Graduate Calendar 2006-2007

History

Paterson Hall 430
Telephone: (613)520-2834
Fax: (613) 520-2819
E-mail: grad_history@carleton.ca
Web site: carleton.ca/history

The Department

Chair of the Department: A.B. McKillop
Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Bruce S. Elliott

The Department of History offers a 5.0-credit M.A. in History and a 6.0-credit M.A. in Public History with the possibility of supervision in the following areas: Canadian, Continental European and British history, the history of Women, Gender, and Family, American, Modern Russian, International, and Medieval history. 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 stream

• HIST 5803 + HIST 5804, HIST 5805 + HIST 5806, HIST 5809, or HIST 5810 + HIST 5811: a seminar or tutorial in the historiography of the appropriate country or area (1.0 credit);
• HIST 5000: a study in the practical areas of history (0.5 credit);
• A graduate history seminar or seminars in the student's majo r area of concentration (1.0 credit);
• Additional courses (totalling 1.0 credit), which may be chosen from courses offered at the graduate or 4000-level by the Department of History, by another unit at Carleton University, or by the Department of History at the University of Ottawa;
• HIST 5909: thesis (1.5 credits).

Public History stream

• HIST 5803 + HIST 5804, HIST 5805 + HIST 5806, HIST 5809, or HIST 5810 + HIST 5811: a seminar or tutorial in the historiography of the appropriate country or area (1.0 credit);
• HIST 5000: a study in the practical areas of history (0.5 credit);
• Introduction to Public History HIST 5700 (0.5 credit);
• Three other Public History courses, designated under the numbers HIST 5701 and HIST 5702 (1.5 credits);
• HIST 5703: Internship in Public History (0.5 credit);
• A graduate history seminar (1.0 credit);
• HIST 5908: research essay (1.0 credit).

M.A. students are required to submit thesis or research essay proposals to the graduate supervisor early in their second term of full-time enrolment.

Guidelines for Completion of Master's Degree

Full-time students in the regular stream are expected to finish all requirements for the degree except HIST 5909 during their first two terms of study; part-time students should do so during their first twelve terms of study. The thesis requirement is designed to take an additional two or three terms. Full-time students in the Public History stream are expected to complete HIST 5000, HIST 5807/8/9, Introduction to Public History and two other Public History half courses during Terms 1 and 2, their Internship during Term 3, and a seminar and additional Public History half credit during Term 1 of their second year; the research essay HIST 5908 is designed to take an additional one or two terms. Part-time students in Public History should complete all degree requirements within twelve terms o f 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.

An applicant with an Honours bachelor's degree who has achieved an outstanding academic record and, in addition, exhibits very strong motivation and high promise for advanced research, may be admitted to the Canadian Ph.D. program directly. Such candidates will be required to complete at least 15.0 credits.

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. In the case of Canadian history majors, at least one of the minor fields must concern American, British, French, Russian, or international history. In the case of History of Women, Gender and Family majors, at least one of the minor fields must concern American, British, Canadian, French, Russian, 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 s hould cover approximately one century. Written examinations will be taken in the two minor fields before the end of the student's second term of study; 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.

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 prgoram. The language examinations will be written early in the first post-M.A. year, and before the field examinations.

Students will complete:

• HIST 6808
• HIST 6907 Ph.D. oral comprehensive examination in the declared major field
• HIST 6906 Ph.D. Tutorials
• Two of: HIST 6100, HIST 6400, HIST 6500, HIST 6600, HIST 6901, HIST 6903, or an approved course of studies in a related discipline, but excluding the declared area of the major field. At least one of these must be a national history (i.e., HIST 6100, HIST 6400, HIST 6500, or HIST 6901).

Students entering the 15-credit Canadian history program with a B.A.(Honours) are expected to complete in their first year:

• HIST 5805 + HIST 5806
• HIST 5901
• HIST 5902
• Two other graduate seminars

They will then join students entering the Canadian history program with a completed M.A. degree and complete:

• HIST 6808
• HIST 6907 Ph.D. oral comprehensive examination in Canadian history
• HIST 6906 Ph.D. Tutorials in Canadian history
• Two of: HIST 6100; HIST 6400; HIST 6500; HIST 6600; HIST 6903; an approved course of studies in a related discipline. At least one of these must be a national history other than Canadian (i.e. HIST 6100, HIST 6400, or HIST 6500).

With other requirements completed, doctoral students will be required to write a thesis on an approved topic wit hin the declared major field.

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.

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 for 2006-2007 and to determine the term of offering, consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet, published in the summer and available online at carleton.ca/cu/programs/sched_dates/ 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 5000 [0.5 credit]

Historical Practice

Study in the practical uses of history in such fields as teaching and methodology, research design, effective library, archival use.

Seminar three hours every second week, fall and winter.

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 5703 [0.5 credit]

Internship in Public History

Placement for a term, normally over the summer following t he 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 and evaluated on a written report on work and on assessment by 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 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 one of the followi ng areas: French, British, Modern Russian, American, International, Medieval, or European Intellectual and Social History.

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.

Prerequisite: enrolment in the Public History stream.

HIST 5909 [1.5 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

HIST 6500 [1.0 credit]

Directed Studies - British

HIST 6600 [1.0 credit]

Directed Studies - Transnational

Preparation for a minor field examination in an area not covered in another doctoral course.

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, 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 (F, W & S) 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