History
Website: www.ufv.ca/history
History seeks to find out what human beings have done in the past. By sifting and interpreting surviving evidence, historians create accounts of earlier civilizations, institutions, economies, and individuals, along with their ideas. In addition to satisfying our natural curiosity about our origins, historians have convincingly demonstrated that their investigations of the past — whether they concern the causes of war, the affairs of a fur-trading company or the grim realities of peasant life — have direct bearing on the present. For example, history has a vital role to play in the debate on the reform of Canadian Confederation.
Historical studies offer additional benefits to you as a student. Many of the topics addressed in other disciplines have historical dimensions which, when comprehended, make for a fuller understanding of those disciplines. In terms of UCFV’s offerings, one might mention the obvious compatibility in studying B.C. history along with B.C. geography or English history in conjunction with English literature and geography.
Historical understanding is achieved through the clash of different opinions which are usually the products of historians writing in different generations according to different methods and values. It is no wonder, therefore, that student investigations of past events may yield different yet plausible accounts.
UCFV’s History program is designed in large part to explore these differences through lectures and seminars in European, British, North American, Asian, and Latin American history with a view to reaching a more complete understanding of past realities and their relationship to your society.
Of obvious concern to students are the practical career applications of historical studies. History has long been an appropriate academic preliminary to careers in law, the social services, and public administration. History is also a prerequisite to careers in public school teaching, in the restoration and maintenance of Canada’s historical monuments, and in the museum and archival field. Finally, there is the career of historian, as a university or college teacher or as a researcher for various public and private agencies.
UCFV offers a major, an extended minor, and a minor in History as part of its Bachelor of Arts program.
This section specifies the major, extended minor, and minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the Bachelor of Arts section for additional BA requirements.
Declaration of history as a major, minor, or extended minor
Students must complete a minimum number of lower-level history courses prior to their formal declaration, as follows: Students wishing to declare a major or extended minor in history must complete 15 of the 18 required credits in lower-level history; students wishing to declare a minor in history must complete nine credits of lower-level history.
History major requirements
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
Note: Students must take upper-level courses in three breadth areas: North America, Europe, and Asia/Latin America. It is recommended that students take lower-level courses in each of the breadth areas.
Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
North America
Europe
Asia/Latin America.
Note: Four of the eight credits from HIST 301 may be counted toward one of these areas, and all four credits from HIST 300 may be counted toward one of these areas but HIST 300 and HIST 301 may not be counted toward the same breadth area.
Note: Students may count three credits from THEA 201 or THEA 202 towards their History major or extended minor requirements.
History extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
Eighteen credits in lower-level history as follows:
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Sixteen credits in 300- and 400-level History as follows:
Note: Students may count three credits from THEA 201 or THEA 202 towards their History major or extended minor requirements.
History minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 9 credits
Nine credits in lower-level history.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Sixteen credits in upper-level history:
Faculty
Sylvie Murray, BA, MA (University of Quebec, Montreal), PhD (Yale), Department Head
Robin Anderson, BA, MA (SFU)
Eric Davis, BA, MA (Concordia), DPhil (Sussex)
Jack Gaston, BA (UVic), MA, PhD (Sask)
Bonnie Huskins, BA (Mt. Allison), MA (Warwick), PhD (Dalhousie)
Daniel Kwan, BA (Concordia), MA, PhD (London)
Chris Leach, BA, MA (SFU)
Chad Reimer, BA (UBC), MA, PhD (York)
Robert L. Smith, BA (Notre Dame, Nelson), MA (Uvic)
Staff
Julie Croft, BA (UCFV), Department Assistant
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