History
Paterson Hall 430
Telephone: 613-520-2834
Fax: 613-520-2819
carleton.ca/history
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 [1.0 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 minor field examination.
-
- HIST 6903 [1.0 credit]
- Women, Gender, Family Minor
- A program of supervised reading in History of Women,
Gender and Family leading to a minor field examination.
-
- 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
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