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Department of History
Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its Meeting
on December 2, 1985, gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION:
'That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors as set forth
in
S.86-16 , the proposed Graduate
Curriculum changes in the Department of History:
i) Areas of Study be changed
From: ?
' ......within these general areas will be considered
for admission to the M.A. or Ph.D. programs. Al-
though the student's stated research priority may
conform to one of the specializations listed, the
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Department reserves the right to accept candidates
within a specialization only when a qualified
supervisor is available and University resources
(including Library facilities) are deemed adequate'
To: ?
' ......covered by the list of M.A. courses in the
case of M.A. applicants, or Ph.D. areas of speciali-
zation in the case of Ph.D. applicants, will be
considered for admission to the respective graduate
programmes. The Department reserves the right to
accept candidates only when a qualified supervisor
is available and and the University resources (in-
cluding Library facilities) are deemed adequate
for the student's stated research priority'
ia) Admission of Graduate Students be changed
From: Admission ordinarily will be in either the fall or
spring semester.
To: Admission for M.A. students will be in the fall
semester only, and for Ph.D. students in either
the fall or spring semesters.
ii)
M.A. Conditions of Admission be changed
. From: Candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum
entrance requirements set by the University: namely, at
least a 3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, the
Department requires a 3.25 average or its equivalent in
the Major subject over the last two years of the Under-
graduate program. A degree in a discipline related to
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Graduate Curriculum Changes - Department of History Continued
History may be accepted in some cases.
Students may apply who wish to specialize in one of the
following areas of study:
Canada: ?
British Columbia
British North America to Confederation
Canada Since Confederation
The Americas: ?
Colonial North America
Early National United States
United States Thought and Culture
United States Foreign Policy
United States in the Industrial Era
Latin America: The Colonial Period
Latin America: The National Period
Europe:
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France Since 1789
Germany Since the 18th Century
Russia Since Peter the Great
The British Isles Since 1485
European International Relations Since
the Early 19th Century
European Social History
European Cultural History
Afra-Asia:
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The Middle East and North Africa, 19th
and 20th Centuries
Imperialism and Di p lomace in the Middle
East and North Africa 19th and 20th
Centuries
Sub-Saharan Africa Since Ca. 1800
European Settlement in Africa
British India
10: Candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum
entrance requirements set by the University: namely, at
least a 3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, the
Department requires a 3.25 average or its equivalent in
the Major subject over the last two years of the under-
graduate program, A degree in a discipline related to
History may be accepted in some cases.
iii) Programs of Study for the M.A. be changed
From: All candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the
following minimum requirements, totalling 30 semester
hours:
1. 20 semester hours of course work of which at least
15 semester hours must be in graduate courses in
the Department. Within these, the candidate will
normally include one semester in another field
designated by the Department. The remaining courses
required to complete the degree will be offered, in
most cases, as individual study courses;
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2.
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A
Department
thesis of 10
of
semester
History Continued
hours.
Under certain circumstances, the Department may consent
to the awarding of the M.A. degree on the basis of course
work and extended essays only. In place of the thesis, the
candidate must complete two additional courses and must
submit to the Examining Committee three extended essays,
based on course work.
To: Upon admission into the Graduate Program, each student will
be assigned a supervisor. For formation of the Supervisory
Committee see General Regulations, p.
All candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the following
minimum requirements totalling 30 semester hours:
1.
20 semester hours of course work of which at least 15
semester hours must be in graduate courses in the Depart-
ment. Each year at least two seminars of two-semester
length (ten semester hours) will be offered, one in Can-
adian History, the other in European History. A third
two-semester seminar may be offered in another field
when student numbers warrant. All students will be re-
quired to take at least one of these two part sequences
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of courses, Hist 806 and 807, or Hist 808 or 809, or
Hist 810 and 811, which will be available
in
the Fall
and Spring Semesters. The remaining courses required
to complete the degree will be offered,
in
most cases
(with the exception of History 800-5 and History 896-5),
as individual single-semester study courses (five semester
hours each). Students with significant financial support
from fellowships or scholarships will be expected to take
a full course load each semester; those with T.A.ships or
R,A.ships may extend their course load over a maximum of
three semesters, but will be expected to begin thesis
research
in
the third semester.
2.
A thesis of 10 semester hours. Before beginning the re-
search semester, the student must prepare a thesis pro-
spectus which indicates the nature of the problem, the
availability and accessibility of the relevant materials,
etc. After consultation with the senior supervisor, the
prospectus must be submitted to a meeting of the Supervisory
Committee for its suggestions and approval.
Under certain circumstances the Department may consent to the
awarding of the M.A. degree on the basis of course work and
extended essays only. In place of the thesis, the candidate
must complete an additional ten semester hours in course work
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and must submit to the Examining Committee three extended?
essays, based on course work.
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Graduate Curriculum Changes - Department of History Continued
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iv) Programs of Study for the Ph.D.be changed
From: Each student shall have a faculty supervisor in the
Department who, in consultation with the Department
Graduate Program Committee, will form a Supervisory
Committee. The Supervisory Committee and the student
shall determine four fields of study, of which at least
one should be outside the History Department. No formal
course work is required of students. The written exam-
inations in the four fields will be taken in one exam-
ination period and should be successfully completed
within two years of admission for doctoral work. At
the discretion of the Examining Committee, an oral
examination may also be required.
Students in Canadian Studies, Afro,-Asian Studies and
European Studies in most cases should be able to choose
thei,r departmental fields from those previously listed
in M.A. courses. Students in Colonial and Imperial
Studies will normally select their departmental fields
from among those listed as thesis areas in Colonial and
Imperial Studies.
Upon .
admission, into the graduate program, each student will
be assigned a faculty supervisor. For formation of the
Supervisory Committee see General, Regulations, p.
The Supervisory Committee and the student shall determine
three fields of study, at least two of which will be chosen
from the list printed below. A third field may be chosen
within or outside the Department of History with permission
of the Graduate Studies Committee. The student and each
field supervisor will agree as soon as possible upon a
general list of readings upon which the field examination
will, be based:. No formal course work is required. The
written examinations in the three fields will be taken in
one two-week period' and an oral comprehensive exam will
follow, within one month. Each written examination will
be three hours in length, and will consist of two or three
questions to be chosen from a broader list. A "fail",
"pass", or "pass with distinction" will be assigned to each
field by the field supervisor after the completion of the
oral: exmination. A student who fails one of the fields,
and one only, will be permitted to sit that examination
once again. This examination will be in written form only,
with a second reader chosen from the Supervisory Committee.
The field wxaminati.ons will normally be taken during the
student's fourth semester of enrolment in the Ph.D. program.
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From-:
be
When
changeda
student
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has successfully completed his/her field exam-
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ination and has been formally admitted to candidacy, the
student, in consultation with his/her Supervisor, will select
a thesis topic from among the areas of specialization listed
above, which will then be approved by the Supervisory Committee.'
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Graduate Curriculum Changes - Department of History Continued
To: Within one semester of the successful completion of the
comprehensive examinations, and formal admission to can-
didacy, the student will submit a thesis prospectus on a
topic selected from among the areas of specialization
listed above. The same procedure will be followed as for
M.A. candidates, but the Thesis Committee may seek the
participation of another individual who has particular
expertise in the area of the proposed thesis topic.
vi) History Graduate Courses be changed
From: The following courses may be offered either as seminars or
directed readings. For a list of seminars to be offered
in any given year, the student should consult the Department.
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Hist 800-5
Historiography
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Hist 805-5
The Use of Archives
Hist
820-5
Tudor and Stuart England
Hist 821-5
Early Modern Europe
Hist
822-5
Modern Great Britain
Hist 823-5
Modern Russia
Hist 824-5
Modern France
Hist 825-5
Modern Central and Southeastern Europe
Hist 826-5
Modern European International History
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Hist 827-5
European Social
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History
Hist 828-5
European Cultural ?
History
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Hist 835-5
Political
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and Economic History of Canada
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Hist 836-5
Themes in the Social ?
and Cultural ?
History of Canada
Hist 839-5 Colonial
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North America
Hist
843-5
United States to 1890
Hist
844-5
United States Since 1890
Hist
845-5
Latin America to 1825
Hist 846-5
Latin America Since 1825
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Hist 851-5
Nineteenth Century Middle East and North Africa
Hist 852-5
Twentieth Century Middle East
Hist 853-5
Twentieth Century North Africa
[list 862-5
Modern Middle East
Hist
863-5
Colonial Administration in Africa
Hist
864-5 Tropical Africa
Hist
866-5 European Settlement in Africa
Hist 881-5
European Background of Colonialism & Imperialism
Hist 882-5 Conceptions of Colonialism and Imperialism
Hist
896-5
Supervised Research Seminar
Hist
897-5
Supervised Readings
Hist
898
M.A,
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Thesis
M.A.
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Extended Essays
Hist
899 Ph.D. ?
Thesis
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To: ?
Hist 800-5, ?
806-5, 807-5, 808-5, 809-5, 810-5. 811-5, 812-5,
813-5 and 896-5 will be offered as seminars only. Hist 812
and 813 will deal with either the United States, Africa, the
Middle East or Latin America. The other courses will normally
be offered as directed readings.
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Hist 800-5
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Historiography
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* Hist 806-5 ?
Political and Economic History of Canada: Part I
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* Hist 807-5 ?
Political and Economic History of Canada:
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Part II
Graduate Curriculum Changes -- Department of History Continued
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I-list 808-5
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Hist 809-5
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Hist 81075
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Hist 811-5
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Hist
812-5
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Hist
813-5
Hist 820-5
Hist 821-5
Hist
822-5
Hist
823-5
Hist
824-5
Hist
825-5
Hist
826-5
Hist
828-5
Hist 839-5
Hist
843-5
Hist
844-5
Hist
845-5
Hist 846-5
Hist
852-5
Hist
853-5
Hist
862-5
Hist 863-5
Hist 864-5
Hist
866-5
Hist 881-5
Hist 882-5
Hist 896-5
Hist 897-5
Hist 898
Hist 899
Social and
Cultural History of Canada: Part I
Social and Cultural History of Canada: Part II
European Social History: Part I
European Social History: Part II
Selected Topics: Part I
Selected Topics: Part II
Tudor and Stuart England
Early Modern Europe
Modern Great Britain
Modern Russia
Modern France
Modern Central and Southeastern Europe
Modern European International History
European Cultural History
Colonial North America
United States to 1890
United States Since 1890
Latin America to 1825
Latin America Since 1825
Twentieth Century Middle East
Twentieth Century North Africa
Modern Middle East
Colonial Administration in Africa
Tropical Africa
European Settlement in Africa
European Background of Colonialism and Imperialis
Conceptions of Colonialism and Imperialism
Supervised Research Seminar
Supervised Readings
M,A, Thesis
M.A. Extended Essays
Ph.D, Thesis"
Rationale for these changes is.outlined in the attached paper.
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Bruce P. Clayman
Dean of Graduate Studies.
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Denotes proposed new courses (Readings lists are available
for perusal upon request)
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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The Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting of
November 6, 1985 unanimously approved the attached changes to the graduate
curriculum of the Department of History. Will you please put these
changes on the agenda of the Executive Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
Thank you.
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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Attached are the changes proposed by the History Department for its
Graduate Studies Programme. The major modifications are a reduction
of the number of Ph.D. fields required from four to three, the addi-
tion of an oral component to the comprehensive Ph.D. exam, the list-
ing of Ph.D. fields offered, the introduction of two-semester M.A.
seminars, the introduction of thesis proposal defences at both the
M.A. and Ph.D. levels, guidelines as to when various components of
the programme should or must be completed, and more detailed state-
ments about various aspects of the programme already in existence.
Included are general statements with rationale, proposed calendar
changes and outlines for new M.A. courses.
Contents
I.
Introduction
II. Calendar Changes
1.
Areas of Study
2.
M.A. Conditions of Admission
3.
M.A. Programmes of Study
4. Ph.D. Programme of Study
5.
Ph.D. Thesis
6. History Graduate Courses
III.New Course Proposal Forms and Outlines
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Introduction
The Department of History wishes to make changes to its
graduate programme as described below. The basic thrust
is to add more structure, particularly at the doctoral level.
The small number of Ph.D. students enrolled in the department
prior to the recent past has meant that there has been little
incentive to re-examine our programme until now. The revis-
ions are designed to inform entering and prospective students
more fully as to what will be expected of them, and to bring
our requirements more into conformity with those of other
History departments in Canada. This is particularly necess-
ary as graduate fellowship money from sources such as the
SSHRC becomes more and more difficult to obtain. Potential
History graduate students have to seriously question entering
a programme which is more demanding of their time than almost
any other in the country, yet has little to offer in terms of
fellowship support.
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Calendar Changes
(actual words to be changed are underlined)
1. "Areas of Study"
Rationale: The changes to this paragraph reflect the
decision to drop the detailed list of study areas for
the M.A. programme.
from:
The Department of History offers opportunities for gradu-
ate research leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The
major areas of study are Colonialism and Imperialism,
Canada, the Americas, Afro-Asia, and Europe. Only those
students who wish to specialize in one of the specific
fields within these general areas (as listed on the fol-
lowing page) will be considered for admission to the M.A.
or t'n.u. programs. AithOf1 the student's stated research
priority may contorm to one ot the specializations listed,
the Department reserves the right to accept candidates
within a specialization only when a qualified supervisor
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is available and University resources (including library
facilities) are deemed adequate.
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to:
The Department of History offers opportunities for graduate
research leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The major
areas of study are Colonialism and Imperialism, Canada,
the Americas, Afro-Asia, and Europe. Only those students
who wish to specialize in one of the specific. fields
covered by the list of M.A. courses in the case of M.A.
applicants, or Ph.D. dteA
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of specialization inthe
case of Ph.D. applicants,
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will be consiclerea :Lor
dñission to the respective graduate programmes. The
Department reserves the right to accept candidates only
when a qualified supervisor is available and the University
resources (including library facilities) are deemed adequate
for the student's stated research priority.
l.a "Admission of Graduate Students"
Rationale: We are dropping admission of M.A. students for
the spring semester because we are introducing compulsory
two-semester (fall-spring) seminars.
from:
Admission ordinarily will be in either the fall or spring
semester. Applications for fall admission should be com-
pleted by March 15 of that year, and applications for spring
admission by October 15 of the previous year.
to:
Admission for
M.A.
students will be in the fall semester
only, and for Ph.D. students in either the tall or spring
semesters. Applications for fall admission should be com-
pleted by March 15 of that year, and applications for spring
admission by October 15 of the previous year.
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2. M.A. Programme
"Conditions of Admission"
Rationale: The list of areas of specialization is dropped
because the list of M.A. courses is sufficient to indicate
to the student what the department specializes in. Note
also the Ph.D. "areas of specialization" and "comprehensive
examination fields".
from:
Candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the minimum
entrance requirements set by the University: namely, at
least a 3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, the
Department requires a 3.25 average or its equivalent in
the Major subject over the last two years of the Under-
graduate Program. A degree in a discipline related to
History may be accepted in some cases.
Students may apply who wish to specialize in one of the
following areas of study:
Canada: ?
British Columbia
British North America to Confederation
Canada Since Confederation
The Americas: ?
Colonial North America
Early National United States
United States Thought and Culture
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United States Foreign Policy
United States in the Industrial Era
Latin America: The Colonial Period
Latin America: The National Period
Europe: ?
France since 1789
Germany since the 18th Century
Russia since PetertheGreat
The British Isles since 1485
European International Relations since
the Early 19th Century
European Social History
European Cultural History
Afro-Asia: ?
The Middle East and North Africa,
19th and 20th Centuries
Imperialism and Diplomacy in the Middle
East and North Africa 19th & 20th Centuries
Sub-Saharan Africa since ca. 1800
European Settlement in Africa
British India
to:
Candidates for the M.A. degree
trance requirements set by the
. a 3.0 average or its equivalen
requires a 3.25 average or its
over the last two years of the
degree in a discipline related
some cases.
must satisfy the minimum en-
University: namely, at least
t. In addition, the Department
equivalent in the Major subject
Under-graduate Programme. A
to History may be accepted in
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3. "Programmes of Study" (M,A,)
Rationale:
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a) The course work requirement remains twenty semester hours, but
the three five-hour seminars (two in Canadian and one in European
History) will effectively be expanded to ten semester hours each.
Because each seminar will cover two semesters, it will be given
two separate course numbers and two separate grades on the trans-
cript, but its titles will be Part 1 and Part 2. This arrangement
will provide students with greater opportunity to study 'a subject
in detail, and with more time to do research papers which are an
important component of History courses which tend to be sacrificed
with the semester system. It has not been the practice in recent
years to require students to do a field outside the department.
b)
It is specified that students are expected to complete their
course work in two or three semesters because the two-semester
seminars should make this more possible. Not only will the areas
of study be reduced in number, but better advantage can be taken
of the Christmas break to. research for essays, etc. At present
most of our M.A. students rely on T.A.ships for financial support
and most spread their course work over four semesters.
c)
The length of thesis is specified because some of our M.A.
students tend to want to cover far too much in their theses.
Occasionally their supervisors allow them to write 250-300 pages,
which is approachingthe Ph.D. range. We don't intend to be
inflexible in enforcing this regulation, but it would certainly
encourage students to be more pragmatic from the start. The
defence of the thesis prospectus preparation, and help to prevent
the student from starting off in a false direction.
from:
All candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the following
minimum requirements, totalling 30 semester hours:
1) 20 semester hours of course work of which at least 15 semester
hours must be in graduate courses in the Department. Within
these, the candidate will normally include one semester in
another field desi
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nated b
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the Debartnient. The remaininq
courses required to complete the degree will be offered, in
most cases, as individual study courses;
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2) A thesis of 10 semester hours.
Under certain circumstances, the Department may consent to
the awarding of the M.A. degree on the basis of course work
and extended essays only. In place of the thesis, the can-
didate must complete two additional courses and must submit
to the Examining Committee three extended essays, based on
course work.
to:
Upon admission into the Graduate programme, each student
will be assigned a supervisor. For formation of the Super-
visory Committee see General Regulations,
p.
213.
All candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the follow-
ing minimum requirements totalling 30 semester hours:
1)
20 semester hours of course work of which at least 15
semester hours must be in graduate courses in the Depart-
ment. Each year at least two seminars of two-semester
length (ten semester hours) will be offered, one in Canad-
ian History, the other in European History. A third two-
semester seminar may be offered in another field when student
numbers warrant. All students will be required to take at
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least one of these two part sequences of courses, HIST 806
and 807, or HIST 808 and 809, or HIST 810 and 811, which
will be available in the Fall and Spring semesters. The
remaining courses required to complete the degree will be
offered, in most cases (with the exception of History 800-5
and History 896-5), as individual single-semester study
courses (five semester hours each) . Students with significant
financial support from fellowships or scholarships will be
expected to take a full course load each semester; those
with T.A.ships or R.A.ships may extend their course load over
a maximum of three semesters, but will be expected to begin
thesis research in the third semester.
2)
A thesis of 10 semester hours. ?
The thesis should be not
more that 150 pages in length. Before beginning the research
semester, the student must prepare a thesis prospectus which
indicates the nature of the problem and the availability and
accessibility of t-h rPlPvnmlterja1
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After consul-
tation with the senior supervisor, the prospectus must be sub-
mitted to a meeting of the supervisory committee for its
suggestions and approval.
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Under certain circumstances the Department may consent
to the awarding of the M.A. degree on the basis of
course work and extended essays only
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thesis, the candidate must complete an additional ten
semester hours in course work and must submit to the
Examining Committee three extended essays, based on
course work.
4. "Programme of Study" (Ph.D.)
Rationale:
a)
Simon Fraser has the only History department in
Canada to require four fields for comprehensive examin-
ations. This obviously discourages prospective students
from coming here, and slows the progress of those en-
rolled in the programme. Experience has shown that it
is rare for our doctoral students to receive SSHRC
fellowships prior to the completion of their comprehen-
sives which now take up to two years. Even though
each field supervisor should require no more than 3/4
of what they themselves had to cover in other Canadian
universities, each of our fields tends to be at Least
as demanding as their equivalents at U.B.C. and else-
where. We have specified that examinations should be
taken during the fourth semester in order to encourage
students to lower their current target range, and because
one year appears to be the norm elsewhere in the country.
Students and supervisors will now realize that each
field should encompass what can reasonably be covered
in a single semester.
b)
The oral component of the comprehensive examination
becomes compulsory, again in line with the Canadian
norm and because it will provide a better opportunity
to evaluate the student. The nature of the written
examination as described here is not a departure from
departmental practice. The specifications as to reading
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and examinations are simply an attempt to preclude any
possible misunderstandings should a student feel he/she
has been graded unfairly, etc. The 3-category grading
system replaces a more complex one simply because the
nature of comprehensive examinations does not allow
for a refined series of grades. Furthermore those grades
do not appear on the student's transcript. Until now
there have been no clear guidelines as to the student's
recourse in case of failure of one or more examinations.
The approach chosen gives the student a limited second
chance, without which the initial examination period
might in some cases be unduly delayed.
c) The fields of study are defined to giye (prospective)
students a clearer idea of what the department offers
and what the nature of a field is meant to be. The
topics listed here were arrived at by canvassing the
members of each stream in the History department, after
they had consulted a list of fields offered elsewhere
in Canada. The topics are obviously very broad, but
the consensus is that students will essentially be
expected to have a familiarity with the major works
and historiographical trends .within each field, rather
than to become narrow specialists at this stage. The re-
quirement to have one field taken outside the department
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has not proved to be very practical.
from:
Each student shall have a faculty supervisor in the De-
partment who in consultation with the Department Gradu-
ate Program Committee will form a Supervisory Committee.
The Supervisory Committee and the student shall deter-
mine tour fields of study, ot which at least one should
be outside the History Department. No formal course
work is required of students. The written examinations -
in tne tour rieius wiii De caen in one examination
period and should be successfully completed within two
years of admission for doctoral work. At the discre-
tion of the Examining Committee, an oral examination
ma y
aLso De reautre
Students in Canadian Studies, Afro-Asian Studies and
European Studies in most cases should be able to choose
their departmental fields from those previously listed
ThM.A. courses. Students in Colonial and Imperial
Studies will normally select their departmental fields
from among those listed as thesis areas in Colonial and
mperial Studies.
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Upon admission into the Graduate programme, each stud-
ent will
be assigned a faculty supervisor. ?
For forma-
tion of
the Supervisory Committee see General Regula-
tions, ?
p.
213. ?
The Supervisory Committee and the
student
shall, determine three fields
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of study, at least
two of which will be chosen from the list printed below.
A third field may be chosen within or outside the De-
partment
of History with permission of the Graduate
Studies
Committee. ?
The student and each field super-
visor will agree as soon as possible upon
?
-a
general
list of
readings upon which the field examination will
be based. No formal course work is required. ?
The
written
examinations in the three fields will be taken
in one two-week period and an oral comprehensive exam
will follow
within one month. ?
Each written examination
will be three hours in length, and will consist of two
or three questions to be chosen from a broader list. A
"fail",
"pass", or "pass with distinction" will be
assigned to each field by the field supervisor after
the completion of the oral examination. ?
A student who
fails one of the fields, and one only, will be permitted
to sit that
examination once again.
?
This examination
will be in written form only, with a second reader
chosen from within the Supervisory Committee.
?
The
field examinations will normally be taken during the
student's
fourth semester of enrolment in the Ph.D
programme.
Ph.D. Fields
Canada: pre-1850
Canada: post-1850
France since 1789
Germany since the 18th Century
Russia since Peter the Great
The British Isles since 1485
European International Relations since the Early 19th Century
European Social History
European Cultural History
Women and the Family in North America and Europe
State and Society in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire
State and Society in the Twentieth Century Middle East
Imperialism and Diplomacy in the Middle East
British and Modern India
Sub-Saharan Africa since Ca. 1800
European Settlement in Africa
United States to 1890
United States since 1890
Colonial Latin America
Latin America Since Independence
?
0
10
mom
5
?
"Thesis"
W -
Rationale: As with the
for a defence of thesis
for more input from the
earliest stage and to p
that the student starts
M.A. programme, the provision
topic has been added to allow
Supervisory Committee at the
rovide additional insurance
on the right foot.
from:
When a student has successfully completed his/her field
examination and has been formally admitted to candidacy,
the student, in consultation with his/her Supervisor,
will select a thesis topic from among the areas of spec-
ialization listed above, which will then be approved by
the Supervisory Committee. When the student has com-
pleted his/her thesis and is ready to offer himself/
herself for the degree, a Thesis Examining.Committee
will be formed, composed of the Chairman of the Depart-
mental Graduate Programme Committee or his designate;
the student's Supervisor; the Supervisory Committee;
and External Examiner who shall not be an employee of
the University. This Committee will examine the student
on the subject of his/her thesis and in his/her major
field of study. The approved thesis will be forwarded
to the National Archives for microfilming, following
. ?
which, one copy of the thesis will be bound and deposited
in the University Library.
For further information and regulations refer to the
section in the General Regulations.
to:
Within one semester of the successful completion of
the comprehensive examinations, and formal admission to
candidacy, the student will submit a thesis prospectus
on a topic selected from among the areas of specializa-
tion listed above. The same procedure will be followed
as for M.A. candidates, but the Thesis Committee may
seek the participation of another individual who has
Darticular expertise in the area of the proposed thesis
topic. When the student has completed his/her thesis
and is ready to offer himself/herself for the degree,
a Thesis Examining Committee will be formed, composed
of the Chairman of the Departmental Graduate Programme
Committee or his designate; the student's Supervisor;
the Supervisory Committee; and External Examiner who
shall not be an employee of the University. This Com-
mittee will examine the student on the subject of his/
.
?
I -
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her thesis and in his/her major field of study. The
approved thesis will be forwarded to the National Arch-
ives for microfilming, following which, one copy of the
thesis will be bound and deposited in the University
Library.
For further information and regulations refer to the
section on the General Regulations page 222.
6. "History Graduate Courses (History)"
Rationale: For the rationale for the two-semester sem-
inars, see #3(a) above. The two Canadian seminars and
single European seminar have been chosen because of the
nature of our M.A. enrolment. But provision is made
for an additional seminar outside these areas when
demand warrants. Hist 805-5 (The Use of Archives) is
eliminated because the professor who once offered it
retired some years ago. Hist. 827, 835, and 836 are
replaced by 806-811.
from:
The following courses may be offered either as seminars
or directed readings. For a list of seminars to be
offered in any given year, the student should consult
the Department.
HIST 800-5
Historiography
HIST 805-5 The Use of Archives
HIST
820-5
Tudor and Stuart England
HIST
821-5
Early Modern Europe
HIST
822-5
Modern Great Britain
HIST
823-5
Modern Russia
HIST
824-5
Modern France
MIST
825-5
Modern Central and Southeastern Europe
HIST
826-5
Modern European International History
HIST
827-5
European Social History
HIST
828-5
European Cultural History
HIST
835-5
Political and Economic History of Canada
HIST
836-5
Themes in the Social and Cultural History of Ca
HIST 839-5
Colonial North America
HIST
843-5 United States to 1890
HIST
844-5
United States since 1890
MIST
845-5
Latin America to 1825
HIST 846-5
Latin America since 1825
MIST 851-5
Nineteenth Century Middle East and North Africa
HIST
852-5
Twentieth Century Middle East
HIST
853-5
Twentieth Century North Africa
S
.
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HIST
862-5
Modern Middle East
HIST
863-5
Colonial Administration in Africa
. ?
HIST
864-5
.. ?
Tropical Africa
HIST
866-5
European Settlement in Africa
HIST 881-5
European Background of Colonialism & Imperialism
HIST
882-5
Conceptions of Colonialism and Imperialism
HIST 896-5
Supervised Research Seminar
HIST
897-5
Supervised Readings
HIST
898
M.A. Thesis
M.A. Extended Essays
HIST
899
Ph.D. Thesis
to:
HIST
800-5,
806-5, ?
807-5, ?
808-5, ?
809-5,
?
810-5, ?
811-5,
812-5,
813-5,
and 896-5 will be offered as seminars only.
1{IST 812 and
813 will deal with either the United States,
Africa, the
Middle East or Latin America.
?
The other
courses will
normally be offered as directed readings.
HIST
800-5
Historiography
HIST
806-5
Political and Economic History of Canada
Part 1
HIST 807-5
Political and Economic History of Canada
Part 2
HIST
808-5
Social and Cultural History of Canada
Part 1
HIST 809-5
Social and Cultural History of Canada
•
Part 2
HIST
810-5
European Social History, Part 1
HIST
811
7
5
European Social History, Part 2
lUST
812-5
Selected Topics, Part 1
lUST 813-5
Selected Topics, Part 2
WEST 820-5
Tudor and Stuart England
HIST
821-5
Early Modern Europe
HIST
822-5
Modern Great Britain
HIST 823-5
Modern Russia
HIST
824-5
Modern France
HIST
825-5
Modern Central and Southeastern Europe
HIST
826-5
Modern European International History
HIST
828-5
European Cultural History
HIST 839-5
Colonial North America
HIST 843-5
United States to 1890
HIST
844-5
United States since 1890
HIST
845-5
Latin America to 1825
HIST
846-5
Latin America since 1825
HIST
852-5
Twentieth Century Middle East
HIST
853-5
Twentieth Century North Africa
HIST
862-5
Modern Middle East
w
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HIST
863-5
Colonial Administration in Africa
HIST
864-5
Tropical Africa
HIST
866-5
European Settlement in Africa
HIST
881-5
European Background of Colonialism
and Imperialism
HIST
882-5 .
conceptions of Colonialism and Imperialism
I-lIST
896-5
Supervised Research Seminar
HIST
897-5
Supervised Readings
I-lIST
898
M.A. Thesis
M.A. Extended Essays
HIST
899
Ph.D. Thesis
is
1,
SIHON FRASER UNIVF.RSITY
New Graduate Course Pronosal Form
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department
?
History ?
course Nuither:
?
806
Title:
Political and Economic Histor
y
of Canada: Part 1
Description:
Examines the evolution of the Canadian state, economic
structures, and political responses fron the 1350s-to 1945
Credit Bouts:
?
3 ?
Vector: ?
0-5-0
?
Prerequisite(s) if an":
To be offered in the fall senester.
ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment:
?
5-10 ?
When will the course first be offered:
?
006-3
How often will the course be offered:
Every
second year until graduate enrolment
expands significantly.
JUSTIFICATION:
Thicic Part 1 o
f
an expanded Hist.
835-5.
The de
p
artment feels that better
• graduate work can be done in seminars offered over two, semesters.
RESOURCES:
Which Facult y
member will normally teach the course:—
A. Seaqer, V. Strong-Boag, R. Fisher, D. Cole,
H. Johnston
What
are the budgetary implications of mountinR the course:
no additional epenc
Are there sufficient Library resources (aooend details):
?
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
M indication of the competence of the Faculty nether to give the course.
c)
Library resources
Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies
Cowntttee:_
-
?
f:'. ?
Date:
Faculty Graduate Stu es Co
?
ttee:
1L.LLiJ ?
Date: ?
I
Faculty: ?
_T)ate_Nii
vf.s
.
Senate Craduate Studies Cortttee:
Date:_______________
Sen a t
e: -_____
S
?
0.-ire:________________
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
History 806
?
A. Seager
Fall, 198
Political and Economic History of Canada: Part I
Content:
?
This course will examine the evolution of the
Canadian state, economic structures, and political
responses from the 1850s to 1945.
Outline: ?
Week 1:
?
Introduction to
the
Course
Week
2:
?
The Staples Theory and Industrial
Capitalism
Week
3: ?
The Canadian
Railways:
A Case Study
in Business History
Week 4:
?
Party and Faction in the Confederation
Era
Week 5:
?
Canadian Federalism, 1967-1896.
Week 6:
?
The Emergence of the West, 1896-1914.
Week
7:
?
Imperialism and Nationalism in the
Age of Laurier
Week 8:
?
Reform Thought, 1880-1920
Week 9:
?
State and Society During the Great War
Week 10:
?
Insurgent Movements, 1917-1921
Week 11:
?
The Twenties in Canada
Week 12:
?
The Great Depression: Policy and Protest
Week 13:
?
The Second. World War and the Rise of the
Welfare State
Requirements:
?
Students will participate in weekly seminars, read-
ing and reporting (orally) on the equivalent of one
book per seminar from lists to be assigned. The
written assignment is a 15-page review of the liter-
ature in one of the above topics. The course will
be graded "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" based
on these assignments.
1G. ?
.
•
?
SIMON
FRASER UNIVERSITY
.'.New Graduate Course Pronosal Po*
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department: ?
History
?
Course Number:
807
Title: ?
Political and Economic, History of Canada: Part 2
Description:
Examines the evolution of the Canadian state, economic structures,
and political responses since
1945.
Credit flours:
?
Vector:
0-5-0 ?
Prerequisite(s) if situ
:HIST 806-5
To be offered in the spring semester. Includes a research component.
ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment: ?
510 ?
When will the course first be offered:
87-1
How often will the course be offered:
Every second year until graduate enrolment
expands significantly.
JUSTIFICATION:
Thisis_ part
_IT_of_n_expanded_
Hist._836-5._It_
will _provide _
an_opportunity
• for __1.A.studentstogainexperienceinprimaryresearchbeforebeninninqtheir
dissertations.
RESOURCES:
A. Seaoer, V. Strong-Boaq, R. Fisher, D. Cole,
Which Faculty member will normally teach the couraR:__________________________________________
H. Johnston
What are the budgetary implications of mountinR the course:
no additional expense
Are there sufficient Library resources (aooend details)-
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the compet.nce of the Faculty member
to
Rive the course.
c)
Library resources •
?
•
Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies
Couittee:
Yj
?
• Date: è.•''•
Faculty Graduate Studt Coaittee:
4t.(
/4%J'ate:
'1'
Faculty: _—Date:
Nov
19
Senate Graduate Studies Coiittee:
Date:
_
_______________
Senate: ?
• ? Date:
r)
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
History 807
?
A. Seager
Spring 198
?
0
Political and Economic History of Canada: Part II
Content: This course is a continuation
first four weeks will examine
Canadian state, economic stru
responses since 1945. During
each student will present the
research project.
of Hist. 806. The
the evolution of the
tures, and political
the remaining weeks
results of his/her
Outline: ?
Week 1:
?
Canada and the World: Under the Shadow
of the Bomb
Week 2:
?
Quebec/Canada: To the Referendum
Week 3:
?
Regional Development and Sectional
Politics: The "New West"
Week 4:
?
Keynesianism, Economic Crisis, and the
Strange Death of Liberal Canada
Weeks 5-13:Research Topics
Requirements: Each student will research in some depth a topic
related to those covered in the Hist. 808/809
readings. The aim is not to produce a mini-thesis,
but to gain some experience in researching (ad
writing from) primary materials on a strictly
limited subject: for example, "Mackenzie King's
changing industrial-relations policy, 1941-45."
To facilitate dialogue and discussion, the student
giving the presentation will make a copy of his/her
paper available to the class one week in advance.
The final grade will be based on class participation
as well as the research paper.
is
.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
,pew Graduate Course Pronosal Form
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department:
Hi story
Course Nunber:
808
Title:
Social and Cultural History of Canada: Part I
Description:
Examines
_the evolution of social institutions and cultural
values from New France to the dawn of industrial capitalism. Focuses
Credit Hours:
?
5 ?
Vector:
0-5-0 ?
Prerequisite(s) if any:
To be offered in the fall semseter.
ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment:
5-10
When
will the course first be offered:
85-3
110w often will the course be offered:
Every second year until graduate enrolment
expands significantly.
JUSTIFICATION: ?
-
ThisisPartIofanexpandedHist.836-5.Thedepartmentfeels
that better graduate work can be done in seminars offered over two
semesters.
RESOURCES- ?
D. Cole, H. Johnston
Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:
J.Little,R.Fisher,V.Strong-Boag
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
noadditionalexpense
Are there sufficient Library resources (a
p oend details):
?
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the com
p
etence of the Vacuity member to give the course.
c)
Library resources
Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies
?
1
te.
_
2
(c
Faculty Graduate
da
SP
Co ttee
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_t2_.'
flare
?
?
__ (
Faculty: __1)ate:
Nov_Y1JS
Senate Graduate Studies Coraittee: ?
Date:_______________
Senate*
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
History
Fall 198808
??
•
?
J. Little
0
Social and Cultural History of Canada: Part I
Content: ?
This course will examine the evolution of social
institutions and cultural values from the period
of New France to the dawn of industrial capitalism.
Outline: ?
Week 1:
?
Introduction to the Course
Week 2:
?
The Impact of European Contact on the
Amerindians
Week 3:
?
Fur Trade Society
Week 4:
?
Life in a North American Outpost -
Louisbourg
Week 5:
?
Continuity and Change on the Agricultural
Frontier
Week 6:
?
Religious Revivalism
Week 7:
?
Rebellion - 1837-38
Week 8:
?
The Transformation of Rural Society
Week 9:
?
Urban Family and Class Structure at
Mid-Century
Week 10:
?
Literacy and Educational Reform
Week 11:
?
Crime, Poverty, and Madness - the
Institutional Response
Week 12:
?
The Law and Popular Resistance
Week 13:
?
Metis Rebellion
Requirements: ?
Each student will read the equivalent of one book
per week from a list relating to the weekly topics.
The written assignment is a 15-page review of the
literature relating to one of the weekly topics.
The topic will be chosen in week 1 and a preliminary
and abbreviated version of the final essay will be
presented orally in class. The course will be graded
"satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" based on the stu-
dent's weekly participation and written assignment.
fl
11
SIHON FRASER UNIVERSITY
L
New Graduate Course Prorrnsal Vorm
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department: ?
History ?
Course !turther:
809
Title:
Social and Cultural History of Canada: Part II
Description:
Examines the evolution of social institutions and cultural
values during the early 20th century.
Credit Hours:
Vector:
?
0
-5-0
Prerequisite(s) if any:
Hist
808-S
To be offered in the spring semester. Includes a research component.
ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment: ?
510 ?
When will the course first be offered:
86-1
How often will the course be offered:—
Every second year until graduate enrolment
expands significantly.
JUSTIFICATION:
This is part II of an expanded Hist. 836-5. It will provide an
• opportunity for M.A. students to gain experience in primary research
before beginning their dissertations.
RESOURCES:
D. Cole, H. Johnston
Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:
?
Little; R. Fisher, V. Strong-Boag,
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
noadditionalexpense
Are there sufficient Library resources (aooend details):
?
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the com p
etence of the Faculty member to give the course.
c)
Library resources
Approved Departmental Graduate Studies Cor.ittee ._.
9 i
__
bateOCT_
,çgç
Faculty Graduate St
?
Cottee:
CN
Faculty:
?
I&.0
_Date:
N0_U
Senate Graduate Studies Corittee:
Senate:
?
Date:
Date:
) -
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
History 809
?
J. Little
Spring 198
?
0
Social and Cultural History of Canada: Part II
Content: ?
This course is a continuation of Hist. 808. The
first four weeks will examine the evolution of
social institutions and cultural values during the
early twentieth century. During the remaining weeks
each student will present the results of his/her
research project.
Outline: ?
Week 1: ?
The Ranching Frontier
Week 2: ?
Living Conditions in the Industrial City
Week 3:
?
Social Reform Movements
Week 4:
?
Working-Class Culture
Week 5-13: Research Topics
Requirements: ?
Each student will research in some depth a topic
related to those covered in the Hist. 808/809
weekly readings. The aim is not to produce a mini-
thesis, but to gain some experience in researching
primary materials on a strictly limited subject.
Students will work in close consultation with the
professor throughout this project. The student
giving the presentation will make a copy of his/her
paper available to the class one week in advance.
The final grade will be based on class participation
as well as the research paper.
0
SIHON FRASER UNIVERSITY
.Nev Graduate Course Pro
p osal
Form
CALENDAR
INFORMATION:
Department:
?
History ?
course Number:
810
Title: ?
European Social History, Part I
Description:
StateandsocietyinpreindustrialEurope,1500-1750.
Credit Hours: ?
5 ?
Vector: ?
0-5-0 ?
Prerequisite(s) if any:________
To be offered in the fall- semester.
ENROLLMENTANDSCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment: ?
51
0
When will the course first be offered:
_86-3
How often will the course be offered:
Every
year -.
?
-
JUSTIFICATION:
This is part I of an expanded Hist. 927-5. The department fe1s
. that better work can be done in-graduate seminarsoffered over
two semesters.
RESOURCES: ? -
Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:
?
J.
Hutchinson, M.L. Stewart,R. Day
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
?
no additional expense
Are there sufficient Library resources (aDDend details):
?
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the com
p
etence of the Faculty nether to give the course.
c)
Library resources
Approved: Departmental
Faculty Graduate
Graduate
?
lies
Studies
?
Ittee:
Conoittee:_'-I
_'
?
LLILb(
•
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?
Date:
ate:
?
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Faculty: ?
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?
f'1O'J
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Senate Graduate Studies Cotttee:
Date:
Senate: ?
_
Date:
Ct).
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HO 810
Fall 198
J. Hutchinson
0
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
Eurdpeah Social Hisor: Part .1
Conten: ?
The
focus of this course is the relationship
betweeh stáe and society in 'preindustrial
EUopé, 1500-1750. Literatthe to be discussed
Will include general works as well as studies
of such "disorderly" groups as vagrants, crim-
inls, atid the mad.
Outline
?
Week 1 ?
Introduction
Wéék 2: ?
VAgtanc nci Poor Relief in Tudor
Etiglánd
WCék 3: ?
Humanism; the Refbrniâtion and Po'or
Relief
Week
4: ?
POverty and Welfare in France and
Spain
Week 5: ?
Rich and Poor id the VéhCtián Republic
Week 6:
?
Ciithe iñ
.
Eá1y Modern Eiigland
Week 7: ?
and
Crime
Punishment in Early Modern
Europe
Week 8: ?
Houses
Purpose
Of COri-ectioh - Origins and
9
Week
?
Absolution and the Historians
Week 10: Absolutism and Society
Week 11: Poverty in 18th Ceriury France
Week 12: Cameralism and Public Welfare
Week 13: Crime and Society Under the Old Regime
Rçiiient: ?
Each
?
ident will read the equfválent *of one book
per week from a list relating to the weekly
topics. The written assignment is a 15-page
reView of the literáturé relating to one of the
weekly topics. The topic will be chosen in week
1 and a preliminary and abbreviated version of
the final è'ssay will be presehted orally in
class ?
The course will be gradec "satisfactory"
or "unsatisfactory" based on the student's weekly
participãtioñ and written assignment.
.
0
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
S
?
.New-Cradua Course Pronosal Foris
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department:
History ?
Course Nur.ber:
811
Title: ?
European Social .Histor
y
?
Part IL
Description:
State and society in industrializing Eurc.pe. 1750-1850.
Credit Sours:
?
5
?
Vector:
0-5-0 ?
Prerequisite(s) if
snv:Hist. 810-s
To be offered in the spring semester. Includes 'a research component.
ENROLLMENT
AND
SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment:
?
5-10
When will the course first be offered:.
87-1
how often will the course be offered:
Every
year. ?
-
?
-
JUSTIFICATION:
This ispart II of an expanded Hist. 827-5. It will provide
an opportunity for M.A. students to engage in research before
beginning their theses.
RESOURCES:
Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:
J. Hutchinson, M. L. Stewart
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course: no
additional expense
Are there sufficient Library resources (aDDend details):
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the com
p
etence of the Faculty member to give the course.
c)
Library resources
R. Day
Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies Conjttee: -- r
?
('L'
?
bate:
?
•,--
Faculty Graduate udtea ?
ittee:
Faculty: _Pate: _
guI_
94i
r
?
Senate
Graduate Studies
Cortttee:
?
Date:_____________
Senite:
?
Date:_____________
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
History 811 ?
• ?
J. Hutchinson
Fall 198
European Social History: Part II
Contents: State and society in industrializing Europe,
1750-1850. Literature to he discussed will
include general works as well as studies of
such "disorderly" groups as vagrants, crim-
inals, and the mad.
Outline: ?
Week 1:
?
Enlightened Despotism and Social
Reform
Week 2:
?
The Invention of the Penitentiary
Week 3:
?
The 'Warwick School' and the Concept
of Social Crime
Week 4:
?
The Rise of the Asylum
Week 5:
?
Poor Law Reform in England
Week 6:
?
Poverty and Madness in Bourgeois
Europe
Weeks 7-13: Research topics. Each student
will present the results of a
chosen research project.
Requirements: Each student will select a research project
related to those covered in the Hist. 80/
811 weekly readings, and will make extensive
use of both primary and secondary sources.
Students will work in close consultation
with
the
professor, and will make copies of
their papers available to the class one week
prior to their presentation date.
The final grade will be based on class parti-
cipation as well as the research paper.
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'New Graduate Course Pronosal
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CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department:
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812
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Selected Topics Part I
Description:
Credit Hours:
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Vector:
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ENROLLMENT AND
SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment:
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students of history in gaining an appreciation of differing approaches
to historical-issues.
RESOURCES:
Which
Faculty member will normally teach the course:
W. Cleveland, J. Spagnolo, A. CunninghalT
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
no additional expense
Are there sufficient Library resources (aooend details):
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yes
Appended: ?
) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the com
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Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies Committee:_
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HISTORY DEPARTMENT
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History 512
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W. Cleveland
Fall Semester
Political and Cultural History of the Middle East, 1800-1950: Part I
Content: ?
An examination of the changes in political institutions
and cultural values produced by the transition from
empire to nation in the modern Middle East
Outline: ?
Week 1: Introduction to the Sources of Modern Middle
Eastern History
Week 2: Religious Foundations of the Ottoman Imperial
System: Islam and Its Institutions
Week 3: The Temporal Foundations of the Ottoman Imperial
System: Sultanate and Army
Week 4: The System In Transition: Politics and Culture in
Egypt, 1800-1850
Week 5: The System In Transition: Politics and Culture In
the Central Empire, 1600-1856
Week 6: The Historiography of Change: A Discussion of
Modernization Theory
Week 7: Constitutionalism and Autocracy: The Young
Ottomans and Abdul Hamid II
Week 8: The Islamic Reformist Movement
Week 9: Ideological Changes under the Young Turks
Week 10: Egypt's 'Liberal Experiment,' 1920-1936
Week 11: The Foundations of Arab Nationalism
Week 12: The Politics of the Palestine Mandate
Week 13: Interwar Politics and Ideology: A Failure to Replace
The Ottoman System?
Requirements: Each student will read the equivalent of one book per week
from a list relating to the weekly topics. The written
assignment is a 15 page review of the literature relating to
one of the weekly topics. A preliminary version of the final
essay will be presented orally in class. The course will be
graded 'satisfactory' or 'unsatisfactory' based on the
student's weekly participation and written assignment.
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New Graduate Course Pro
posal
Form
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department:
History
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Course Number:
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813
Title:
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Selectec Topics Part II
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Description:______________________________________________________________
Credit Hours: 5
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Vector: 0-5-0
Prerequisite(s)
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To be offered in the spring semester. Includes a research component.
ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment:
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When will the course first be offered:
86-1
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Every second year
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until graduate enrollment
expands significantly.
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This course will provide an opportunity for M.A. students to gain
experience in dealing with conflicting historical interpretations
from a rich secondary literature.
RESOURCES:
W. Cleveland, J. Spagnolo,A.Cunningham
Which
Faculty member will normally teach the course:__________________________________________
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
?
no additional expense
Are there sufficient Library resources (a pp
end details):
?
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the com p
etence of the Faculty member to give the course.
c)
Library resources
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History 613
W. Cleveland
Spring Semester
Political and Cultural Hlst
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600-1950 :
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Content: ?
This course Is a continuation of HIst. 612. The first four
weeks will consist of an examination of different interpre-
tations of selected Issues on twentieth century political and
cultural history. During the remaining weeks each student
will present the results of his/her research project.
Outline: ?
Week 1: The Historiography of the Arab Revolt and the
Postwar Settlement
Week 2: The Mandate System as a Catalyst f or Political and
Cultural Change
Week 3: The Role of Islam as the Ideology of Political Protest
Week 4: Three Perspectives on Cultural Identity: Taha Husayn,
Seti' al-Husn, and Michel Aflaq
Weeks' 5-13: Research Topics
Requirements: Each student will research in
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some depth a topic related to
those covered In the Hist. 812/813 weekly readings. The aim
Is not to produce a mini-thesis, but to enable students to gain
some experience in researching secondary materials - and
when possible primary sources - on a clearly defined topic.
Students will work In close consultation with the Instructor
throughout this project. The student giving the presentation
will make a copy of his/her paper available to the class one
week In advance.
The final grade will be based on both class participation and
the research paper.
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To
............ J.. .1.... .Little.,. . .Cha.ir.man .........
........... Htor.y..Grua.t. Studies .......
Committee
Subject .......
H.is.tor.y. . radute Pr.oposals...
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Date..
.Octobex. .29.,.. 195.........................
I have examined the proposed revisions to the
History Graduate Programme and it is clear that they
impose no new obligations on the Library. The new
courses are limited to areas in which the Library
collects extensively and maintenance of these subjects
fails well within the parameters of our current collections
policies.
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