History—Honours/Major/Minor
Minor in History
Students who select history as a Minor field must complete 18 credit hours in history.
Major in History
Students who select history as a Major field must take a minimum of 36 credit hours of history courses. The Major programme must include HIST 2 0 03 Exploring History. As well, students are required to take at least 3 credit hours from each of the major categories of history courses: 1) world, 2) regions, and 3) state, nation, and locality (9 credit hours in total).
Honours in History
In addition to the requirements for a history Major, an Honours degree requires a minimum of 48 credit hours of history courses, at least 12 credit hours of which must be 4000-level seminars. Any student intending to do graduate work in history is advised to take at least 54 credit hours of history courses. Students seeking an Honours degree must consult the History Honours Director for approval of their programme of studies.