History Degrees Online

Core Courses 5 courses – 15 credits
Complete five of the following courses:
HIST 0100 Western Civilization 1
HIST 0101 Western Civilization 2
HIST 0500 Colonial Latin America
HIST 0501 Modern Latin America
HIST 0600 U.S. to 1876
HIST 0601 U.S. 1865 to Present
Electives
Choose 6 courses – 18 credits
HIST 1656 U.S. Workers since 1865
HIST 0180 19th-Century Europe
HIST 1367 20th-Century Europe
HIST 1661 U.S. Women since 1865
HIST 1614 U.S. Civil War Era
HIST 0187 World War II
HIST 1338 Weimar and Nazi Germany
HIST 1022 Women in Modern Europe
HIST 1565 Race and Gender in Latin America
HIST 1583 20th-Century Latin American Revolutions
HIST 1590 Andean Region
HIST 1522 Brazil
HIST 1525 Mexico
CLASS 0010 Greek Civilization
CLASS 0020 Roman Civilization
Additional Requirements
1 course – 3 credits
After earning 90 credits, all History majors students must take HIST 1950
to fulfill the capstone class requirement.

Program Name: History

Program Designation: Minor

Program Contact: Dr. Richard G. Frederick

Academic Division: Behavioral and Social Sciences

Program Description:

Do you like watching the History Channel or reading historical novels or biographies?

You’ll study the history of the United States or Europe in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and have the opportunity to select elective courses focusing on areas of interest.

Course Requirements in the Minor
U.S. HISTORY I
U.S. HISTORY II OR 2 of the following courses
EUROPE IN THE 18TH CENTURY
EUROPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY
EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
RENAISSANCE/REFORMATION EUROPE
Three history electives (at least two at the 1300 level or above)

Total credits for minor: 15

T he Department of History was one of the first departments in the University. So far this is the only postgraduate department of History in the entire province. Students from several parts of the world flock to the department that is located in the University’s vast and beautiful campus in search of knowledge. The department of history started functioning in the Islamia College, later it was shifted to the 1 st floor above the Botany department opposite the Student Teacher Centre. The department has recently been shifted to the 1 st floor above the Area Study Centre, adjacent to the Pakistan Study Centre. Now the Dean, Faculty of Arts office has also been shifted to the same location.

Master Program - Arab-Islamic History

The Department of History offers an MA degree program in Arab-Islamic History consisting of 36 credit hours. This MA program gives students the opportunity to choose one of two tracks: writing an MA thesis, or completing two seminar courses and successfully passing the comprehensive oral exam.

Admission Requirements:
The council of the program and the Academic Council may require additional prerequisite courses for the applicant if he or she does not have a BA in history.

Program Requirements:
Students must complete at least 36 credit hours as detailed below:

a. Core Courses:
Students must complete the following 15 required credit hours:

AMHI630 Methodologies of History.

AMHI631 Sources of Muslim History.

AMHI632 Sources of the Modern History of the Arab World.

AMHI633 Political Systems and Political Movements in Muslim History.

AMHI634 The West and Liberation Issues in the Modern Arab World.

b. Elective Courses:
Students should complete at least 15 elective credit hours from the following courses:

AMHI635 Sources of the Modern History of Palestine .

AMHI730 Political Transformation of Palestine in Modern and Contemporary History.

AMHI731 Muslim Armies in the Middle Ages.

AMHI732 Arabs under Ottoman Rule.

AMHI733 Muslim Economic Systems in the Middle Ages.

AMHI734 Social History of the Modern Arab World.

AMHI735 Egypt and Syria in the Middle Ages

AMHI736 Daily life in Muslim Medieval Societies.

AMHI737 Scientific Thinking in the History of the Muslims.

AMHI738 Islam and Modernity.

AMHI739 Special Topic.

* Students may take a maximum of six hours (two courses) from other MA programs at Birzeit University

c. Research Component: Finishing the requirements of one of the two following tracks:

After finishing 12 credit hours of the program’s requirements or more, students should choose one of the following two tracks. When taking a decision in this regard, the qualifications of the student and the Program’s capacities in track A are taken into consideration.

1. Track A: completion of AMHI 860 Thesis

2. Track B:

a. Completion of two seminar courses:

AMHI830 Selected Topics in Muslim History

AMHI831 Selected Topics in Modern Arab History

b. Passing the Comprehensive Oral Examination

Admission Requirements

1. A grade not less than 70% in each of the following courses:

HIST133 , HIST231 and POLS231

2. Department’s approval based on intake capacity - priority is given to students with higher scores in the courses above and where these are even, other academic criteria can be sought by the department committee.

Condition for Continuing in Major

Student in Major must maintain a cumulative Major average of not less than 70%.

Program Requirements

1. Student must successfully complete a minimum of 42 credit hours of courses in History distributed as follows:

a. Core courses (33 credit hours): HIST133 , HIST135 , HIST231 , HIST232 , HIST238 , HIST331 , HIST336 , HIST337 , HIST338 , HIST432 & HIST438

b. Elective courses from other courses in History ( HIST430 OR HIST431 = 3 credit hours).

c. Elective courses (6 credit hours) in other History courses, excluding ( HIST134 )

2. Student must successfully complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of core courses in Political Science: POLS231 , POLS233 , POLS234 , POLS235 , POLS331 , POLS334 , POLS432 & POLS433

Admission Requirements

1. A grade not less than 70% in each of the following courses:

HIST133 , HIST231 and ARCH131

2. Department’s approval pending intake capacity - priority is given to students with higher scores in the courses above and where these are even, other academic criteria can be sought by the department committee.

Condition for Continuing in Major

Student in Major must maintain a cumulative Major average of not less than 70%.

Program Requirements

1. Student must successfully complete a minimum of 42 credit hours of courses in History distributed as follows:

a. Core courses (33 credit hours):

HIST133 , HIST135 , HIST231 , HIST232 , HIST238 , HIST331 , HIST336 , HIST337 , HIST338 , HIST432 , HIST438

b. Elective courses (9 credit hours) from other courses in History, distributed as follows:

3 credit hours from either courses ( HIST430 or ( HIST431 ).

6 credit hours from History courses, excluding ( HIST134 ).

2. Student must successfully complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of courses in Palestinian Archeology as follows:

a. Core courses (15 credit hours)

ARCH131 , ARCH231 or ARCH232 , ARCH233 or ARCH234 , ARCH331 or ARCH332 , ARCH367

b. Elective courses (3 credit hours) in other Archeology courses.

Pour satisfaire aux exigences de la maîtrise, les étudiants peuvent accumuler jusqu’à six crédits parmi les champs de niveau 9000. Le cours HIS 5522 ou HIS 5122 est obligatoire pour les candidats à la maîtrise.

Les personnes inscrites à la maîtrise peuvent, à la discrétion du Comité des études supérieures du Département, suivre un cours de trois crédits choisi entre HIS 7399 Directed Studies in History ou HIS 7799 Études dirigées en histoire.

Les candidats à la maîtrise peuvent, avec la permission du Comité des études supérieures du Département, accumuler trois crédits parmi les séminaires de quatrième année.

Tous les cours de niveau 5000, 6000 et 7000 énumérés ci-après valent trois crédits (à l’exception des cotes HIS 5199, 5599, 6999 et 7999). Ils ne sont pas nécessairement offerts chaque année. Pour savoir quel est le programme en vigueur chaque année, consulter le Département d’histoire ou encore son site Internet.

Up to six credits in 9000-level fields may be counted towards the master’s program course requirements. HIS 5122 or HIS 5522 is obligatory.

Students in the master’s program may take, at the discretion of the departmental graduate studies committee, one three-credit directed studies course (either HIS 7399 Directed Studies in History or HIS 7799 Études dirigées en histoire).

Master’s students may also take, with the approval of the departmental graduate studies committee, three credits from among fourth-year seminars.

All of the 5000-, 6000- and 7000-level courses listed below are for three credits each (except for HIS 5199, 5599, 6999 and 7999). They are not necessarily offered every year.

Students should check with the Department or the departmental Web site for annual course offerings.

HIS7399 DIRECTED STUDIES IN HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS7799 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES EN HISTOIRE (3cr.)

HIS5103 SEMINAR IN CANADIAN HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS5111 SEMINAR IN NEW FRANCE (3cr.)

HIS5122 RESEARCH SEMINAR (3cr.)

HIS5125 SEMINAR ON HISTORY OF QUEBEC (3cr.)

HIS5129 SEMINAR ON BRITISH NORTH AMERICA (3cr.)

HIS5199 ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT IN HISTORY

HIS5503 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE CANADA (3cr.)

HIS5511 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE (3cr.)

HIS5522 SEMINAIRE DE RECHERCHE (3cr.)

HIS5525 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DU QUÉBEC (3cr.)

HIS5529 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DU CANADA SOUS LE RÉGIME BRITANNIQUE (3cr.)

HIS5599 EXIGENCE DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE EN HISTOIRE

HIS6103 SEMINAR ON AMERICAN HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS6332 SEMINAR ON THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY (3cr.)

HIS6334 HISTORY OF FRANCOPHONES IN NORTH AMERICA, OUTSIDE OF QUEBEC (3cr.)

HIS6336 SEMINAR ON IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH AMERICA (3cr.)

HIS6503 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE AMÉRICAINE (3cr.)

HIS6532 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DE LA TECHNOLOGIE (3cr.)

HIS6536 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DES IMMIGRANTS ET DES COMMUNAUTÉS ETHNO-CULTURELLES EN AMÉRIQUE DU NORD (3cr.)

HIS6734 HISTOIRE DES FRANCOPHONES EN AMÉRIQUE DU NORD, HORS QUÉBEC (3cr.)

HIS6999 MÉMOIRE DE MAÎTRISE / MA RESEARCH PAPER

HIS7103 SEMINAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY I (3cr.)

HIS7304 SEMINAR ON MEDIEVAL HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS7330 SEMINAR ON COMPARATIVE HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS7331 SEMINAR ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AND GENDER (3cr.)

HIS7333 SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3cr.)

HIS7335 SEMINAR ON WAR AND SOCIETY (3cr.)

HIS7336 SLOVAKS IN EUROPE, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1870 (3cr.)

HIS7337 SEMINAR ON HISTORY OF MEDICINE (3cr.)

HIS7338 SEMINAR ON THE HISTORY OF COLONIALISM AND POSTCOLONIALISM (3cr.)
In-depth examination of issues relating to the history of colonialism and postcolonialism.

HIS7503 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE EUROPÉENNE (3cr.)

HIS7504 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE MÉDIÉVALE (3cr.)

HIS7530 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE COMPARÉE (3cr.)

HIS7535 SÉMINAIRE SUR LA GUERRE ET LA SOCIÉTÉ (3cr.)

HIS7705 MÉTHODES DE RECHERCHE EN HISTOIRE (3cr.)

HIS7731 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DU GENRE (3cr.)

HIS7733 SÉMINAIRE EN RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)

HIS7738 SÉMINAIRE EN HISTOIRE DU COLONIALISME ET DU POSTCOLONIALISME (3cr.)
Etudes approfondies sur des questions liées à l’histoire du colonialisme et du postcolonialisme.

HIS7999 THÈSE DE MAÎTRISE / MA THESIS

HIS8900 SÉMINAIRE DE RECHERCHE DOCTORALE/ DOCTORAL RESEARCH SEMINAR (3cr.)
Séminaire sur des sujets se rapportant aux débats historiographiques et aux méthodologies de recherche en histoire. / Seminar on topics relating to the historiographical debates and research methodologies in history.

Tous les champs de niveau 9900 ci-après valent trois crédits (à l’exception des cotes HIS 9998 et 9999). Les étudiants doivent choisir leurs champs d’études et leurs directeurs de champs, tout en tenant compte de la disponibilité des professeurs. La langue d’enseignement est décidée sur entente entre l’étudiant et le professeur.

All the 9900-level doctoral fields listed below are for three credits (except HIS 9998 and 9999). Subject to availability of professors, students are responsible for determining their fields and field directors. The language of instruction is decided on mutually between the student and the professor.

HIS9901 LE CANADA FRANÇAIS / FRENCH CANADA (3cr.)

HIS9902 L’AMÉRIQUE COLONIALE / COLONIAL AMERICA (3cr.)

HIS9903 L’AMÉRIQUE BRITANNIQUE DU NORD JUSQU’À 1873 / BRITISH NORTH AMERICA TO 1873 (3cr.)

HIS9904 LE CANADA APRÈS LA CONFÉDÉRATION / POST-CONFEDERATION CANADA (3cr.)

HIS9905 LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE / NEW FRANCE (3cr.)

HIS9910 QUÉBEC / QUEBEC (3cr.)

HIS9920 L’AMÉRIQUE LATINE / LATIN AMERICA (3cr.)

HIS9930 HISTOIRE DE L’ASIE / ASIAN HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9940 HISTOIRE DU MOYEN-ORIENT ET DE L’AFRIQUE DU NORD / MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9950 HISTOIRE DE L’AFRIQUE / HISTORY OF AFRICA (3cr.)

HIS9954 HISTOIRE DES ÉTATS-UNIS / U.S. HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9980 HISTOIRE ÉCONOMIQUE / ECONOMIC HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9981 HISTOIRE SOCIO-CULTURELLE / SOCIO-CULTURAL HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9982 HISTOIRE INTELLECTUELLE / INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9983 HISTOIRE POLITIQUE / POLITICAL HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9984 RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3cr.)

HIS9985 HISTOIRE DE LA MÉDECINE, DES TECHNIQUES ET DES SCIENCES / HISTORY OF MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES (3cr.)

HIS9986 HISTOIRE DES AUTOCHTONES DU CANADA / HISTORY OF CANADA’S NATIVE PEOPLES (3cr.)

HIS9987 HISTOIRE DES IMMIGRANTS ET DES COMMUNAUTÉS ETHNO-CULTURELLES EN AMÉRIQUE DU NORD / HISTORY OF IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH AMERICA (3cr.)

HIS9988 HISTOIRE DES FEMMES / HISTORY OF WOMEN (3cr.)

HIS9989 HISTOIRE MILITAIRE ET DIPLOMATIQUE / MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC HISTORY (3cr.)

HIS9990 L’EUROPE MÉDIÉVALE / MEDIEVAL EUROPE (3cr.)

HIS9991 L’EUROPE MODERNE / EARLY MODERN EUROPE (3cr.)

HIS9992 LA GRANDE-BRETAGNE / GREAT BRITAIN (3cr.)

HIS9993 L’EUROPE DES 19e ET 20e SIÈCLES / 19th AND 20th CENTURY EUROPE (3cr.)

HIS9994 LA FRANCE DEPUIS LA RÉVOLUTION / FRANCE SINCE THE REVOLUTION (3cr.)

HIS9995 LA FRANCE DE L’ANCIEN RÉGIME / FRANCE OF THE ANCIEN RÉGIME (3cr.)

HIS9998 EXAMEN ORAL DU DOCTORAT / DOCTORAL ORAL EXAMINATION

HIS9999 THÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD THESIS

Students satisfy the academic requirements of the doctoral degree by:

the successful completion of the Doctoral Research Seminar (HIS 8900) (3 cr.)

the successful completion of three fields (9 cr.)

the successful completion of an oral examination (HIS 9998), covering the candidate’s three fields; and

the successful completion and defence of a doctoral thesis (HIS 9999).

1. Each doctoral field entails independent reading and written work under the guidance of a director. An outline of the work to be undertaken in each field must be approved by the relevant field director and submitted for approval to the graduate studies committee before the end of the student’s first session of registration in the program. The field director is responsible for monitoring the student’s progress and for grading the student’s written work and overall performance. Students may not enrol in any doctoral field for more than four sessions.

2. The oral examination, combining all three doctoral fields, is held before a jury presided over by the chairperson of the departmental graduate studies committee, or his representative. Students are required to take the oral examination by the end of their fourth session.

3. The research, writing and defence of the thesis generally require two full years after the oral examination. The thesis must be an original contribution to historical knowledge. It should be 250-350 pages in length excluding notes and bibliography and appendices. It must be defended before a jury normally composed of four examiners, three of whom are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Ottawa and one of whom is from outside the University.
Residence
Students must register full-time for at least six sessions at the beginning of their program.
Language Requirements
Students in both the master’s and doctoral programs must understand, speak and write either English or French fluently. In addition, students in both programs must demonstrate their reading competence in Canada’s other official language, French or English, at the earliest opportunity, by passing a language examination administered by the department in the fall or winter session. To this end, registration in HIS 5599 is compulsory.

Students who take a graduate course in history in the other language may be exempted from this examination, given a favourable report from the professor concerned.

Students working in a field of history where a language other than English or French is necessary may also be required to demonstrate their grasp of that language.
Duration of the program
Students are expected to fulfill all requirements within four years. The maximum time permitted is six years from the date of initial registration in the program, or seven years in the case of the students transferring from the master’s to the doctorate.
Collaborative Program in Canadian Studies at the Doctoral Level
The Department of History is a participating unit in the collaborative program in Canadian Studies at the doctoral level. This program has been established for students wishing to enrich their training in history by including an interdisciplinary component in Canadian Studies. In addition to the 12 credits required for the PhD program in History, the collaborative program requires completion of either CDN 6910 Seminar in Canadian Studies or CDN 6520 Séminaire sur la Francophonie canadienne.

To be admitted to the collaborative program, students must have successfully completed at least one graduate course in history with Canadian content. The mention “Specialization in Canadian Studies” will be added to the diploma of students who pass the CDN 6910 or CDN 6520 seminar and successfully defend a thesis on a Canadian topic in history.

For further details, please consult the collaborative program in Canadian Studies website of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Students must have an MA in history (or the equivalent) with a minimum average of 75 per cent (B+) before they can be considered for admission. However, applicants with an 80 per cent (A-) average in the honours BA may also be accepted after completion of the course work of the non-thesis master’s program, provided they have performed at the same level in their master’s courses. The department may require a written or oral entrance examination.
Advisers

On admission, students are assigned an adviser to assist in the choice of courses and fields.

The Department of History offers the degrees of Master of arts (with or without thesis) and doctor of philosophy in history. Within the limits imposed by the availability of qualified staff, students may pursue their studies in English or in French.

At the master’s level students undertake research in diverse areas corresponding to the expertise and interests of faculty members.

At the doctoral level, the department has five areas of strength:
1) Canada and North America

2) Europe 3) Women, Gender and the Family

4) Empire, Colonization and Decolonization 5) War, Conflict and Diplomacy.

Candidates may be accepted in other areas depending upon the availability of qualified supervisors.