Students must consult the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) degree regulations that form minimum requirements for the relevant programs in all subjects. Listed below are special or additional requirements that must also be met by students in History programs.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Concentration (30 credits in History)
- 6 credits in history at the 1000-level
- 12 credits in North American history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
- 12 credits in European/World history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Minor (24 credits in History)
- 6 credits in history at the 1000-level
- 6 credits in North American history (2000- or 3000-level)
- 6 credits in European/World history (2000- or 3000-level)
Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Academic Field (24 Credits)
- 24 credits in one discipline with at least 6 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level
Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Major (48 credits in History)
- 6 credits in history at the 1000-level
- 12 credits in North American history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
- 12 credits in European/World history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Double Major: (36 credits in History)
- 6 credits in history at the 1000-level
- 12 credits in North American history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
- 12 credits in European/World history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
Multidisciplinary Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) (with History)
Please refer to BA or BACS program requirements regarding the development of a Multidisciplinary degree. Students interested in using English as one of the subjects in a Multidisciplinary BA or BACS should consult with the Department Chair.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Honours (66 credits in History)
Students must consult Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Honours requirements for entering and graduating with an Honours degree. The 66 credits in a History Honours program must include:
- 6 credits in history at the 1000-level
- 12 credits in North American history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
- 12 credits in European/World history – with at least 6 credits at the 3000-level
- HIST-3115 (Varieties of History) OR HIST-3102 (Historical Archaeology) OR HIST-3118 (Public History in the Media) OR HIST-3119 (History in the Public Sphere)
- Students in their graduating year must consult with the Chair about their Honours thesis as early as possible, and no later than the second week of September
In addition, students must complete six credits in one of the following:
- a language other than English OR
- any six-credit course in quantitative research methods OR
- any third- or fourth-year level course in another department in the School of Arts & Social Sciences, approved by the Chair of the Department of Humanities
The following table defines which courses count as “North American” and which count as “European/World.”
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EUROPEAN/WORLD |
NORTH AMERICAN |
EITHER |
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HIST-2100 The Medieval Experience |
HIST-2101 Origins of Canada |
HIST-2114 The History of Money |
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HIST-2102 Celtic History |
HIST-2103 Canada in a Modern World |
HIST-2118 First World War and 20th Century |
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HIST-2106 The Reformations |
HIST-2104 Atlantic Canada before Confederation |
HIST-2123 Stories We Tell |
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HIST-2107 Europe in the Seventeenth Century |
HIST-2105 Atlantic Canada 1867-1990 |
HIST-2130 History of Empire |
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HIST-2108 History of Christianity I |
HIST-2110 Mi`kmaq History |
HIST-2133 The History Workshop |
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HIST-2109 History of Christianity II |
HIST-2111 Vernacular Architecture |
HIST-2134 Environmental History |
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HIST-2112 Survey of British History |
HIST-2115 Canadian Military History |
HIST-2191 Women in Western Religions |
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HIST-2113 Europe in Renaissance & Reformation |
HIST-2117 America: Freedom & Empire |
HIST-2193 Women in Eastern Religions |
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HIST-2120 Reformers, Revolutionaries and Tyrants |
HIST-3104 Social History of Modern Canada I |
HIST-3121 Gender History |
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HIST-3101 Modern Ireland, 1603-1848 |
HIST-3105 Social History of Modern Canada II |
HIST-3102 Field School in Historical Archaeology |
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HIST-3103 Modern Ireland, 1848-2000 |
HIST-3110 Aboriginal & Treaty Rights in the Canadian Constitution |
HIST-3115 Varieties of History |
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HIST-3107 Tudor England |
HIST-3113 Cape Breton History, 1820-1910 |
HIST-3117 History & Philosophy of Science |
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HIST-3108 Stuart England |
HIST-3114 Cape Breton History, 1910-2000 |
HIST-3118 Public History & Media |
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HIST-3109 Scotland 1500-1603 |
HIST-3120 Race Relations in North America |
HIST-3119 Memory and History in the Public Sphere |
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HIST-3111 Scotland 1603-1707 |
HIST-3140 The Peopling of Canada and North America |
HIST-3130A/B The Viking World |
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HIST-3122 Modern Scottish Highlands |
HIST-3150 Social History of Louisbourg |
HIST-3131 The Atlantic World During the Age of Sail |
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HIST-3142 Modern Britain |
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HIST-3133 Slavery & Freedom in the Americas |
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HIST-3201 Religious Persecution to Religious Liberty I (to 1600) |
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HIST-4101 Digital History |
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HIST-3203 Religious Persecution to Religious Liberty II (from 1600) |
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HIST-4110A/B Witch-Hunting: Early Scotland |
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