History (BA Program)
Charles Jago, Professor Emeritus
Gordon Martel, Professor Emeritus
William Morrison, Professor Emeritus
Jacqueline Holler, Associate Professor and Chair
Theodore Binnema, Professor
Jonathan Swainger, Professor
Alex Auerbach, Assistant Professor
Stephanie Cousineau, Assistant Professor
Emily Spencer, Assistant Professor
Dana Wessell Lightfoot, Assistant Professor
Website: http://www.unbc.ca/history
Historians study what people have thought, said, and done in the past.
By description, examination, and analysis they attempt to explain the
past in order to understand the present. The study of history
contributes to critical thinking, helps to develop intellectual
maturity, and assists students to present ideas clearly and accurately.
The study of history, as well as being valuable in itself, can lead to
a career in business, government service, teaching, law, journalism,
archival and museum work.
Major in History
A degree in History requires students to complete 54
credit hours of History courses, at least 30 credit hours of which must be upper-division
courses. Students may not take more than 57 credit hours of History
without written permission from the Chair.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a major in History is 120 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirement
100 and 200 Level
| HIST 190-3 | | The West and the World to 1660 | | HIST 191-3 | | The West and the World since 1660 | |
Twelve additional credit hours in 200 level History courses. |
Upper Division Requirement
300 and 400 Level
| HIST 300-3 | | Historiography: The Nature of the Historical Discipline |
Eighteen credit hours of History at the 300 level courses, in addition to HIST 300-3. | |
Nine credit hours of History at the 400 level.
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Subject Requirement
Six additional credit hours of History at any level to ensure completion of 54 credit hours of History in total.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
BA Honours - History
The BA Honours - History provides a higher level of training and
specialization for students planning to proceed to postgraduate work or
professional schools. The program of study is offered to students
majoring in history who have completed their first two years (60 credit
hours).
In order to enter the honours degree program, students must have completed HIST 190-3 (The West and the World to 1660), HIST 191-3 (The West and the World Since 1660); 12 credit hours in 200-level history courses; HIST 300-3 (Historiography:
The Nature of the Historical Discipline),
and have attained a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.33 upon completion
of second year (i.e., 60 credit hours).
Having fulfilled the
requirements of admission to the History honours degree program,
students must then complete 18 credit hours in 300-level history
courses; 15 credit hours in 400-level history courses; and
12 credit hours in four additional history courses designed for honours
students, for a total of 66 credit hours as a component of an
undergraduate degree totalling 120 credit hours. These honours
history courses are
designed to be taken in the sequence indicated, which can be altered
only under exceptional circumstances and with the permission of the
Department Chair:
| HIST 501-3 | | Honours Directed Readings (September Term of third year) | | HIST 500-3 | |
Historiography: Contemporary Theories and Methods
(January Term of third year) | | HIST 505-6 | | Honours Thesis (September & January Term of fourth year) |
A Cumulative GPA of not less than 3.33 must be maintained while in the honours program.
The minimum requirement for completion of a BA Honours - History is 120 credit hours.
Joint Major in English/History
See Calendar entry under English
Joint Major in History/Political Science
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a
Joint Major in History and Political Science is 120 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirement
| HIST 190-3 | | The West and the World to 1660 | | HIST 191-3 | | The West and the World since 1660 | | POLS 100-3 | | Contemporary Political Issues | |
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Statistics for the Social and Management Sciences
Basic Statistics | | POLS 200-3 | | Canadian Government and Politics | | POLS 202-3 | | Comparative Government and Politics | | POLS 270-3 | | Political Philosophy: Plato to Locke | |
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Research and Writing for Political Science |
Nine credit hours of History at the 100 or 200 level.
Upper Division Requirement
Nine credit hours in Political Science at the 300 or 400 level.
Eighteen credit hours in History at the 300 or 400 level.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Joint Major in History/Women's Studies
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a
Joint Major in History and Women's Studies is 120 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirement
| HIST 190-3 | | The West and the World to 1660 | | HIST 191-3 | | The West and the World since 1660 | |
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Introduction to Women's Studies |
Six additional credit hours of History at the 100 or 200 level.
Upper Division Requirement
| WMST 302-3 | | Women and the Contemporary World | |
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Qualitative Research Methods | | HIST 300-3 | | Historiography: The Nature of the Historical Discipline | |
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Women in Canada
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An Introduction to the History of Gender | | HIST 453 (3-6) | | Topics in History of Gender | | HIST 454 (3-6) | | Topics in Women's History |
Six additional credit hours of History at the 100 or 200 level.
Six additional credit hours of Women's Studies at the 100 or 200 level.
Additional Requirement
Twelve additional credit hours selected from the following:
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Lesbian and Bisexual Lives | |
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| Contemporary Women's Writings in an International Frame
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Gender and Film | |
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Indigenous Women: Perspectives | |
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| Cultural Studies: Race, Gender, Representation
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| Feminist Political Philosophy
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| Contemporary Feminist Theories
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Topics in Aboriginal Women's Studies | |
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Contemporary Women's Literature | |
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Selected Topics | | ANTH 401-3 | | Anthropological Perspectives on Inequality | | ANTH 406-3 | | Feminist Perspectives in Anthropology | | COMM 333-3 | | Women in Organizations | | ECON 301-3 | | Women and the Economy | | ENVS 309-3 | | Women and Environmental Studies | |
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Race, Class, Gender, Power | | INTS 308-3 | | Gender and International Studies | |
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Women and Health | | POLS 313-3 | | Women and Politics | |
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Women in the Human Services | |
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Gender and Sexuality |
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Minor in History
The minor in History provides students with an understanding of how to
evaluate historical sources and historical writings and with
specialized knowledge of historical processes in fields of the
student's choosing.
The minor in History requires students to take at least 24 credit
hours in History, of which 18 must be upper division credits. A maximum
of two courses (six credit hours) used to fulfill program requirements
for a major or another minor may also be used to fulfill requirements
for a minor in History.
Program Requirements
| HIST 190-3 | | The West and the World to 1660 | | HIST 191-3 | | The West and the World since 1660 | | HIST 300-3 | | Historiography: The Nature of the Historical Discipline |
Fifteen additional credit hours of 300 or 400 level History courses.
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