| DURATION | FORMAT | LANGUAGE | OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30–120 units | Full time or Part time | English or French | Co-op, French Immersion, Study abroad, Graduate Studies |
Undergraduate Studies
Program overview
Our undergraduate programs will provide you with solid and transferable skills while enabling you to pursue your passion for history. Our very flexible course offering is structured around two complementary components: understanding the history of past societies and practising the historian’s craft. Starting in the first year, you will practise history by using historical documents of all kinds: texts from past centuries, monuments, paintings, films, unusual or symbolic objects and digital documentation.
You will develop critical and analytical skills as well as competencies in research and writing sought after by employers.
You will develop critical and analytical skills as well as competencies in research and writing sought after by employers.
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4 years120 units
Honours BA in History
The Honours BA in History will lead you to understand and practice history from the Middle Ages to the present while developing superior competencies in research, methodology, writing, critical analysis, cogent interpretation of information, and effective communication.
4 years120 units
Joint Honours BA in History and Political Science
As a Joint Honours BA in History and Political Science student, you will combine the breadth and depth of our historical training with the conceptual framework of Political Science. In this program, you will be provided with access to a sophisticated skillset that many employers seek.
42 units
Major in History
In the Major in History program,you will have the opportunity to understand and practice history for various times and places developing basic competencies in research, methodology, writing, critical analysis, cogent interpretation of information, and effective communication.
30 units
Minor in History
The Minor in History will initiate you to the discipline of history and provide the historical perspective and analytical skills necessary to enrich your training in other fields.
Courses offered in 2023-2024
You'll find our undergraduate course offer for 2023-2024 academic year on the following link.
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- History + Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- History + Environmental Studies
- History + Anthropology
- History + Public Administration
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Department of History
Desmarais Building
55 Laurier Avenue East, 9th Floor
Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
Map
Tel.: 613-562-5735
Fax: 613-562-5995
[email protected]
Office Hours
Monday to Friday
From 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
From 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(June to August: closes at 3:30 p.m.)
