Department of History, College of Arts

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 Histories of Canada to 1867, HIST*2450 The Practising Historian and HIST*2600 Histories of Canada Since 1867) that offer additional instructional support. Students should note the prerequisite requirements of upper level courses in planning their individual programs

The History Co-op program provides an integrated academic/work experience for students with co-operating employer organizations. Students in the program complete 3-4 work terms while fulfilling the requirements of their honours History program.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HIST*1050	Invitation to History	0.50
HIST*2450	The Practising Historian	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
HIST*1010	Early Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*1150	The Modern World	0.50
HIST*1250	Science and Technology in a Global Context	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following: 1
HIST*2100	Histories of Canada to 1867	0.50
HIST*2600	Histories of Canada Since 1867	0.50

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While not required to do so, students are advised to take both HIST*2100 and HIST*2600.

Major Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

A minimum of 8.50 credits in History courses is required as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements - 2.00 credits
Core Requirements (see core requirements course list)		2.00
History Electives - 6.50 credits 1, 2
2.00 credits at the 4000-level		2.00
4.50 additional credits in History		4.50

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History electives must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following fields (see list of acceptable courses below):   Premodern History and Global History

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Students may only count 1.50 credits of the 3000-level experiential learning or workplace learning courses (HIST*3480, HIST*3560, HIST*3960, HIST*3980) towards a History major. Any additional courses from this list would be treated as general electives.

History Electives Lists

History electives must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following fields:

Premodern History

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HIST*1010	Early Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*2000	The British Isles, 1066-1603	0.50
HIST*2190	Celtic Ireland and Britain in the Early Middle Ages	0.50
HIST*2200	The Middle Ages	0.50
HIST*2850	Ancient Greece and Rome	0.50
HIST*2890	Early Islamic World	0.50
HIST*3140	Witch-hunts and Popular Culture	0.50
HIST*3230	Spain and Portugal, 1085 to 1668	0.50
HIST*3520	The Vikings: Early Medieval Encounters	0.50
HIST*3590	Ancient and Medieval India	0.50
HIST*3750	The Reformation	0.50
HIST*3820	Early Modern France	0.50
HIST*3840	Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923	0.50
HIST*4140	Sexuality in the Middle Ages	1.00
HIST*4700	Premodern History	1.00

Global History

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HIST*1150	The Modern World	0.50
HIST*2070	World Religions	0.50
HIST*2130	Modern Sport - A Global History	0.50
HIST*2180	Introduction to African History	0.50
HIST*2340	Slavery and Migrations in the Atlantic World, 1500-1850	0.50
HIST*2890	Early Islamic World	0.50
HIST*2910	Modern Asia	0.50
HIST*2920	Republican Latin America	0.50
HIST*2930	Women and Cultural Change	0.50
HIST*3070	Modern India	0.50
HIST*3150	History and Culture of Mexico	0.50
HIST*3320	Modern China	0.50
HIST*3360	History and Culture of Brazil	0.50
HIST*3380	British Imperialism in Asia and Africa	0.50
HIST*3440	The Global Sixties	0.50
HIST*3460	Natural Disasters in Global History	0.50
HIST*3580	Women's History in Asia	0.50
HIST*3590	Ancient and Medieval India	0.50
HIST*3620	Modern Africa	0.50
HIST*3830	Modern Middle East	0.50
HIST*3840	Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923	0.50
HIST*4100	Africa and the Slave Trades	1.00
HIST*4120	Topics in Global History	1.00
HIST*4270	Topics in Modern Asia	1.00
HIST*4820	Representations, Conflict and Politics in the Middle East	1.00

Notes: Students are encouraged to consult with the department to see if a course not mentioned on the premodern or global history 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.

With the permission of the department, students may select 0.50 credits outside the History Department such as ECON*3730, EURO*4050, BLCK*2000 as part of their program.

Co-op Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

The Co-op program in History is a four and a half year program, including four work terms. Students  must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/).

Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

Year	Fall	Winter	Summer
1	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 2	Off
2	Academic Semester 3, COOP*1100	Academic Semester 4	COOP*1000 Work Term I
3	Academic Semester 5	COOP*2000 Work Term II	Academic Semester 6
4	COOP*3000 Work Term III	Academic Semester 7	COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5	Academic Semester 8	N/A	N/A

Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site. 

Credit Summary

(22.00 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
History (minimum of 8.50 credits)
Core Courses (see core requirements course list)		2.00
Elective Courses		6.50
BA Requirements
Arts/Humanities (not HIST)		0.50
Social Sciences (from at least two subject areas)		1.50
Natural/Mathematical Sciences		1.00
Additional Requirements
Electives		8.50
Co-op Work Terms		2.00
Total Credits		22

Recommended Program Sequence

The following is a proposed schedule of studies.  Students are encouraged to consult the Department if requiring more information.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 or 2 - Fall or Winter
HIST*1050	Invitation to History	0.50
4.00 Electives		4.00
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
HIST*1010	Early Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*1150	The Modern World	0.50
HIST*1250	Science and Technology in a Global Context	0.50
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term.
Semester 3 or 4 - Fall or Winter
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education (needs to be taken in the Fall semester)	0.00
HIST*2450	The Practising Historian	0.50
HIST*2100	Histories of Canada to 1867	0.50
or HIST*2600	Histories of Canada Since 1867
4.00 electives		4.00
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Semester 5 - Fall
1.50 History electives		1.50
1.00 electives		1.00
Winter Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 6 - Summer
1.50 History electives		1.50
1.00 electives		1.00
Fall Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Semester 7 - Winter
1.00 History credits at the 4000 level		1.00
1.50 electives		1.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
1.00 History credits at the 4000 level		1.00
1.50 electives		1.50

History Electives 

History electives must be chosen to ensure 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following fields.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Premodern History
HIST*1010	Early Modern Europe	0.50
HIST*2000	The British Isles, 1066-1603	0.50
HIST*2190	Celtic Ireland and Britain in the Early Middle Ages	0.50
HIST*2200	The Middle Ages	0.50
HIST*2850	Ancient Greece and Rome	0.50
HIST*2890	Early Islamic World	0.50
HIST*3140	Witch-hunts and Popular Culture	0.50
HIST*3230	Spain and Portugal, 1085 to 1668	0.50
HIST*3520	The Vikings: Early Medieval Encounters	0.50
HIST*3590	Ancient and Medieval India	0.50
HIST*3750	The Reformation	0.50
HIST*3820	Early Modern France	0.50
HIST*3840	Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923	0.50
HIST*4140	Sexuality in the Middle Ages	1.00
HIST*4700	Premodern History	1.00
Global History
HIST*1150	The Modern World	0.50
HIST*2070	World Religions	0.50
HIST*2130	Modern Sport - A Global History	0.50
HIST*2180	Introduction to African History	0.50
HIST*2340	Slavery and Migrations in the Atlantic World, 1500-1850	0.50
HIST*2890	Early Islamic World	0.50
HIST*2910	Modern Asia	0.50
HIST*2920	Republican Latin America	0.50
HIST*2930	Women and Cultural Change	0.50
HIST*3070	Modern India	0.50
HIST*3150	History and Culture of Mexico	0.50
HIST*3320	Modern China	0.50
HIST*3360	History and Culture of Brazil	0.50
HIST*3380	British Imperialism in Asia and Africa	0.50
HIST*3440	The Global Sixties	0.50
HIST*3460	Natural Disasters in Global History	0.50
HIST*3580	Women's History in Asia	0.50
HIST*3590	Ancient and Medieval India	0.50
HIST*3620	Modern Africa	0.50
HIST*3830	Modern Middle East	0.50
HIST*3840	Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923	0.50
HIST*4100	Africa and the Slave Trades	1.00
HIST*4120	Topics in Global History	1.00
HIST*4270	Topics in Modern Asia	1.00
HIST*4820	Representations, Conflict and Politics in the Middle East	1.00

Notes: 

Students are encouraged to consult with the department to see if a course not mentioned on the premodern or global history 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.

Students may only count 1.50 credits of the 3000-level experiential learning or workplace learning courses (HIST*3480, HIST*3560, HIST*3960, HIST*3980) towards a History major. Any additional courses from this list would be treated as general electives.

With the permission of the department, students may select up to 1.00 credits from outside the department such as ECON*3730 The Origins of International Inequality, EURO*4050 Contemporary Europe. New Landscapes in the Post-Cold War Era, BLCK*2000 Black Canadian History

Minor Requirements (Honours)

This minor cannot be combined with a major in History. 

A minimum of 5.00 credits in History courses is required as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements - 2.00 credits
Core Requirements (see core requirements course list)		2.00
History Electives - at least 3.00 credits 1, 2
1.00 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level		1.00
2.00 additional credits in History		2.00

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History electives must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following fields (see list of acceptable courses below):  Premodern History and Global History

²

Students may only count 1.00 credits of the 3000-level experiential learning or workplace learning courses (HIST*3480, HIST*3560, HIST*3960, HIST*3980) towards a History minor. Any additional courses from this list would be treated as general electives.

Area of Concentration Requirements (General)

This is an area of concentration within the degree: Bachelor of Arts. 

A minimum of 5.00 credits in History is required as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements - 2.00 credits
Core Requirements (see core requirements course list)		2.00
History Electives - 3.00 credits 1, 2
1.50 credits at the 3000-level		1.50
1.50 additional credits in History		1.50

¹

History electives must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following fields (see list of acceptable courses below):    Premodern History  and  Global History

²

Students may only count 1.00 credits of the 3000-level experiential learning or workplace learning courses (HIST*3480, HIST*3560, HIST*3960, HIST*3980) towards a History area of concentration. Any additional courses from this list would be treated as general electives.