HIST 324 Race and Immigration in North America Units: 6.00
Race relations and immigration in North American history, with emphasis on Canada from the 1840s to the 1980s. Covers native-non-native contact, European immigrants, migration of blacks from the U.S. south, ethnic radicalism, Asian immigration, Japanese internment, immigration policy, 'multiculturalism,' and changing definitions of 'race'.
Learning Hours: 240 (72 Seminar, 168 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a HIST Specialization, Major, or Joint Honours Plan.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze aspects of social diversity and how they affect society in the United States and Canada.
- Recognize the important distinction between primary and secondary source material.
- Uphold academic integrity when conducting research by citing work correctly.
- Communicate clearly and persuasively in oral and written modes.
- Examine and describe the history of immigration policy and changing definitions of race throughout North American history.