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History

History is the intellectual discipline whose subject matter is the entire range of human experience through time. The Department of History offers a broad foundation of historical knowledge and a demanding intellectual training. Students thereby acquire an ability to detect patterns in the past, to measure change over time, to place the present in perspective, to recognize and evaluate traditions, assumptions, myths and ideologies. Moreover, students also develop a critical spirit, a thoroughness and a meticulousness in asking questions, discovering sources, solving problems and presenting results in a written, oral or graphic form. A particular interest in social North American and French-Canadian history marks the Department of History.
Students may, however, sample almost all types of history and most geographical and chronological areas: intellectual history, political history, economic history, cultural history, the history of international relations, of ethnic groups and of women, Canadian history, European history, American history, Chinese history, South Asian and Southeast Asian history and Latin American history.

The Department of History is responsible for courses with codes beginning with HIS.

Secretariat
155 Séraphin Marion, Room 105
Telephone: (613) 562-5735
Fax: (613) 562-5995
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/history

History Students' Association
The History Students' Association is responsible for co-ordinating student activities and for encouraging greater participation in the life of the department. It sponsors the annual welcome day activities, and schedules regular meetings of a cultural and social nature.

Programs

1. Admission to the honours program is limited by the resources of the department and is contingent on the quality of the student’s file.


2. The 4000-level HIS courses are restricted to history honours students.


BA with concentration in History
Honours BA in History
Honours BA in history - Co-operative Education Option

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BA with concentration in History

90


 
Compulsory first-year courses:cr.
ENG1100Workshop in Essay Writing3
PHI1101Reasoning and Critical Thinking3
 
Three credits from: 
ENG1120Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction3
ENG1121Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry3
 
Three credits from: 
PHI1102Moral Reasoning3
PHI1103Fundamental Philosophical Questions3
PHI1104Great Philosophers3
 
Six credits from: 
HIS1101The Making of Canada3
HIS1110The Twentieth-Century World to 19453
HIS1111The Twentieth-Century World from 19453
HIS1120The History of Europe (16th-20th Century)3
 
Other compulsory courses: 
 
Thirty credits in HIS at the 2000- or 3000-level, including: 
 
a) Three credits in three of the following categories: 
Canadian history (C)Course title not available0
European history (E)Course title not available0
United States history (A)Course title not available0
Non-Western history (N)Course title not available0
 
b) Six credits at the 3000-level6
 
Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than HIS18
 
Twenty-four credits of electives24
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Honours BA in History

120


 
Compulsory first-year courses:cr.
ENG1100Workshop in Essay Writing3
PHI1101Reasoning and Critical Thinking3
 
Three credits from: 
ENG1120Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction3
ENG1121Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry3
 
Three credits from: 
PHI1102Moral Reasoning3
PHI1103Fundamental Philosophical Questions3
PHI1104Great Philosophers3
 
Six credits from: 
HIS1101The Making of Canada3
HIS1110The Twentieth-Century World to 19453
HIS1111The Twentieth-Century World from 19453
HIS1120The History of Europe (16th-20th Century)3
 
Other compulsory courses: 
Three HIS credits in Methodology (M)Course title not available0
Three credits in Canadian history (C) at levels 2000 or 3000Course title not available0
Three credits in European history (E) at levels 2000 or 3000Course title not available0
Three credits in United States history (A) at levels 2000 or 3000Course title not available0
Three credits in Non-Western history (N) at levels 2000 or 3000Course title not available0
 
Thirty-nine additional credits of HIS at levels 2000 or above, including 12 credits at the 4000-level39
 
Eighteen credits in one or more subjects other than HIS18
 
Thirty credits of electives30
NOTE: A minimum of 12 credits of HIS at the 3000-level must be completed for the honours program.

Joint Honours Baccalaureate in History and Political Science (120 credits)

Details concerning requirements for this program are described under the section JOINT HONOURS BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
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Honours BA in history - Co-operative Education Option


The co-op option involves the same courses and requirements as the honours program presented above.
The study terms are arranged to alternate with the work terms (see table below).

Requests for admission to the co-op option must be submitted by September 30.

The following criteria must be met to be admissible to the co-op option in January:

1. full-time registration in the honours BA in history;

2. minimum grade point average of 6.0;

3. completion of credits numbering between 54 and 69 by April;


4. successful completion of one methodology course in history by April.

SummerFallWinter
Third YearWork Term 1Study Term 1Work Term 2
-HIS2901-HIS3901
Fourth YearStudy Term 2Work Term 3Study Term 3
--HIS3902-
Fifth YearWork Term 4Study Term 4 *-
-HIS4901--

* Optional study term for students still needing academic credits for the honours degree. The credits for co-op work term courses cannot be used for advanced standing for any other courses unless such courses require practical work experience (example, practicum).

Graduate programs
- Master of Arts (MA)

- Doctorate (PhD)
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