X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
History (HIST)
Department of History, College of Arts
Courses marked (H) are designed as honours courses.
Access to all 4000 level history courses is restricted to students in the B.A. Honours program who have completed at least 10.00 university credits and who have achieved at least a 70% average in all history course attempts. Students in a general program wishing to take these courses must obtain the permission of instructors concerned. Students wishing to take a 3000-level course must have completed at least 7.50 credits in university courses.
Students wishing to take a 2000-level course must have completed at least 2.00 credits in university courses. The History Department advises students entering semester 2 who wish to take a 2000-level course to enroll in one of the core courses (HIST*2100, HIST*2450 and HIST*2600) that offer additional instructional support. Students should note the prerequisite requirements of upper level courses in planning their individual programs
Area of Concentration (General Program)
A minimum of 5.00 credits in History is required as follows:
Core Requirements – 1.50 credits
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1. required courses
HIST*1050 [0.50] Invitation to History HIST*2450 [0.50] The Practising Historian -
2. one of the following courses:
HIST*1010 [0.50] Early Modern Europe HIST*1150 [0.50] The Modern World HIST*1250 [0.50] Science and Technology in a Global Context
History Electives – 3.50 credits
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3. 1.50 credits at the 3000-level (excluding HIST*3470 and HIST*3480)
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4. 2.00 additional credits in History
Note: With the permission of the department, students may select as part of their program 0.50 credits outside the History Department such as ECON*2420, ECON*3730, EURO*4050.
Major (Honours Program)
A minimum of 8.50 credits in History courses is required as follows:
Core Requirements – 2.00 credits
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1. required courses
HIST*1050 [0.50] Invitation to History HIST*2450 [0.50] The Practising Historian -
2. one of the following courses:
HIST*1010 [0.50] Early Modern Europe HIST*1150 [0.50] The Modern World HIST*1250 [0.50] Science and Technology in a Global Context -
3. one of the following courses:
HIST*2100 [0.50] Pre-Confederation Canada HIST*2600 [0.50] Post-Confederation Canada
History Electives:
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4. 2.00 credits at the 4000-level
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5. 4.50 additional credits in History
Distribution requirements for the major:
History courses must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credit is completed in each of the following fields (see list of acceptable courses below):
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Premodern History
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Global History
Note: Honours students in History may, with the permission of the department, take up to 1.00 credits from outside the department such as ECON*2420, ECON*3730, EURO*4050.
Minor (Honours Program)
A minimum of 5.00 credits in History courses is required as follows:
Core Requirements – 2.00 credits
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1. required courses
HIST*1050 [0.50] Invitation to History HIST*2450 [0.50] The Practising Historian -
2. one of the following courses:
HIST*1010 [0.50] Early Modern Europe HIST*1150 [0.50] The Modern World HIST*1250 [0.50] Science and Technology in a Global Context -
3. one of the following courses:
HIST*2100 [0.50] Pre-Confederation Canada HIST*2600 [0.50] Post-Confederation Canada
History Electives:
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4. at least 1.00 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level
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5. 2.00 additional credits in History
Distribution requirements for the minor:
History courses must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credit is completed in each of the following fields (see list of acceptable courses below):
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Premodern History
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Global History
Distribution Requirements
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Notes: Students are encouraged to consult with the department to see if a course not mentioned on the premodern or global lists fulfils that distribution requirement.
Students considering graduate work are advised to take 2.00 - 3.00 additional upper level History credits and should be aware that reading knowledge of a foreign language is a requirement of many History graduate programs.