BA (120 credit hour) Major in History

The 120 credit hours Major requires more advanced training in History than does the three year degree. Besides the general degree requirements for all BA degrees, students majoring in History are required to take at least 36 but not more than 54 History credit hours beyond the 1000 level.

  • At least 18 of these History credit hours must be above the 2000 level.
  • Within the last 90 credit hours, students must take at least six credit hours in each of two subjects other than History.
  • BA Majors in History must complete HIST 2700.03 (Introduction to Historical Methods)
  • BA Majors in History must take at least three credit hours 4000 level seminar in History

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, 3037,  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, 4162, 4175, 4250, 4360, 4545, 4550, 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, 3272, 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.