History

Committed to preserving, exploring, and enhancing knowledge of the human past with a focus on modern Canadian history and Medieval history, the Department of History at St. Jerome’s University focuses on people, nations, landscapes, ideas, events, politics, religion, and social constructs such as race, gender, class, age, and ethnicity.

Our programs and courses are designed and delivered to stimulate students’ intellectual curiosity and critical thinking, leading to a well-rounded education and finely-tuned skill set including research, writing, and analysis.

Research interests and expertise within the department include Canadian foreign and defence policy, with an emphasis on Asia, Medieval environmental history, and the history of gender and the body.

History undergraduate studies

St. Jerome's University's Department of History offers programs and academic plans that include three and four year General History, Honours History, Honours History (Arts  and Business Co-op and Regular), Joint Honours History, Specializations in History, and a History Minor. Our academically registered students are co-registered in the Faculty of Arts and obtain their degree from the University of Waterloo.

The courses offered by the St. Jerome's University History department are listed below.
 
For information on academic plans please visit History on the Programs and Plans section of the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar.

Faculty

Steven Bednarski, Professor

Jane Nicholas, Professor

Contract academic staff

Catherine Briggs

Eduardo Fabbro

Michael Fulton

Dan Hutter

Courses

The following courses are offered at St. Jerome's University in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Winter 2025

Course Course title Campus Instructor
HIST 236/LS 236 Law and Society in the Middle Ages STJ Hutter
HIST 254 Canada Since 1867: A New Nation STJ Touhey
HIST 313 History of the Family in North America STJ Nicholas
HIST 342 Cold War Canada STJ Touhey
HIST 374 Canada's Social History STJ Nicholas
HIST 422 Special Topics in History: Gender and Writing of History STJ Nicholas
HIST 450 Making History STJ Touhey

Spring 2025

Course Course title Campus Instructor
HIST 391 Special Topics in History: Cold War Espionage - Seminar STJ Touhey

Fall 2024
Course Course title Campus Instructor
HIST 103 Canadian History Through Biography STJ Nicholas
HIST 113 Canadian Business History: Innovators and Entrepreneurs STJ Briggs
HIST 115/MEDVL 115 Crusading Through the Middle Ages STJ Fulton
HIST 210/CLAS 210/LS 235 History of Ancient Law STJ Hutter
HIST 260/MEDVL 260 Medieval Europe c.300-c.1500 STJ Bednarski
HIST 318 History of Sexuality: The Modern Period STJ Nicholas
HIST 391 Special Topics in History: Canada-US Relations Seminar STJ Touhey

View the complete listing of HIST courses in the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar