Our Courses

1. First Year Seminars (FYSM)

2. 1000 Level

3. 2000 Level

4. 3000 Level

5. 4000 Level

6. 5000 Level

7. Summer Courses

First Year Seminars (FYSM)

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
FYSM 1405A:“Playing History”	Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (Full Year)	In-person section (Campus presence required)	P. Walker
FYSM 1405B: Doing History – “A Global History of WWII”	Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (Full Year)	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC

1000 Level

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
HIST 1003A: Empire, War, and Revolution in Europe, 1850-1939	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 1004A: Europe in War and Cold War	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 1301A: Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History	Fall 2026	Online unscheduled (Campus presence is not required)	D. Marshall
HIST 1302A: Rethinking Modern Canadian History	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	L. Madokoro
HIST 1701A: History of the Global South, 1400-1850	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	C. Jangam
HIST 1702A: History of the Global South, 1850 to the present	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Diptee
HIST 1900A: Topics in History –History of the Internet	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	S. Graham

2000 Level

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
HIST 2003A: The Early Medieval World: 300-1000	Fall 2026	Online unscheduled (Campus presence is not required)	TBC
HIST 2004A: The Late Medieval World 1000-1500	Winter 2027	Online unscheduled (Campus presence is not required)	TBC
HIST 2204A: Early Modern Europe 1350-1650	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	P. Nelles
HIST 2301A: Canadian Political History	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Bellamy
HIST 2308A: Colonial Latin America	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	S. Lipsett-Rivera
HIST 2309A: Modern Latin America	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 2312A: History of the Indian Ocean World	Winter 2027	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	C. Jangam
HIST 2314A: Home, Work, and Play in Modern Canada	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Opp
HIST 2401A: History of the United States to 1865	Fall 2026	Online unscheduled (Campus presence is not required)	TBC
HIST 2402A: History of the United States from 1865	Winter 2027	Online unscheduled (Campus presence is not required)	TBC
HIST 2506A: Introduction to Women’s and Gender History	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	P. Walker
HIST 2510A: 19^th Century Germany	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Evans
HIST 2511A: 20^th Century Germany	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Evans
HIST 2512A: Britain & Empire, 1914-present	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	D. Kinsey
HIST 2706A: Ancient and Pre-Colonial Africa	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 2710A: Introduction to Caribbean History	Fall 2026	Online unscheduled (Campus presence is not required)	A. Diptee
HIST 2806A: Introduction to the History of the Civilization of Japan	Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (Full Year)	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Kovalio
HIST 2809A: The Historian’s Craft	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	L. Madokoro
HIST 2809B: The Historian’s Craft	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Hogue
HIST 2811A: Public History From Memory to Museums	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Walsh
HIST 2902A: Origins of the Greeks – cross-listed with CLCV 2902A	Fall 2026	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	Offered by Classics
HIST 2903A: Democracy to Alexander – cross-listed with CLCV 2903A	Winter 2027	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	Offered by Classics
HIST 2904A: Rise of the Roman Empire – crossed listed with CLCV 2904A	Fall 2026	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	offered by Classics
HIST 2915A: History of the Modern Middle East	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	H. Ahmed

3000 Level

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
HIST 3000A: Topics in Ancient History: “Intro to Digital Archaeology” – cross-listed with CLCV 3000A, DIGH 3700B	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	S. Graham
HIST 3001A: History at the Movies	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 3010A: The Later Roman Empire cross-listed with CLCV 3010A	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by Classics
HIST 3102A: Queering Archives cross-listed with SXST 3106W	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by Feminist Institute of Social Transformation
HIST 3106A: Social History of Sexuality cross-listed with SXST 3106W	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Evans
HIST 3109A: Social History of Alcohol	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	R. Phillips
HIST 3110A: The Cultural History of Food	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 3113A: Society and Revolution in France, 1789-1799	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	R. Phillips
HIST 3116A: History of Disability cross-listed with CDNS 3901W	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 3122A: Antisemitism, Then and Now cross-listed with RELI 3142A	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	P. Walker D. Butler
HIST 3205A: Canadian Business History – The Brewing Industry, 1670-2026 cross-listed with BUSI 4608A	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Bellamy
HIST 3206A: Place, Politics, and the Resettling of the Prairie West	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Hogue
HIST 3305A: Crime and State in History cross-listed by LAWS 3305A	Winter 2027	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	Offered by LAWS
HIST 3510A: Indigenous Peoples of Canada cross-listed with INDG 3901A	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Hogue
HIST 3511A: Themes in Indigenous History: The Red Atlantic: Trans Atlantic Journeys by Indigenous Peoples cross-listed with INDG 3901B	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Hogue
HIST 3516A: The Wilsonian Moment: Diplomacy and the Post-Ottoman Middle East	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	H. Ahmed
HIST 3708A: Reformation Europe – cross-listed with RELI 3220A	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by Religion
HIST 3715A: Themes in South Asian History: Gandhi and the Modern World	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	C. Jangam
HIST 3805A: China since the Twentieth Century	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Kovalio
HIST 3806A: Japan Since 1945	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Kovalio
HIST 3807A: Practicum in History	Fall 2026		J. Walsh
HIST 3807B: Practicum in History	Winter 2027		J. Walsh
HIST 3809A: Historical Representations	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Walsh
HIST 3820A: Explorations in Historical Theory – “The Russian Revolution”	Fall 2026	Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	E. Fraser
HIST 3820B: Explorations in Historical Theory – “Youth and History”	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	S. Whitney
HIST 3902A: Topics in European History: Medieval and Early Modern Past cross-listed with MEMS 3001A	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	P. Nelles
HIST 3904A: Topics in U.S History: US Culture	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Johnston
HIST 3906A: Topics in World History – Africa	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 3907A: Transnational Topic: Global governance, war, and resistance 1880-1929	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Johnston
HIST 3908A: Thematic Topic: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast the Past	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	P. Walker
HIST 3909A: Topic in Public History: History Through Comic Books	Fall 2026	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	A. Wright
HIST 3909B: Topic in Public History: Oral History	Winter 2027	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	TBC

4000 Level

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
HIST 4100A: Seminar in Early Modern European History: Living, Loving, and Dying in Europe	Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (Full Year)	In-person section (Campus presence required)	R. Phillips
HIST 4201A: Modern European History – “Paris in the Jazz Age & Beyond” – cross-listed with EURR 4201A and EURR 5201A	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	S. Whitney
HIST 4210A: Topics in Ancient History: Gnosticism: Ancient and Modern cross-listed with CLCV 4210A, RELI 4850C/5850T	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by Classics
HIST 4303A: Society and Culture in Canada – Pacific Canada	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	L. Madokoro
HIST 4305A: Political History in Canada – “The History of Beer, Brewing and Drinking in Canada”	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Bellamy
HIST 4401A: United States History: America as Empire	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Johnston
HIST 4500A: Seminar in British History – Histories of Shopping	Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 (Full Year)	In-person section (Campus presence required)	D. Kinsey
HIST 4606A: Contemporary Europe: Past and Present	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by EURUS
HIST 4608A: Cross-listed with EURR 4306A/5306A/HIST 5608	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by EURUS
HIST 4704A: Caribbean and Latin American History: How to Change the World: Lessons from History cross-listed with LACS 4001B	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Diptee
HIST 4806A: Playing History: Sport, Culture, and Power from Antiquity to the Present	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	M. Bellamy
HIST 4806B: Global, Transnational, or Thematic History: Decolonization	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	C. Jangam
HIST 4915A: Topics in History –Trans History	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Evans
HIST 4915B: Topics in History – Anti-Colonial Resistance in the Modern Middle East	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence)	H. Ahmed
HIST 4915C: Topics in History – Race in the US	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Johnston
HIST 4916A: Topic in Public History – Material Culture of the 1980’s in Canada	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Opp
HIST 4916B: Topic in Public History – Indigenous Customary Arts cross-listed with ARTH 4005A	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Nahwegahbow

5000 Level

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
HIST 5003F: Historical Theory and Method	Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 (Full year)	In-person section (Campus presence required)	E. Fraser
HIST 5212F: European History Special Topics: Contemporary Europe: From Postwar to the European Union cross-listed with EURR 4303A/5303A/ GINS 4090	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by EURUS
HIST 5608W: The Soviet Union: Power and Culture cross-listed with EURR 4306/5306A	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by EURUS
HIST 5700F: Introduction to Public History	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Opp
HIST 5702F: Cross-listed with CLMD 6105F/CURA 5003G/HIST 4608A	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by Film Studies
HIST 5702FF: Cross-listed CLMD 6105FF, CURA 5003GG, FILM 5107FF	Fall 2026	Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	Offered by Film Studies
HIST 5702G: Cross-listed with CDNS 5601A, CLMD 6106F	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	Offered by Canadian Studies
HIST 5702W: Public History Special Topics – Indigenous Museology cross-listed with ARTH 5218, CDNS 5003W, CURA 5003W	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Nahwegahbow
HIST 5702X: Public History Special Topics – TBC	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	TBC
HIST 5706F: Digital History cross-listed with DIGH 5902C	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	S. Graham
HIST 5709W: Photography and Public History	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	J. Opp
HIST 5710W: Race and Empire	Winter 2027	In-person section (Campus presence required)	A. Diptee
HIST 5906F: Selected Topics: Narrating the Self: Modern Arab Memoirs as Historical Texts	Fall 2026	In-person section (Campus presence required)	H. Ahmed

Summer Courses

Course	Semester(s)	Delivery Method	Instructor
HIST 2301A: Canadian Political History	May-June 2026	In person section: not suitable for online students	K. Badgley
HIST 2401A: History of United States to 1865	July-Aug 2026	Online asynchronous	H. Goldman
HIST 2913A: History of Oil: Science, Technology, Culture and Conflict	July-Aug 2026	Online asynchronous	I. Wereley
HIST 3005A: Medieval Aristocratic Life	May-June 2026	Online asynchronous	S. Keeshan
HIST 3908A: Historical Memory and Violent Conflict – cross-listed with ANTH 3225A and SOCI 3220A	July-Aug 2026	Online asynchronous	Offered by ANTH / SOCI

Additional Information

Carleton University History Course Calendar

Questions?

For FYSMs and 1000-4000-level undergraduate courses

Please contact the Acting Undergraduate Administrator, Michelle Coutts (Michellecoutts@cunet.carleton.ca), if you require assistance.

For 5000-level graduate courses

Please contact the Graduate Administrator, Joan White (joan.white@carleton.ca), if you require assistance.

Course Delivery Types

These are the course delivery methods that are used by the History Department. (These will appear in the “Section Information” listing in Carleton Central):

Course Delivery Type	Details
In-person section (Campus presence)	In-person section; not for online students. The class is held in a classroom at a scheduled time. Course time and location are available in Carleton Central.
Mix of In-person and Online (Campus presence)	In-person and online classes/activities. In-person activities may Include meetings, in-term assessment and/or the final exam. Online activities may include live classes at the scheduled time and/or previously recorded lectures. More details are available in the course outline. Computer requirements: high-speed Internet access, webcam, and headset with a microphone.
Online Scheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	Online classes/activities at a scheduled time. Usually, live classes/activities run every week. If not, specific dates are available in the course outline. Computer requirements: high-speed Internet access, webcam, and headset with a microphone.
Online Unscheduled Section (Campus presence is not required)	Online classes/activities are not scheduled. Students are expected to remain up to date with deadlines and due dates provided by the instructor. Computer requirements: high-speed Internet access and a computer.

Disclaimer: this list of courses is drawn up several months in advance and is subject to change.