FRANCE IN THE MODERN WORLD (HI2002)

Studies the social revolution in 19th-century France as it corresponded to the new sense of justice in French society. Examines the redefinition of France's place in the modern world in the 20th century, and focuses on French military defeat and the dismantlement of empire as well as on the present leadership of France in the building of a new Europe.

Code
HI2002
Name
FRANCE IN THE MODERN WORLD
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE115
CAMS ID
2888
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Recognize and evaluate various kinds of historical evidence (including texts, films, images, buildings, and digital media)
Identify historical narratives (transmitted through museums, monuments, etc.) and challenge these narratives
Analyze how developments in France influenced events outside its borders as well as how France was shaped by interactions with the wider world
Evaluate which facts are important as evidence in support of an argument and which are negligible
Create and deliver an argument, both orally and in writing, both succinctly and at length as needed

THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW (HI2020)

This course is designed to introduce students to the historical foundations of legal thought and to cultivate literacy in legal reasoning. The course provides an essential resource for our future global citizens by exploring key legal texts, histories and cases and familiarizing students with the historical origins of key contemporary legal issues.

Code
HI2020
Name
THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW (LW2020)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE115
CAMS ID
3999
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Understand connections between law and history, grounding and framing the theory of cases with historical detail and context.
Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of law and its social impact, explaining clear stakes of cases and their social impact.
Integrate law into the liberal arts curriculum, in particular demonstrating an ability to tell a persuasive and coherent story using a combination of oral presentation and writing skills
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 HI2020 THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW
Summer 2021 HI2020 THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW

CONTEMPORARY GERMANY (HI2025)

Taking the founding of the Second Empire (1871-1918) as a point of departure, the course investigates Germany's historical transformations from Imperial Empire to Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the postwar Allied occupation, the creation of the two German states, and the unification of the country.

Code
HI2025
Name
CONTEMPORARY GERMANY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
CONTEMPORARY GERMANY (ES2025)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2752
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The broad historical context and narratives surrounding the history of modern Germany
The main theoretical approaches to studying modern German history and in particular, recent historiographical changes and challenges to its history
To analyze, critique and interpret both secondary and primary sources, through individual reading and writing and through group seminar discussion. In particular, we will learn how to approach sacred texts from an academic perspective
Analysis: students will learn to evaluate different arguments, facts and opinions, and to build and defend their own arguments. Every aspect of the course will reinforce and model good analytical skills
Research: students will learn how to find, evaluate and organize different sources of information. The research paper will particularly help students to find and use sources, as will our primary source analysis in class
Communication: students will learn how to communicate ideas more clearly and persuasively through writing and speaking. Written assignments and presentations formally give formal practice in communication skills, but everyday class participation – actively listening, thinking and responding – is also vital.

AMERICAN CIVILIZATION: 1865 TO PRESENT (HI2042)

Discusses the growth of the United States as an urban, industrialized society and a global power. Themes include patterns and problems of immigration, the ending of the frontier, the emergence of labor and social movements, and cultural evolution. Examines how the rise of the US as a dominant world power in the 20th century has influenced social and political life there.

Code
HI2042
Name
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION: 1865 TO PRESENT
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE110
CAMS ID
2892
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To improve written communication skills. Lucid, well-structured written work.
Clear analytical thinking as demonstrated by contributions to in-class discussions and argumentation developed in written work.
Succinct, well-organized oral expression
Creativity in developing own/original views
To explore the origins and causes of contemporary social problems.
To acquire a better understanding of the diverse peoples of American history.
To provide a deeper understanding of current events in the United States.
To better analyze American politics.
To improve skills of historical analysis. This will include the interpretation of primary sources.
Develop skills of historical analysis. This will include the interpretation of primary sources.

BERLIN FROM ALLIED OCCUPATION TO CAPITAL (HI3002)

Examines the Allied partition of Berlin, the politics of the Cold War, the Berlin Air Lift, the emergence of two German states, the division by the Berlin Wall, and the reemergence of a unified city in a new Germany. Films, drama, and novels trace the historical development of the city. Includes a study trip to Berlin.

Code
HI3002
Name
BERLIN FROM ALLIED OCCUPATION TO CAPITAL
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
BERLIN FROM ALLIED OCCUPATION TO CAPITAL (ES3002)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE100
CAMS ID
2771
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To become acquainted with Berlin's topography, history and culture.
To understand the city's place in European history from (roughly) 1871 to 1989.
To study its prominent personalities, and to recognize how each individual shaped the city’s politics, architecture or spirit.
To examine the extent to which the authoritarian past of Berlin may have contributed to the rise of Hitler.
To identify characteristics of the city and its population that have endured across Berlin’s many remakings

THE HISTORY OF PARIS (HI3004)

Seeks to understand how Paris elucidates the history of France by following its history from its origins to the present. The site of religious and political revolution, Paris testifies to the trials and glories of French history.

Code
HI3004
Name
THE HISTORY OF PARIS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
THE HISTORY OF PARIS (ES3004)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE100
CAMS ID
2762
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Learn the historical foundations of Paris from its origins to present.
Synthesize primary sources, secondary sources and class discussions to understand the city around them. This understanding will be demonstrated through examinations, papers and class discussions.
Discern between the “biography of a city” and a world history approach to urban historical studies.

VIENNA, 1800-1918 (HI3006)

Studies Vienna's culture and Austria's history against a background of spatial transformations from Baroque palaces to the historicist style of the Ringstrasse and the modernist architecture of Wagner and Loos. Investigates building styles, paintings, novels, memoirs, music and films to document the city's development. Some readings are: Freud, Roth, Schnitzler, Zweig. Includes a study trip to Vienna.

Code
HI3006
Name
VIENNA, 1800-1918
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
VIENNA, 1800-1918 (ES3006)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE100
CAMS ID
2766
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Term Code Name
Spring 2021 HI3006 VIENNA, 1800-1918

THE ISLAMIC CITY (HI3017)

Surveys the history of urban form in the predominantly Muslim cities of the Middle East and North Africa. Students will study the relationship between urban morphology and society, practices of sacred space, and the interplay of power, belief, and architectural form. Also covered are the politics behind the forms now seen as the defining features of Islamic building and the question of the image in Islamic building. On a contemporary note, students will explore the symbolic politics of the Muslim built heritage and examine the extreme conditions facing many Middle Eastern urban populations today. Includes a Study Trip. Please note that an additional fee will be charged for this course.

Code
HI3017
Name
THE ISLAMIC CITY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
THE ISLAMIC CITY (ES3017)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE100
CAMS ID
2785
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Use primary sources (documents, buildings, artefacts, coins) to understand historical change as reflected in urban development.
Read secondary texts relative to the development of citied life in the Middle East and North Africa.
Develop knowledge of the cultural and political impact of a largely urban society.
Acquire an appreciation of the evolution of historiography and an awareness of the complexities facing historians as they work on the emergence of cities in Islam;
Get experience in reading analytic academic material through preparation for formal written exams;
Reinforce creative skills in writing or visual media through working on a personal or group project on place, space and Islam in the city.

EUROPE FROM 1914 TO 1945 (HI3042)

Beginning with the First World War and the Russian revolutions of 1917, moves through the halcyon 1920s to the crises of the 1930s, and examines the causes, course, and consequences of the Second World War.

Code
HI3042
Name
EUROPE FROM 1914 TO 1945
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2898
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Analysis: students will learn to evaluate different arguments, facts and opinions, and to build and defend their own arguments. Every aspect of the course will reinforce and model good analytical skills.
Research: students will learn how to find, evaluate and organize different sources of information. The research paper will particularly help students to find and use sources, as will our primary source analysis in class.
The broad historical context and narratives surrounding European history from 1914-1945.
The main theoretical approaches to studying modern European history and in particular, recent historiographical changes and challenges to the region.
To analyze, critique and interpret both secondary and primary sources, through individual reading and writing and through group seminar discussion. In particular, we will learn how to approach secondary sources and primary sources from an academic perspective.
Communication: students will learn how to communicate ideas more clearly and persuasively through writing and speaking. Written assignments and presentations formally give formal practice in communication skills, but everyday class participation – actively listening, thinking and responding – is also vital.

EUROPE FROM 1945 TO PRESENT (HI3043)

Examines the political, social, and economic forces driving European history between 1945 and the emergence of the Economic and Monetary Union. Seeks to define Europe's place in the contemporary world as an independent and vital political and economic regional power.

Code
HI3043
Name
EUROPE FROM 1945 TO PRESENT
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
HI (History)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2899
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