An analysis of the fall of Rome and the rise of a new civilization. Special attention will be given to the development of the Feudal System and the medieval Christian Church as the twin pillars of the new cultural and social order. (E)

An examination of the triumphs and failures of late medieval civilization, including the rise of the cities, chivalrous society, the pinnacle and nadir of the Christian Church and the quickening of intellectual life before the onslaught of the Black Death. (E)

An analysis of medieval history from the fall of Rome to 1350. (E)

A study of the general historical development of western society from antiquity to the present. (E)

This course examines Europe in the period in which it reached the apogee of its prestige and power. It will cover the most controversial issues in the history of both Eastern and Western Europe and a variety of themes, approaches and subjects that will make the history of this critical period comprehensible to the novice student. (E)

European society from the end of the First World War, with emphasis on the impact of the Second World War on the peoples of Europe. (E)

Selected topics in Canadian history since the 16th century including the themes of discovery and settlement, French and English rivalry for North America, the effect of the American Revolution on British North America, the emergence and development of the Canadian nation, and the problems and challenges of a modern nation-state in the 20th century. (C)

Canadian political leadership from 1867 to the present. Attention will be focused on the Prime Ministers and the crucial issues confronted by their governments. (C)

Various facets of Canada's history since 1939. Topics will include: regional tensions, economic development, military preparedness, constitutional development, social welfare legislation, ethnic diversity, transportation problems, external relations and cultural growth. (C)

Selected topics including witchcraft in Puritan New England, slavery and the Old South, youth culture in the 1920's, the American ascent to world power status, and the Vietnam war.

A political, economic and social history of Russia from earliest times to the present: the land and the people; the ancient and Kievan periods; the consolidation of the Muscovite state; the earlier and later Romanov periods; the background and nature of the revolution; the Soviet state of Lenin, Stalin and Krushchev. (E)

Through a study of 20th century Britain, students will be introduced to the study of history and to the recent historical changes which have shaped the contemporary era. The course will include an examination of the economic, social and political structure of industrial Britain, the decline of liberalism and the emergence of socialism, the psychological as well as the physical impact of two total wars, and the international consequences of the dismemberment of the British Empire and Britain's assumption of a new European role. (E)