Major in History

 

Requirements for completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History

(The following is taken from the 2024/2025 University Calendar section 15.10.3.1 and is subject to change - please refer to the latest version to ensure accuracy. If there are any discrepancies between this listing and the listing prepared by the Registrar's office, the Registrar's office official listing will be taken as correct.)

  1. Students should consult the Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Arts in addition to the regulations listed below.

  2. Any one of History 1005, 1009-1015 forms the introduction to the practice of history. Third and fourth-year students taking History courses as electives or to satisfy Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Arts are encouraged to enrol in the Department’s second-year courses.

  3. All students who major in History will be assisted by a faculty advisor who will help them in planning their academic programs. It is essential that students register with the Department at an early stage of their studies.

Students who undertake a Major in History must complete 36 credit hours in History, including:

  1. 3 credit hours in a course beginning with the initial digit ‘1’. Only one first-year course may be used to meet the Major requirements in History. However, a Major may use subsequent first-year History courses as Humanities and Social Sciences electives for the B.A.;

  2. at least 12 credit hours in courses with the initial digit ‘2’ including either History 2200 or 2210;

  3. at least 9 credit hours in courses with the initial digit ‘2’ should be completed before registering in a course with the initial digit ‘3’. Students should pay particular attention to necessary prerequisites when scheduling courses. In addition, students should obtain advice on the appropriate courses from their faculty advisor;

  4. at least 9 credit hours in courses with the initial digit ‘3’ including History 3840;

  5. History 3840 for which there is a prerequisite of 12 credit hours in History;

  6. at least 3 credit hours in courses with the initial digit ‘3’ should be completed before registering in a course with the initial digit ‘4’;

  7. at least 6 credit hours in courses with the initial digit ‘4’. Some fourth-year courses may require successful completion of courses in the same topic/subject area. Prerequisites may be waived at the discretion of the instructor; and

  8. 6 additional credit hours in courses with an initial digit beyond ‘1’.

No more than 15 transfer credit hours in History may be used to fulfill the requirements for a Major in History.

Academic Advising

Undergraduate students seeking academic advice or with questions about degree, certificate or diploma programs should contact:

Renée Shute
Manager of Academic Programs
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Memorial University
(Tel) 709-864-7454
(E-mail) rshute@mun.ca

For questions about career opportunities for Humanities and Social Sciences students or advice on degree, certificate or diploma programs should contact:

Andrea Keating
Career Development Coordinator
Memorial University
(Tel) 709-864-8363
(E-mail) avkeating@mun.ca

For questions about study abroad programs in Humanities and Social Sciences, please contact:

Ruifang Qi
Go Abroad Coordinator
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Memorial University
(E-mail) ruifangq@mun.ca