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Bachelor of Arts (History)

BA (History) Structure

Sheridan College's Bachelor of Arts (History) program is a three-year undergraduate program for students interested in preparing for employment in the field of history, or as a pathway towards postgraduate research.

The BA (History) comprises 2 core History units and 6 elective units specific to the History discipline, 3 research-oriented units, 3 core Christian Studies units, and electives chosen from other academic disciplines.

Each unit is worth 3 credit points, with the exception of the Research Project which is worth 6 credit points, for a total of 72 credit points. Click here to download the Course Guide for the BA (History).

Units in the BA (History) major include:

 

Pre-Degree Preparation

• Academic Writing

 

History Core (2 units)

• The Indian Ocean in World History 1: c.3000 BC - c.1500 AD
• The Indian Ocean in World History 2: c.1500 AD - 2001

 

History Electives (choose 6 units)

• World War II in Asia
• History of Christianity 1: Early Church to Medieval Era
• History of Christianity 2: The Reformation to the Modern Era
• Modern Australia: Society, Culture and Religion, 1788 to the Present
• A Hundred Schools of Thought: The Golden Age of Chinese Philosophy
• The Chinese Diaspora in Modern World History
• History of Judaism
• History of Buddhism
• Arabia Before Islam

 

Research Core (3 units)

• Introduction to Social Research
• Research Methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Research Project

 

Common Core (3 units)

• Introduction to Christianity
• Survey of the Bible
• Christianity as a Worldview

 

General Electives (choose 9 units)

• Choose from selected units within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or from another faculty.