Online Courses in History

The following online history courses are not offered in every term. Please check the subject chart and/or a specific course page to see when courses are offered.

HIST 125/6.0: The Evolution of Modern Europe (Summer)

This online history course is a survey of Western and Central Europe and Great Britain from about 1750 to 1950. The focus is on the revolutions which produced modern Europe, notably the political revolutions (1789 and 1848), industrialization, urbanization, population growth, secularization, the rise of new classes, and changes in ideologies and popular attitudes.

HIST 200/3.0: India and the World (New) (Summer)

This course examines the history of India as a series of contacts with the rest of the world. Topics include Roman trade in ancient India, the Portuguese, Turkish, and Mughal empires, Ghandi in South Africa, and South Asian diasporas in Europe and North America. Course materials include histories, travel accounts, court chronicles, medical treatises, literature, and film.

HIST 224/3.0: Religion in Canadian Francophone Communities (Winter)

This online and distance course aims to introduce students to the socio-cultural and religious realities of French-language communities in Canada, from the 19th century to today, with particular attention to Québec, French Canadians outside Québec, Acadians and French-speaking First Nations in Canada. The main objective is to offer an overview of these communities and the challenges they face, including questions of assimilation, education, linguistic rights and the roles played by Churches and religion among them. Offered in both official languages simultaneously.

HIST 252/3.0: Africa In The Modern World (Winter)

This online history course is an examination of Africa's involvement in modern world history. Course covers material from the slave trade to the crumbling of European empires. Major topics include: Pre-colonial African states, slavery, imperialism, the colonial state, African protest and resistance, and women's issues, among other topics.

HIST 256/3.0: The Making of the North American Environment (Not currently offered)

HIST 260/6.0: Canada from the Conquest to the Present (Summer)

This course is intended to introduce you to the field of Canadian history. As one might imagine Canadian history is vast and diverse. Beginning first with Natives and European contact, we will then look at French and British colonization and all the trials and tribulations that accompanied settler societies. A consideration of the formation of government and state building within a period of maturation helps to identify regional differences and the development of colonies into the provinces we know today. In addition to these key topics select lectures will include a keen focus on immigration and the people whose cultures, religions and ideologies came to shape what is now call Canada.

HIST 272/6.0: United States, Colonial Era to Present (Fall-Winter)

This online history course is a survey of political, economic, and social developments in the United States from its colonial beginnings to the post-World War II era.

HIST 280/6.0: Gender In North American History (Fall-Winter)

This online history course is a survey of the history of gender in North America. Examines topics such as patriarchy and the unequal status of women, masculinity, racial and ethnic relations, and sexuality. Also considers the impact of gender on historical events and phenomena such as industrialization, class conflict, World War II and the Cold War.