Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2025 - HIST 494 D100

Honours Seminar (4)

Class Number: 3913

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 12:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Admission to the honours program in history.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to SFU historians and their research, in which students will engage the scholarly community in a cohort-specific project. Students with credit for HIST 305 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

An introduction to SFU historians and their research, in which History Honours students will engage the scholarly community in a cohort-specific project.

In Fall 2025 students will meet with  SFU faculty and guest speakers who work with historical methods in a broad and flexible sense, including community activists, interdisciplinary scholars, librarians, school teachers and creative artistes.

A digital project, completed in small groups, will be the final assessed work and it will be exhibited to the SFU community before the end of spring term. The project will reflect input garnered from  the work of guests to the seminar.

Prerequisite: Admission to the honours program in history.

Students with credit for HIST 305 may not take this course for further credit.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Weekly readings will be set as per the wishes of visiting faculty and will be made available on Canvas . Close reading and engagement are compulsory practices for this seminar.


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.