History: Bachelor of Arts Major

Description

The Bachelor of Arts, Major in History, provides students with the opportunity to study the many peoples and cultures whose contributions have created the world in which we live today. The degree allows students to develop the knowledge, core competencies, and skills characteristic of a traditional BA program, while preparing them to respond creatively and innovatively to a range of challenges in our community and our world. Whether they pursue a general History BA, or choose a specialization in either the Asian or Military History streams, students will gain the literacy and analytical skills essential in today's labour market. Equally importantly, students will become better-informed citizens of our increasingly interconnected world. Our degree students will also benefit from our faculty's commitment to teaching excellence and from the small class sizes at KPU.

History students begin their studies with courses that broadly introduce them to major developments in political and economic history from across the globe, as well as key themes in historical development. Later, they progress to more specifically defined regional courses, considering not only economic and political history, but also social and cultural developments. In lower-level courses, students will begin to build the reading, writing, and research skills necessary to succeed in upper level history courses. At the upper-level, students undertake in-depth studies of particular countries or particular themes in global development. Finally, seminar students examine more focused subjects again considering all aspects of that particular topic.

All History degree programs are reading and writing intensive. For this reason we strongly recommend that students complete the English requirements of the BA degree within their first two years at KPU.

Admission Requirements

Students pursuing a major in History must be admitted to the Faculty of Arts.

Declaration Requirements

Students intending to graduate with this Faculty of Arts Bachelor’s degree must declare the credential by the time they complete 60 credits of undergraduate coursework. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:

In good academic standing with the University
Completion of a minimum of 18 credits of undergraduate coursework, including the following with a minimum grade of “C”:
- 3 credits of ENGL at the 1100 level or higher
- 6 credits at the 1100 level or higher in the Major area

Curricular Requirements

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete all requirements in the Bachelor of Arts framework in addition to their major or minor program requirements.

Note: A first-year English course, ENGL 1100, is a requirement of this program. This course has prerequisites that may require a student to complete additional preparatory courses.

History Major

The following major requirements are to be completed for the Bachelor of Arts, Major in History program.

Students are required to complete 12 credits of lower-level history courses with 6 of these credits at the 2000 level.
	1000 Level
	HIST 1113	Canada to 1867	3 credits
	HIST 1114	Canada since 1867	3 credits
	HIST 1120	Europe 1900–1939	3 credits
	HIST 1121	Europe since 1939	3 credits
	HIST 1130	Twentieth Century World I: 1900–1945	3 credits
	HIST 1131	Twentieth Century World II: 1945-2000	3 credits
	HIST 1145	American History 1607–1865	3 credits
	HIST 1146	American History 1865–1974	3 credits
	HIST 1150	Introduction to Traditional East Asia	3 credits
	HIST 1160	Introduction to South Asian History	3 credits
	HIST 1170	Introduction to African History	3 credits
	2000 Level
	HIST 2101	Europe in the Middle Ages	3 credits
	HIST 2102	Europe 1450–1789	3 credits
	HIST 2119	Europe 1789–1914	3 credits
	HIST 2150 or ASIA 2150	Tea in China and Japan	3 credits
	HIST 2156 or ASIA 2156	Martial Arts of China and Japan	3 credits
	HIST 2300	Introduction to World Civilizations	3 credits
	HIST 2301	The Ancient World	3 credits
	HIST 2304	Canadian-American Relations	3 credits
	HIST 2307	Twentieth Century Britain	3 credits
	HIST 2315	Canadian Crime in Historical Perspective	3 credits
	HIST 2335	War in the Modern World	3 credits
	HIST 2350	Late Imperial China	3 credits
	HIST 2355	The Chinese Overseas: A Global History of Chinese Migration	3 credits
	HIST 2375	Japan under the Shoguns, 1600 to 1868	3 credits
	HIST 2380	Global Environmental History	3 credits
To graduate with a BA Major in History, students must complete at least 30 credits of HIST courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 9 credits of HIST courses at the 4000 level of which 3 credits must be HIST 4400.
	3000 and 4000 Level
	Required:
	HIST 4400	Applications of History	3 credits
	And:
	27 credits of HIST courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 6 credits in addition to HIST 4400 at the 4000 level. Please see the Course Descriptions section of the Calendar for a full listing of current History courses.		27 credits

Note: HIST 4499 - Selected Topics in History may be repeated more than once for credit, to a maximum of 12 credits. Depending on the topic, HIST 4499 may be applicable to either the Asian or Military History stream.

Asian History Stream

Students who wish to focus their studies on Asian History are recommended to complete their program requirements using courses from the following:
	1000 Level
	HIST 1130	Twentieth Century World I: 1900–1945	3 credits
	HIST 1131	Twentieth Century World II: 1945-2000	3 credits
	HIST 1150	Introduction to Traditional East Asia	3 credits
	HIST 1160	Introduction to South Asian History	3 credits
	2000 Level
	HIST 2150 or ASIA 2150	Tea in China and Japan	3 credits
	HIST 2156 or ASIA 2156	Martial Arts of China and Japan	3 credits
	HIST 2300	Introduction to World Civilizations	3 credits
	HIST 2350	Late Imperial China	3 credits
	HIST 2355	The Chinese Overseas: A Global History of Chinese Migration	3 credits
	HIST 2375	Japan under the Shoguns, 1600 to 1868	3 credits
	3000 Level
	HIST 3140 or ASIA 3140	Environment and Society in East Asia	3 credits
	HIST 3149 or ASIA 3149	Hong Kong: Past, Present, and Future	3 credits
	HIST 3150 or ASIA 3150	East Asian Immigrants to North America	3 credits
	HIST 3350	China in the Twentieth Century: Reforms and Revolutions	3 credits
	HIST 3360	British India, 1857–1947	3 credits
	HIST 3361	The Indian Subcontinent since 1947	3 credits
	HIST 3370	Modern Japan	3 credits
	HIST 3380	World War II in the Pacific	3 credits
	4000 Level
	HIST 4400	Applications of History (required)	3 credits
	HIST 4450	China & the West	3 credits
	HIST 4455	Sages and Statecraft in China	3 credits
	HIST 4460	Gandhi in History	3 credits
	HIST 4470	Warriors of Japan: The Samurai	3 credits
	HIST 4480	The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective	3 credits

Military History Stream

Students who wish to focus their studies on Military History are recommended to complete their program requirements using courses from the following:
	1000 Level
	HIST 1113	Canada to 1867	3 credits
	HIST 1114	Canada since 1867	3 credits
	HIST 1120	Europe 1900–1939	3 credits
	HIST 1121	Europe since 1939	3 credits
	HIST 1130	Twentieth Century World I: 1900–1945	3 credits
	HIST 1131	Twentieth Century World II: 1945-2000	3 credits
	HIST 1145	American History 1607–1865	3 credits
	HIST 1146	American History 1865–1974	3 credits
	2000 Level
	HIST 2335	War in the Modern World	3 credits
	HIST 2375	Japan under the Shoguns	3 credits
	3000 Level
	HIST 3340	Civil War and Reconstruction	3 credits
	HIST 3346	History of the American Revolution 1760-1791	3 credits
	HIST 3380	World War II in the Pacific	3 credits
	HIST 3390	Canada & World War One	3 credits
	HIST 3392	British Home Front during World War II	3 credits
	HIST 3397	Guerillas in the Mist: Terrorism in the Twentieth Century	3 credits
	4000 Level
	HIST 4400	Applications of History (required)	3 credits
	HIST 4420	Europe in the 'Age of the Dictators'
	HIST 4435	Genocide in the Twentieth Century	3 credits
	HIST 4470	Warriors of Japan: The Samurai	3 credits
	HIST 4480	The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective	3 credits
	HIST 4485	The Great Strategists	3 credits
	HIST 4497	Canada and World War II	3 credits

Credential Awarded

Upon successful completion of the major program students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Arts. Transcripts will indicate a Major in History.