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Graduate Calendar 2008-2009

History

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The Department

Chair of the Department: A.B. McKillop
Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Dominique Marshall

At the M.A. level the Department of History offers two 5.0-credit programs: an M.A. in History, and an M.A. in Public History. Supervision is available in a wide variety of areas, including Canadian, American, Medieval, Early Modern and Modern European, British, Caribbean, Latin American, Atlantic World, Modern Asian, Sub-Saharan African, International, Public History, and the History of Women, Gender and Family. For a more detailed description of professors' areas of research and supervision, see the departmental website. We also offer a program of study and research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a concentration in Canadian history or history of Women, Gender, and Family. Ph.D. candidates may be accepted in other areas depending upon the availability of appropriate supervision. We strongly recommend that students consult the departmental Web site for further information about courses.

Master of Arts

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirement for admission to the master's program is an Honours bachelor's degree (or the equivalent) with at least high honours standing.

The Department offers no qualifying-year program; applicants with a general (3-year) degree may be considered for admission into the fourth year of Carleton's B.A. (Honours) program.

Program Requirements

Candidates may follow either a regular or Public History M.A. program, as follows:

Regular M.A.

Thesis option

  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5002 + HIST 5003;
  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5803 + HIST 5804; or HIST 5805 + HIST 5806; or HIST 5809[1.0]; or HIST 5810 + HIST 5811;
  • 1.0 credit in a graduate history seminar or seminars in the student's major area of concentration or, with permission of the Department, a graduate course (0.5 credit) in the Department, plus a second graduate course (0.5 credit) in the Department or in another unit at Carleton University, or in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa;
  • 2.0 credits in HIST 5909: M.A. Thesis.

Research Essay option

  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5002 + HIST 5003;
  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5803 + HIST 5804; or HIST 5805 + HIST 5806; or HIST 5809 [1.0]; or HIST 5810 + HIST 5811;
  • 1.0 credit in a graduate seminar or seminars in the student's major area of concentration; a seminar at the fourth-year level may be taken with permission of the Department.
  • A graduate course (0.5 credit) in the Department, plus a second graduate course (0.5 credit) in the Department or in another unit at Carleton University, or in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa.
  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5908: M.A. Research Essay

Public History M.A.

  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5002 + HIST 5003;
  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5803 + HIST 5804; or HIST 5805 + HIST 5806; or HIST 5809 [1.0]; or HIST 5810 + HIST 5811: a seminar or tutorial in the historiography of the appropriate country or area (1.0 credit);
  • 0.5 credit in HIST 5700;
  • 1.5 credits in public history courses, offered under the numbers HIST 5701 and HIST 5702. Appropriate courses in other units may be substituted with the approval of the Department;
  • HIST 5704: Internship in Public History (0.0 credit);
  • 1.0 credit in HIST 5908: M.A. Research Essay.

M.A. students are required to submit thesis or research essay proposals to the graduate advisor during their second term of full-time enrolment. Part-time students should discuss the timing of this requirement with the Department.

Guidelines for Completion of Master's Degree

Full-time students in the thesis option are expected to finish all requirements for the degree except HIST 5909 during their first two terms of study. The thesis requirement is designed to take an additional two or three terms.

Full-time students in the research essay option are expected to finish all requirements for the degree except HIST 5908 during their first two terms of study. The research essay requirement is designed to take an additional term.

Full-time students in the M.A. in Public History are expected to complete HIST 5002 + HIST 5003, 1.0 credit in historiography, Introduction to Public History and one other Public History 0.5-credit course during the fall and winter terms, their internship during the summer term, and the two remaining Public History 0.5-credit courses and their research essay HIST 5908 during the fall and winter terms of the second year. Some flexibility will be allowed in the distribution of the Public History courses to facilitate choice. Part-time students should complete all degree requirements except the thesis within twelve terms of study.

Language Requirements

All candidates are required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of a language other than English, the choice to depend upon the field of the candidate's thesis or research. For seminars dealing with sources not in English, a reading knowledge of the appropriate language will be required before acceptance into the program. Details may be obtained from the supervisor of graduate studies.

Doctor of Philosophy

Admission Requirements

Applicants with an M.A. degree will be expected to have at least high honours standing. Applicants for the history of Women, Gender and Family program will be expected to have at least one of their earlier degrees in history.

Residence Requirement

The normal residence requirement for the Ph.D. degree is a minimum of three years of full-time study after the B.A. (Honours) degree, or two years after the M.A. degree.

Program Requirements

Candidates will be responsible for three fields: a major field (normally Canadian history or history of Women, Gender and Family) and two minor fields. One of the minor fields for students in the Canadian history (major) field must concern American, British, French, Russian, modern or early modern European or international history. At least one of the minor fields for students in the Women, Gender and Family (major) field must concern American, British, Canadian, French, Russian, modern or early modern European or international history. History of Women, Gender and Family majors must declare their area of concentration from among these fields.The second minor field for each major may be a transnational topic or in a related discipline. In each instance, the minor field should cover approximately one century. Written examinations will be taken in the minor field before the end of the student's second term in the minor; an oral examination in the major field will be arranged during the student's fourth term. Ph.D. candidates are required to submit a thesis proposal to the graduate supervisor within three months of completing their oral examination.

Students will complete:

  • HIST 6808
  • HIST 6906 Ph.D. Tutorials
  • HIST 6907 Ph.D. Comprehensive, an oral comprehensive examination in the declared major field
  • HIST 6100, HIST 6200, HIST 6400, or HIST 6500 (or HIST 6901 if the student is not in the Canadian major), plus a second of these courses or HIST 6600 (or HIST 6903 if the student is not in the Women, Gender and Family major), or an approved course of studies in a related discipline, but excluding the declared area of the major field.
  • HIST 6909 Ph.D. Thesis in the declared major field (5.0 credits)

Guidelines for Completion of Doctoral Degree

It is expected that full-time students will complete the thesis requirement within two years, and part-time students within four years.

Language Requirements

A reading knowledge of French will be required. Proven competence in an additional language or languages will be required if it is pertinent to the candidate's program. The language examinations will be written early in the first post-M.A. year, and before the field examinations.

University of Ottawa

A Carleton University student may take one seminar in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa, with permission of the two departments.

Collaborative Ph.D. with a Specialization in Political Economy

The Department of History and the Institute of Political Economy offer a Collaborative Program in Political Economy at the Ph.D. level. For further details, see the Institute of Political Economy's Collaborative Ph.D. with a Specialization in Political Economy section of this Calendar.

Graduate Courses

Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca For further details concerning courses, see the departmental Web site at carleton.ca/history

Admission to graduate seminars in the Department of History is normally restricted to graduate students in the Department and to others who have successfully completed two full upper-level undergraduate history courses, or the equivalent, in the general area of the seminar, or who have received permission of the Department.

HIST 5002 [0.5 credit]
Historical Practice
Topic selection, thesis and research essay proposals, and practical skills development.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 5000, HIST 5001[1.0] (no longer offered).
HIST 5003 [0.5 credit]
Historical Theory and Method
An examination of the meaning and use of historical theory.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 5000, HIST 5001[1.0] (no longer offered).
HIST 5006 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Medieval History
Selected problems relating to medieval history. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5008 [0.5 credit]
The Early Modern World
An overview of the history of the early modern world.
HIST 5009 [0.5 credit]
Seminar in Early Modern History
A selected topic in the history of the early modern world.
HIST 5100 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Early Modern European History
A selected problem in the history of Europe during the early modern period. Also offered at the undergraduate level with different requirements, as HIST 4100, for which additional credit is precluded.
HIST 5200 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in European History
A selected problem or period in the history of Europe. Also offered at the undergraduate level with different requirements, as HIST 4200, for which additional credit is precluded.
HIST 5310 [1.0 credit]
Canada: Culture and Ideas
A seminar in the history of Canadian culture and ideas. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5311 [1.0 credit]
Canada: Politics and Diplomacy
A seminar in the history of Canadian politics and diplomacy. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5312 [1.0 credit]
Canadian Social History
A seminar in Canadian social history. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5313 [1.0 credit]
Canadian Regional History
A seminar in Canadian regional history. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5400 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in American History
Research seminar in American history. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5506 [1.0 credit]
Perspectives on Power
An inquiry into historical analyses of politics in light of the current social philosophical conceptions of power and consciousness, with reference to early modern England, and/or Canada in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and/or Latin America in the late colonial period, with emphasis on Mexico, depending on the instructor(s).
HIST 5508 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in British History
Selected problems relating to the history of Britain in the early modern or modern period. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5509 [1.0 credit]
Seminar on Women and Gender
Selected problems relating to the history of women and gender. The themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5600 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in Russian History
An examination of primary sources available for research on revolutionary Russia, 1898-1921. A sound reading knowledge of Russian is required for admission.
HIST 5603 [0.5 credit]
Imperial and Soviet Russia
Legacies of the tsarist empire and the Soviet Union that influence the region today. Topics discussed include political culture, empire, socialism, class, gender, and non-Russian peoples. Also offered at the undergraduate level with different requirements, as HIST 4603, for which additional credit is precluded. Also listed as EURR 5203.
HIST 5604 [0.5 credit]
Central Europe, Past and Present
Evolution and current status of Central Europe, from periods of foreign control in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries to independent statehood. Emphasis on national accommodations and conflicts. Also offered at the undergraduate level with different requirements as, HIST 4604, for which additional credit is precluded. Also listed as EURR 5204.
HIST 5700 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Public History
Introduction to critical thinking about history's place in the public sphere, including history and popular culture, exhibiting history, the politics of the past, historical presentation and impact of digitization and other new information technologies, through lectures, readings, and field trips.
HIST 5701 [0.5 credit]
Archival Theory and Practice
Theories, methodologies and problems relating to archives and records management such as archival responses to the challenges of managing and preserving electronic records; principles and concepts guiding the work of archivists; records appraisal, collection, arrangement, description.
HIST 5702 [0.5 credit]
Public History Special Topics
Theoretical and practical instruction in topical areas such as 'history and new media,' 'oral history,' 'museums and national memory,' 'community history,' 'visual media,' 'material history,' etc.
HIST 5704 [0.0 credit]
Internship in Public History
Placement for a term, normally over the summer following the first year of study, to put into practice the precepts learned in course work. Students will be jointly supervised by their employers and a faculty member. A written report on work will be required from the student and an assessment from the employer.
HIST 5708 [1.0 credit]
Seminar in World History
A selected problem or period in the history of Asia-Oceania, Africa, or Latin America. Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as HIST 4700, for which additional credit is precluded.
HIST 5800 [1.0 credit]
International History
 A seminar in international history; the themes and historical period will be specified each year.
HIST 5802 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topics: Transnational or Thematic
A seminar on a transnational or thematic topic. The particular topic will be specified each year
HIST 5803 [0.5 credit]
Women, Gender and Family History: Foundations
Selected problems in the historiography of women, gender and family.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 5807 (no longer offered).
HIST 5804 [0.5 credit]
Problems in the History of Women, Gender and Family
Selected problems in the historiography of women, gender and family, focusing on a topic to be announced annually.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 5807 (no longer offered).
HIST 5805 [0.5 credit]
Historiography of Canada I
A seminar primarily for graduate students in Canadian history, which examines the trends and methods of Canadian historical writing and the influences upon it.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 5808 (no longer offered).
HIST 5806 [0.5 credit]
Historiography of Canada II
A seminar primarily for graduate students in Canadian history, which examines the trends and methods of Canadian historical writing and the influences upon it.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 5808 (no longer offered).
HIST 5809 [1.0 credit]
Historiography: Directed Studies
Selected problems in the historiography of a geographical or thematic area not covered by a scheduled course.
HIST 5810 [0.5 credit]
Early Modern European Historiography
An introduction to trends and methods in the writing of early modern European history, exploring the major schools of historical scholarship and thought through the study of selected problems.
HIST 5811 [0.5 credit]
Modern European Historiography
Trends and methods in the writing of modern European history, exploring the major schools of historical scholarship and thought through the study of selected problems.
HIST 5901 [1.0 credit]
Directed Studies - Canadian
A program of supervised reading and preparation of written work in an area not covered by an existing graduate seminar.
HIST 5902 [1.0 credit]
Directed Studies - Non-Canadian
A program of supervised reading and preparation of written work in an area not covered by an existing graduate seminar.
HIST 5903 [0.5 credit]
Directed Studies - Canadian
A program of supervised reading and preparation of written work in an area not covered by an existing graduate seminar.
HIST 5904 [0.5 credit]
Directed Studies - Non-Canadian
A program of supervised reading and preparation of written work in an area not covered by an existing graduate seminar.
HIST 5905 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topics - Canadian Field
A seminar in an area not covered by an existing graduate course.
HIST 5906 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topics - Non-Canadian Field
A seminar in an area not covered by an existing graduate course.
HIST 5908 [1.0 credit]
M.A. Research Essay
An examination of an approved topic in an area of departmental specialization or in an appropriate area of Public History.
HIST 5909 [2.0 credits]
M.A. Thesis
A substantial historical investigation. The subject will be determined in consultation with the Department, and a supervisor will be assigned. The candidate will be examined orally after presenting his/her thesis.
HIST 6100 [1.0 credit]
Modern Europe Minor
A program of supervised reading in modern European history leading to a minor field examination.
Offered in the winter and summer terms.
HIST 6200 [1.0 credit]
Early Modern Europe Minor
A program of supervised reading in early modern European history leading to a minor field examination.
Offered in the fall and winter terms.
HIST 6400 [1.0 credit]
Directed Studies - United States
Supervised reading in American history leading to a minor field examination.
HIST 6500 [1.0 credit]
Directed Studies - British
Supervised reading in British history leading to a minor field examination.
HIST 6600 [1.0 credit]
Directed Studies - Transnational or
Thematic
Supervised reading in a transnational or thematic topic leading to a minor field examination.
HIST 6808 [1.0 credit]
Historical Theory and Method
A course primarily for doctoral candidates in history, offered in alternate years, in which trends in historical theory and methodology will be examined.
HIST 6901 [1.0 credit]
Canadian History Minor
A program of supervised reading in Canadian history leading to a written comprehensive examination for doctoral students whose major field is History of Women, Gender and Family.
Students will attend HIST 6906 (Canadian section) in the fall and winter terms.
HIST 6903 [1.0 credit]
Women, Gender, Family Minor
A program of supervised reading in History of Women, Gender and Family leading to a written comprehensive examination for doctoral students whose major field is Canadian history.
Students will attend HIST 6906 (Women, Family, Gender section) in the fall term.
HIST 6906 [0.5 credit]
Ph.D. Tutorials
A program of supervised reading in preparation for the Ph.D. oral examination in the student's major field. Students must enrol in the appropriate course section and complete three terms (fall, winter, summer) of this course before sitting the oral comprehensive examination.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 6904 and HIST 6905 (no longer offered).
HIST 6907 [0.5 credit]
Ph.D. Comprehensive
Ph.D. oral comprehensive examination in the major field. The exam is undertaken in the student's fourth term.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 6900 and HIST 6902 (no longer offered).
HIST 6909 [5.0 credits]
Ph.D. Thesis