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Programs of Study

The range and diversity of courses offered by the Department of History are designed to meet the needs and interests of Majors, non-Majors, and of full-time and part-time students. Students who do not intend to concentrate in history will find that history courses complement programs in almost any of the fields and disciplines which comprise the Faculty of Arts and Science. History courses are considered Non-Specialist Electives for students registered in the Faculty of Arts and Science and who are concentrating in an area other than the Humanities.

Students who elect to concentrate their studies in history will select from four programs offered by the Department:

• Specialist
• Joint Specialist
• Major
• Minor

NB: 'Course' means 1 full credit (Y) or 2 half credits (H).
See also Divisions and 'Pre-modern Courses'.

Specialist Program

(10 full courses or their equivalent)
Students may enrol in the Specialist Program in History after completing at least four courses including two HIS courses, one of which must be a 100-level HIS course. A mark of at least 73% in two HIS courses is required.

NB: 'Course' means 1 full credit (Y) or 2 half credits (H).
See also Divisions and 'Pre-modern Courses'.

• First Year:
  • a 100-series HIS course
  • students may also take one 200-series HIS course
• Higher Years:
  additional HIS courses to a total of ten over all, meeting the following requirements:
  1. At least five 300/400-series courses including one and a half 400-series HIS courses
  2. One course from each of the following divisions:
     1. Asia/Africa/Middle East
     2. Canada/United States/Latin America/Caribbean
     3. Europe
  3. One pre-modern course as designated by the department.

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Joint Specialist Program
History and Political Science

(14 full courses or their equivalent)
Students may enrol in the Joint Specialist Program in History and Political Science after completing at least four full courses or their quivalent and fulfilling the following requirements:

• two HIS courses, one of which must be a 100-level course
• grades of at least 73% in two HIS courses
• one POL full course or the equivalent in half courses with a mark of at least 67%
• a CGPA of at least 2.0

Students applying to enrol after Second Year must have completed at least eight full courses or their equivalent and fulfil the following requirements:

• two HIS courses and two POL full courses or the equivalent in half courses with a mark of at least 70% in each
• a CGPA of at least 2.3.

History Component of Joint Specialist (7 courses):

NB: 'Course' means 1 full credit (Y) or 2 half credits (H).
See also Divisions and 'Pre-modern Courses'.

• First Year:
  • a 100-series HIS course
  • students may also take one 200-series HIS course
• Higher Years:
  additional HIS courses to a total of seven, meeting the following requirements:
  1. Courses must come from at leat two of the following divisions:
     1. Asia/Africa/Middle East
     2. Canada/United States/Latin America/Caribbean
     3. Europe
  2. One 300/400-series course, and one additional 400-series course.
  3. Two HIS courses must correspond in area and theme to two POL courses
     (See List of Corresponding POL Courses).

Political Science Component of Joint Specialist (7 courses)

(7 courses including at least one 300-series course and one 400-series course)

NOTE: At least one course in Canadian politics must be completed. The Canadian politics requirement will be satisfied by only POL 103Y1/214Y1.

• First Year:
  • POL 103Y1/105Y1/108Y1
• Higher Years:
  1. POL 200Y1
  2. Two full courses from the following: POL 201Y1/(203Y1/207Y1)/208Y1/214Y1/215Y1
  3. Three additional POL courses

Major Program

Students may enrol in the Major Program in History after having completed four full courses or their equivalent including one 100-level HIS course; a minimum grade of 65% in this or another HIS course is required.

NB: 'Course' means 1 full credit (Y) or 2 half credits (H).
See also Divisions and 'Pre-modern Courses'.

• First Year:
  • a 100-series HIS course
  • students may also take one 200-series HIS course
• Higher Years:
  additional HIS courses to a total of seven, meeting the following requirements:
  1. At least two 300/400-series courses.
  2. At least one course from each of the following divisions:
     1. Asia/Africa/Middle East
     2. Canada/United States/Latin America/Caribbean
     3. Europe
  3. One pre-modern course as designated by the department.

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Minor Program

Students may enrol in the Minor Program in History after having completed four full courses or their equivalent.

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Divisions and Thematic Streams

Divisions

History courses are grouped into three geographic divisions as outlined below. Specialist and Majors are required to choose courses from each of the three divisions to fulfill geographic breadth requirements. In order to help students with planning their programs, courses have been listed according to their divisions.

• DIVISION I: ASIA, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST
  
  • ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
  • AFRICA
  • NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST

• DIVISION II: THE AMERICAS
  
  • CANADA
  • UNITED STATES
  • LATIN AMERICA
  • THE CARIBBEAN

• DIVISION III: EUROPE
  
  • BRITAIN
  • WESTERN EUROPE
  • EASTERN EUROPE
  • RUSSIA
  • INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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Thematic Streams

Although thematic streams are not an official program requirement, you may find it enriching to follow a particular theme across different time periods or geographical divisions.

The following thematic streams indicate a few well-defined areas, but other thematic possibilities exist exist as well, such as 'Race' and Ethnic Relations, or Popular and Material Culture. For further information, consult the Associate Chair, Undergraduate at 416-978-3368.

• COLONIALISM, POST-COLONIALISM AND TRANS-NATIONALISM
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• MEDIEVAL
• WOMEN AND GENDER

Please Note
These lists show only those courses which will be offered in the 2009-2010 Winter Session. For brief descriptions of courses not offered in the current year, refer to the Arts and Science Calendar: History.

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