HIST 326: Contemporary Canada: Canada After 1945 focuses on social change and social conflict since 1945. Beginning with a study of the Cold War in the immediate aftermath of World War II, it demonstrates both official and popular efforts to create a conservative society in which dissent was suppressed, class, sexual and racial hierarchies were maintained, and the United States was the arbiter of political, economic, and cultural correctness. It then examines the social pressures that challenged such an agenda in the decades following the war. Included in the study of social conflicts are the emergence of the women’s movement, movements of Native peoples and visible-minority groups, as well as the Quebec independence movement and movements of regional resistance to the perceived federal agenda.
Outline
Unit 1: The Cold War
Unit 2: Nation of Immigrants
Unit 3: Social History of the Post-War Period
Unit 4: The Changing Status of Women
Unit 5: Nationalism and Regionalism
Evaluation
To receive credit for HIST 326, 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
20%
Assignment 2
20%
Assignment 3
20%
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.
All assignments are essays of about 2000 words each. The essays are based on course readings as well as supplementary readings, for which suggestions will be made.
Materials
Finkel, Alvin. 2012. Our Lives: Canada after 1945, 2nd edition. Toronto: James Lorimer (Print)
Other Materials
All other materials will be available to students 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 326 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent)on the examination.
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