BA (120 credit hour) Honours in History

The Honours degree is intended for students who plan to proceed to graduate work and for others who wish to enjoy the experience of an intensive research project, the Honours essay. Students must complete the requirements for the BA with a major in History (NOTE: for students who begin from September 2022, and in subsequent years, these include completing HIST 2700.03) and fulfil the following additional requirements:

• Honours students must take at least 54 but not more than 66 credit hours in History beyond the 1000 level.
• Honours students must take HIST 4981.03 and HIST 4982.03 (Honours Essay in History I and II) in consecutive terms; HIST 4971.15 and HIST 4972.15 (History Honours Seminar) in consecutive terms; and at least one three-credit-hour 4000-level seminar in History.
• Applicants normally should have achieved an existing Grade Point Average of at least 3.3 in their History courses above the 1000 level to be considered for admission.
• A grade of B- or better is required on 54 History credit hours.
• A grade of B- or better is required on the honours thesis

NOTE: Applications for Honours in History are not considered by the Department until the winter term of the student’s third year. Please enquire at the Department for the relevant deadline.

Students are required to choose at least three credit hours above the 1000 level in EACH of four categories (A, B, C and D). 

Group A: The Premodern Era
2002, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2022, 2060, 2061, 2064, 2101, 2106, 2135, 2153, 2205, 2207, 2211, 2221, 2271, 2331, 2381, 2386, 2392, 2425, 2503, 2509, 2614, 2711, 3000, 3002, 3003, 3006, 3008, 3013, 3030, 3040, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3107, 3108, 3109, 3210, 3226, 3245, 3260, 3273, 3300, 3350, 3360, 3370, 3380, 3394, 3435, 3451, 3470, 3509, 3510, 3511, 3515, 3750, 4003, 4004, 4060, 4104, 4105, 4106, 4250, 4360, 4545, 4550,4162, 4175,4577

Group B: The Modern Era
2021, 2022, 2032, 2041, 2055, 2064, 2081, 2111, 2112, 2205, 2208, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2221, 2222, 2231, 2235, 2250, 2260, 2261, 2272, 2280, 2333, 2335, 2340, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2387, 2388, 2392, 2425, 2426, 2502, 2504, 2505, 2510, 2615, 2711, 2712, 2900, 2950, 3007, 3030, 3043, 3045, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3056, 3090, 3092, 3094, 3096, 3113, 3114, 3210, 3220, 3222, 3223, 3227, 3245, 3260, 3274, 3282, 3292, 3293, 3333, 3350, 3358, 3360, 3361, 3365, 3367, 3369, 3370, 3372, 3380, 3390, 3393, 3430, 3431, 3435, 3451, 3452, 3470, 3471, 3512, 3513, 3515, 3551, 3552, 3750, 4045, 4090, 4117, 4222, 4255, 4260, 4300, 4360, 4400, 4401, 4500, 4510, 4550, 4555, 4600, 4613, 4614, 4639, 4710, 4987, 4988

Group C: The Euro-Americas
2002, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2032, 2041,2055,  2060, 2061, 2064, 2081, 2101, 2106, 2111, 2112, 2135, 2153, 2205, 2207, 2208, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2221, 2222, 2231, 2235, 2250, 2260, 2261, 2271, 2272, 2280, 2331, 2333, 2335, 2340, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2386, 2387, 2388, 2392, 2614, 2615, 2900, 3000, 3002, 3003, 3006, 3013, 3030, 3040, 3043, 3045, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3056, 3088, 3090, 3092, 3094, 3096, 3102, 3105, 3107, 3108, 3109, 3113, 3114, 3210, 3220, 3222, 3223, 3226, 3227, 3245, 3260, 3273, 3274, 3282, 3292, 3293, 3300, 3333, 3350, 3358, 3360, 3361, 3365, 3367, 3369, 3370, 3372, 3380, 3390, 3393, 3394, 3435, 3750, 4003, 4004, 4045, 4060, 4090, 4104, 4105, 4106, 4117, 4162, 4175, 4222, 4250, 4255, 4260, 4300, 4360, 4550, 4600, 4613, 4614, 4639, 4987, 4988

Group D: The Afro-Asias
2021, 2022, 2425, 2426, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2509, 2510, 2711, 2712, 2715, 3088, 3430, 3431, 3435, 3451, 3452, 3470, 3471, 3509, 3510, 3511, 3512, 3513, 3515, 3520, 4090, 4401, 4404, 4500, 4510, 4545, 4550, 4555, 4577

 

Students may not satisfy two areas with the same course.  See http://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/history/programs/undergraduate-programs/diversityhistory.html for a complete course list with titles.