History (HIST) 330

Overview

History 330 is designed to provide you with an understanding of some of the main currents in Canadian social history from the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century to the onset of industrialization in the latter half of the 19th century.

Outline

Unit 1

• Section 1.1: Introduction to Canadian Social History
• Section 1.2: First Nations and European Contact
• Section 1.3: Introduction to Primary Sources- Early Missionary Accounts
• Section 1.4: New Perspectives on the Role of Women During the Fur Trade Era

Unit 2

• Section 2.1: Introduction to New France
• Section 2.2: Women in New France
• Section 2.3: Neglected Aspects of Community and Family in New France
• Section 2.4: Aims, Aspirations, and the End of New France

Unit 3

• Section 3.1: Upper Canada and the Loyalists
• Section 3.2: The Trials and Tribulations of Immigrating and Emigrating
• Section 3.3: Economy and Work in Upper Canada
• Section 3.4: Violence and Confrontation in Colonial Society

Unit 4

• Section 4.1: Reassessing Canada’s First Industrial Revolution
• Section 4.2: Working Class Culture, Race and the Tavern

Evaluation

To receive credit for HIST 330, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

History 330 is an online internet based course. All materials are available online either through links provided in the study guide, via the library or the digital reading room.

Other Materials

The course materials also include a study guide and a reading file.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, and intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the HIST 373 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the entire challenge examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form