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An introduction to the changing role of the family in Western society from the pre-industrial past to the 20th century. The course will focus on changes in the way the Western family served its members at various stages of their lives from childhood to old age as the family adapted to changes in the...

Selected issues in Canadian history.

This number is reserved for history courses that may be offered from time to time by: a) College history faculty who may wish to present a course in their specialty which may be of limited interest; or b) visiting history lecturers.

This course focuses on the British Columbia historical experience from the time of contact between First Nations and European people until BC joined Confederation in 1871. Themes of particular interest include First Nations-European relations, colonial settlement, the structure of BC's society and...

Greece in the Bronze Age; the evolution of government and society; the rise and fall of the Athenian Empire; Macedon and Alexander the Great; how the Greeks remembered their past. This course is taught at a second year level, but there is no prerequisite.

Early Rome and its foundation. The republic, with emphasis upon the evolution of government and pressure of war. The fall of the republican government and the triumph of Augustus. The developed Empire and the Pax Romana. Decline and fall. This course is taught at a second year level, but there is no...

A topical survey of British Columbia history since Confederation in 1871 with special attention to the structure of B.C.'s economy, the ethnic make-up of the province, First Nations' issues, industrial relations, urbanization, environmental questions and provincial politics. In addition, this course...

World War II had a decisive impact on the twentieth century, moving from discrete causes in Asia and Europe to affecting the course of world history. Students analyze and discuss the military, economic, geopolitical, and moral consequences of the greatest war ever fought. They debate whether major...

This course explores the histories and interactions of the peoples who inhabited Quebec from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Themes to be investigated include the Aboriginal experience of colonization; relations between centre and periphery in an imperial era; the struggle for place...

HIST 2229 is a survey of the British Empire from its beginning until present. Between the reigns of two Elizabeths, Britain expanded from the islands off the coast of Europe to encompass territories encircling the globe. The largest expire ever known lasted three centuries in one form or other and...