History (BA)

Bachelor degree
Application deadlines: 1 April
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: CA$60
Full-time
Intakes: Fall

Program overview

Laurier’s History program is designed with multiple opportunities for students to enhance their acquirement of historic knowledge and skills through a rigorous curriculum which includes traditional classroom learning through lectures and seminar discussions and hands-on training to be a historian. Go behind the scenes of museums and historic sites in Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River, Hamilton, and Toronto to learn how historic artefacts and documents are collected, preserved, and displayed. Get certified to collect oral history interviews and tell the stories of your ancestors and local community members. Discover and analyze historic records and objects in archives, libraries, and private collections. Communicate the results of your research and learning in essays, podcasts, local and digital exhibits, theatre and film, blogs, conference presentations, and reports.

Study options

This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • PTE
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL iBT
Minimum admission range of low 70s. Competitive admission range of low 80s. English at 60%. HL or SL English at 3. IB Minimum Score: 24

Career opportunities

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