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 2026 - Spring 2027:
Please note that these courses 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.
| Course | Course Number | Course Name | Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 |
| HIST | 1100 | Reel History: History through Film | ✓ | |
| HIST | 1105 | Changemakers: 12 Little-known Individuals Who Changed the World | ✓ | |
| HIST | 1113 | Cultures in Collision: Canada to 1867 | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIST | 1114 | Forged in Fire: Canada since 1867 | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIST | 1130 | Empires in Arms: Twentieth Century World 1900-1945 | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIST | 1131 | Atom Bombs to the Internet: Twentieth Century World 1945-2000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIST | 1145 | Expansion, Revolution, & Civil War: American History 1607-1865 | ✓ | |
| HIST | 1146 | World Wars, Reform, & Cold War: American History 1865-1960 | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIST | 1150 | Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Introduction to East Asian History | ✓ | |
| HIST | 2102 | Europe 1450 to 1789 | ✓ | |
| HIST/ASIA | 2156 | Martial Arts of China and Japan | ✓ | |
| HIST | 2200 | Making History | ✓ | |
| HIST/ASIA | 2355 | The Chinese Overseas: A Global History of Chinese Migration | ✓ | |
| HIST/ASIA | 2365 | Pathways to Nirvana: Cultural History of Buddhism | ✓ | |
| HIST | 2375 | Japan under the Shoguns, 1600 to 1868 | ✓ | |
| HIST/ASIA | 3140 | Environment and Society in East Asia | ✓ | |
| HIST | 3329 | The Medieval Mediterranean | ✓ | |
| HIST | 3346 | History of the American Revolution 1760-1791 | ✓ | |
| HIST | 3347 | The United States since 1945 | ✓ | |
| HIST | 3360 | British India 1857 to 1947 | ✓ | |
| HIST | 3370 | History of Modern Japan | ✓ | |
| HIST | 4400 | Applications of History | ✓ | |
| HIST | 4420 | Europe in the "Age of the Dictators" | ✓ | |
| HIST | 4450 | China and the West | ✓ | |
| HIST | 4490 | History of British Columbia | ✓ | |
| HIST | 4499 | Selected Topics in History | ✓ |
**4499 Special Topic Titles:
Summer 2026: "Cultural History of Yoga"
Fall 2026: "History in Action"
Fall 2026: "Ancestry & Biography in History"
**1190 Topic Titles:
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.