History Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)

36 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Degree Requirements — B.A. & Sc. students

This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. The program requirements (i.e., the specific courses that make up this program) are listed under the Course Tab (above). The degree requirements—including the mandatory Foundation program, appropriate degree structure, and any additional components—are outlined on the Degree Requirements page . Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance.

Required Course (3 credits)

  • HIST 399 History and Historiography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Complementary Courses (33 credits)

33 credits of HIST courses or cognate courses (see list below) according to the following requirements. Distribution requirement: 3 credits from Group A 3 credits from Group B 3 credits from Group C Note: Cognate courses (see below) may not be used to satisfy the Distribution requirement. Temporal Breadth requirement: At least 3 credits focused on the period before 1800 At least 3 credits focused on the period after 1800 Notes: The same course may be used to satisfy both a Distribution and Temporal Breadth requirement. HIST 299 The Historian's Craft. and HIST 399 History and Historiography. may not be used to satisfy Temporal Breadth requirements. Level requirement: Minimum 6 credits of honours seminars (500-level D1/D2 courses) Minimum 3 additional credits of 400- or 500-level HIST courses. Maximum 12 credits complementary courses at 200-level. GPA requirements: 3.30 in program courses 3.0 (B) or higher in each program course CGPA 3.0 or higher

Group A (3 credits)

3 credits from Group A

  • HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 211 American History to 1865 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 212 Medieval Europe (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 214 Early Modern Europe (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 215 Modern Europe (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 216 Introduction to Russian History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 221 United States since 1865 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 226 East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 250 Making Great Britain and Ireland (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Group B (3 credits)

3 credits from Group B

  • HIST 200 Introduction to African History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 201 Modern African History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 206 Indian Ocean World History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 208 Introduction to East Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 209 Introduction to South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 210 Introduction to Latin American History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 218 Modern East Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 275 Ancient Roman History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Group C (3 credits)

3 credits from Group C

  • HIST 207 Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 213 World History, 600-2000 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • HIST 219 Jewish History: 1000 - 2000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 222 History of Pandemics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 223 Indigenous Peoples and Empires (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 224 Introduction to the African Diaspora (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 238 Histories of Science (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 240 Modern History of Islamic Movements (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 249 Health and the Healer in Western History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 262 Mediterranean and European Interconnections (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • HIST 292 History and the Environment (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 298 Topics in History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 299 The Historian's Craft (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Cognate Courses (max. 6 credits) (0–6 credits)

The following non-HIST courses may be counted toward the History joint honours component. Additional courses may be submitted for consideration to the Undergraduate Program Director. Faculty regulations stipulate that a course may not be counted toward more than one program.

  • CLAS 303 Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CLAS 304 Ancient Greek Democracy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CLAS 305 Roman Religion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CLAS 406 Greek and Roman Historiography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 305 Topics in Islamic History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 311 History of the City-Islamic World (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 315 Ottoman State and Society to 1839 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 355 Modern History of the Middle East (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 365 Middle East Since the 1970's (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 375 Sufi Women (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 410 History: Middle-East 1798-1918 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 411 History: Middle-East 1918-1945 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 421 Islamic Culture - Indian Subcontinent (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 511 Medieval Islam, 10th-12th Century (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 515 The Medieval School in Islam (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 516 Medieval Islam, 13th-15th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 530 Advanced Sufism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 580 Topics in Ottoman History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 240 The Holocaust (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 245 Jewish Life in the Islamic World (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 303 The Soviet Jewish Experience (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 311 Gender in Jewish History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 312 Modern Jewish History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 334 Jews and Muslims: A Modern History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • JWST 348 Modern Jewish Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 365 Modern Jewish Ideologies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 366 History of Zionism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 371 Jews and the City (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 326 Christians in the Roman World (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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