Dr. Matthew Neufeld

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Matthew Neufeld is a historian specializing in early modern Britain and Europe, with a focus on the social and cultural history of war. He is committed to fostering historical thinking and connecting past events to the present for his students and the wider public. Neufeld enjoys making the study of history engaging and teaches a variety of courses at the University of Saskatchewan. His teaching covers topics such as War, Violence, and Religion in Early Modern Europe, and he supervises MA and doctoral students interested in social and cultural history from 1650 to 1750. Neufeld's research explores the impacts of warfare on social changes and state formation in post-Reformation Britain and Europe. In 2022, he was awarded an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to research the treatment of prisoners of war, studying historical perspectives and moral decision-making related to military conflicts in the 18th century.

Research Interests

Early Modern Britain Early Modern Europe War Society War State Formation War Welfare War Medicine Naval Maritime History Healthcare

Awards

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Fellow

2018-06-01

Courses

Hist 477.3 War, Violence, Religion in Early Modern Europe Hist 319.3 War in the German Lands Hist 233.3 War Medicine from Paracelsus to Penicillin Hist 145.3 War in the Early Modern European World Hist 884.3 Historical Writing Hist 444.3 Social Cultural History in Early Modern Britain Hist 241.3 Modern Britain and Empires, 1700-1950 Hist 883.3 Historical Methods Hist 240.3 Early Modern Britain, 1530-1700 Hist 397.3 Approaches to History Hist 125.3 Britain and the British Empires Hist 246.6 The Rise and Fall of Imperial Britain Hist 122.3 Europe in the Age of Mass Culture Hist 498.3 Gender and Family in Early Modern Britain

Requirements for University of Saskatchewan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:86
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard university-wide graduate requirements apply to most arts and science departments unless otherwise specified by the program.