Our Courses
Table of Contents
First Year Seminars (FYSM)
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| FYSM 1405A: Doing History – “Playing History” (field c) | Fall 2025/Winter 2026 (Full Year) | In-person section (Campus presence) | P. Walker |
| FYSM 1405B: Doing History – “A Global History of WWII” (field b, d or e) | Fall 2025/Winter 2026 (Full Year) | In-person section (Campus presence) | H. Goldman |
1000 Level
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 1003A: Empire, War, and Revolution in Europe, 1850-1939 (field b) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Eedy |
| HIST 1004A: Europe in War and Cold War (field b) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Eedy |
| HIST 1301A: Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (field c) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Mickelson |
| HIST 1302A: Rethinking Modern Canadian History (field c) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | L. Madokoro |
| HIST 1701A: History of the Global South, 1400-1850 (field a or d) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Lipsett-Rivera |
| HIST 1702A: History of the Global South, 1850 to the present (field d) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | H. Ahmed |
| HIST 1900A: Topics in History – “History of the Internet” (field e) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Graham |
| HIST 1900B: Topics in History – “History Games” (field e) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | P. Walker |
2000 Level
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 2003A: The Early Medieval World: 300-1000 (field a) | Fall 2025 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | S. Keeshan |
| HIST 2004A: The Late Medieval World: 1000-1500 (field a) | Winter 2026 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | S. Keeshan |
| HIST 2301A: Canadian Political History (field c) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Bellamy |
| HIST 2311A: Environmental History of Canada (field c or e) | Winter 2026 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | A. Fung |
| HIST 2401A: History of the United States to 1865 (field c) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | H. Goldman |
| HIST 2402A: History of the United States from 1865 (field c) | Winter 2026 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | H. Goldman |
| HIST 2502A: Modern Britain & Empire Before 1914 (field b) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | D. Kinsey |
| HIST 2506A: Introduction to Women’s and Gender History (field e) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | P. Walker |
| HIST 2511A: 20th-Century Germany (field b) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Jones |
| HIST 2512A: Modern Britain & Empire, 1914-present (field b) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | D. Kinsey |
| HIST 2707A: Modern Africa (field d) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Kudjawu |
| HIST 2806A: History of Japan (field d) | Fall 2025/Winter 2026 (Full Year) | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. Kovalio |
| HIST 2809A: The Historian’s Craft | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. St. Germain |
| HIST 2809B: The Historian’s Craft | Winter 2026 | Mix of In-person and Online (Campus presence) | M. Hogue |
| HIST 2811A: Public History From Memory to Museums (field e) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. Walsh |
| HIST 2902A: Origins of the Greeks – cross-listed with CLCV 2902A | Fall 2025 | Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 2903A: Democracy to Alexander (Field a) – cross-listed with CLCV 2903A | Winter 2026 | Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 2904A: Rise of the Roman Empire – cross-listed with CLCV 2904A | Fall 2025 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 2905A: Rome of the Caesars (Field a) – cross-listed with CLCV 2905A | Winter 2026 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 2906A: Kyivan Rus’ & the Russian Empire to 1801 (field a or b) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | E. Fraser |
| HIST 2910A: Special Subject in History – “Religion in Colonial Latin America” (field d or e) – cross-listed with RELI 2840A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Mayer |
| HIST 2915A: History of the Modern Middle East (field d) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | H. Ahmed |
3000 Level
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 3000A: Topics in Ancient History: “Intro to Digital Archaeology” (Field a) – cross-listed with CLCV 3000A | Fall 2025 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | S. Graham |
| HIST 3001A: History at the Movies (field e) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Brown |
| HIST 3006A: Medieval Religious Life (field a or e) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | TBC |
| HIST 3009A: Studies in Greek History: “TBD” (field a)- cross-listed with CLCV 3201A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 3101A: Studies in Roman History: “Hannibal and the Punic Wars” (field a)- cross-listed with CLCV 3202A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 3109A: Social History of Alcohol (field e) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | R. Phillips |
| HIST 3113A: Revolution and Society in France, 1789-1799 (field b) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | R. Phillips |
| HIST 3121A: Sports in the Cold War (field b or e) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | E. Fraser |
| HIST 3205A: Canadian Business History (field c)- cross-listed with BUSI 4608A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Bellamy |
| HIST 3301A: Québec Since 1800 (field c) – cross-listed with CDNS 3550A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | D. Marshall |
| HIST 3304A: Canada-United States Relations (field c) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Azzi |
| HIST 3305A: Crime and State in History (field e) – cross-listed with LAWS 3305A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Law |
| HIST 3413A: The United States and Its Borderlands (field c) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Hogue |
| HIST 3500A: Migration and Diaspora in Canada (field c) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | L. Madokoro |
| HIST 3510A: Indigenous Peoples of Canada (field c) | Winter 2026 | Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | T. Betke |
| HIST 3517A: History of Modern Egypt (field d) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | H. Ahmed |
| HIST 3708A: Reformation Europe (field a) – cross-listed with RELI 3220A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Religion |
| HIST 3712A: Mexico: Aztecs to Narcos (field d) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | G. Escalante Rengifo |
| HIST 3714A: The Holocaust: Historical and Religious Dimensions (field b) – cross-listed with RELI 3140A | Fall 2025 | Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Offered by Religion |
| HIST 3805A: China since the Xinhai [1911] Revolution (field d) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. Kovalio |
| HIST 3806A: Japan Since 1945 (field d) | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. Kovalio |
| HIST 3807A: Practicum in History | Fall 2025 | J. Walsh | |
| HIST 3807B: Practicum in History | Winter 2026 | J. Walsh | |
| HIST 3809A: Historical Representations (field e) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. Walsh |
| HIST 3814A: Crafting Digital History (field e) – cross-listed with DIGH 3814A | Fall 2025 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | S. Coleman |
| HIST 3815A: Group Practicum (field e) | Winter 2026 | J. Opp | |
| HIST 3820A: Explorations in Historical Theory – “The Russian Revolution” | Fall 2025 | Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | E. Fraser |
| HIST 3820B: Explorations in Historical Theory – “Youth and History” | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Whitney |
| HIST 3909C: Topic in Public History – “History, historians, and games” (field e) | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Saurette |
4000 Level
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 4201A: Modern European History – “Paris in the Jazz Age & Beyond” – cross-listed with EURR 4201A and EURR 5201A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Whitney |
| HIST 4201B: Modern European History – “Everyday Life in the USSR” – cross-listed with EURR 4202A and EURR 5202A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | E. Fraser |
| HIST 4210A: Topics in Ancient History – “O tempora! O mores! Cicero and Catiline” – cross-listed with CLCV 4210A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Classics |
| HIST 4303A: Society and Culture in Canada – “Biography, Memoir, and the Writing of Prairie History” | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Hogue |
| HIST 4305A: Political History in Canada – “The History of Beer, Brewing and Drinking in Canada” | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Bellamy |
| HIST 4500A: Seminar in British History – “History of the Body” | Fall 2025/Winter 2026 (Full Year) | In-person section (Campus presence) | D. Kinsey |
| HIST 4604A: Central Europe, Past and Present – cross-listed with HIST 5604A, EURR 4204A, and EURR 5204 | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by EURUS |
| HIST 4607A: Imperial Russia and the Russian Revolution – cross-listed with HIST 5607A, EURR 4305A, and EURR 5305 | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by EURUS |
| HIST 4806A: Global and Transnational History – “History of Sport” | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Bellamy |
| HIST 4915A: Topics in History – “Anti-Colonial Resistance in Modern Middle East” | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | H. Ahmed |
| HIST 4915A: Topics in History – “Studies in Romanticism” – cross-listed with ENGL 4500A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by English |
| HIST 4916A: Topic in Public History – “Historical Game Studies” | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Saurette |
| HIST 4916B: Topic in Public History – “Basket, Bead and Quill: Indigenous Customary Arts” – cross-listed with ARTH 4005A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Nahwegahbow |
| HIST 4916C: Topic in Public History – “The Business of History” – cross-listed with DIGH 4001A and ENGL 4155A | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Graham |
| HIST 4916D: Topic in Public History – “Canadian War Art” | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Pagnotta |
5000 Level
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 5003F: Historical Theory and Method | Fall 2025/Winter 2026 (Full Year) | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Johnston |
| HIST 5314A: Colonialism and Postcolonialism in Canada – “Settler Colonialism and Migration“ – cross-listed with CDNS 5003C and MGDS 5002B | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | L. Madokoro |
| HIST 5316G: Canadian History Special Topics – “Unsettling the Prairie West” | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | M. Hogue |
| HIST 5604A: Central Europe, Past and Present – cross-listed with EURR 4404A and EURR 5204A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by EURUS |
| HIST 5607A: Imperial Russia and the Russian Revolution – cross-listed with HIST 4607A, EURR 4305A, and EURR 5305A | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by EURUS |
| HIST 5700F: Introduction to Public History | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | J. Opp |
| HIST 5702F/FF: Public History Special Topics – “Cine-Archival Theory, History and Practice” – cross-listed with FILM 5107F/FF and CURA 5003G/GG | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Film Studies |
| HIST 5702W: Public History Special Topics – “Towards an Indigenous Museology” – cross-listed with ARTH 5218W and CLMD 6104W | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Nahwegahbow |
| HIST 5702X: Public History Special Topics – “Constructing Canada: The Politics of National Identity” – cross-listed with CDNS 5601W | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | Offered by Canadian Studies |
| HIST 5702Y: Public History Special Topics – “Access, Outreach, and Public Service in Canadian Archives” | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Hodge & C. Trainor |
| HIST 5702Z/ZF: Public History Special Topics – “Graduate Documentary Seminar” – cross-listed with FILM 5506B/BF | Winter 2026 | Mix of In-person and Online (Campus presence) | Offered by Film Studies |
| HIST 5705W: Museums, National Identity and Public Memory | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | A. Adamek |
| HIST 5707W: Narrativity and Performance in Public History | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | R. Duthie |
| HIST 5710A: Race and Empire | Fall 2025 | In-person section (Campus presence) | C. Jangam |
| HIST 5803W: History of Women, Gender and Sexuality – Foundations | Winter 2026 | In-person section (Campus presence) | S. Whitney |
Summer Courses
| Course | Semester(s) | Delivery Method | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 2301A: Canadian Political History (field c) | May-June 2026 | In person section: not suitable for online students | K. Badgley |
| HIST 2401A: History of United States to 1865 (field c) | July-Aug 2026 | Online asynchronous | H. Goldman |
| HIST 2913A: History of Oil: Science, Technology, Culture and Conflict (field e) | July-Aug 2026 | Online asynchronous | I. Wereley |
| HIST 3005A: Medieval Aristocratic Life (field a) | May-June 2026 | Online asynchronous | S. Keeshan |
| HIST 5906S: The Afterlives of Oral History | May-June 2026 | In person section: not suitable for online students | J. Walsh |
Additional Information
Questions?
For FYSMs and 1000-4000-level undergraduate courses
Please contact the Acting Undergraduate Administrator, Michelle Coutts (Michelleannecoutts@cunet.carleton.ca), if you require assistance.
For 5000-level graduate courses
Please contact the Graduate Administrator, Joan White (joan.white@carleton.ca) if you require assistance.
Course Delivery Types
These are the course delivery methods that are used by the History Department. (These will appear in the “Section Information” listing in Carleton Central):
| Course Delivery Type | Details |
|---|---|
| In-person section (Campus presence) | In-person section; not for online students. The class is held in a classroom at a scheduled time. Course time and location are available in Carleton Central. |
| Mix of In-person and Online (Campus presence) | In-person and online classes/activities. In-person activities may Include meetings, in-term assessment and/or the final exam. Online activities may include live classes at the scheduled time and/or previously recorded lectures. More details are available in the course outline. Computer requirements: high-speed Internet access, webcam, and headset with a microphone. |
| Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Online classes/activities at a scheduled time. Usually, live classes/activities run every week. If not, specific dates are available in the course outline. Computer requirements: high-speed Internet access, webcam, and headset with a microphone. |
| Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required) | Online classes/activities are not scheduled. Students are expected to remain up to date with deadlines and due dates provided by the instructor. Computer requirements: high-speed Internet access and a computer. |
Disclaimer: this list of courses is drawn up several months in advance and is subject to change.