History Major: Bachelor of Arts

For information on admission to the Bachelor of Arts program prior to the declaration of a major, please refer to TRU Admissions.

Requirements

Students must declare their Major before the end of their second year of courses. All candidates must meet the Major Program Advisor to go over the program requirements and the selection of appropriate courses to complete their History Major.

Before students can declare their Major they must have met the admission requirements for the BA, as indicated above. As well, they must have successfully completed no fewer than 9 credits in lower-level History courses, either at TRU or at other accredited institutions.

Third and fourth years

• Students must take 33 credits in History courses numbered between 3000 and 4990, including History 3000 and cross-listed courses from other disciplines.
• Entrance to any 4000-level course requires no fewer than three credits in 3000-level History courses.
• All History Major students must take History 3000: The Historian's Craft in their third year.
• Of the thirty-three credits required of the Major in History, at least nine but no more than fifteen upper-level credits must come from one of the geographic fields (i.e.: British, European, American, and Canadian).
• Of the thirty-three credits required of the Major in History, at least three upper-level credits must come from courses in each geographic field (i.e.: British, European, American, and Canadian).
• Of the thirty-three credits required of the Major in History, at least nine must be taken at the 4000-level.
• Of the forty-five lower- and upper- level credits in History required of History Major students, no fewer than six must be from Canadian History.
• Students are strongly encouraged to include in their programs material from both before and after ca.1800.
• Credit toward the History Major is also given for successful completion of Philosophy 4190.

Minor program in history

Students can complete a Minor in History in combination with a Major from another discipline in Arts. For a Minor, a student must include with the 120 credits required for the BA degree, 12 credits of 1000 and 2000 level History, and an additional 18 credits in 3000 and 4000 level History courses.

Double major program

It is possible for a student to combine a Major in History with another discipline to complete a double Major. However, students should be aware that this option requires careful course planning and will normally involve taking additional courses in order to complete all of the basic BA requirements as well as the specific Major requirements for two subjects. To graduate with a Double Major, a student must include in the 120 credits required for the degree at least 42 credits in each of two disciplines. At least 30 credits in each discipline must be in courses numbered 3000 or above.