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Regulations
effective January 1, 2010
Graduates of the BA major in History will have the ability to:
- situate contemporary events in broader historical contexts
- explain changing social attitudes as the product of specific contexts and events
- recognize the ways in which knowledge is socially constructed and sanctioned
- evaluate information for its relevance and reliability
- articulate logical arguments based on relevant information
- identify multiple possible explanations for events
- interpret historical evidence carefully and assess for possible bias.
Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating. Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time
of their enrolment.
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| Requirements within the 120 credits required for the four-year BA with major. |
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45 credits in designated History major
courses including 30 senior (300/400) level credits (a minimum of 12,
400-level credits). |
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6 junior (200) level credits in Canadian history:
(HIST 224,
HIST 225) |
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A minimum of 6 junior (200) level
credits in European or World history (HIST 201, 202,
209, 210, 215, 216 [in development]). |
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A minimum of 6 senior (300/400) level
credits in European history (HIST 304, 327, 371, 372, 373, 374, 407, 470, 471, 472, 486, 499, and HUMN 309,
320, 321, and 421). |
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A minimum of 6 senior (300/400) level credits in North American history.
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A minimum of 6 senior-level credits in the history of areas of the world other than North America or Europe. |
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Electives (15 credits) |
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| HIST |
All courses |
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| GLST/HIST 307 |
The Pacific Century |
(3) |
| GLST/HIST 367 |
World War II |
(3) |
| GLST/HIST 381 |
Modern China |
(3) |
| HUMN/HIST 201 |
Western Culture I: Before
the Reformation |
(3) |
| HUMN/HIST 202 |
Western Culture II: Since
the Reformation |
(3) |
| HUMN/MUSI 285 |
History of Popular Music I:
Blues to Big Bands,
1900-1940 |
(3) |
| HUMN 286 |
History of Popular Music II:
Be-bop to Beatles,
1940-1970 |
(3) |
| HUMN 309 |
Ancient Greece |
(3) |
| HUMN 320 |
Rome and Early
Christianity I |
(3) |
| HUMN 321 |
Rome and Early
Christianity II |
(3) |
| HUMN/MUSI 420 |
Anglo-American Popular Music Traditions |
(3) |
| HUMN/MUSI 421 |
The Folk Music Revival I:
Before 1945 |
(3) |
| INST/HIST 368 |
History
of Canada's First
Nations to 1830 |
(3) |
| INST/HIST 369 |
History
of Canada's First
Nations from 1830 |
(3) |
| INST/HIST 370 |
The Métis |
(3) |
| LBST 331 |
Women, Workers, and Farmers: Histories
of North
American Popular
Resistance |
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History Minor |
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30 credits in designated History major courses including a minimum of 15 senior (300 or 400) level credits. |
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A minimum of 3 junior-level credits in North American history. |
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A minimum of 3 junior-level credits in European history. |
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A minimum of 3 junior-level credits in courses in history of areas of the world other than North America or Europe. |
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A minimum of 6 senior-level credits in each of two of the following: North American history, European history, history of areas of the world other than North America or Europe. |
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