B. A. Degree Options

Students enrolled in Bachelor of Arts degree programs at Vancouver Island University may elect to graduate with a Major or a Minor in History. For information on program requirements, please consult the relevant pages of the Vancouver Island University Calendar.

General Note

The History department offers undergraduate courses at two levels: Introductory courses, indicated by courses with "100" and "200" prefixes (e.g. History 111 and History 202); and upper division or advanced level courses, with "300" and "400" prefixes (e.g. History 361 and History 476).

Courses numbered in the 300s and the 400s may be taken for either third or fourth year credit. The prerequisites for 3rd and 4th year History courses are six (6) credits of 100 or 200-level History courses. The exception to this rule is History 349 (Education and Childhood in Canada), which is tailored to some extent for students enrolled in VIU's Concurrent B.A./B.Ed Degree program.

Students are strongly advised to complete introductory "100" and "200" level courses before enrolling in upper level courses in the same area of study. A student who has completed an introductory course such as History 112 (Canada Since Confederation), will likely be more comfortable and more successful in an advanced level course such as History 341 (Work and Workers in Canada Since World War I).

Students are not permitted to enrol in 100 & 200 level courses after they've completed an advanced level course in the same area of study. For example, a student who has completed History 341 would not be able to enrol in History 112. Students may not enrol concurrently in 100/200 and 300/400 courses in the same area of study without written permission of the instructor of the advanced course.

All History courses, introductory and advanced, require substantial written and reading assignments.