspects of medieval and early modern Scottish history and historiography, including the use of source materials, and practical training involving manuscripts in the University Archives.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6191 Scottish History I Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6190 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6190
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6200 Scottish Highland and Lowland History Unspecified [0.50]
This course will introduce students to selected aspects of Scottish history and historiography considered from a Highlands perspective and a (sometimes significantly different) Lowlands perspective, including issues surrounding the selection and use of source materials, and provide practical training involving manuscripts in the University Archives.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6201 Scottish Highland and Lowland Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6200 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6200
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6230 Canada: Culture and Society Unspecified [0.50]
A course that examines the current historiography of selected aspects of Canadian history. Topics will vary with the expertise of individual instructors.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6231 Canada: Culture and Society Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6230 in which students prepare an indepth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6230
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6280 Canada: Community and Identity Unspecified [0.50]
A course that examines the current historiography of selected aspects of Canadian history. Topics will vary with the expertise of individual instructors.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6281 Canada: Community and Identity Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6280 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6280
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6290 Topics in North American History Unspecified [0.50]
Depending on the expertise of the instructor, this course may concentrate on either the United States or Canada, or it may concentra on an historical theme or themes common to the larger continent.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6291 North American History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6290 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6290
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6300 Topics in Modern European History I Unspecified [0.50]
This seminar course will focus on selected aspects of the political and social history of Europe between 1789 and 1989. Topics to be examined will vary according to the expertise of the faculty and the interest of the students.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6301 Modern European History Research I Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6300 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6300
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6310 Topics in Modern European History II Unspecified [0.50]
This seminar course will focus on selected aspects of the political and social history of Europe between 1789 and 1989. Topics to be examined will vary according to the expertise of the faculty and the interest of the students.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6311 Modern European History Research II Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6310 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6310
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6360 History of Sexuality and Gender Unspecified [0.50]
This course will examine the history of gender and/or sexuality in different cultures, paying close attention to various theoretical approaches to understanding the history of gender and/or sexuality. The chronological and geographic focus of the course may vary according to the interests and expertise of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6361 Sexuality History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6360 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6360
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6370 Topics in Cultural History Unspecified [0.50]
History 6370 investigates the practices of cultural history and the utility of the cultural history paradigm in the investigation of topics including politics and power, religion, war, empire, gender, class, 'race', ethnicity, the environment, and consumption.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6371 Cultural History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6370 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6370
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6380 Topics in Early Modern European History Unspecified [0.50]
This seminar course examines current issues in early modern European history as selected by the instructor(s). Participants review current research and historiography, discuss the principal debates, and develop their own perspectives through encounters with primary source materials.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6381 Early Modern European History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6380 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6380
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6400 Major Paper Unspecified [1.00]
This is to be a major piece of research, based on the extensive use of primary sources. An oral examination of this work is required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6450 Quantitative Evidence and Historical Methods Unspecified [0.50]
An overview of the use for historical research of quantitative evidence and methodologies.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6500 Topics in Global History Unspecified [0.50]
This is a topical course, that explores the history of processes that take place on a worldwide scale. These may include social, cultural, economic, or environmental processes.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6501 Global History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6500 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6500
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6520 Topics in Latin American History Unspecified [0.50]
In-depth study of a particular event or process in Latin American history. Topics may include: religions, women, race and ethnicity, environmental issues, intellectual history, or have a regional or temporal focus.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6521 Latin American History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6520 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6520
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6550 Rural History Unspecified [0.50]
The countryside was not the city in overalls; it had its own complex trajectory intersecting with the rest of society in interesting and surprising ways. This seminar course introduces students to the economic, social, and cultural themes of rural history. Readings come from a variety of disciplines and explore the environment, agriculture, other resource-based activities, gender, cultural traditions, material artifacts and consumption. These themes will be related to community, identity and the countryside's relationship to the larger society.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6560 Rural History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6550 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6550
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6570 Health, Science, Medicine Unspecified [0.50]
This course will examine the history of health, science, and medicine. Topics may include the histories of mental illness, epidemic diseases, disability, public health, or alternative medicine. It will address expert and popular constructions of health, illness and science.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6580 Health, Science, Medicine Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6570 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6570
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6590 Public History, Heritage, and Historical Consciousness Unspecified [0.50]
This seminar course will examine how history is displayed in public and the formation of historical consciousness. Areas of public history to be discussed may include digital history, museum exhibits, television and film productions, historical re-enactments, commemorations, celebrations, public holidays, monuments and historic sites.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6600 Public History Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6590 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6590
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6610 Histories of Tourism and Travel Unspecified [0.50]
This seminar course will explore the history of modern tourism, examining the distinctions between travel and tourism in historical discourses and historiography, and engaging extensively with primary source material to examine the sector's evolution in trans-national perspective. Emphasis is placed on the development of key institutions, the influence of political environments, intercultural encounters, environmental impacts and global citizenship.
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6620 Tourism, and Travel Histories Research Unspecified [0.50]
Continuation of HIST*6610 in which students prepare an in-depth research paper based on primary sources.
Prerequisite(s): HIST*6610
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*6630 Indigenous Research Relations and Methodologies Unspecified [0.50]
This course examines the development of Indigenous research methodologies in the academy in North America and invites students to engage in contemporary debates about how to best research and represent Indigenous issues. Students will consider the politics of knowledge mobilization, academic freedom, and intellectual theft.
Offering(s): Occasional years
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7000 Professional Development Seminar Unspecified [0.00]
All doctoral students attend the professional development seminar in their first year of the program. The seminar is designed to prepare students for success as a PhD student for their future careers.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7010 Qualifying Examination Unspecified [0.50]
This oral examination is designed to assess 1) the student's knowledge of the subject matter and ability to integrate the material read and 2) the student's ability and promise in research.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7030 Language Requirement Unspecified [0.00]
A written demonstration of the student's knowledge of written French (or other appropriate second language).
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7040 Major Field Unspecified [0.50]
The examination written following completion of the major field seminar and before the oral qualifying examination.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7070 Thesis Proposal Unspecified [0.00]
A written (length 3,000 words, excluding notes and bibliography) and oral demonstration of proposed dissertation. The proposal will include statement of overall dissertation argument, description/discussion of major research question(s), review of principal primary/archival sources employed, chapter outline, and clear explanation of the dissertation's originality. Graded SAT/UNS.
Restriction(s): Restricted to History PhD students.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7080 Colloquium Unspecified [0.00]
The colloquium is a public presentation of original research, normally a chapter, significant portion, or summary of the student's thesis. Graded SAT/UNS.
Restriction(s): Restricted to History PhD students.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7100 Canadian History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7120 Scottish History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7140 Early Modern European History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7150 Modern European History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7170 Race, Slavery, and Imperialism Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7190 War and Society Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7250 Cold War Era History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7260 Medieval History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7270 World History Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7280 Indigenous Histories of Turtle Island Major Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7590 War and Society Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7600 Canadian History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7610 British History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7620 Scottish History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7630 Community Studies Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7640 Early Modern European History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7650 Modern European History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7660 Gender, Women and Family Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7670 Race, Slavery, and Imperialism Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7680 United States History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7690 International History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7700 Science, Medicine and Technology Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7710 Other Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7750 Cold War Era History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7760 Medieval History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7770 World History Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7780 Indigenous Histories of Turtle Island Minor Seminar Unspecified [1.00]
Restriction(s): Instructor consent required.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
HIST*7990 Doctoral Thesis Unspecified [0.00]
Students are required to write and successfully defend a thesis of such cogency and originality as will represent a significant contribution to knowledge. The thesis will normally be between 50,000 and 90,000 words in length. University of Guelph regulations and procedures govern this process.
Department(s): Department of History
Location(s): Guelph
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