History 224 is designed to give you an overview of what life may have been like during various periods for different groups of residents that occupied the region we now know as Canada. The “may have been” is important here—while this course presents numerous facts, it also pays close attention to the debates among historians about how to weave the facts together. Some of the course materials focus on the powerful decision-makers of the societies at the time, while others focus on the lives of ordinary people. Still others look at the interaction of the ruling élites and the masses. Throughout the course, issues of race, gender, and social class receive considerable attention since these categories played an important role in determining the life chances of individuals.
Outline
Unit 1: First and Second Peoples
Unit 2: Canada in the Period of French Colonialism
Unit 3: British Conquest
Unit 4: Establishing a “British” North America: The Atlantic Colonies and the West
Unit 5: Establishing a “British” North America: The Canada's
Unit 6: A Changing Social Order: Industrial Revolution and Confederation
Evaluation
To receive credit for HIST 224, you must complete Assignment 1, Assignment 2, and the Final Examination and receive a grade of 50 per cent or better on the final examination and a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
30%
Assignment 2
30%
Final Exam
40%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Conrad, Margaret, Alvin Finkel and Donald Fyson. History of the Canadian Peoples: Beginnings to 1867, Vol. 1, 7th ed. Toronto: Pearson Education, 2019. (eText)
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the HIST 224 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.