History - Arts

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 54 credits in history, selected in consultation with the department. These must include a six credit 1000-level history course taken in the Faculty of Arts within a student's first 12 history credits. History courses taken at Glendon or Atkinson and history courses taken at other institutions may not be used to fulfill the 1000-level requirement. Students may count no more than one six credit 1000-level history course and no more than 12 credits at the 2000 level toward their major requirements. The 54 credits must include a total of at least 36 credits from the 3000 and 4000 levels, with at least 18 credits taken from 4000-level courses. A student may take six credits at the 4000 level after the completion of at least 48 credits, and 12 more after the completion of 84 credits. Of the 18 credits taken from 4000-level courses, at least 12 must be taken from 4000-level seminars as defined by the department. At least one of a student's 4000-level courses must deal with an area outside of North America (i.e. Canada and the US), and at least one must be taken in the Faculty of Arts History Department. With the permission of the department, a student may take six credits from AS/HIST 4000 6.00, AS/HIST 4900 3.00/AS/HIST 4900 6.00, AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00 or AS/HIST 4991 3.00/AS/HIST 4991 6.00. All of these count as seminars except AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in history, selected in consultation with the department. These must include a six credit 1000-level history course taken in the Faculty of Arts within a student's first 12 history credits. History courses taken at Glendon or Atkinson and history courses taken at other institutions may not be used to fulfill the 1000-level requirement. Students may count no more than one six credit 1000-level history course and no more than 12 credits at the 2000 level toward their major requirements. The 42 credits must include a total of at least 24 credits from the 3000 and 4000 levels, with at least 12 credits taken from 4000-level courses. A student may take six credits at the 4000 level after the completion of at least 48 credits, and six more after the completion of 84 credits. Of the 12 credits taken from 4000-level courses, at least six must be taken from 4000-level seminars as defined by the department. At least one of these 4000-level courses must be taken in the Faculty of Arts History Department. With the permission of the department, a student may take six credits from AS/HIST 4000 6.00, AS/HIST 4900 3.00/AS/HIST 4900 6.00, AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00 or AS/HIST 4991 3.00/AS/HIST 4991 6.00. All of these count as seminars except AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00. One of the history courses above the 1000 level must deal with an area outside of North America (i.e. Canada and the US).

Honours iBA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in history, selected in consultation with the department. These must include a six credit 1000-level history course taken in the Faculty of Arts within a student's first 12 history credits. History courses taken at Glendon or Atkinson and history courses taken at other institutions may not be used to fulfill the 1000-level requirement. Students may count no more than one six credit 1000-level history course and no more than 12 credits at the 2000 level toward their major requirements. The 42 credits must include a total of at least 24 credits from the 3000 and 4000 levels, with at least 12 credits taken from 4000-level courses. A student may take six credits at the 4000 level after the completion of at least 48 credits, and six more after the completion of 84 credits. Of the 12 credits taken from 4000-level courses, at least six must be taken from 4000-level seminars as defined by the department. At least one of these 4000-level courses must be taken in the Faculty of Arts History Department. With the permission of the department, a student may take six credits from AS/HIST 4000 6.00, AS/HIST 4900 3.00/AS/HIST 4900 6.00, AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00 or AS/HIST 4991 3.00/AS/HIST 4991 6.00. All of these count as seminars except AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00. One of the history courses above the 1000 level must deal with an area outside of North America (i.e. Canada and the US).

In addition to the courses required for their major, students in the Honours iBA program must fulfill the following requirements:

• at least 18 credits of language study in one of the modern languages offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language;
• at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major;
• at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University's exchange partners.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

History may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in history and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet history requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in history and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Students will take at least 36 credits in history, selected in consultation with the department. These must include a six credit 1000-level history course taken in the Faculty of Arts within a student's first 12 history credits. History courses taken at Glendon or Atkinson and history courses taken at other institutions may not be used to fulfill the 1000-level requirement. Students may count no more than one six credit 1000-level history course and no more than 12 credits at the 2000 level toward their major requirements. The 36 credits must include a total of at least 18 credits from the 3000 and 4000 levels, with at least 12 credits taken from 4000-level courses. A student may take six credits at the 4000 level after the completion of at least 48 credits and six more after the completion of 84 credits. Of the 12 credits taken from 4000-level courses, at least six must be taken from 4000-level seminars as defined by the department. At least one of these 4000-level courses must be taken in the Faculty of Arts History Department. With the permission of the department, a student may take six credits from AS/HIST 4000 6.00, AS/HIST 4900 3.00/AS/HIST 4900 6.00, AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00 or AS/HIST 4991 3.00/AS/HIST 4991 6.00. All of these count as seminars except AS/HIST 4990 3.00/AS/HIST 4990 6.00. One of the history courses above the 1000 level must deal with an area outside of North America (i.e. Canada and the US).

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Major/Minor iBA Program

The Honours iBA program in History described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

The Honours Minor in history comprises at least 30 credits, including a six credit 1000-level history course taken in the Faculty of Arts within a student's first 12 history credits. History courses taken at Glendon or Atkinson and history courses taken at other institutions may not be used to fulfill the 1000-level requirement. Students may count no more than one six credit 1000-level history course and no more than 12 history credits at the 2000 level toward their minor requirements. Students must take at least six credits at the 4000 level after the completion of 48 credits. One of the history courses above the 1000 level must deal with an area outside of North America (i.e. Canada and the US).

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits in history, selected in consultation with the department. These must include a six credit 1000-level history course taken in the Faculty of Arts within a student's first 12 history credits. History courses taken at Glendon or Atkinson and history courses taken at other institutions may not be used to fulfill the 1000-level requirement. Students may count no more than one six credit 1000-level history course and no more than 12 credits at the 2000 level toward their major requirements. One of the history courses above the 1000 level must deal with an area outside of North America (i.e. Canada and the US). A student may, with the permission of the department, take six credits in a 4000-level course.

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts
• Courses offered in History