AP/HIST 2500 6.00: Canadian History

From the arrival of its first human inhabitants tens of thousands of years ago to its increasingly globalized contemporary population, Canada has undergone numerous transformations. This course will examine the history of Canada from its earliest times to the present focusing of key transformations in the country's environmental, social, political, economic and cultural history. This […]

AP/HIST 1010 6.00: War, Revolution and Society in the 20th Century

A study of the major political and social upheavals which have helped to shape the contemporary world. The course will concentrate on the origins of the two World Wars and the Cold War, and on their consequences. Topics chosen for detailed examination will vary from year to year.

AP/HIST 4830 6.00 A History of Black People in the Americas

Examines and compares the responses of Africans and their descendants to the experiences of enslavement, racism, colonialism and imperialism from the 15th century to the 20th century and analyses the impact of the African presence on western 'civilization'

AP/HIST 4765 6.00 Rethinking Gender in East Asian History

Examines gender roles in pre-modern and modern China, Korea and Japan. It focuses on women: their places in the family and society, their relationships with one another and men, and the evolution of ideas about gender.

AP/HIST 4330 6.00 Issues in the History of Modern Germany

This course examines major themes in 19th- and 20th-century German history. Emphasis is placed on conflicting interpretations and methodological differences.

AP/HIST 4116 6.00 Alexander the Great: Myth and Reality

This course studies the life of Alexander the Great. It seeks to set his achievements within the context of Greek, Macedonian and Near Eastern history, and to disentangle the truth about him from the often unreliable and conflicting sources.Prerequisites: AP/HIST 2100 6.00 or AP/HUMA 3100 6.00 or AP/HUMA 3102 3.00 or AP/HUMA 3104 6.00 or […]

AP/HIST 3891 3.00: The Nature of Cities: The History of Urban Environments in North America

Urbanization is the predominant form of human settlement in Canada and the United States. Over the course of the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries, a majority of North Americans came to live in ever more populous cities. This course will examine the environmental consequences of urban development in North America from the end of the eighteenth-century to […]

AP/HIST 3797 3.00 India in the Twentieth Century

Examines the history of India in the 20th century, including British colonial rule, the Independence movement, Partition, and the development of the Republic of India since 1948.Course credit exclusion: AP/HIST 3795 6.00.

AP/HIST 3796 3.00 Modern India: from the Late Mughal Era through the 19th century

Examines the development of modern India, from the late Mughal era through the consolidation of British colonial rule.Course credit exclusion: AP/HIST 3795 6.00.

AP/HIST 3771 3.00 Modern Chinese History I

The process by which modern China emerged from the ruins of the traditional order, tracing the history of China from the early 19th century to the present. Course credit exclusion: AP/HIST 3770 6.00.