{"id":20939,"date":"2021-01-18T11:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/?page_id=20939"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:08:55","slug":"current-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/our-programs\/undergraduate\/current-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Current Students\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"welcome-and-welcome-back-history-undergraduate-students\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome and Welcome Back History Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The History Department is dedicated to providing you with the information and support you need to succeed in your studies here at Carleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following pages will be your best resource for anything History-related at the undergraduate level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"mapping-out-your-degree\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mapping out your Degree<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As you progress through your History degree at Carleton, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/major-map-history-web-version-low-res-1.pdf\">Major Map<\/a>\u00a0can help you stay on the right track. Broken down by each year of study, it highlights academic and co-curricular opportunities and provides planning guidance to ensure you are thoroughly prepared to take your next steps as you advance through your studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"course-descriptions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Descriptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/courses\/\">course offerings for the current year<\/a>&nbsp;are available on this website, listed by level, for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/courses\/first-year-seminars\/\">1000<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/courses\/2000-level-3\/\">2000<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/courses\/3000-level-2\/\">3000<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/courses\/4000-level-2\/\">4000<\/a>-level History courses. You can also view descriptions for the courses we offer during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/courses\/summer-courses\/\">summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"essay-guide\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essay Guide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/essay-guide\/\">guide<\/a>&nbsp;was developed to assist undergraduate students in writing their essays. The History Undergraduates Society (HUgS) has also created a guide to assist students:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/hugs-cms-citation-guide.pdf\">Download the HUgS Citation Guide PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"careers-in-history\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Careers in History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Historical Association has a site that explores in depth the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/what-can-you-do-with-a-history-degree\/\">many career options<\/a>&nbsp;for History students as well as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Employing-History.pdf\">career guide developed for Graduate History Students<\/a>. You may also want to check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/videos\/history-career-night-2023\/\">video of our recent Career Night<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/practicum-in-history\/\">practicum<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/co-op\/\">co-op programs<\/a>&nbsp;to see how the History Department is committed to helping you prepare for your future career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"history-undergraduate-student-society-hugs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">History Undergraduate Student Society (HUgS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Max Cronkite standing in front of a wall of books\" class=\"wp-image-20879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/Hugs-Photo-Max-thumnail.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/history-society\/\">HUgS<\/a>&nbsp;is for Carleton University students who are History majors\/minors or just love history! It\u2019s a social group for those who are enthusiastic about history and want to talk and mingle with other like-minded history buffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"news-and-events\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">News and Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;viewmore&quot;,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;post&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;category&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            category\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/when-hate-goes-viral-1200x800-8-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Carleton University history professor Jennifer Evans and Carleton University master\u2019s student Fionnuala Braun (photo by Brenna Mackay)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-04-01T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        April 2, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Carleton University history professor Jennifer Evans is studying how conspiracy theories evolve and why they resonate\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                Conspiracy theories aren\u2019t new. For centuries, they\u2019ve been used to target groups cast as outsiders, from anti-Semitic myths in Europe to misogynistic and xenophobic narratives\n                                    &#8230;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/2026\/carleton-university-history-professor-jennifer-evans-is-studying-how-conspiracy-theories-evolve-and-why-they-resonate\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read news\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                post\n                Carleton University history professor Jennifer Evans is studying how conspiracy theories evolve and why they resonate\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 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Students are welcome to contact the History Undergraduate Administrator, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/tanya-schwartz\/\">Tanya Schwartz<\/a>, at <a href=\"mailto:tanya.schwartz@carleton.ca\">tanya.schwartz@carleton.ca<\/a>, or the History Undergraduate Supervisor, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/marc-saurette\/\">Prof. Marc Saurette,<\/a> at <a href=\"mailto:history@carleton.ca\">history@carleton.ca<\/a> for any questions about their program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome and Welcome Back History Undergraduate Students The History Department is dedicated to providing you with the information and support you need to succeed in your studies here at Carleton. 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