History - BA (Hons)

Is it for you?

Understanding the past allows us to explore the diversities and complexities of the human experience. In our Honours Bachelor of Arts program, you’ll study historical debates and engage with documents, artifacts, stories and digital media exploring the past, from ancient societies up to the near present.

Experiential learning opportunities include museum and curatorial courses and practicums, work placements as well as international and domestic exchange programs.

This is one of 10 bachelor of arts programs that share a one-year foundation.

Double major options available after first year: History and Criminology, History and English, History and Philosophy, History and Politics and Governance, or History and Sociology.

As well, at the end of your first year, you may apply for the History Co-op BA.

Program info

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts

Program format(s):
Full time: 4 Year
5-Year Co-op

Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Grade range:
Low 70s¹

Requirements:
Grades-Only

Experiential learning:
Co-op available

Academic requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.

Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:

A minimum grade of 70% or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)

Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page.

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Tuition and fees

For detailed fees information, visit tuition and fees by program.

Full-time format 2023-2024:

Ontario students fees range: $7,179 - $7,204
Out-of-province students fees range: $8,008 - $8,701
International student fees range: $33,435 - $33,460

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Costs to expect

First-year courses

Here is a preview of first-year courses based on the available undergraduate calendar information.

1st & 2nd Semester

REQUIRED:

SSH 105 Critical Thinking
SSH 205 Academic Writing and Research

REQUIRED GROUP 1: One course from the following:

HIS 104 Ten Days That Shook The World
HIS 105 Inventing Popular Culture
HIS 106 Technology, Warfare and Social Change
HIS 107 Colonization, Colonialism and Independence
HIS 238 Canada to 1885: Creating a Nation
HIS 248 American History to 1877
HIS 265 Asia: Foundations and Modern Nations
HIS 275 Ancient Greece and Rome
HIS 277 Mediaeval Europe, 400-1350
HIS 279 Europe, 1715-1870
HIS 338 Canada since 1885: Defining a Nation
HIS 348 American History from 1877
HIS 350 The Fight for Rights in North America
HIS 377 Europe, 1350-1715
HIS 379 Europe, 1870-Present
HIS 392 African Canadian History
HIS 461 Cradle of Civilization: Ancient Near East
HIS 462 Introduction to the Islamic World
HIS 490 International Relations from 1945

Any two HST courses numbered between HST 100 and HST 499. In total, a maximum of nine liberal studies HST courses, may be substituted for HIS courses.

REQUIRED GROUP 2: Four courses from Table I.

OPEN ELECTIVE: Two Open Electives.

More program courses

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Your future

Apply your research methods, critical thinking and verbal and written communication skills to a broad range of industries including:

Business (both established and start-ups)
Government
Non-profit
Museum
Historic sites
Galleries
Archives

Libraries
Other creative industries
Graduate studies in history or a related academic field, or pursue professional programs such as law, education, museum and heritage studies, public administration, or information, library and archival management

Thinking of applying? Make sure the program is still accepting applications.

Student spotlight

Presenting research in a professional forum just one benefit of student-hosted event

This year, Department of History students hosted their Undergraduate History Symposium and published the first edition of Endnote, the TMU undergraduate history journal. Over the course of an afternoon, students presented research covering a range of geographical and chronological areas.

Katie Carson, Neea Jacklin and Paige Parsons

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Notes:

Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2024 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.