Program Requirements: BA Honours in History with Concentration in Public History

A complete description of this program and the requirements is available in the undergraduate calendar.  Students should always confirm that they are following the proper academic requirements as outlined in the calendar.

History with Concentration in Public History
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits)
1.  3.5 credits in history below the 4000-level and satisfying: 3.5
a. 1.0 credit at the 1000-level
b. 1.0 credit in HIST
c. 1.5 credit at the 3000-level
2.  0.5 credit from History Before 1800: 0.5
HIST 2003 [0.5]
The Early Medieval World: 300-1000
HIST 2004 [0.5]
The Late Medieval World: 1000-1500
HIST 2204 [0.5]
Early Modern Europe 1350-1650
HIST 2206 [0.5]
Early Modern Europe 1600-1800
HIST 2902 [0.5]
Origins of the Greeks
HIST 2903 [0.5]
Democracy to Alexander
HIST 2904 [0.5]
Rise of the Roman Empire
HIST 2905 [0.5]
Rome of the Caesars
HIST 3005 [0.5]
Medieval Aristocratic Life
HIST 3006 [0.5]
Medieval Religious Life
HIST 3007 [0.5]
Medieval Intellectual Life
HIST 3009 [0.5]
Studies in Greek History
HIST 3010 [0.5]
The Later Roman Empire
HIST 3101 [0.5]
Studies in Roman History
HIST 3105 [0.5]
Renaissance Europe
HIST 3708 [0.5]
Reformation Europe
3.  0.5 credit from Asian, African, Latin American, or Caribbean History: 0.5
HIST 2308 [0.5]
Colonial Latin America
HIST 2309 [0.5]
Modern Latin America
HIST 2312 [0.5]
History of the Indian Ocean World
HIST 2706 [0.5]
Ancient and Pre-Colonial Africa
HIST 2707 [0.5]
Modern Africa
HIST 2710 [0.5]
Introduction to Caribbean History
HIST 3704 [0.5]
Aztecs
HIST 3710 [0.5]
Themes in Caribbean History
HIST 3712 [0.5]
Mexico: Aztecs to Narcos
HIST 3713 [0.5]
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
HIST 3715 [0.5]
Themes in South Asian History
HIST 3717 [0.5]
Gender and Sexuality in Africa
HIST 3719 [0.5]
South African War, 1899-1902
HIST 3805 [0.5]
China since the Xinhai [1911] Revolution
HIST 3806 [0.5]
Japan Since 1945
4.  0.5 credit from Themes in History: 0.5
HIST 2311 [0.5]
Environmental History of Canada
HIST 2506 [0.5]
Introduction to Women’s and Gender History
HIST 2804 [0.5]
War and Society
HIST 2912 [0.5]
Science and Technology in History
HIST 2913 [0.5]
History of Oil
HIST 3106 [0.5]
Social History of Sexuality
HIST 3109 [0.5]
Social History of Alcohol
HIST 3110 [0.5]
The Cultural History of Food
HIST 3111 [0.5]
History of Humanitarian Aid
HIST 3115 [0.5]
Childhood and Youth in History
HIST 3116 [0.5]
History of Disability
HIST 3120 [0.5]
History of the Body
HIST 3205 [0.5]
Canadian Business History
HIST 3215 [0.5]
Ancient Greek Science
HIST 3305 [0.5]
Crime and State in History
HIST 3310 [0.5]
Animals in History
HIST 3500 [0.5]
Migration and Diaspora in Canada
HIST 3510 [0.5]
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
HIST 3511 [0.5]
Themes in Indigenous History
HIST 3515 [0.5]
Madness in Modern Times
HIST 3604 [0.5]
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe
5.  0.5 credit in: 0.5
HIST 2809 [0.5]
The Historian’s Craft
6.  0.5 credit in: 0.5
HIST 2811 [0.5]
Public History from Memory to Museums
7.  0.5 credit from: 0.5
HIST 3810 [0.5]
Historical Theory
HIST 3820 [0.5]
Explorations in Historical Theory
8.  0.5 credit in: 0.5
HIST 3809 [0.5]
Historical Representations
9.  0.5 credit from: 0.5
HIST 3807 [0.5]
Practicum in History
HIST 3815 [0.5]
Group Practicum
10.  1.5 credits from (with at least 1.0 credit at the 3000-level): 1.5
HIST 2812 [0.5]
Special Subject in Public History
HIST 3001 [0.5]
History at the Movies
HIST 3507 [0.5]
An Immigrant’s Guide to Canada
HIST 3812 [0.5]
Digital History
HIST 3814 [0.5]
Crafting Digital History
HIST 3807 [0.5]
Practicum in History (if not used toward Item 6, above)
HIST 3815 [0.5]
Group Practicum (if not used toward Item 6, above)
HIST 3909 [0.5]
Topic in Public History
0.5 credit from approved electives may be counted towards this requirement.
11.  2.0 credits in 4000-level history seminars with at least 0.5 credits from: 2.0
HIST 4916 [0.5]
Topic in Public History
HIST 4920 [1.0]
Seminar in Public History
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits)
12.  8.0 credits in electives not in HIST 8.0
13.  1.0 credit in free electives (may be HIST) 1.0
Total Credits 20.0

Approved Electives (for Public History Concentration Requirement #10)
ANTH 2020 [0.5] Race and Ethnicity
ANTH 2500 [0.5] Culture and Symbols
ANTH 2550 [0.5] Religion and Society
ARCH 2006 [0.5] Theory and History of Design
ARTH 2003 [0.5] Canadian Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Art
ARTH 2005 [0.5] Arts of the First Peoples: The Woodlands, the Plains and the Subarctic
ARTH 2006 [0.5] Arts of the First Peoples: The Southwest, the West Coast and the Arctic
ARTH 2008 [0.5] Inuit Art
ARTH 2601 [0.5] History and Theory of Photography
ARTH 3400 [0.5] History of Printmaking
ARTH 3705 [0.5] Selected Museum Exhibition
CDNS 1101 [0.5] Ottawa: Exploring National Institutions
CDNS 2210 [0.5] Introduction to the Study of Canadian Culture
CDNS 2400 [0.5] Heritage Conservation in Canada
CDNS 3600 [0.5] Cultural Politics and Identities in Canada
CDNS 3700 [0.5] Cultural Traditions in Canada
ENGL 2400 [0.5] Introduction to Digital Humanities
ENGL 2401 [0.5] Digital Humanities: Theory and Method
FILM 2106 [0.5] The Documentary
FILM 3105 [0.5] Questions of Documentary Practice: Theoretical Implications of Documentary Film and Documentary Television Practice
INDG 1011 [0.5] Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters
INDG 2012 [0.5] Anishinaabe Studies
INDG 2015 [0.5] Indigenous Ecological Ways of Knowing
INDG 3015 [0.5] Indigenous Ecological Ways of Knowing and the Academy
INDG 4011 [0.5] Indigenous Representations

Students are welcome to consult the Public History Coordinator, Prof. James Opp, with requests to consider other courses that could potentially meet the requirements of the public history approved electives section.