ObjectivesCarleton's Department of History offers a broad selection of courses, ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day. Although our major focus is the history of Europe and North America, you'll also have the opportunity to study histories of East Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The faculty of the Department of History is pushing the boundaries of historical knowledge in new directions. But their goal -- to reconstruct past events, to comprehend what they meant in their own times, and to establish what they mean to us today -- remain the same.
Academic titleBachelor of Arts (Honours) in History
The requirements for this program are modified when the Honours Research Essay is included.
1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits):
Normal Pattern
1. 7.0 credits in history including 0.5 credit in each of four of the five history fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
1. 1.0 credit at the 1000-level;
2. 3.0 credits at the 2000-level;
3. 3.0 credits at the 3000-level;
2. 0.5 credit in HIST 3810;
3. 0.5 credit from HIST 2809, HIST 3809, or HIST 3811;
4. 2.0 credits in 4000-level history seminars.
Honours Research Essay Pattern
1. 5.0 credits in history including 0.5 credit in each of four of the five history fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
1. 1.0 credit at the 1000-level;
2. 2.0 credits at the 2000-level;
3. 1.0 credit at the 3000-level;
4. 1.0 credit at the 2000- or 3000-level;
2. 0.5 credit in HIST 3810;
3. 0.5 credit from HIST 2809, HIST 3809, or HIST 3811;
4. 2.0 credits in 4000-level history seminars;
5. 2.0 credits in HIST 4909 [2.0];
2. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits):
6. 8.0 credits in electives not in HIST;
7. 2.0 credits in free electives (may be HIST).
Notes:
1. One of the history seminar credits in Item 4 above may, with departmental approval, be replaced with a credit in a discipline other than history. The replacement credit will count as part of the Major CGPA.
2. Students should endeavour to have one course at the 2000-or 3000-level in the area of each fourth-year seminar.
3. Students electing to follow the Honours Research Essay Pattern should consult with the Department. The decision to commit to this pattern should be made at the beginning of third year.
Students in the B.A. (Honours) or B.A. program in history may qualify for the notation Mention : Français by fulfilling the requirements outlined below. Those wishing to pursue this path should consult with the Department's Mention : Français adviser. Approval of this adviser is required for all courses under Mention : Français.
History courses presented in fulfilment of Mention : Français requirement can double as courses to satisfy History B.A. (Honours) or B.A. requirements.
Students enrolling in courses at the University of Ottawa will do so through the University of Ottawa Exchange Program. To enrol in courses in French at another university, students must first obtain a Letter of Permission from the Registrar's Office.
To graduate with the notation Mention : Français B.A. Honours History students must include in their program the following:
1. 1.0 credit in advanced study of the French language (FREN 2100);
2. 1.0 credit in French-Canadian culture and literature (FREN 2300);
3. 1.0 credit in history taught in French at the 3000-level, chosen from HIST 3900 [1.0] and HIST 3901, if available, or an equivalent course at the University of Ottawa or another university;
4. Either HIST 4908 [1.0], or a 1.0 credit history seminar at the 4000-level taught in French at the University of Ottawa or another university. All written work must be submitted in French;
5. Combined Honours students must meet the Mention : Français requirements of both Honours disciplines.
HIST 1001 - Western Civilization
HIST 1002 - Europe in the 20th Century
HIST 1009 - Turning Points in History
HIST 1010 - History of Northern Canada
HIST 1300 - Introduction to Canadian History
HIST 1705 - The Atlantic World
HIST 2001 - Early Medieval Europe
HIST 2002 - Late Medieval Europe
HIST 2005 - England During the Middle Ages
HIST 2100 - Introduction to the History of Ideas
HIST 2202 - The Industrial Revolution
HIST 2204 - The Social History of Early Modern Europe
HIST 2205 - Europe 1815-1914
HIST 2206 - The Cultural History of Early Modern Europe
HIST 2303 - Canadian Political History
HIST 2304 - Canadian Social History
HIST 2306 - Environmental History
HIST 2308 - Colonial Latin America
HIST 2309 - Modern Latin America
HIST 2400 - History of the United States
HIST 2501 - Early Modern Britain
HIST 2502 - Modern Britain
HIST 2504 - Introduction to Women's History
HIST 2505 - History of France
HIST 2509 - History of Germany
HIST 2600 - History of Russia
HIST 2700 - History of the Middle East
HIST 2704 - Introduction to Caribbean History
HIST 2705 - History of Africa
HIST 2708 - The Middle East since 1798
HIST 2801 - War & Society in Modern Europe
HIST 2805 - History of China
HIST 2806 - History of Japan
HIST 2809 - The Historian's Craft
HIST 2900 - History of Ancient Greece
HIST 2901 - History of Ancient Rome
HIST 2909 - Special Subject in History
HIST 3001 - History at the Movies
HIST 3002 - The Later Roman Empire
HIST 3004 - Medieval Monasticism
HIST 3005 - Medieval Heroic Culture
HIST 3006 - Early Medieval Thought
HIST 3007 - Later Medieval Thought
HIST 3009 - Studies in Greek History
HIST 3100 - Modern Intellectual History
HIST 3101 - Studies in Roman History
HIST 3105 - Renaissance Europe
HIST 3106 - Social History of Sexuality
HIST 3107 - History of the Family in Europe
HIST 3108 - The French Revolution
HIST 3109 - Social History of Alcohol
HIST 3110 - The Cultural History of Food
HIST 3111 - History of Humanitarian Aid
HIST 3112 - The Body in Early Modern Europe
HIST 3115 - Youth and History
HIST 3119 - France in the Twentieth Century
HIST 3200 - The Reshaping of Europe, 1848-1871
HIST 3201 - The Enlightenment
HIST 3202 - Capital Cities in History
HIST 3203 - Canadian Economic History to 1914
HIST 3204 - Canadian Economic History since 1914
HIST 3205 - Canadian Business History
HIST 3206 - Canadian Regional History
HIST 3208 - Eastern Ontario Communities
HIST 3209 - Canadian Urban History
HIST 3210 - History of Science
HIST 3301 - Quebec Since the 1860s
HIST 3304 - Canada-United States Relations
HIST 3305 - Crime and State in History
HIST 3306 - Canada's International Policies
HIST 3308 - Environmental History in the Americas
HIST 3400 - U.S. Foreign Policy since 1941
HIST 3402 - 19th-Century United States
HIST 3403 - Comparative Slavery and Emancipation in the Atlantic World
HIST 3404 - 20th-Century United States
HIST 3405 - U.S. Foreign Policy 1865-1941
HIST 3406 - African-American Women
HIST 3407 - Blacks in the United States
HIST 3408 - American Intellectual History
HIST 3500 - Canadian Immigration 1760-1875
HIST 3503 - Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
HIST 3504 - Women in North America
HIST 3506 - Welfare & Poverty in Canada
HIST 3507 - Canadian Immigration from 1875
HIST 3508 - English Society 1500-1914
HIST 3600 - History of the U.S.S.R.
HIST 3602 - The Modern Canadian Family
HIST 3603 - European Women's History
HIST 3605 - The U.S.S.R. in Int'l. Affairs
HIST 3700 - The International Oil Industry
HIST 3701 - Port Cities in the Atlantic World
HIST 3702 - The Scramble for Africa, 1876-1918
HIST 3703 - Oil and International Politics
HIST 3704 - Aztecs
HIST 3705 - Latin American Women to 1825
HIST 3707 - Latin American Women from 1825
HIST 3708 - Reformation Europe
HIST 3710 - The Caribbean in the Era of Slavery
HIST 3711 - African Women and Colonialism
HIST 3712 - Social History of Mexico
HIST 3800 - International History 1914-41
HIST 3801 - International History 1941-90
HIST 3802 - Britain & the Great War
HIST 3803 - The Pursuit of Peace
HIST 3804 - History of Modern Korea
HIST 3805 - Twentieth-Century China
HIST 3806 - Japan Since 1945
HIST 3807 - Practicum in History
HIST 3809 - Historical Representations
HIST 3810 - Historical Theory
HIST 3811 - History of Historical Thought
HIST 3900 - Études Dirigées
HIST 3901 - Études Dirigées
HIST 3902 - Topics in European History
HIST 3903 - Topics in Canadian History
HIST 3904 - Topics in American History
HIST 3905 - Topics in International History
HIST 3906 - Topics in World History
HIST 4006 - Seminar in Medieval History
HIST 4100 - Seminar in Early Modern European History
HIST 4200 - Seminar in European History
HIST 4209 - Topics in Ancient History
HIST 4302 - Canada: Ideas & Culture
HIST 4304 - Canada: Politics & Society
HIST 4306 - Canada: Ethnicity & Community
HIST 4308 - History of Popular Culture
HIST 4400 - Seminar in American History
HIST 4500 - Seminar in British History
HIST 4505 - Seminar in Women's & Gender History
HIST 4600 - Seminar in Russian History
HIST 4602 - Canadian-Soviet Relations
HIST 4603 - Imperial and Soviet Russia
HIST 4604 - Central Europe, Past and Present
HIST 4700 - Seminar in World History
HIST 4802 - Seminar in International History
HIST 4805 - Seminar on a Transnational or Thematic Topic