OntarioLearn Course Details Start at 01/13/2026
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Course Details
| Course Title |
The History of Chocolate |
| Conestoga Course Code |
OLRN1626 |
| Host College |
Sheridan College |
| OntarioLearn Course Code |
SH-CULT70001G |
| Start Date |
01/13/2026 |
| End Date |
04/21/2026 |
| Course Fee |
$381.50 |
| Hours |
42 |
| Pre-requisites |
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| Course Description |
Students survey the 4000-year-old history of chocolate: from its ancient Mesoamerican origins as a bitter drink of ritual and medicine, to the growth of a modern "chocolate culture" and its place as a mass-produced globalized product of the twentieth century. Students investigate how chocolate came to be imported into Europe by the Spanish during the sixteenth century and transformed into a sugary drink of the nobility, as well as its later importance to colonization, the slave trade and the Industrial Revolution. Explore current academic research on the topic and encounter a wide range of primary sources including art, literature, and the economic and administrative documents of daily life. Students will have the opportunity to analyse several primary sources (historical documents, paintings, photographs, and maps) relevant to the study of chocolate's cultural history. |
| Midterm Exam Format |
No exam requirement |
| Final Exam Format |
No exam requirement |
| Other Evaluation Details |
Analyses 30%, Quizzes 30%, Research Project 40% |
| Minimum Passing Mark |
50 |
| Mandatory Chats |
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| Mandatory Group Work |
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| Other Details |
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| Platform |
d2l/brightspace |
| Computer Software Requirements |
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| Additional |
We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change. |
| Textbook Information |
Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated. |
Textbooks
| Textbook Title |
The True History of Chocolate |
Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic Wo |
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| Author |
Sophie Coe and Michael Coe |
Marcy Norton |
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| Publisher |
Thames and Hudson |
Cornell University Press |
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| Edition |
3rd |
1st |
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| ISBN |
TBA |
TBA |
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| Special Instructions |
Required |
Recommended |
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