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History is our collective memory. History shapes our identity, informing who we are as individuals, communities and nations. In our modern complex and diverse world, the study of history has never been more relevant. Understanding the origins and developments of institutions and ideas, tensions and conflicts, societies and civilizations improves our social awareness and provides insight into the perspectives of others, allowing us to make informed decisions about future courses of action.
Studying history provides students with a tool box of transferable skills that will serve them well in today’s evolving job market. History students are trained to be excellent researchers, tracking down information and communicating their analysis with clarity and confidence. A History degree at UPEI will hone students’ abilities to weigh and assess evidence and expert opinion, to evaluate causes and consequences, and provide them with a foundation from which to develop practical solutions to contemporary problems. Our History graduates are pursuing successful careers in heritage and conservation, law, journalism, education, medicine, social services, policy analysis, business, communications, and digital information management.
History professors at UPEI are award-winning educators and researchers with a wide variety of historical interests. Our course offerings include studies ranging from the local history of PEI to the history of global exploration; from Antiquity and the Middle Ages to the present; and themes encompassing the impact of wars and revolutions on past societies, the history of science and medicine, and the history of gender relations. Our Public History course provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable internship experience in government, heritage and cultural workplaces.
UPEI History professors work closely with individual students, mentoring them to help them achieve their goals. The History Student Society thrives at UPEI, providing history students with a supportive, socially active university community.
Welcome – we look forward to meeting you and sharing our passion for the past and its relevance for the future.
For more information about the History Program or to meet with a member of the department, our contact details can be found on the right of this page.
To be admitted to the honours program, the student must submit a letter of application to the Honours Co-ordinator. Applicants must be registered in, or have completed, the major program. Applications are normally submitted during the fourth or fifth semester. Decisions on admission are made by the department acting as a committee of the whole. Admissions decisions will be made on the basis of demonstrated and potential ability to carry out independent research and sustained historical analysis. Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
An honours program is complete when the student completes:
Major in History
To register as a major in History, a student must complete History 1010/1020 and six semester hours (2 courses) at the 200 level. Students are urged to take History 2010/2020 in the first or second year to satisfy the second requirement. Students may take additional 2000-level courses.
A major program is complete when a student has successfully completed a minimum of 42 hours of credit in History (14 courses) of which a minimum of 9 hours (3 courses) must be at the 3000 level, and 9 hours (3 courses) must be at the 4000 level. Majors must complete courses totalling 6 semester hours of credit at the 2000-4000 levels in three of the five areas of study: Europe, Britain, the USA, Canada, and Global.
Minor in History
To complete a minor in History, the student must complete History 1010/1020 and five other history courses (15 semester hours), including
Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Visit the Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor program page
CREDITS FOR CROSS-LISTED COURSES
The Department accepts as part of its major or honours program a maximum of 12 hours (4 courses) of courses cross- credited to History from related disciplines. Of such courses, students can apply 6 hours (2 courses) taken at the 1000 or 2000 levels and 6 hours (2 courses) at the 3000 or 4000 levels. Students must have the prior approval of the Chair of History if credit is to be granted. The courses from related disciplines which may be approved for credit are the following:
Asian Studies 2010 Introduction to West Asia
Asian Studies 2020 Introduction to East Asia
Economics 3110/3120 History of Economic Thought
English 3780 The Medieval Book
Fine Arts History 1010/1020 Art History
Religious Studies 3310/3320 History of Christianity
AREA COURSES
The Department offers the following “streams”—Canadian, USA, British, European, Global, and Others:
Canadian
1010 Canadian History—Pre-Confederation
1020 Canadian History—Post-Confederation
2310 The Atlantic Region
2320 The Atlantic Region
3250 Canadian Social History to World War I
3260 Canadian Social History since World War I
3310 History of Prince Edward Island— Pre-Confederation
3320 History of Prince Edward Island— Post-Confederation
3520 The History of Quebec and French Canada
3530 Canada and The First World War
3850 Women in 19th-Century Canada
3860 Women, the Law, and Civil Rights in 20th-Century Canada
4150 Canada Apologizes: Studies in Historical Apologies
4240 History of Canadian Nationalism and the Canadian Identity
4250 Childhood in Modern Canada
4260 A History of the Canadian Working Classes
4890 20th-Century Prince Edward Island
USA
2410 United States History—From the Colonial Period to Reconstruction
2420 United States History since Reconstruction
3330 Health Care and North American Society in Historical Perspective
3910 The United States from 1900 through World War II
3920 The United States since World War II
3930 The American Mind and Imagination: From the Puritans to the Progressives
3940 20th-Century American Intellectual History
3950 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: A History of Immigration
3960 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: African-American History
3970 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: The Hispanic- American Experience
4410 United States Foreign Policy from the Revolutionary Period through World War I
4420 United States Foreign Policy since World War I
British
2610 Britain in the Age of Revolutions: 1688-1860
2620 Rule Britannia to Cool Britannia: Britain 1860-2000
3100 Tudor England, 1485-1603: Creation of a Nation
3620 Victorian Britain
3630 Modern Irish History
4720 Britain in the 20th-Century: Society, Culture and Identity
4730 The Rise of Consumer Society: British Society in the 18th-Century
European
2010 European Civilization 500 BC-1648
2020 European Civilization 1648 to the Present
3030 Power, Culture and Consumption: the Renaissance in Italy
3050 Martyrs, Marauders, Clerics and Kings: The Culture of the European Middle Ages
3110 Science, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult in Premodern Europe
3230 Russian History since 1682
3410 German History since 1648
3420 History of France since 1500
4040 Monsters, Gold, and Glory: Travel, Trade and the Problem of Discovery in Premodern Europe
4110 Europe Since Bismarck
4850 The Ideas that changed Modern European History
Global
2150 Foreign Foods: Eating in the Age of Empires
2220 From Magic to the Double Helix: Science and Society in Historical Perspective
3210 History of Christianity to the Reformation
3220 History of Christianity from the Reformation to the Present
3270 Migration to Canada I
3280 Migration to Canada II
3710 The Atlantic World I
3720 The Atlantic World II
3730 The Second World War in Global Context
3750 Tourism in western Society: The Travel Imperative
3760 The History of Genocide
4050 Crusades and Crusading
4320 Britain and the Imperial Experience
4340 Madness and Society
4550 War and Revolution in the 20th Century World
4830 The History of the Environmentalist Movement
Other
1110 Discovering the Past
1130 Crime and Punishment: Historical Themes
1140 Plaque: Historical Themes
1150 Nazi Germany: Historical Themes
1160 The Devil in Western Society: Historical Themes
1170 Rock and Roll From Presley to Punk: Historical Themes
2110 The History Workshop: Skills and Methods in History
3120 Themes and Debates in History
4840 Applied Public History
4910 Directed Studies
4920 Directed Studies
4970 Honours Tutorial in Historiography
4980 Honours Graduating Essay
Normally, students who intend to major in History will choose History 1010/1020 as their introduction to history. These courses include an important tutorial component emphasizing introductory skills and methods of history.
2000-level courses provide introductions to the histories of civilizations, regions, and countries, especially in the areas listed above. They are intended to build upon the skills acquired in first year History courses.
3000-level courses provide more specialized studies in a number of areas.
4000-level courses are usually seminars emphasizing discussion and research in more specialized areas.
While providing courses for students in all faculties, schools, and departments, the Department also provides a minor, major, and honours program for those who have a special interest in the study of history.
History is our collective memory. History shapes our identity, informing who we are as individuals, communities and nations. In our modern complex and diverse world, the study of history has never been more relevant. Understanding the origins and developments of institutions and ideas, tensions and conflicts, societies and civilizations improves our social awareness and provides insight into the perspectives of others, allowing us to make informed decisions about future courses of action.
Studying history provides students with a tool box of transferable skills that will serve them well in today’s evolving job market. History students are trained to be excellent researchers, tracking down information and communicating their analysis with clarity and confidence. A History degree at UPEI will hone students’ abilities to weigh and assess evidence and expert opinion, to evaluate causes and consequences, and provide them with a foundation from which to develop practical solutions to contemporary problems. Our History graduates are pursuing successful careers in heritage and conservation, law, journalism, education, medicine, social services, policy analysis, business, communications, and digital information management.
History professors at UPEI are award-winning educators and researchers with a wide variety of historical interests. Our course offerings include studies ranging from the local history of PEI to the history of global exploration; from Antiquity and the Middle Ages to the present; and themes encompassing the impact of wars and revolutions on past societies, the history of science and medicine, and the history of gender relations. Our Public History course provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable internship experience in government, heritage and cultural workplaces.
UPEI History professors work closely with individual students, mentoring them to help them achieve their goals. The History Student Society thrives at UPEI, providing history students with a supportive, socially active university community.
Welcome – we look forward to meeting you and sharing our passion for the past and its relevance for the future.
For more information about the History Program or to meet with a member of the department, our contact details can be found on the right of this page.
To be admitted to the honours program, the student must submit a letter of application to the Honours Co-ordinator. Applicants must be registered in, or have completed, the major program. Applications are normally submitted during the fourth or fifth semester. Decisions on admission are made by the department acting as a committee of the whole. Admissions decisions will be made on the basis of demonstrated and potential ability to carry out independent research and sustained historical analysis. Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
An honours program is complete when the student completes:
Major in History
To register as a major in History, a student must complete History 1010/1020 and six semester hours (2 courses) at the 200 level. Students are urged to take History 2010/2020 in the first or second year to satisfy the second requirement. Students may take additional 2000-level courses.
A major program is complete when a student has successfully completed a minimum of 42 hours of credit in History (14 courses) of which a minimum of 9 hours (3 courses) must be at the 3000 level, and 9 hours (3 courses) must be at the 4000 level. Majors must complete courses totalling 6 semester hours of credit at the 2000-4000 levels in three of the five areas of study: Europe, Britain, the USA, Canada, and Global.
Minor in History
To complete a minor in History, the student must complete History 1010/1020 and five other history courses (15 semester hours), including
Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Visit the Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor program page
CREDITS FOR CROSS-LISTED COURSES
The Department accepts as part of its major or honours program a maximum of 12 hours (4 courses) of courses cross- credited to History from related disciplines. Of such courses, students can apply 6 hours (2 courses) taken at the 1000 or 2000 levels and 6 hours (2 courses) at the 3000 or 4000 levels. Students must have the prior approval of the Chair of History if credit is to be granted. The courses from related disciplines which may be approved for credit are the following:
Asian Studies 2010 Introduction to West Asia
Asian Studies 2020 Introduction to East Asia
Economics 3110/3120 History of Economic Thought
English 3780 The Medieval Book
Fine Arts History 1010/1020 Art History
Religious Studies 3310/3320 History of Christianity
AREA COURSES
The Department offers the following “streams”—Canadian, USA, British, European, Global, and Others:
Canadian
1010 Canadian History—Pre-Confederation
1020 Canadian History—Post-Confederation
2310 The Atlantic Region
2320 The Atlantic Region
3250 Canadian Social History to World War I
3260 Canadian Social History since World War I
3310 History of Prince Edward Island— Pre-Confederation
3320 History of Prince Edward Island— Post-Confederation
3520 The History of Quebec and French Canada
3530 Canada and The First World War
3850 Women in 19th-Century Canada
3860 Women, the Law, and Civil Rights in 20th-Century Canada
4150 Canada Apologizes: Studies in Historical Apologies
4240 History of Canadian Nationalism and the Canadian Identity
4250 Childhood in Modern Canada
4260 A History of the Canadian Working Classes
4890 20th-Century Prince Edward Island
USA
2410 United States History—From the Colonial Period to Reconstruction
2420 United States History since Reconstruction
3330 Health Care and North American Society in Historical Perspective
3910 The United States from 1900 through World War II
3920 The United States since World War II
3930 The American Mind and Imagination: From the Puritans to the Progressives
3940 20th-Century American Intellectual History
3950 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: A History of Immigration
3960 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: African-American History
3970 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: The Hispanic- American Experience
4410 United States Foreign Policy from the Revolutionary Period through World War I
4420 United States Foreign Policy since World War I
British
2610 Britain in the Age of Revolutions: 1688-1860
2620 Rule Britannia to Cool Britannia: Britain 1860-2000
3100 Tudor England, 1485-1603: Creation of a Nation
3620 Victorian Britain
3630 Modern Irish History
4720 Britain in the 20th-Century: Society, Culture and Identity
4730 The Rise of Consumer Society: British Society in the 18th-Century
European
2010 European Civilization 500 BC-1648
2020 European Civilization 1648 to the Present
3030 Power, Culture and Consumption: the Renaissance in Italy
3050 Martyrs, Marauders, Clerics and Kings: The Culture of the European Middle Ages
3110 Science, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult in Premodern Europe
3230 Russian History since 1682
3410 German History since 1648
3420 History of France since 1500
4040 Monsters, Gold, and Glory: Travel, Trade and the Problem of Discovery in Premodern Europe
4110 Europe Since Bismarck
4850 The Ideas that changed Modern European History
Global
2150 Foreign Foods: Eating in the Age of Empires
2220 From Magic to the Double Helix: Science and Society in Historical Perspective
3210 History of Christianity to the Reformation
3220 History of Christianity from the Reformation to the Present
3270 Migration to Canada I
3280 Migration to Canada II
3710 The Atlantic World I
3720 The Atlantic World II
3730 The Second World War in Global Context
3750 Tourism in western Society: The Travel Imperative
3760 The History of Genocide
4050 Crusades and Crusading
4320 Britain and the Imperial Experience
4340 Madness and Society
4550 War and Revolution in the 20th Century World
4830 The History of the Environmentalist Movement
Other
1110 Discovering the Past
1130 Crime and Punishment: Historical Themes
1140 Plaque: Historical Themes
1150 Nazi Germany: Historical Themes
1160 The Devil in Western Society: Historical Themes
1170 Rock and Roll From Presley to Punk: Historical Themes
2110 The History Workshop: Skills and Methods in History
3120 Themes and Debates in History
4840 Applied Public History
4910 Directed Studies
4920 Directed Studies
4970 Honours Tutorial in Historiography
4980 Honours Graduating Essay
Normally, students who intend to major in History will choose History 1010/1020 as their introduction to history. These courses include an important tutorial component emphasizing introductory skills and methods of history.
2000-level courses provide introductions to the histories of civilizations, regions, and countries, especially in the areas listed above. They are intended to build upon the skills acquired in first year History courses.
3000-level courses provide more specialized studies in a number of areas.
4000-level courses are usually seminars emphasizing discussion and research in more specialized areas.
While providing courses for students in all faculties, schools, and departments, the Department also provides a minor, major, and honours program for those who have a special interest in the study of history.
History is our collective memory. History shapes our identity, informing who we are as individuals, communities and nations. In our modern complex and diverse world, the study of history has never been more relevant. Understanding the origins and developments of institutions and ideas, tensions and conflicts, societies and civilizations improves our social awareness and provides insight into the perspectives of others, allowing us to make informed decisions about future courses of action.
Studying history provides students with a tool box of transferable skills that will serve them well in today’s evolving job market. History students are trained to be excellent researchers, tracking down information and communicating their analysis with clarity and confidence. A History degree at UPEI will hone students’ abilities to weigh and assess evidence and expert opinion, to evaluate causes and consequences, and provide them with a foundation from which to develop practical solutions to contemporary problems. Our History graduates are pursuing successful careers in heritage and conservation, law, journalism, education, medicine, social services, policy analysis, business, communications, and digital information management.
History professors at UPEI are award-winning educators and researchers with a wide variety of historical interests. Our course offerings include studies ranging from the local history of PEI to the history of global exploration; from Antiquity and the Middle Ages to the present; and themes encompassing the impact of wars and revolutions on past societies, the history of science and medicine, and the history of gender relations. Our Public History course provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable internship experience in government, heritage and cultural workplaces.
UPEI History professors work closely with individual students, mentoring them to help them achieve their goals. The History Student Society thrives at UPEI, providing history students with a supportive, socially active university community.
Welcome – we look forward to meeting you and sharing our passion for the past and its relevance for the future.
For more information about the History Program or to meet with a member of the department, our contact details can be found on the right of this page.
To be admitted to the honours program, the student must submit a letter of application to the Honours Co-ordinator. Applicants must be registered in, or have completed, the major program. Applications are normally submitted during the fourth or fifth semester. Decisions on admission are made by the department acting as a committee of the whole. Admissions decisions will be made on the basis of demonstrated and potential ability to carry out independent research and sustained historical analysis. Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
An honours program is complete when the student completes:
Major in History
To register as a major in History, a student must complete History 1010/1020 and six semester hours (2 courses) at the 200 level. Students are urged to take History 2010/2020 in the first or second year to satisfy the second requirement. Students may take additional 2000-level courses.
A major program is complete when a student has successfully completed a minimum of 42 hours of credit in History (14 courses) of which a minimum of 9 hours (3 courses) must be at the 3000 level, and 9 hours (3 courses) must be at the 4000 level. Majors must complete courses totalling 6 semester hours of credit at the 2000-4000 levels in three of the five areas of study: Europe, Britain, the USA, Canada, and Global.
Minor in History
To complete a minor in History, the student must complete History 1010/1020 and five other history courses (15 semester hours), including
Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Visit the Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor program page
CREDITS FOR CROSS-LISTED COURSES
The Department accepts as part of its major or honours program a maximum of 12 hours (4 courses) of courses cross- credited to History from related disciplines. Of such courses, students can apply 6 hours (2 courses) taken at the 1000 or 2000 levels and 6 hours (2 courses) at the 3000 or 4000 levels. Students must have the prior approval of the Chair of History if credit is to be granted. The courses from related disciplines which may be approved for credit are the following:
Asian Studies 2010 Introduction to West Asia
Asian Studies 2020 Introduction to East Asia
Economics 3110/3120 History of Economic Thought
English 3780 The Medieval Book
Fine Arts History 1010/1020 Art History
Religious Studies 3310/3320 History of Christianity
AREA COURSES
The Department offers the following “streams”—Canadian, USA, British, European, Global, and Others:
Canadian
1010 Canadian History—Pre-Confederation
1020 Canadian History—Post-Confederation
2310 The Atlantic Region
2320 The Atlantic Region
3250 Canadian Social History to World War I
3260 Canadian Social History since World War I
3310 History of Prince Edward Island— Pre-Confederation
3320 History of Prince Edward Island— Post-Confederation
3520 The History of Quebec and French Canada
3530 Canada and The First World War
3850 Women in 19th-Century Canada
3860 Women, the Law, and Civil Rights in 20th-Century Canada
4150 Canada Apologizes: Studies in Historical Apologies
4240 History of Canadian Nationalism and the Canadian Identity
4250 Childhood in Modern Canada
4260 A History of the Canadian Working Classes
4890 20th-Century Prince Edward Island
USA
2410 United States History—From the Colonial Period to Reconstruction
2420 United States History since Reconstruction
3330 Health Care and North American Society in Historical Perspective
3910 The United States from 1900 through World War II
3920 The United States since World War II
3930 The American Mind and Imagination: From the Puritans to the Progressives
3940 20th-Century American Intellectual History
3950 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: A History of Immigration
3960 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: African-American History
3970 Race & Ethnicity in American Life: The Hispanic- American Experience
4410 United States Foreign Policy from the Revolutionary Period through World War I
4420 United States Foreign Policy since World War I
British
2610 Britain in the Age of Revolutions: 1688-1860
2620 Rule Britannia to Cool Britannia: Britain 1860-2000
3100 Tudor England, 1485-1603: Creation of a Nation
3620 Victorian Britain
3630 Modern Irish History
4720 Britain in the 20th-Century: Society, Culture and Identity
4730 The Rise of Consumer Society: British Society in the 18th-Century
European
2010 European Civilization 500 BC-1648
2020 European Civilization 1648 to the Present
3030 Power, Culture and Consumption: the Renaissance in Italy
3050 Martyrs, Marauders, Clerics and Kings: The Culture of the European Middle Ages
3110 Science, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult in Premodern Europe
3230 Russian History since 1682
3410 German History since 1648
3420 History of France since 1500
4040 Monsters, Gold, and Glory: Travel, Trade and the Problem of Discovery in Premodern Europe
4110 Europe Since Bismarck
4850 The Ideas that changed Modern European History
Global
2150 Foreign Foods: Eating in the Age of Empires
2220 From Magic to the Double Helix: Science and Society in Historical Perspective
3210 History of Christianity to the Reformation
3220 History of Christianity from the Reformation to the Present
3270 Migration to Canada I
3280 Migration to Canada II
3710 The Atlantic World I
3720 The Atlantic World II
3730 The Second World War in Global Context
3750 Tourism in western Society: The Travel Imperative
3760 The History of Genocide
4050 Crusades and Crusading
4320 Britain and the Imperial Experience
4340 Madness and Society
4550 War and Revolution in the 20th Century World
4830 The History of the Environmentalist Movement
Other
1110 Discovering the Past
1130 Crime and Punishment: Historical Themes
1140 Plaque: Historical Themes
1150 Nazi Germany: Historical Themes
1160 The Devil in Western Society: Historical Themes
1170 Rock and Roll From Presley to Punk: Historical Themes
2110 The History Workshop: Skills and Methods in History
3120 Themes and Debates in History
4840 Applied Public History
4910 Directed Studies
4920 Directed Studies
4970 Honours Tutorial in Historiography
4980 Honours Graduating Essay
Normally, students who intend to major in History will choose History 1010/1020 as their introduction to history. These courses include an important tutorial component emphasizing introductory skills and methods of history.
2000-level courses provide introductions to the histories of civilizations, regions, and countries, especially in the areas listed above. They are intended to build upon the skills acquired in first year History courses.
3000-level courses provide more specialized studies in a number of areas.
4000-level courses are usually seminars emphasizing discussion and research in more specialized areas.
While providing courses for students in all faculties, schools, and departments, the Department also provides a minor, major, and honours program for those who have a special interest in the study of history.