HIS621A

This course was developed specifically to represent an Atlantic Canadian perspective within our national context. The course is organized into thematic units which address persistent questions in Canada’s development as a nation. These questions form the basis for five of the six units in the course: Globalization, Development, Sovereignty, Governance, and Justice. The sixth unit, Independent Study, engages students in a specific piece of historical research. The course emphasizes the importance of student inquiry and research using historiography and the historical method in the examination of Canada’s history. Key topics studied through these approaches include, but are not limited to, First Nations, Colonialism, Confederation, World Wars, Free Trade, Constitutional Issues, Canada’s Role in the Global Community, Industrialization, Human Rights Issues, and Immigration/Migration.

This course is offered in 2025-2026 (alternating years with History 621B)