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HIST 475 The Human Dimension of War Units: 3.00
An exploration of the human dimension of war in a Canadian context. Topics to be studied, from a Canadian perspective, include military culture, combat stress, leadership, gender and sexuality in the military, and mutinies. The course will also offer students the opportunity to engage in original research in the field.
Learning Hours: 144 (36 Seminar, 108 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a HIST Specialization, Major, or Joint Honours Plan and a minimum grade of C+ in 6.0 units from HIST 300-330.
Course Equivalencies: HIST 475, HIST 475B
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and apply the key concepts of organizational culture to armed forces.
- Organize and express their thoughts clearly and coherently in active and engaged oral participation in class.
- Assess, evaluate, and analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to engage in critical conversations about the past, verbally and in writing.
- Present historical analysis and arguments in a clear written and oral form, including the ability to construct an argument by marshaling evidence in an appropriate and logical fashion.
- Evaluate how different military cultures recognize, define and deal with the mental health problems that result from different types of combat.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the efforts of different armed forces in dealing with misconduct, especially sexual misconduct, in their ranks.