A sample course outline may include the following topics.
Note: Content may vary according to the instructor’s selection of topics.
Classroom instruction will include both lectures and seminar discussions. Lectures will provide instruction on weekly topics with opportunities for student inquiry and discussion. Seminars will encourage active class participation in the analysis of assigned primary and secondary readings. Classroom instruction may also include facilitation of student-led projects, student presentations on specific readings and/or topics, and other types of student-led activities. Classroom instruction may also include tutorials and workshops on transferrable skills, including research methods, academic citation practice, and presentation skills.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College student evaluation policy. Students may conduct research with human participants as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans.
Students will have opportunities to build and refine their research capacity and historical thinking skills through assessments appropriate to the level of the course. There will be at least three separate assessments, which may include a combination of midterm and final exams; research essays; primary document analysis assignments and essays; quizzes; map tests; in-class and online written assignments; seminar presentations; student assignment portfolios; group projects; creative projects; class participation.
The value of each assessment and evaluation, expressed as a percentage of the final grade, will be listed in the course outline distributed to students at the beginning of the term. Specific evaluation criteria will vary according to the instructor’s assessment of appropriate evaluation methods.
An example of one evaluation scheme:
Class Participation (Quizzes, presentations, discussion) 20%
Abstracts (2x5%) 10%
Historiographic Essay 30%
Analytic Essay 10%
Midterm 15%
Final Exam 15%
At the conclusion of the course, successful students will be able to demonstrate historical thinking skills, research skills, critical thinking skills and communication skills appropriate to the level of the course by:
Textbooks and Course Readers may be chosen from the following list, to be updated periodically.
An instructor’s custom Course Reader may be required. Additional online resources may also be assigned. Additional reading lists and links to specific resources also may be provided online or in the instructor’s course outline.
Arnold, John. History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Claus, Peter, and John Marriott. History: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice. Toronto: Pearson, 2012.
Hoefferle, Caroline. The Essential Historiographical Reader. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011.
Hughes-Warrington, Marnie ed. The History on Film Reader. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Popkin, Jeremy. From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Rosenstone, Robert. History on Film / Film on History. 3rd ed. New York: Longman, 2017.
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Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for HIST 1180 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX HUMN 1XX (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU HIST 1XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU HIST 1XXX (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG HIST 1XXX (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU HIST 2XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU HIST 1XXX (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU HIST 1XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO HIST_O 1st (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV HIST_V 1st (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV HIST 1XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC HSTR 1XX (1.5) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU HIST 2nd (3) |
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
17483
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Thu | Instructor Last Name
Schutts
Instructor First Name
Jeff
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Course Status
Open
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