BA History Concentration

As a graduate of Athabasca University’s History program you 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.

Did you know? Athabasca University also offers:

• four-year BA History Major
• Minor in History (optional)

For specific degree requirements view each program page.

Program Requirements

Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

Requirements in addition to the general program requirements for the 3-year BA with Concentration:

1. A minimum of 36 credits in concentration courses including a minimum of 24 senior (300 or 400) level credits.
2. 6 junior (200) level credits in world or European history. For example:

HIST/HUMN 201	Western Thought and Culture I: Before the Reformation	(3)
HIST/HUMN 202	Western Thought and Culture II: Since the Reformation	(3)

3. 3 junior (200) level credits in Canadian history. For example:

HIST 225

History of Canada, 1867 to the Present

(3)

4. A minimum of 3 senior (300/400) level credits in North American history.
5. A minimum of 3 senior-level credits in the history of areas of the world other than North America or Europe.
6. A minimum of 21 credits in the following designated History concentration elective courses:

GLST/LBST 335	Global Labour History	(3)
HIST	All courses
HIST/CLAS/HUMN 309	Ancient Greece	(3)
HIST/CLAS/HUMN 312	Ancient Rome	(3)
HIST/HUMN/RELS 313	Early Christians	(3)
HIST/INST 368	Indigenous People in Canada to 1830	(3)
HIST/INST 369	Indigenous Peoples in Canada from 1830	(3)
HIST/GLST 367	The Second World War	(3)
HIST/GLST 384	Europe Since 1945	(3)
HUMN 201	Western Thought and Culture I: Before the Reformation	(3)
HUMN 202	Western Thought and Culture II: Since the Reformation	(3)
HUMN/MUSI 285	History of Popular Music: Blues to Big Bands, 1900-1940	(3)
INST 370	The Métis	(3)