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Explores slave trading out of Africa, domestic slavery within it, and European policies that were used to justify conquering and colonizing the continent. Course materials may include primary documents and images, slave narratives, historical fiction, and videos.

A multicultural and multiracial history of women from the colonial period to the present.

The African American experience in the United States from the colonial era to the present.

The social history of American health care and health practitioners. How sickness, health, and healing have changed over the course of American history.

Brings the natural environment onto a shared stage with social, economic, political and cultural history in Canada from the last ice age to the present.

Economic, social, and political realities that underlie the many images of Alberta.

Native diplomacy and warfare, the development of fur trade societies, and European colonization to the suppression of the North-West Rebellion.

Economic, social, and political aspects of regional alienation, identity, and protest.

Examines selected themes of the histories of Indigenous Peoples in what is now known as Canada (or Kanata, a word in Iroquoian meaning village or settlement) from Time Immemorial until 1870.

Examines selected themes of the histories of Indigenous Peoples in what is now known as Canada (or Kanata, a word in Iroquoian meaning village or settlement) after 1870.

History of war and conflict within Canada.

The history of work regimes and regulation from feudalism to the present.

Economic, political, social and cultural developments in the postwar era.

Religious revival and secularization in Europe from the French Revolution to the present. Topics include: relations between church and state; intellectual challenges and responses; and religion transformed by modernity.

This course focuses on the formative periods of Chinese civilization from prehistory to circa 600.

Historical development of the major philosophical traditions in pre-modern China.

The history of China from the late nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisites: 3 units from EASIA 101, HIST 280, 281, 285 or 290, or consent of Department.

Indigenous scientific activities and achievements of ancient and classical India, from 500 BCE to 1400 CE.

The history and philosophy of early Yoga, exploring its focus on meditation, its literature, its connections with Buddhism, and its historical evolution. HIST 110, 289, or CLASS 110 are recommended but not required.

The institutional and social history of imperial China from the Tang to the Manchu Ch'ing dynasties.

Taking the case of ancient India, this course highlights how diversity can be explained in a multicultural society and how it defines the character of civilization on the sub-continent.

An examination of the major themes in the history of astronomy and cosmology from the ancient world to the present day.

Introduction to the intellectual, institutional, and ideological development of science, from Newtonianism to the present day.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

The evolution and practice of fashion as a social, economic, political and cultural phenomenon from a cross-cultural perspective. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Thematic studies in European cultural, religious, and social history emphasizing popular culture and religion. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Guided reading of Arabic sources central to Islamic Studies. Readings are in Arabic, class discussion and written assignments will be English. Sources may include religious, legal, and historical texts. Prerequisite: ARAB 211 or equivalent, or the consent of the department. May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Not open to students with credits in RELIG 421.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Histories of Indian Residential Schools in Canada, with attention to the roles of imperialism, colonialism, and racial ideologies in the implementation and eventual dismantling of the Residential Schools system. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Themes in the history of Edmonton from the 19th century fur trade to the present day. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: HIST 290 and 3 units in HIST at the 300- level, or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Addresses select themes in the histories of Indigenous peoples in global, comparative, and/or local contexts. Can be repeated if course content varies. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in Asian HIST or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department

Addresses topics examining the impact of military conflict on society. Can be repeated if course content varies. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Preparation of the Honors essay, required in the fourth year of the Honors program.

Preparation of the Honors essay, required in the fourth year of the Honors program.

Historiographical course focused on one of the department's designated graduate fields of study. May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

This credit/fail course is required for students in the thesis-based M.A. program. Students are introduced to scholarship relevant to their research and supported in developing a research proposal.

Guided reading of Arabic sources central to Islamic Studies. Readings are in Arabic, class discussion and written assignments will be English. Sources may include religious, legal, and historical texts. Prerequisite: ARAB 211 or equivalent, or the consent of the department. May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Not open to students with credit in RELIG 521.

Histories of Indian Residential Schools in Canada, with attention to the roles of imperialism, colonialism, and racial ideologies in the implementation and eventual dismantling of the Residential Schools system.

Themes in the history of Edmonton from the 19th century fur trade to the present day.

Addresses select themes in the histories of Indigenous peoples in global, comparative, and/or local contexts. Can be repeated when course content varies.