History - Specialist (Arts)

Limited Enrolment — Students applying to enroll at the end of first year (4.0 credits) must have a CGPA of at least 2.00 and a mark of at least 70% in each of 1.0 HIS credits. Students applying to enroll after second year (8.0 credits) must have a CGPA of at least 2.30 and a mark of at least 70% in each of 2.0 HIS credits.

10.0 HIS credits are required meeting the following requirements:

First Year: 0.5 credit from HIS101H5 or HIS102H5 or HIS103H5 or HIS104H5 or HIS105H5 or HIS106H5 or HIS107H5 or HIS108H5.

Higher Years:

At least 1.5 credits at the 200+level. They must be chosen from at least three different geographical areas below:

  1. Africa, Latin America, & the Caribbean
  2. Asia and the Middle East
  3. Canada & U.S.A. 4. Europe

At least 1.5 credits at the 200+level. They must be chosen from at least three different topical areas below:

  1. Ancient History and Culture
  2. Medieval History
  3. History of Religion
  4. Gender History
  5. Ideas, Culture, and Society

3.0 HIS credits at the 300+level.

1.0 HIS credits at the 400-level.

2.5 additional HIS credits at the 200+level

NOTES:

  • Specialists are permitted to substitute non-HIS courses for up to 2.0 HIS credits. All Classical Civilization and History of Religions courses in the Department of Historical Studies are suitable substitutions. Other substitutions will be considered on a case-by-case basis after the submission of the relevant syllabus.
  • In the specialist program, language courses offered by the Department of Language Studies at U of T Mississauga and by the various departments teaching languages on the St. George campus may be substituted for up to 1.0 History credits. These courses must be relevant for the student’s coursework in History, and will be substituted at the same level as they are offered (e.g., a language at the 200-level will be substituted for a History credit at the 200-level, and a language at the 300-level will be substituted for a History credit at the 300-level). Students are invited to contact the Academic Counsellor for further information.
  • For a current list of courses falling under the various geographical and topical areas of study, see the Departmental Handbook.
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