DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY PARTICIPATION IN TMU MINORS
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY PARTICIPATION IN TMU MINORS
Toronto Metropolitan University’s bachelor’s degree includes opportunities to broaden student expertise and pursue interests beyond their individual programs through completing one or two Minors (each consisting of six one-semester courses). The Department of History actively engages in several of them, which students may take entirely within one department or through multi-disciplinary approaches across two or more departments. Complete listings of TMU’s Minors and the courses included in each of them may be read in the Undergraduate Calendar.
The Department of History teaches its own disciplinary specific Minor. It also participates in the following multi-disciplinary initiatives.
· The Minor in Middle East and North Africa Studies explores the peoples, cultures, and histories of the region. History administers this Minor and contributes through courses on Ancient Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, the modern Middle East, and science and technology in the area from antiquity to the present. Students also may choose courses from other departments on topics such as religion, philosophy, film, and Arabic language and literature.
· The Department of Sociology oversees the Caribbean Studies Minor, which focuses on the area’s history, culture, and literature, with a special emphasis on the ways in which racial identity, colonialism, migration, and diasporic connections have shaped the region. Specific courses focus on such themes as families, tourism, artists, and thinkers, with our department contributing through its course on the History of the Caribbean.
· Department of History courses in museology and heritage management feature prominently in the Curatorial Studies Minor managed by the School of Image Arts. Other courses examine art history, film, and curatorial practices. Like History’s offerings, they integrate class visits to cultural institutions in Toronto to learn how professionals in the field approach their careers and responsibilities.
· One of the newer opportunities at TMU is the Black Studies Minor. It covers the histories and cultures of Black diasporas from a global perspective, including the strategies of resistance and community mobilization that Black activists and their allies have employed to confront oppression and injustice. The Department of History contributes courses on such themes as colonialism, Africa and the African diaspora, and the experiences of Black Canadians and Americans. The Department of English administers this Minor, which also incorporates courses on fashion, the criminal justice system, music, and the media.
· The LGBTQ2S+ Studies Minor, managed by the Department Sociology, is another recent addition. It explores Canadian and international histories and cultures of LGBTQ2S+ identities, communities, anti-LGBTQ2S+ attitudes and actions, and strategies of LGBTQ2S+ resistance. The Department of History presents courses on LGBTQ2S+ histories and the history of human rights as part of this Minor, which includes offerings on such topics as public policy, fashion, literature, and law.
Note: History students may take any of these or any of TMU’s other Minors except for the History Minor.