Students in Joint Honours plans draw from two different departments and complete 42.0-units of courses in each department. Joint Honours students follow the same plan as Majors but take fewer lecture and seminar courses. Similar to the Major plan, Joint Honours students complete 6.0-units of History lectures in their first year and proceed to complete a core seminar in their second year. Students must earn a minimum grade of C+ in this core seminar to progress in the History Joint Honours plan. Unlike students in a Major plan, students in the Joint Honours plan complete four seminars in their third and fourth year and fewer lecture courses overall. The details of the Joint Honours degree plan can be found below. Joint Honours students enroll in fewer History courses compared to Major students, but study abroad, experiential learning opportunities, and independent research projects are also available to them. A Joint Honours degree thus allows students to combine their interests in two disciplines and in many ways benefit from an expanded choice of career options.
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Joint Honours Plan Acceptance Requirements
Because Joint Honours plans are a partnership between two departments, the thresholds vary slightly depending on the departments. A full list of all Joint Honours thresholds is available on the Faculty of Arts and Science Website here. Select “History” from the drop-down list under “What it takes to be accepted to a plan.”
For acceptance or to join the Pending List to the History component of the Joint Honours in Spring 2024, you need:
- 3.0 units of 100-level History
- Minimum grade of B- in your 100-level History course (or BADR 100 or BADR 101)
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Automatic Acceptance/Pending List |
Cumulative GPA | History Course | Minimum Grade | Course 2/ Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Honours | Dependent on partner department. See "What it takes to be accepted to a plan." | HIST 1## (or BADR 100 or BADR 101) | B- | Dependent on partner department. See "What it takes to be accepted to a plan." |
Joint Honours Plan Degree Requirements
Plan: Consists of 42.0 units as described below. Please note that all sections of the degree plan must be satisfied (Core A, B, C, Option A, B, C, and Additional Requirements).
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Joint Honours Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.0 units (114.0 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
| 1.Core | 24.0 units | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 6.0 units | from | |
| B. | 6.0 units | from | HIST 300/6.0-330/6.0 |
| C. | 12.0 units | from | HIST 333/3.0-499/3.0 |
| 2.Option | 18.0 units | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 6.0 units | from | HIST at the 200 level; |
| B. | 6.0 units | from | HIST at the 200 level OR HIST at the 500 level |
| C. | 6.0 units | from | HIST at the 100 or 200 level OR HIST 300/6.0-330/6.0 OR HIST_Subs |
| 3.Additional Requirements | |
|---|---|
| A. | Minimum 6.0 units from HIST_Canadian |
| 4.Notes | |
|---|---|
| A. | It is strongly recommended, but not required, that students take 6.0 units in History from the period before 1800. |
| B. | Students are expected to take courses from HIST 300/6.0-330/6.0 in their second year. |
Canadian Content Courses
HIST_Canadian
Canadian History
Current Canadian Content Course Offerings
HIST 104/3.0; HIST 105/3.0; HIST 124/6.0; HIST 208/3.0; HIST 209/3.0; HIST 210/3.0; HIST 217/3.0; HIST 219/3.0; HIST 224/3.0; HIST 242/3.0; HIST 254/3.0; HIST 260/6.0; HIST 269/3.0; HIST 279/3.0; HIST 280/6.0; HIST 282/3.0; HIST 283/3.0; HIST 312/6.0; HIST 313/6.0; HIST 320/6.0; HIST 324/6.0; HIST 340/6.0; HIST 390/4.5 (FW 2016-17); HIST 391/6.0; HIST 393/3.0 (Winter 2011); HIST 401/43.0; HIST 403/3.0; HIST 416/3.0; HIST 425/6.0; HIST 431/3.0; HIST 433/6.0; HIST 436/3.0; HIST 439/3.0; HIST 458/6.0; HIST 467/6.0; HIST 467/3.0; HIST 476/6.0; HIST 481/3.0; HIST 485/3.0; HIST 486/3.0
History Substitution Courses
HIST_SUBS
History Substitutions
The following list contains courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.5 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits. For course descriptions of the substitution below, see the Faculty of Arts & Science Academic Calendar.
BLCK 480/3.0 (Black Atlantic Studies); CLST 102/3.0; CLST 103/3.0; CLST 129/6.0; CLST 130/3.0; CLST 131/3.0; CLST 150/3.0; CLST 200/3.0; CLST 201/3.0; CLST 207/3.0; CLST 208/3.0; CLST 309/3.0; CLST 321/3.0; CLST 333/3.0; CLST 334/3.0; CLST 335/3.0; CLST 340/3.0; CLST 341/3.0; CLST 343/3.0; CLST 350/3.0; DEVS 305/6.0; DEVS 306/3.0; IDIS 304/3.0; IDIS 305/3.0; HLTH 239/3.0; LLCU 320/3.0
