120 Units
History is the discipline that focuses on the diverse and complex ways that individuals and groups have created and adjusted to change over thousands of years around the world. In studying change over time, history students learn to interpret evidence of human thought and behavior, in order to understand the impact of individual and collective decision-making, the changing relationships among people and societies, and between humans and their environment.
This program is offered in English and in French.
Co-operative education is available with this program.
The French immersion stream is available with this program.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2019-2020 calendars for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Skills | ||
| ENG 1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 Units |
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Reasoning and Critical Thinking | ||
| Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Selected Topics in Literature and Composition | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Moral Reasoning | ||
| Fundamental Philosophical Questions | ||
| Great Philosophers | ||
| Philosophy: Themes and Texts | ||
| Total: | 12 Units | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory courses at the 1000 level | ||
| 6 course units from: | 6 Units | |
| History Labs | ||
| The Making of Canada | ||
| Introduction to Global History | ||
| The Twentieth-Century World from 1945 | ||
| What Is Europe? (16th-21th Century) | ||
| Compulsory courses at the 2000 level | ||
| HIS 2100 | The Historian's Craft | 3 Units |
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Philosophy of History | ||
| History and Theory | ||
| From Source to Text | ||
| Optional courses | ||
| 12 course units of seminars in history (HIS) at the 4000 level | 12 Units | |
| 12 optional course units in history (HIS) at the 3000 or 4000 level | 12 Units | |
| 24 optional course units in history (HIS) at the 2000, 3000 or 4000 level | 24 Units | |
| Total: | 60 Units | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Courses | ||
| 48 elective course units | 48 Units | |
| Total: | 48 Units | |
The electives may be replaced by a combination of a Minor, Option(s), and/or elective units.
Note(s)
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This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.