HIST 225 provides a survey of Canada's political, social, and economic development from 1867 to the present. The course focuses on the impact of social developments on political changes as well as vice versa.
Outline
Unit 1: Inventing Canada, 1867–1914
Unit 2: Economy and Society in the Industrial Age, 1867–1914
Unit 3: Booms, Busts, and Wars, 1914–1945
Unit 4: Reinventing Canada, 1945–1975
Unit 5: Post-Modern Canada, 1976–2018
Evaluation
To receive credit for HIST 225, you must complete all of the assignments, achieve a mark of at least 50 percent on the final examination, and obtain a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1 (Units 1 and 2)
30%
Assignment 2 (Units 3 and 4)
30%
Final Examination (All units)
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. 2019. History of the Canadian Peoples: Volume 2: 1867 to the Present. 7th ed. Toronto: Pearson Education. (eText)
All other materials, including an extensive study guide and assigned readings, are available online
Challenge for credit
Overview
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 225 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.