UAS Courses & Subjects
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Course Descriptions
HIST 104: Canada Before Confederation is a survey of Canadian history from the pre-contact societies of the First Nations to the creation of Canadian Federation in 1867. European expansion and settlement in northern North America, relations between Europeans and First Nations, and the development of the colonial societies that formed Canada are examined. Emphasis is placed on fostering student interest in history by examining the historical experiences of a diversity of Canadians.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 105: Contemporary Canada is a survey of modern Canada from confederation to the end of the second millennium. The post-1867 consolidation of a transcontinental Canada, the marginalization of aboriginal peoples, and the rapid transformation of Canadian society by immigration, industrialization, urbanization, the two world wars, and the Great Depression are examined. The effects of broad economic and social change on party politics, relations between French and English Canada, and the attitudes, values, and living and working patterns of Canadians are also explored. Emphasis is placed on fostering student interest in history by examining the historical experiences of a diversity of Canadians.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 106: Western Civilization I introduces students to some of the major themes in the history of Western Society from the Neolithic to the early modern European worlds. Human experience and relations in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece, the expansion the of the Hellenistic empire of Alexander the Great, the rise of the Roman Empire, the making of early European society, and the origins and spread of the Renaissance and Reformation are examined. By the conclusion of the course, students will be able to view the development of "the West" from an historical perspective.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 107: Western Civilization II introduces students to major themes and problems in Western society from the rise of absolutism in the early 18th century to the aftermath of World War Two. As part of this, students will gain an understanding of the origins and impact of the French and Industrial revolutions, the rise of the nation state in the 19th century, and the origins and effects of World War One including the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, and the rise of authoritarian regimes in the 1930s. By the conclusion of the course, students will be able to view World War Two from an historical perspective.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 203: A History of British Columbia will introduce students to the history of British Columbia from the pre-contact societies of Indigenous peoples to the present. Relations between Europeans and Indigenous peoples, the development of the European resource and settlement frontiers, and the eventual transformation of British Columbia’s society and economy as a result of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization are examined within a broader Canadian and North American context. Emphasis is placed on fostering student interest in the history of British Columbia by examining the historical experiences of a diversity of peoples.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 with a grade of C or higher. NOTE: Students in West Kootenay and British Columbia history courses have access to the "MINTO ROOM" archives. This collection of books, records, private papers, photos and maps aid in research, particularly of the Kootenay region.HIST 210: An Indigenous History of Canada; re-imagining Canada’s history from a documented indigenous perspective, the course covers the period from before European contact to the present. Following an examination of the pre-contact indigenous world, the course examines how indigenous nations, communities, and families responded to, and were affected by, the devastating impact of European settler colonialism from the 16th century on. Students will examine the effects of colonialism including warfare and alliances, appropriation of indigenous lands, forced assimilation through the Indian Act and residential schooling, and indigenous resistance and adaptation to these changes up to the present. The broad negative effects of colonialism will be examined through the documented experiences of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people. Students will consider the process of reconciliation in the last part of the course.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 215: A History of the West Kootenay is designed to introduce students to the history of the West Kootenay from the pre-contact societies of the aboriginal peoples to the present. Relations between Europeans and First Nations, the development of the resource and agricultural frontiers, work and settlement patterns, and 20th and 21st century social and economic change are also examined within the broader Canadian and North American context. Emphasis is placed on fostering student interest in the history of the West Kootenay by examining the historical experiences of a diversity of people who have lived in the region.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 220: Latin America: Pre-1821 surveys the Spanish and Portuguese Empires in the Americas from their 15th century beginnings in the conquest of aboriginal empires and peoples to their break-up in the early 19th century by independence movements of Creoles. Major themes examined include the pre-contact native societies and empires, the establishment and administration of Spanish and Portuguese overseas empires, the economies and societies of the colonies, the impact and influence of the Church, European power struggles for control of Latin America, and the origins and emergence of American independence movements.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 with a grade of "C" or better.HIST 221: Latin America: Post-1821 is a survey of Latin American history from independence to the present. Major themes examined include post-colonial efforts to develop and modernize new nation-states, the development and impact of neocolonialism, the rise, impact and responses to both nationalist and revolutionary movements in the 20th century, and the impact of the United States foreign policy on Latin America and its peoples.
Prerequisites: ENGL 12 with a grade of "C" or better.