Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (AP) – History

Department of History

Notes:

Students are required to complete six credits in history at the 1000 level. 1000-level courses at Glendon College or other universities do not satisfy this requirement. Exemptions may only be granted, at the discretion of the director of undergraduate studies, to students who have taken a minimum of 18 credits in history and have earned a minimum B+ history grade point average. Students granted an exemption must take a substitute six-credit upper-level course in history. No more than six credits in history at the 1000 level may count towards the major.
The department offers two types of 4000-level courses: Honours seminars and colloquia. Honours seminars normally enrol about 18 students and have a substantial research component. Colloquia normally enrol 30 students. Honours major degree students must take at least one 4000-level seminar (six credits). Specialized Honours degree students must take two 4000-level seminars (12 credits). For a list of approved 4000-level History seminar courses, please refer below*.
AP/HIST 4000 6.00 and AP/HIST 4991 3.00 / AP/HIST 4991 6.00 count as seminars. AP/HIST 4990 3.00 / AP/HIST 4990 6.00 counts as a colloquium.
4000-level history courses taken at Glendon College will count as seminars if they have planned enrolments of fewer than 20 students.
Honours students may register online for 4000-level history courses after successful completion of 48 credits including the prerequisite course or courses officially listed for each 4000-level course. If they do not meet these requirements, students who have completed at least 48 credits may apply to the director of undergraduate studies for permission to enrol in 4000-level history courses. Students will be asked to show some previous coursework that prepares them in the field of study.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 54 credits including:

six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
at least 48 additional credits in history:
no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
at least 18 credits in history at the 4000 level with at least 12 credits in Honours seminars (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section);
one 4000 level course must deal with history outside Canada and USA; this presumes suitable preparation.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 42 credits including:

six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
at least 36 additional credits in history:
no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
at least 24 credits in history must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels;
at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside Canada and USA;
at least 12 credits in history must be at the 4000 level (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section).

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

History may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. 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.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: 36 credits including:

six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
at least 30 additional credits in history:
no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
at least 18 credits in history must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels;
at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside Canada and USA;
at least 12 credits in history must be at the 4000 level (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section).

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: 30 credits including:

six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1 at the beginning of this section);
at least 24 additional credits in history:
no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside Canada and USA;
at least six credits in history at the 4000 level (either a seminar or a colloquium) after completion of at least 84 total credits for the degree (refer to Note 2 at the beginning of this section).

BA: 90 Credits

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 30 credits including:

six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1);
at least 24 additional credits in history:
no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside Canada and USA;
at least 12 credits in history must be at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 42 credits including:

six credits in history at the 1000 level (refer to Note 1);
at least 36 additional credits in history:
no more than 12 credits in history at the 2000 level will count towards the major;
at least 24 credits in history must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels;
at least six credits in history above the 1000 level that deals with history outside Canada and USA;
at least 12 credits in history must be at the 4000 level (refer to Note 2).

Required Course: AP/ANTH 2300 3.00 Intercultural Training Skills completed before the term or terms abroad. Note: This course is considered to be outside the major (even for ANTH students).

Language study credits: at least 18 credits in a modern language offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language. Up to six (6) language credits may be taken while the student is abroad. Such courses must be approved by the coordinator of the relevant language section in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

If a iBA student is fluent in a language, he/she will undergo an examination to test language proficiency by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Students exempted from one or more of the language courses required for the degree must complete cultural courses related to that language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 9 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University’s exchange partners.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: for the Honours iBA, courses taken outside the major to satisfy the language study requirement and/or the internationally-oriented courses requirement can also be used to satisfy the outside the major requirement. Students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program in History may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

*Approved 4000-level History Seminar Courses
AP/HIST 4000 6.00
AP/HIST 4100 6.00
AP/HIST 4122 6.00
AP/HIST 4130 6.00
AP/HIST 4131 6.00
AP/HIST 4140 6.00
AP/HIST 4160 6.00
AP/HIST 4200 6.00
AP/HIST 4220 6.00
AP/HIST 4240 6.00
AP/HIST 4250 6.00
AP/HIST 4260 6.00
AP/HIST 4270 6.00
AP/HIST 4320 6.00
AP/HIST 4330 6.00
AP/HIST 4340 6.00
AP/HIST 4350 6.00
AP/HIST 4360 6.00
AP/HIST 4370 6.00
AP/HIST 4375 6.00
AP/HIST 4380 6.00
AP/HIST 4385 6.00
AP/HIST 4420 6.00
AP/HIST 4440 6.00
AP/HIST 4450 6.00
AP/HIST 4460 6.00
AP/HIST 4500 6.00
AP/HIST 4508 6.00
AP/HIST 4511 6.00
AP/HIST 4515 6.00
AP/HIST 4520 6.00
AP/HIST 4530 6.00
AP/HIST 4535 6.00
AP/HIST 4540 6.00
AP/HIST 4545 6.00
AP/HIST 4550 6.00
AP/HIST 4555 6.00
AP/HIST 4560 6.00
AP/HIST 4570 6.00
AP/HIST 4640 6.00
AP/HIST 4670 6.00
AP/HIST 4676 6.00
AP/HIST 4690 6.00
AP/HIST 4699 6.00
AP/HIST 4725 6.00
AP/HIST 4750 6.00
AP/HIST 4752 6.00
AP/HIST 4753 6.00
AP/HIST 4755 6.00
AP/HIST 4760 6.00
AP/HIST 4760 6.00
AP/HIST 4763 6.00
AP/HIST 4765 6.00
AP/HIST 4766 6.00
AP/HIST 4770 6.00
AP/HIST 4791 6.00
AP/HIST 4799 6.00
AP/HIST 4800 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 4220 6.00)
AP/HIST 4820 6.00
AP/HIST 4830 6.00
AP/HIST 4840 6.00
AP/HIST 4990 6.00**
AP/HIST 4991 6.00
AP/HUMA 4803 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HIST 4225 6.00)
AP/HUMA 4227 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HIST 4810 6.00)
GL/HIST 4220 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HIST 4505 6.00)

**Note: at the discretion of the DUS and course director, AP/HIST 4990 6.00 may be counted toward the seminar requirement in exceptional circumstances.

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