History

HIST100 What is History? Sections

The discipline of history through the study of questions, sources, methods, and controversies. Includes case studies of key turning points in world history to examine what historians do and why it matters.

HIST101 World History to Oceanic Contact Sections

Origins and diffusion of the world's great religions; cultural contact along overland trade routes; emergence of civilizations such as the Inca, Chinese, and Christian European; ordering of societies and their political development.

HIST102 World History from 1500 to the Twentieth Century Sections

The civilizations of Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas, with emphasis on the political, economic, ecological and cultural links among them, and the impact of oceanic contact, imperialism, warfare, migration, and globalization.

HIST103 World History Since 1900 Sections

International relations; changes in the nation-state system; the emergence and impact of major political ideologies; genocide; decolonization; the globalization of trade; and the dynamics of economic, social, cultural, and environmental change in a global context.

HIST104A Topics in World History - TPCS WORLD HIST Sections

Thematically-organized topics will explore global aspects of human experience across time. Each section will examine a single theme. Check with the department for course offerings.

HIST104E Topics in World History - TPCS WORLD HIST Sections

Thematically-organized topics will explore global aspects of human experience across time. Each section will examine a single theme. Check with the department for course offerings.

HIST104G Topics in World History - TPCS WORLD HIST Sections

Thematically-organized topics will explore global aspects of human experience across time. Each section will examine a single theme. Check with the department for course offerings.

HIST105A Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective - CONT GLBL ISSUES Sections

Places issues and problems of current relevance such as disease, terrorism, drugs, or ethnic conflict in historical perspective. Each section will explore a single theme. Check with department for course offerings.

HIST105B Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective - WAR ON TERROR Sections

Places issues and problems of current relevance such as disease, terrorism, drugs, or ethnic conflict in historical perspective. Each section will explore a single theme. Check with department for course offerings.

HIST106 Global Environmental History Sections

The impact humans have had on the environment, and the ways in which the physical environment has shaped human history: climate, agriculture, energy use, and urbanization.

HIST108 Global History of Capitalism Sections

The history of capitalism in its global dimension from the beginnings to the age of industrialization. An investigation of economies - in both their practices and cultures - around the world and across the ages from ancient times to the modern era.

HIST201 History Through Photographs Sections

The discipline of history through the study of photographs. Explores themes such as colonialism, orientalism, the mass media, representations of gender and sexuality, and protest through photographic evidence.

HIST202B Gateway to the Middle Ages - MIDDLE AGES Sections

Problems and themes of medieval European History through the close study of the people and cultures that produced them.

HIST220A History of Europe - HIST OF EURO Sections

Selected themes and historical approaches in European history; may include Europe's history of religious conflict, state formation, colonialism, nationalism, industrialization, revolution, total war, globalization, genocide, or environmental change.

HIST235 History of Canada: Moments that Matter Sections

An introduction to major turning points in Canadian history. Exploration of the social, political, cultural, and environmental transformations/revolutions that have shaped Canada from early European colonialism to the twenty-first century.

HIST236 Public History in Canada: Memory, Representation, and Interpretation Sections

An introduction to public history in Canada. An exploration of the politics and practice of representing the past in a variety of sites, and questions of historical interpretation, memory, and audience.

HIST237A History of the United States - HISTORY OF USA Sections

Survey from colonial period to present examining political system, slavery, Civil War, race relations and civil rights, westward expansion, industrialization, feminism, expanding international presence, Cold War, and modern culture.

HIST240 Health, Illness and Medicine I: From the Ancient World to the Early Modern Period Sections

History of western medicine, from the Ancient World to the Enlightenment, with a focus on social and cultural ideas surrounding the body, health, and disease, and the development of medical institutions.

HIST250A Latin American History - LATN AMERCN HIST Sections

Exploring themes of colonialism, indigenous life, national imaginaries, dictatorships and transitions to democracy through different forms of telling Latin American history. Includes epistolary writing, maps, eyewitness accounts, chronicles, actions, novels, films, built environment and city plans, testimonios, and plays.

HIST260 Science and Society in the Contemporary World Sections

An introduction to the historical development, conceptual foundations, and cultural significance of contemporary science. Themes will vary from year to year.

HIST270A China in World History - CHINA WORLD HIST Sections

The history of China in a global context, from the earliest times to the most recent past; how China has changed the world and how engagement with the world has changed China.

HIST279 Steppe Empires in World History Sections

Powerful empires that flourished over the Eurasian Steppe, from the earliest to modern times, and how regimes and cultures associated with these empires have changed the world.

HIST305 History of British Columbia Sections

The social, political, cultural, environmental, and economic transformations that have made British Columbia. Topics include the histories of Indigenous and settler peoples, the modern state, migration, activism, and identity.

HIST311 The British Empire after 1850 Sections

Transformation of the British imperial system from the mid-nineteenth century to de-colonization and neo-colonialism after the second World War.

HIST312 Southern Africa Sections

Pre-colonial, colonial, and contemporary, emphasizing South Africa. Credit will be granted for only one of AFST 312 or HIST 312.

HIST313 Africa from Imperialism to Independence Sections

The history of Africa in the 19th and 20th Centuries: the growth of Islam and Christianity, the impact of European colonialism, the development of nationalism, and the variety of different political and social outcomes after independence. Credit will be granted for only one of AFST 313 or HIST 313.

HIST319 Britain, 1945 to the Present Sections

Survey of recent British history, with emphasis on de-colonization, emergence of the welfare state, new social movements and patterns of immigration, and Britain's changing relationship with Europe.

HIST321A Honours Tutorial - HONOURS TUTORIAL Sections

HIST321B Honours Tutorial - HONOURS TUTORIAL Sections

HIST321D Honours Tutorial - HONOURS TUTORIAL Sections

HIST323 Empires, Wars, and Revolutions in Europe and the Americas,1763-1838 Sections

Political, social, cultural, and intellectual transformations that reshaped the Atlantic world between 1763 and 1838; special attention will be given to the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions, the Latin American Wars of Independence and Canadian rebellions.

HIST324 Inventing Canada, 1840-1896 Sections

An examination of political, cultural and national developments within the British North American colonies in the second half of the nineteenth century. Credit will not be granted for both HIST 324 or 326, if 326 was taken before 2007W.

HIST325 Canada 1896-1945: Boom, Bust and War Sections

Includes Aboriginal policy, immigration and national identity; Canada, Britain and the US; World Wars; economic modernization; the Great Depression; regionalism; political and social movements; and the creation of 'Canadian' culture. Credit will only be granted for one of HIST 325 or 426, if 426 was taken before 2007W.

HIST330 History of the Global Financial Order Sections

Origins and transformation of the global financial order (18th century onward) in relation to war, state-building, international political economy, and colonialism.

HIST333A Third-Year Honours Seminar - 3RD YR HONRS SEM Sections

HIST333B Third-Year Honours Seminar - 3RD YR HONRS SEM Sections

HIST333C Third-Year Honours Seminar - 3RD YR HONRS SEM Sections

HIST334 African-American History, 1450 - 1850 Sections

The history of African Americans from the beginnings of the African slave trade in the 15th Century through the mid-1800s and the coming of the U.S. Civil War.

HIST335 African-American History, 1850 to the Present Sections

The history of African-Americans from the Civil War and emancipation through the present. Topics include the "Jim Crow" system; the Harlem Renaissance; the Civil Rights Movement; and the current economic and political status of Americans of African ancestry.

HIST336 Imperial and Colonial Archaeology and Museums Sections

The impact of imperialism and colonialism on archaeological practice, museum collecting, and the telling of historical narratives.

HIST341 Medieval Jewish History Sections

A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Jews from the time of the Christianization of the Roman Empire to the expulsion of professing Jews from Spain and Portugal at the end of the fifteenth century.

HIST352 Modern Middle Eastern History Sections

Politics, culture, society, war, and diplomacy; themes include colonialism, nationalism, and authoritarianism; emphasis on the 20th and 21st centuries.

HIST353A Special Topics in Middle Eastern History - SPC TP MIDEAST Sections

An in-depth study of one major topic in the ancient and/or modern history of the Middle East. Please consult the Department webpage for current offerings.

HIST353B Special Topics in Middle Eastern History - SPC TP MIDEAST H Sections

An in-depth study of one major topic in the ancient and/or modern history of the Middle East. Please consult the Department webpage for current offerings.

HIST354 The Ottoman Empire Sections

The rise and fall of the Ottoman empire; themes include Islamic law, politics, art, culture, gender relations, and the influence of religion on statecraft.

HIST356 Twentieth-Century Germany Sections

The political, social, and cultural history of Germany in the twentieth century.

HIST357 History of Mexico Sections

Examines themes in the last five hundred years of Mexican history, with an emphasis on the critical reading of primary sources and the use of a variety of texts that may include letters, diaries, paintings, photographs, novels, and movies.

HIST363 Europe in the Early Middle Ages Sections

A survey of the development of institutions, ideas and the economy in Europe from about 400 through about 1000 CE.

HIST364 Europe in the Late Middle Ages Sections

A survey of the development of institutions, ideas and the economy in Europe from about 1000 CE through the fourteenth century.

HIST365 Europe During the Renaissance Sections

The interplay between new and traditional ideas, styles, and institutions from the fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth century, with emphasis upon the relationship of social, economic, and political factors to intellectual and cultural change.

HIST366 Europe During the Reformation Sections

An examination of European history that place both the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation in the broader context of the political, social, cultural, and economic changes during the early modern era.

HIST367 Europe in the Age of the Enlightenment Sections

Europe during the age of the Enlightenment, from the end of the religious wars to the French Revolution, with emphasis on political, social, cultural, and intellectual changes in their global context.

HIST368 Europe in the 19th Century Sections

An investigation of main themes in European history from the French Revolution to the beginning of the 20th century. Topics of particular importance are: domestic politics; the interaction of states; the formation of new states; social and economic transformations affecting the whole civilization; major cultural expressions of the century.

HIST369 Europe, 1900-1950 Sections

Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Themes include the imperialist system, two world wars and their aftermaths, political and social movements of the interwar years, the Depression, and the crisis of liberal democracy. Credit will only be granted for one of HIST 369 or 462.

HIST370 Europe Since 1950 Sections

Europe since the middle of the twentieth century. Themes include the Cold War, the development of separate social and political systems in Western and Eastern Europe, the emergence of the welfare state, and the problems of European integration.

HIST373 History of Hong Kong Sections

History, culture, and identities of Hong Kong from the early 1800s to the present.

HIST376A Modern Japanese History Since 1830 - JAPAN SINCE 1800 Sections

Meanings of modernity, from the establishment of a nation-state to the creation of a colonial empire, postwar occupation, modern politics and global influence. Social change, including civil protest, mass culture, censorship and expression, and gender, sexuality, ethnicity and race.

HIST379 History of Later Imperial China Sections

History of China from the end of Tang to the eve of its modern transformation. Students will acquire the analytical skills and tools to understand the political, socio-economic, and cultural changes in imperial China.

HIST380A The Making of Modern China: Nationalism, War, Revolution - MODERN CHINA Sections

The history of China from 1800 to the present including the decline of the Qing empire, the rise of modern nationalism, foreign invasion, and China's multiple revolutions.

HIST381 Imperialism and Nationalism in Southeast Asia Sections

The history of European imperial rule, the forms of resistance to it, and the formation of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia. The countries studied include Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Burma, and Thailand.

HIST382 Post-Colonial Southeast Asia Sections

The history of the Japanese occupation, wars of independence, international relations of the independent nation-states, and internal armed conflicts. Special attention will be paid to the wars in Vietnam, Indonesia, and East Timor.

HIST384 The Making of Modern Sikhism Sections

Historical, social, and cultural forces that shaped Sikh religious beliefs, practices, institutions, and thought in the modern period, including both colonial and post-colonial contexts and the transnational Sikh community.

HIST385 India from Raj to Republic Sections

Exploration of the rise of the East India Company as territorial power, the formation of a colonial society in India, competing responses to British rule, the struggle for independence, and the legacies of partition.

HIST386A Korea Since 1860 - KOREA SINCE 1860 Sections

An examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural transformations of Korea since the late nineteenth century. Topics include the end of the Choson Dynasty, the history of Japanese colonial rule, the Korean war, and the two Koreas in the international system.

HIST388 India in the Early Modern World: Kings, Courtesans, and Saints Sections

History of India during the period of Mughal rule (roughly 1500-1750). Studies the role of India and the Mughals within the global dynamics of the early modern world.

HIST390A Topics in History - TOPICS IN HIST Sections

Topics will vary from year to year. Consult the program website https://history.ubc.ca/courses/ for more information.

HIST390B Topics in History - TOPICS IN HIST Sections

Topics will vary from year to year. Consult the program website https://history.ubc.ca/courses/ for more information.

HIST391 Human Rights in World History Sections

Changing ideas about humanity and rights. Considers the relationship between human rights and the nation-state, imperialism, and capitalism. Assesses the efforts to end large-scale human rights violations and the role of the United Nations.

HIST393 Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science Sections

An examination of historical, conceptual, and methodological conditions of scientific knowledge through detailed consideration of important episodes in the history of science.

HIST394 Darwin, Evolution, and Modern History Sections

Darwin and the science of evolution in nineteenth and early twentieth century.

HIST397 Environmental History of the Modern World Sections

Major themes in global environmental history and historiography since 1500, with a particular focus on the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries.

HIST400 The Practice of Oral History Sections

The practice, ethics, and politics of oral history. Provides research training, where students design and complete projects based on oral history interviews.

HIST402A Problems in International Relations - PRBS INTRNL RELN Sections

Selected topics such as trade, migration, diplomacy, war, migration, colonialism, and post- colonialism. Priority for registration to majors in History or International Relations.

HIST402C Problems in International Relations - PRBS INTRNL RELN Sections

Selected topics such as trade, migration, diplomacy, war, migration, colonialism, and post- colonialism. Priority for registration to majors in History or International Relations.

HIST403A Seminar in the History of International Relations - INTRNATNL RELTNS Sections

Selected topics in the history of international relations. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or International Relations.

HIST403B Seminar in the History of International Relations - INTRNATNL RELTNS Sections

Selected topics in the history of international relations. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or International Relations.

HIST403C Seminar in the History of International Relations - INTRNATNL RELTNS Sections

Selected topics in the history of international relations. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or International Relations.

HIST403D Seminar in the History of International Relations - INTRNATNL RELTNS Sections

Selected topics in the history of international relations. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or International Relations.

HIST403E Seminar in the History of International Relations - HIST GRPHC NVLS Sections

Selected topics in the history of international relations. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or International Relations.

HIST406 The Second World War Sections

Precursors and consequences of the war; military, political, cultural, social, and economic histories of how the war shaped and reflected its global context. Themes include totalitarianism, genocide, and imperialism and decolonization.

HIST408 U.S. Foreign Relations from Independence to World War II Sections

U.S. foreign policy and international history. Examines the American rise to power and political, economic, and cultural relationships between the United States and other peoples, organizations, and states worldwide.

HIST409 U.S. Foreign Relations since 1945 Sections

U.S. foreign policy and international history. Political, economic, and cultural relationships between the United States and other peoples, organizations, and states worldwide.

HIST414 Constitutions in Canadian History: From Pre-Contact to the Charter of Rights Sections

European precedents, Colonial self-government, Canadian Confederation, and issues such as gay rights, abortion, and First Nations land rights.

HIST415 History of Vancouver Sections

Selected themes in the history of Vancouver, exploring how the study of the past illuminates or explains major debates in the city today.

HIST420C Topics in Canadian History - TPCS CAN HISTORY Sections

May include immigration, French-English relations, the growth of the state, health and welfare, or the family.

HIST420D Topics in Canadian History - DRUGS IN CANADA Sections

May include immigration, French-English relations, the growth of the state, health and welfare, or the family.

HIST421A Honours Tutorial - HONOURS TUTORIAL Sections

HIST421B Honours Tutorial - HONOURS TUTORIAL Sections

HIST421D Honours Tutorial - HONOURS TUTORIAL Sections

HIST425 War and Society Sections

Continuity and change in the relations of war and society, the connections between the economy, society, the military, and government in peacetime as well as war; not a course in military history.

HIST432 International Relations in the Twentieth Century Sections

History of international relations from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Questions of war, peace, balance of power, and the evolution of the international system in global economic, cultural, and social contexts.

HIST433 Fourth-Year Honours Seminar Sections

HIST441 History of the Holocaust Sections

A study of the systematic attempt to destroy European Jewry during the Nazi regime, 1933-1945. Topics of special importance include: the motivations and behaviour of the perpetrators; the reactions of the victims; the roles of bystanders.

HIST449 Honours Essay Sections

HIST460 Revolution and Resistance in the Third World Sections

Revolutionary movements in the Third World during the second half of the twentieth century; the radicalisation of anticolonial nationalism; the impact of anticolonial radicalism in the developed world; the decline of Marxism as a revolutionary inspiration.

HIST464 First Contacts in the Pacific Sections

An interdisciplinary history of early European contact with the Indigenous peoples of the northwest coast of North America and the Pacific Islands.

HIST482 Chinese Migration Sections

This history of Chinese migrations from the founding of the state to the present day. Migration is used as a focus through which to examine some key themes of Chinese history; ethnicity, boundary creation, economic growth and international relations.

HIST484 East Asian Military systems and warfare China Sections

Confucian societies are often thought of as ones in which the brush is mightier than the sword. In fact the military has been a crucial factor in East Asia, and warfare has been the engine which has driven many of the most significant changes in East Asian history. This course will look at the evolution of East Asian military systems, and at the impact of recurrent warfare on East Asia societies.

HIST488A Special Topics in Asian History - TPCS ASIAN HIST Sections

HIST490L Seminar for Majors in History - SEM FOR HIST MAJ Sections

Selected problems in the theory and practice of historical work. Check with the department for course offerings. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or in the History and Philosophy of Science. Also open to History Honours students.

HIST490N Seminar for Majors in History - SEM FOR HIST MAJ Sections

Selected problems in the theory and practice of historical work. Check with the department for course offerings. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or in the History and Philosophy of Science. Also open to History Honours students.

HIST490Q Seminar for Majors in History - SEM FOR HIST MAJ Sections

Selected problems in the theory and practice of historical work. Check with the department for course offerings. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or in the History and Philosophy of Science. Also open to History Honours students.

HIST490R Seminar for Majors in History - SEM FOR HIST MAJ Sections

Selected problems in the theory and practice of historical work. Check with the department for course offerings. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or in the History and Philosophy of Science. Also open to History Honours students.

HIST490S Seminar for Majors in History - SEM FOR HIST MAJ Sections

Selected problems in the theory and practice of historical work. Check with the department for course offerings. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or in the History and Philosophy of Science. Also open to History Honours students.

HIST490Z Seminar for Majors in History - SEM FOR HIST MAJ Sections

Selected problems in the theory and practice of historical work. Check with the department for course offerings. Restricted to fourth year students majoring in History or in the History and Philosophy of Science. Also open to History Honours students.

HIST525 Professional Development for Historians Sections

Offers essential skills for academic and non-academic paths in the historical profession as well as identifying alternative career possibilities for historians.

HIST547B Readings: Special Topics in History - SPEC TOPICS HIST Sections

HIST547D Readings: Special Topics in History - SPEC TOPICS HIST Sections

HIST548D Historiography - HISTORIOGRAPHY Sections

HIST549 Master's Thesis Sections

HIST561 Readings in Chinese History (post-1911) Sections

HIST575 Readings in International and Global History Sections

HIST595A Public History - PUBLIC HISTORY Sections

HIST599 M.A. Research Seminar Sections

HIST649 Doctoral Dissertation Sections

HIST699 Ph.D. Research Seminar Sections