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Honours History (54 credits)

Offered by: History and Classical Studies     Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements

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The Honours History program provides in-depth training, with emphasis on historical methods and research, while allowing students flexibility in
choosing courses that match their academic needs and interests. It is designed especially for students who anticipate pursuing graduate studies
in history or related disciplines.

Students wishing to complete the Honours History program should consult a Program Adviser at the beginning of their first year to map out a
course of study. They should fill out a departmental program advising/audit form. For more information, visit the program’s website at
http://www.mcgill.ca/history/undergraduate (http://www.mcgill.ca/history/undergraduate).

Important note: Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credits may not be included in the overall credit requirement for history
programs.

Required Course (3 credits)

HIST 399 History and Historiography (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-399)

Complementary Courses (51 credits)

51 credits of history courses (HIST courses or selected courses offered in other units - see list below) according to the following requirements.

Distribution requirement:
-3 credits from Group A
-3 credits from Group B
-3 credits from Group C

Temporal Breadth requirement:

-At least 3 credits focused on the period before 1800
-At least 3 credits focused on the period after 1800
Notes: The same course may be used to satisfy both a Distribution and Temporal Breadth requirement. HIST 299 (/study/2019-
2020/courses/hist-299) and HIST 399 (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-399) may not be used to satisfy Temporal Breadth requirements.

Level requirement:
-Minimum 6 credits of honours seminars (500-level D1/D2 courses)
-Minimum 6 additional credits of 400-level or higher HIST courses. A second honours seminar may be used to fulfill this requirement.
-Maximum 18 credits complementary courses at 200-level

GPA requirements - 3.30 in program courses, 3.0 (B) or higher in each program course, CGPA 3.0 or higher.

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Group A: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours History | Programs, Courses and University Regulations - McGill University

HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-202)

HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-203)

HIST 211 American History to 1865 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-211)

HIST 212 Medieval Europe (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-212)

HIST 214 Early Modern Europe (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-214)

HIST 215 Modern Europe (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-215)

HIST 216 Introduction to Russian History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-216)

HIST 221 United States since 1865 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-221)

HIST 226 East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century (3 credits) (/study/2019-
2020/courses/hist-226)

HIST 250 Making Great Britain and Ireland (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-250)

Group B:

HIST 200 Introduction to African History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-200)

HIST 201 Modern African History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-201)

HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-205)

HIST 206 Indian Ocean World History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-206)

HIST 208 Introduction to East Asian History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-208)

HIST 209 Introduction to South Asian History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-209)

HIST 210 Introduction to Latin American History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-

210)

HIST 218 Modern East Asian History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-218)

HIST 275 Ancient Roman History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-275)

Group C:

HIST 207 Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-207)

HIST 213 World History, 600-2000 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-213)

HIST 219 Jewish History: 1000 - 2000 (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-219)

HIST 223 Indigenous Peoples and Empires (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-223)

HIST 238 Histories of Science (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-238)

HIST 240 Modern History of Islamic Movements (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-

240)

HIST 249 Health and the Healer in Western History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-
249)

HIST 262 Mediterranean and European Interconnections (3 credits) (/study/2019-

2020/courses/hist-262)

HIST 292 History and the Environment (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-292)

HIST 298 Topics in History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-298)

HIST 299 The Historian's Craft (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/hist-299)

All undergraduate-level HIST courses.

Courses Offered by Other Units

The following non-HIST courses may be counted as complementary courses toward a history program. Faculty regulations stipulate that a
course may not be counted toward more than one program.
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CLAS 304 Ancient Greek Democracy (B.A.)(/study/2019-2020/courses/clas-304)
credits) - Honours History | Programs, Courses and University Regulations - McGill University

CLAS 345 Study Tour: Greece (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/clas-345)

CLAS 406 Greek and Roman Historiography (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/clas-406)

JWST 240 The Holocaust (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/jwst-240)

JWST 245 Jewish Life in the Islamic World (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/jwst-245)

JWST 303 The Soviet Jewish Experience (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/jwst-303)

JWST 311 Gender in Jewish History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/jwst-311)

JWST 334 Jews and Muslims: A Modern History (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/jwst-

334)

JWST 366 History of Zionism (3 credits) (/study/2019-2020/courses/jwst-366)

Cognate course allowance:

6 credits of non-HIST courses directly related to the student’s program may be counted as complementary courses for the program with signed
Program Adviser permission.

Notes: 200-level cognate courses count against the 15-credit limit of 200-level courses allowed for the program. Cognate courses may not be
used to replace 400-level or 500-level requirements. Courses listed in the complementary course list as HIST equivalent (e.g. CLAS 304
(/study/2019-2020/courses/clas-304)) are counted as HIST courses, not as "cognate" courses.

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