At the master's level students undertake research in diverse areas corresponding to the expertise and interests of faculty members. The program includes a co-op option.

The Department participates in the collaborative programs in Women’s Studies and in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the master's level, allowing students to specialize in one of these areas.

The program operates within the general framework of the general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) of the University of Ottawa, which are posted on the FGPS website.

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.history.uottawa.ca/

ALLINA, Eric, Associate Professor
African history historical methods; imperial & colonial history; slavery

ANCTIL, Pierre, Full Professor
Jewish history in Montreal; Yiddish literature in Montreal; history of immigration in Canada

BEHIELS, Michael, Full Professor
History of Modern Canada with an emphasis on political, ideological and constitutional development pertaining to the Canadian federal system and Quebec's role within the federation

BÉLANGER, Damien-Claude, Assistant Professor
Canadian intellectual history with a special focus on Quebec; Canadian-American relations

BÉLISLE, Jean-François, Assistant Professor
Evolution of the industrial and small-scale production in the 19th Century; Quechua and Mayan identity and the textile tradition

BEN REJEB, Lotfi
United States History (18th-19th century); relations United States-Islamic World; African-American History

BISCHOFF, Peter, Associate Professor
Economic history and of the working class in Canada; history of Quebec, economy and work.

BOCK, Michel, Cross-appointment
Histoire de la francophonie canadienne; de l'Ontario français et du Québec; histoire intellectuelle et politique; évolution de la problématique identitaire au Canada français

CELLARD, André, Full Professor
Evolution of measures of social control; Criminal alienation; Sociology of "mental illness"; History of confinement; Social history of Quebec

CONNORS, Richard, Associate Professor
Early modern Britain, modern Britain, British Empire

COOK, Sharon, Full Professor
Women's history; educational history; women and educational pressure groups; women and evangelical religion; gender issues in education; history of health education; including anti-alcohol and anti-tobacco

CRAIG, Béatrice, Full Professor
Socio-economic and socio-cultural impacts of the emergence of industrial capitalism on Atlantic societies

DAVIDSON, Naomi, Assistant Professor
Islam in France; immigration; the Mediterranean world

DURFLINGER, Serge, Associate Professor
Post-Confederation Canada; Canadian military and diplomatic history; war and society

FIANU, Kouky, Associate Professor
French Medieval history (13th-15th century); production and social practices of the written word; history of notaries; book craftsmen in the Middle Ages

FLOREZ-MALAGON, Alberto, Associate Professor
Culture and power; cultural studies and cultural history; postcolonial and subaltern studies

FRENETTE, Yves, Full Professor
History of North-American Francophones; immigration; ethnicity

GAFFIELD, Chad, Full Professor
Canadian social history

GAUDIN, Corinne, Associate Professor
Late 19th-century early 20th century Russian rural society ; Impact of World War I on the Russian provinces

GELFAND, Toby, Cross-appointment
History of the medical profession; bio-medical sciences and disease; ethnicity and medical science in modern France

GRABOWSKI, Jan, Associate Professor
Holocaust; Amerindians in Canada; New France

GREEN, Adam, Adjunct Professor
Canadian-American relations (social, cultural, identity), 20th century Canada; 20th century United States; social gospel / moral reform

GWYN, Julian, Emeritus Professor
History of the British Isles 1680-1980; the colonial era of American History, pre-confederation Nova Scotia

HEAP, Ruby, Full Professor
Women's history: history of education and of the professions in 19th and 20th century Canada

JAENEN, Cornelius, Emeritus Professor
Franco-Amerindian relations; New France; Canadian history: native peoples, religious and educational aspects; ethnic studies

KESHEN, Jeffrey, Full Professor
20th century Canadian political and military history

KITSIKIS, Dimitri, Emeritus Professor
International relations; Greek-Turkish relations; China

KRANAKIS, Eda, Associate Professor
History of technology; history of European integration

LESSARD, Micheline, Assistant Professor
History of Vietnam; history of Southeast Asia; history of women in Asia

MCWATTERS, Cheryl Susan, Full Professor

MURRAY, Heather, Assistant Professor
U.S. history, especially post 1945; history of private life; especially history of family life; history of gender/sexuality; history of emotions; history of therapeutic cultures; cultural and intellectual history

MURTHY, Viren, Adjunct Professor
Modern Chinese intellectual history; modern Japanese intellectual history; Marxism and historiography

PANTALONY, David, Adjunct Professor

PERRAS, Galen, Associate Professor
20th century American military and diplomatic history; Canadian-American relations; international relations in the pacific world in the 20th century; Commonwealth military relations

PERRIER, Sylvie, Associate Professor
History of early modern Europe and France; sociocultural history of the family; history of French law, 17th-18th centuries

RAPLEY, Elizabeth, Adjunct Professor
History of the ancien régime France

RIDER, Peter, Adjunct Professor
Public and material history of the atlantic provinces

SEFERDJELI, Ryme, Assistant Professor
Modern Middle Eastern and North African history; women and gender history (Middle East and North Africa)

ST-ONGE, Nicole, Associate Professor
History of the Metis; Canadian West; oral history; ethnohistory

STANLEY, Timothy, Full Professor
Antiracism; antiracist history; Chinese Canadian and British Columbia history; post-colonialism and cultural studies

STOLARIK, M. Mark, Full Professor
Slovak immigration to North America; immigration to North America

TERRETTA, Meredith, Assistant Professor
Political and cultural history of Central Africa; nationalism; post-colonialism; historiography

VOURKOUTIOTIS, Vasilis, Associate Professor
Modern Germany / Europe; military affairs and international law; diplomacy and international relations

Students must have an honours BA in history (or the equivalent) with a minimum average of 70 per cent (B) before they can be considered for admission. The department may require a written or oral entrance examination.

Collaborative Program in Women's Studies at the Master's Level

The Department of History is a participating unit in the collaborative program in women's studies at the master's level. This program has been established for students wishing to enrich their training in history by including an interdisciplinary component in Women's Studies. The specific requirements of the collaborative program include two core courses and a thesis or major research paper on a topic related to Women's studies. Only one of the core "FEM" courses will be counted for credit towards the requirements of the master's with thesis option.

Students should normally apply for admission to the Women's studies collaborative program at the same time as they apply for admission to the master's program in history.

For further details, please consult the Women’s Studies program on the FGPS website.

Collaborative Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the Master’s Level

The Department of History is a participating unit in the collaborative program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the Master's level. This program has been established for students wishing to enrich their training in History by including an interdisciplinary component in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The specific requirements of the collaborative program include two core courses in medieval studies and a thesis on a topic related to Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Students should apply for admission to the collaborative program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the same time they apply for admission to the master’s program in History.

For further details, please consult the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program on the FGPS website.

Co-op Option

MA in History

• The successful completion of 12 credits at the graduate level and the preparation and effective defence of a thesis (HIS7999) before a board of at least two examiners, members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and presided over by the Chairperson of the Department or his representative. The master's thesis should be between 125 and 150 pages in length.
• The successful completion of 18 credits at the graduate level plus a research paper (HIS6999). The research paper must receive the approval of the supervisor and a passing grade from the reader. The research paper should be about 50 pages in length.

Collaborative Program in Women's Studies

• Two compulsory courses:
FEM5300 FEMINIST THEORIES (3cr.)
FEM5103 FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES (3cr.)

Students must complete the two compulsory courses before their first registration for the major research paper or thesis.

• A thesis or major research paper on a topic related to women, gender, feminism or sexualities. The proposed topic must be approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee as well as by the student’s primary program. The thesis or major research paper must demonstrate knowledge of feminist scholarship in the field or fields appropriate to the topic, and of feminist methodologies where applicable.
• The thesis supervisor must possess Women’s Studies and/or feminist expertise. In the case of a major research paper, the supervisor should, ideally, possess Women’s Studies and/or feminist expertise. If not, one of the readers must possess such expertise. Joint supervision by a professor from the participating unit and a professor chosen by the WSGC may be appropriate in some cases.
• Thesis or Major Research Paper Proposal: The thesis or major research paper proposal must be approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee as well as by the primary program. Usually the thesis or major research paper proposal is submitted to women’s studies by the end of the third session of the first year of studies. For the primary programs that do not require a proposal, students must still submit a proposal to the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee.
• Examiner or Reader: One of the examiners (for the thesis) or reader (for the major research paper) must be a person approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee.
• The passing grade in all courses is C+. Students who fail two courses (equivalent to 6 credits) must withdraw from the program.

Collaborative Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

• MDV5100 Medieval and Renaissance Studies Research Methods and Tools (3cr.)
OR

• MDV5500 Méthodes et outils de recherche des études médiévales et de la Renaissance (3cr.)
AND

• MDV5900 Séminaire de recherche interdisciplinaire / Interdisciplinary Research Seminar (3cr.)

Language Requirements

Co-op Option

• Be registered full-time.
• Maintain a 7.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Obtain a satisfactory grade (P) for each co-op work term.

Duration of program

Residence

Minimum standards

Academic Unit Coordinates