KPU History endeavours to offer each upper-level course at least once, during a two-year period (including Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters), faculty resources permitting. See below for information on courses available by Guided Study.
Availability of History Courses:
Courses at the 1000 and 2000 level are offered in a regular rotation whenever possible. Courses with high demand, such as Canadian and World History are ordinarily offered on each campus (Surrey, Richmond, and Langley). Remember that a broad grounding in lower-level history is often more appropriate than a narrowly-defined focus. If you complete a broad range of introductory courses you will be much better prepared to complete our upper-level courses successfully. Upper-level courses are usually offered on the Surrey Campus, but we endeavour to offer 2-3 upper-level courses in Richmond each year.
Course Plan Fall 2024 - Summer 2025:
Please note that these courses and their delivery modes are subject to change; this information is provided only to facilitate your course planning. The registration guide and timetable is the only official source of our course offerings and the mode/location of delivery.
| Courses number | Course Name | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 |
| HIST 1100 | Reel History Hist through Film | X | ||
| HIST 1105 | Changemakers | X | ||
| HIST 1110 | Kanata: Indigenous Histories in Canada | X | X | |
| HIST 1113 | Canada To 1867 | X | X | X |
| HIST 1114 | Canada 1867-1982 | X | X | X |
| HIST 1125 | Great Transformations | X | ||
| HIST 1130 | 20th Century Wrld I: 1900-1945 | X | X | X |
| HIST 1131 | 20TH Century Wrld II:1945-Pres | X | X | |
| HIST 1145 | American History 1607-1876 | X | X | |
| HIST 1146 | American History 1877-1989 | X | X | |
| HIST 1150 | Intr. to Traditional East Asia | X | X | |
| HIST 1160 | Intro to South Asian History | X | ||
| HIST 2101 | Europe in the Middle Ages | X | X | |
| HIST 2156 | Martial Arts of China & Japan | X | ||
| HIST 2200 | Making History | X | ||
| HIST 2300 | History of World Civilizations | X | ||
| HIST 2350 | Late Imperial China | X | ||
| HIST/ASIA 2351 | Opium, Alcohol, & Tobacco in Asian History & Culture | X | ||
| HIST/ASIA 2355 | The Chinese Overseas | X | ||
| HIST 2375 | Japan under the Shoguns | X | ||
| HIST 3140 | Environment & Society E. Asia | X | ||
| HIST 3145 | Intro to EcoActivist Movements | X | ||
| HIST 3329 | The Medieval Mediterranean | X | ||
| HIST 3340 | The Civil War and Reconstruction | X | ||
| HIST 3347 | The United States since 1945 | X | ||
| HIST 3360 | British India 1857 to 1947 | X | ||
| HIST 3370 | History of Modern Japan | X | ||
| HIST 3394 | The Two World Wars | X | ||
| HIST 4400 | Applications of History | X | ||
| HIST 4405 | Doing Digital History: Apps, Video Games, and the Future of the Past | X | ||
| HIST 4450 | China and the West | X | ||
| HIST 4497 | Canada and World War II | X | ||
| HIST 4499 | Selected Topics in History | X | X | X |
**4499 Special Topic Titles:
Fall 2024: TBA
Spring 2025: TBA
Summer 2025: TBA
Please make an appointment with an Arts Degree Advisor for further information on how these courses will fit into your program: Advisor Connect
Guided Study
Since History is a relatively small department, the number of courses offered in a given academic semester may be limited. However, courses may also be offered as guided study courses, in a one-on-one or small group format. In order to complete a course by guided study you must follow the steps outlined below:
1. Make an appointment with one of the Arts Advisors (using the Advisor Connect system) who will guide you through the completion of the guided study paperwork and ensure that you meet the following criteria:
- you must have successfully completed or received transfer credit for a minimum of twelve (12) semester credit hours at Kwantlen
- you must have achieved a minimum CGPA of 3.00
- your enrollment in a guided study must not result in exceeding the normal academic workload for your student's program
- you must be currently enrolled in at least one (1) other course at Kwantlen (SFAREGS banner report)
2. With the assistance of the Arts Advisor, contact the faculty member(s) who ordinarily teaches the course and ascertain whether that faculty member is willing to teach the course by guided study. This decision rests solely with the faculty member.
3. The Dean's Office will issue the final approval for the guided study course. This can take up to six weeks during busy periods of the semester, so please ensure that your paperwork is completed at least 2 months before the planned start date of the course.