Academic Calendar 2023/24

History

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History major

This section specifies the History major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

Lower-level requirements: 18 credits

Requirements include one 100- or 200-level course in each of the following three breadth areas.

Course Title Credits
One of: 3
HIST 101 Canada Before Confederation  
HIST 102 Canada: 1867 to the Present  
HIST 103 Stó:lō History  
HIST 205 British Columbia: Pre-Contact to the Present  
HIST 221 The History of Quebec: Beginnings to Present Day  
HIST 241 History of the United States to 1865  
HIST 242 History of the United States since 1865  
One of: 3
HIST 119 Ancient Greece and Rome  
HIST 120 Europe 500–1600: Saints and Sinners in the Medieval World  
HIST 121 Europe 1600–1850: Kings, Philosophers, and Revolutionaries  
HIST 122 Europe Since 1850: Imperialism, Total War, and the Question of Unity  
HIST 211 England from 1066–1688: An Emerging Nation-State (formerly HIST 109)  
HIST 212 A History of Britain, 1688–1990: Great Power Status and Beyond (formerly HIST 110)  
HIST 213 Mennonite Experience: Origins to 1780s (discontinued)  
One of: 3
HIST 115 Traditional East Asian Civilizations  
HIST 116 Modern East Asia: From 1600 to Recent Times  
HIST 161/LAS 161 Aztecs, Mayas, and Spaniards  
HIST 162/LAS 162 Soccer and Song in Latin America  
HIST 235 Modern China: From Opium Wars to Beijing Olympics  
HIST 236 Modern Japan: Samurai, Pearl Harbour, and Anime  
HIST 264 History of India: Akbar to Independence  
HIST 265 India and the Indo-Pacific World  
Plus:  
  An additional nine lower-level HIST credits 9

Note: Students may count three credits from THEA 203/ENGL 233 or THEA 204/ENGL 234 towards their History major or extended minor requirements.

Upper-level requirements: 32 credits

Of the 32 credits, at least 12 must be at the 300 level and at least 12 must be at the 400 level.

Course Title Credits
Two of: 8
HIST 357/LAS 357 From the Big Stick to the CIA: The Troubled History of Inter-American Relations  
HIST 358/LAS 358 African Slavery in the Americas  
HIST 359/LAS 359 Problems in Latin American Regional History  
HIST 364 Indian Social History  
HIST 382 Social History of Twentieth-Century China  
HIST 385 Imperialism and Colonialism in Modern East Asia  
HIST 398 Topics in Asian History  
HIST 457/LAS 457 Sexuality and Gender in Latin America  
HIST 458/LAS 458 History of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America  
HIST 459/LAS 459 Topics in Political and Social History of Latin America  
HIST 460/LAS 460 State Terror, Human Rights, and the Politics of Memory in Latin America  
HIST 464 India, the Punjab and Diaspora: A Study of Migration and Community Formation in Canada  
HIST 465 British India  
HIST 486 Problems in the Chinese Communist Revolution  
HIST 487 Society and Politics in China since 1949  
Plus:  
  An additional 24 credits in upper-level HIST 24

Indigenous history requirement

As part of the course requirements for the History major, students must complete one or more of the following Indigenous history courses.

Course Title Credits
HIST 103 Stó:lō History 3
HIST 161/ LAS 161 Aztecs, Mayas, and Spaniards 3
HIST 327 Settler-Indigenous Relations in New Zealand and Canada 4
HIST 396O The History of Residential Schools  
HIST 426 Canadian Indigenous Peoples and Warfare: Pre-contact to the 20th Century 4
HIST 458/ LAS 458 History of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America 4

 

History extended minor

This section specifies the History extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring an extended minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

Lower-level requirements: 18 credits

Three 100- or 200-level credits in each of the following three breadth areas:

Course Title Credits
One of: 3
HIST 101 Canada Before Confederation  
HIST 102 Canada: 1867 to the Present  
HIST 103 Stó:lō History  
HIST 205 British Columbia: Pre-Contact to the Present  
HIST 221 The History of Quebec: Beginnings to Present Day  
HIST 241 History of the United States to 1865  
HIST 242 History of the United States since 1865  
One of: 3
HIST 119 Ancient Greece and Rome  
HIST 120 Europe 500–1600: Saints and Sinners in the Medieval World  
HIST 121 Europe 1600–1850: Kings, Philosophers, and Revolutionaries  
HIST 122 Europe Since 1850: Imperialism, Total War, and the Question of Unity  
HIST 211 England from 1066–1688: An Emerging Nation-State (formerly HIST 109)  
HIST 212 A History of Britain, 1688–1990: Great Power Status and Beyond (formerly HIST 110)  
HIST 213 Mennonite Experience: Origins to 1780s (discontinued)  
One of: 3
HIST 115 Traditional East Asian Civilizations  
HIST 116 Modern East Asia: From 1600 to Recent Times  
HIST 161/LAS 161 Aztecs, Mayas, and Spaniards  
HIST 162/LAS 162 Soccer and Song in Latin America  
HIST 235 Modern China: From Opium Wars to Beijing Olympics  
HIST 236 Modern Japan: Samurai, Pearl Harbour, and Anime  
HIST 264 History of India: Akbar to Independence  
HIST 265 India and the Indo-Pacific World  
Plus:  
  An additional nine lower-level HIST credits 9

Note: Students may count three credits from THEA 203/ENGL 233 or THEA 204/ENGL 234 towards their History major or extended minor requirements.

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits

Course Title Credits
  Four credits of 300-level HIST 4
Plus: Four credits of 400-level HIST 4
Plus: Eight credits of additional upper-level HIST 8

Note 1: Students interested in teaching history at the secondary school level should take five upper-level courses (20 credits) to satisfy the requirements for a teachable subject.

Note 2: No more than four credits may be in Directed Studies courses.

Indigenous history requirement

As part of the course requirements for the History extended minor, students must complete one or more of the following Indigenous history courses.

Course Title Credits
HIST 103 Stó:lō History 3
HIST 161/ LAS 161 Aztecs, Mayas, and Spaniards 3
HIST 327 Settler-Indigenous Relations in New Zealand and Canada 4
HIST 396O The History of Residential Schools  
HIST 426 Canadian Indigenous Peoples and Warfare: Pre-contact to the 20th Century 4
HIST 458/ LAS 458 History of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America 4

 

History minor

This section specifies the History minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

Lower-level requirements: 9 credits

Course Title Credits
  Nine lower-level HIST credits 9

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits

Course Title Credits
  16 upper-level HIST credits 16

Note 1: Students interested in teaching history at the secondary school level should take five upper-level courses (20 credits) to satisfy the requirements for a teachable subject.

Note 2: No more than four credits may be in Directed Studies courses.

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