History

The History Program offers undergraduate students a range of courses and fields normally found only in larger universities. The subjects are diverse and fascinating, ranging from first year courses on rum-running in Canada, war in the modern world, magic and witchcraft in the Middle Ages, contemporary Canadian history, the history of epidemic disease, the history of visual culture, Canadian history on film, and military history "from Plato to NATO," and that's just a few of our first-year courses taught recently.

We also teach more traditional surveys (foundational courses) on Canadian, American, European, and Medieval histories, and an impressive array of advanced courses that reflect the diverse research interests of our faculty members and instructors.

Bachelor of Arts

The History program is available as a major, minor, double major or honours option as part of a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree. Arts is a four year program and covers a broad range of subject areas concerned with the study of human beings and the evolution and nature of global societies, ideas, and institutions. In your first two years of the program, you will select courses in fields like humanities, languages, social sciences as well as science and business to provide you with a broad foundation for advanced study in your chosen subject area during the final two years.