The Specialist program gives students in-depth training in historical research, analysis, and writing for future professional use or graduate study. To tailor the program to your needs, in your third year you have a choice between two pathways: a higher level course-work option in order to further the development of excellent skills via a wider variety of courses or a thesis option where you will be able to do the same while also concentrating on a specific research topic.
(10.0 credits, of which only 1.0 credit at the 100-level may be used to fulfill program requirements)
First year: 1.0 HIS credit at the 100-level.
Note 1: Students may also take 200-level HIS courses in their first year.
Higher Years: Additional HIS courses to a total of 10.0 credits overall, meeting the following requirements:
1. Geographic Distribution (200+ level):
a) 2.0 credits in Africa/Asia/Middle East with at least one 0.5 credit in each region
b) 1.0 credit in Canada/US/Latin America/The Caribbean
c) 1.0 credit in Europe
2. Temporal Requirement: 1.0 credit in Pre-1800 history course(s) listed below.
Note 2: HIS courses listed with (.50) indicate that they fulfill half of the Temporal Requirement.
3. Levels: At least 5.0 credits at the 300+ level, including 1.5 credits at the 400-level to be fulfilled in one of the following ways:
Pathways:
a) Thesis Option: HIS475H1 and HIS476H1 taken in that order, OR HIS491Y1 (see Note 3)
b) Coursework option: 1.0 credit of Senior (300 or 400-level) Methodology course(s), listed below
Note 3: Students interested in the Thesis Option should contact the Undergraduate Chair for advice about the pathway, thesis topics, and the selection of an appropriate faculty advisor.
Courses in other departments:
a) Students may take up to 1.0 credit from the Equivalent Courses list below. These courses may not be used to fulfill the 100-level, Geographic, or Temporal requirements.
Geographic Area a): Africa, Asia, Middle East
(Sub-group: Africa)
HIS268H1, HIS295Y1, HIS297Y1, HIS307H1, HIS313H1, HIS319H1, HIS342H1, HIS352H1, HIS383Y1, HIS392Y1, HIS394H1, HIS413H1, HIS446H1, HIS464H1, HIS481H1, HIS483H1, HIS486H1
(Sub-group: Asia)
HIS268H1, HIS280Y1, HIS282Y1, HIS283Y1, HIS285H1, HIS307H1, HIS315H1, HIS316H1, HIS326H1, HIS328H1, HIS333H1, HIS346H1, HIS379H1, HIS382H1, JHA384H1, HIS385H1, HIS385Y0, JHA394H1, HIS400H1, HIS464H1, HIS467H1, HIS470H1, HIS473H1, HIS480H1, HIS485H1, HIS494H1
(Sub-group: Middle East)
HIS268H1, HIS208Y1, HIS304H1, HIS307H1, HIS339H1, HIS370H1, JHM307H1, JMH385H1
Geographic Area b): Canada/The United States/Latin America/The Caribbean
(Sub-group: Canada)
HIS264H1, HIS265Y1, HIS266H1, HIS267H1, HIS268H1, HIS300H1, HIS310H1, HIS311Y1, HIS312H1, HIS314H1, HIS318H1, HIS356H1, HIS358H1, HIS360H1, HIS363H1, HIS365H1, HIS366H1, HIS369H1, HIS371H1, HIS402H1, HIS405Y1, HIS410H1, HIS417H1, HIS418H1, HIS419H1, HIS429H1, HIS435H1, HIS464H1, HIS466H1, HIS472H1, HIS484H1, HIS492H1
(Sub-group: The United States)
HIS202H1, HIS221H1, HIS222H1, HIS268H1, HIS271Y1, HIS300H1, HIS310H1, HIS345H1, HIS365H1, HIS366H1, HIS369H1, HIS372H1, HIS376H1, HIS377H1, HIS378H1, HIS396H1, HIS401H1, HIS401Y1, HIS404H1, HIS411H1, HIS463H1, HIS464H1, HIS465H1, HIS465Y1, HIS473H1, HIS479H1, HIS484H1, HIS487H1, HIS497H1
(Sub-group: Latin America/The Caribbean)
HIS230H1, HIS231H1, HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS293H1, JHN323H1, HIS359H1, HIS390H1, HIS391Y1, HIS397H1, HIS413H1, HIS446H1, HIS474H1, HIS492H1
Geographic Area c): Europe
(Sub-group: Britain)
HIS302H1, HIS332H1, HIS324H1, HIS337H1, HIS347H1, HIS349H1, HIS368H1, HIS422H1, HIS477H1, HIS482H1
(Sub-group: Western Europe)
HIS202H1, HIS208Y1, HIS220Y1, HIS240H1, HIS241H1, HIS242H1, HIS243H1, HIS244H1, HIS245H1, HIS303H1, HIS308H1, HIS309H1, HIS317H1, HIS320H1, HIS321H1, HIS322H1, HIS323H1, HIS327H1, HIS329H1, HIS330H1, HIS334H1, HIS336H1, HIS338H1, HIS341Y1, HIS343H1, HIS344H1, HIS345H1, HIS354H1, HIS355H1, HIS357Y0, HIS357Y1, HIS361H1, HIS373H1, HIS386H1, HIS387H1, HIS388H1, HIS403H1, HIS407H1, HIS409H1, HIS411H1, HIS414H1, HIS415Y1, HIS416H1, HIS423H1, HIS424H1, HIS426H1, HIS427H1, HIS428H1, HIS432H1, HIS437H1, HIS438H1, HIS440H1, HIS443H1, HIS444H1, HIS445H1, HIS446H1, HIS457H1, HIS464H1, HIS467H1, HIS480H1, HIS489H1, HIS493H1
(Sub-group: Eastern Europe and Russia)
HIS200H1, HIS240H1, HIS250Y1, HIS251Y1, JSH300H1, JHP304Y1, HIS306H1, HIS325H1, HIS331H1, HIS335H1, HIS340H1, HIS351H1, HIS351Y1, HIS353Y1, HIS362H1, HIS364H1, HIS367Y0, HIS384H1, HIS386H1, HIS401H1, HIS420H1, HIS433H1, HIS434Y1, HIS436H1, HIS439H1, HIS442H1, HIS449Y1, HIS451H1, JHP451Y1, JHP454Y1, HIS459H1, HIS460H1, HIS461H1, HIS490H1
Temporal Requirement
HIS100Y1 (.50), HIS101Y1 (.50), HIS102Y1 (.50), HIS103Y1 (.50), HIS106Y1, HIS107Y1 (.50), HIS109Y1 (.50), HIS110Y1 (.50), HIS208Y1 (.50), HIS220Y1, HIS230H1, HIS243H1, HIS244H1, HIS250Y1 (.50), HIS251Y1 (.50), HIS271Y1 (.50), HIS280Y1 (.50), HIS283Y (.50), HIS291H1, HIS293H1, HIS295Y1 (.50), HIS297Y1 (.50), HIS303H1, HIS308H1, HIS309H1, HIS320H1, HIS321H1, HIS322H1, HIS323H1, HIS329H1, HIS333H1, HIS336H1, HIS337H1, HIS353Y1 (.50), HIS355H1, HIS357Y1, HIS357Y0, HIS368H1, HIS373H1, HIS403H1, HIS414H1, HIS422H1, HIS424H1, HIS426H1, HIS427H1, HIS428H1, HIS432H1, HIS434Y1, HIS443H1, HIS457H1, HIS492H1
Methodology Courses
HIS345H1, HIS346H1, HIS351H1, HIS351Y1, HIS358H1, HIS383Y1, HIS389H1*, HIS392Y1, HIS393H1, HIS406H1, HIS419H1, HIS422H1, HIS423H1, HIS435H1, HIS436H1, HIS440H1, HIS446H1, HIS455Y1, HIS460H1, HIS465H1, HIS466H1**, HIS467H1, HIS470H1, HIS480H1, HIS490H1, HIS496H1
* “Topics in History”: Various topics each year. Please see the Arts & Science Timetable for current offerings. Course descriptions and prerequisites can be found on the department website.
** “Topics in Canadian History”: Various topics each year. Please see the Arts & Science Timetable for current offerings. Course descriptions and prerequisites can be found on the department website.
Equivalent Courses
CDN230H1, CDN280H1, CDN340H1, CDN390H1, CLT337H1, CLT377H1, CLT378H1, CLT413H1, CLT416H1, CLT444H1, EAS245H1, EAS246H1, EAS247H1, EAS271H1, EAS348H1, EAS364H1, EAS372H1, EAS372Y1, EAS374H1, EAS459Y1, * EAS464H1, EAS473H1, EAS475Y1, EAS484Y1, INS200H1, INS201Y1, INS300Y1, INS352H1, NMC275H1, NMC278H1, NMC355H1, NMC373H1, NMC376H1, NMC377Y1, NMC378H1, NMC475H1, NMC477H1, NMC479H1, REN240Y1, REN348Y0, REN441H1, TRN250Y1, WGS481H1
*course(s) no longer offered
Thematic Streams
Although thematic streams are not an official program requirement, you may find it enriching to follow a particular theme across different time periods or geographical divisions.
Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, Trans-Nationalism
HIS106Y1, HIS202H1, HIS208Y1, HIS280Y1, HIS282Y1, HIS283Y1, HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS303H1, HIS312H1, HIS314H1, HIS326H1, HIS353Y1, HIS369H1, HIS380H1, HIS416H1, HIS445H1, HIS446H1, HIS467H1, HIS470H1, HIS480H1, NMC278H1, NMC376H1, NMC377Y1,
Indigenous History
HIS101Y1, HIS102Y1, HIS230H1, HIS264H1, HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS359H1, HIS366H1, HIS369H1, HIS389H1, HIS419H1, INS200H1, INS201Y1, INS300Y1, INS352H1
International Relations
HIS103Y1, HIS311Y1, HIS343H1, HIS344H1, HIS401Y1, HIS401H1, HIS405Y1, HIS451H1, HIS465Y1
Medieval
HIS220Y1, HIS303H1, HIS320H1, HIS321H1, HIS322H1, HIS323H1, HIS336H1, HIS362H1, HIS403H1, HIS424H1, HIS427H1, HIS428H1, HIS432H1, HIS438H1, NMC376H1
Women and Gender
HIS202H1, HIS297Y1, HIS302H1, HIS323H1, HIS348H1, HIS354H1, HIS363H1, HIS383H1, HIS406H1, HIS416H1, HIS446H1, HIS448H1, HIS465Y1, HIS481H1
Note: Effective Fall 2021, courses associated with St. Michael's College's Celtic Studies program will have the new "CLT" designator. In addition, courses associated with Victoria College's Renaissance Studies program will have the new "REN" designator.
Note: HIS262H1, Canada: A Short Story of Here, is designed for non-History students, this introductory survey fulfills the Society and Its Institutions breadth requirement. It cannot be counted towards a History program, program requirements or as a pre-requisite for upper-level History courses.