Hons. Bachelor of Arts in History
McMaster University Faculty of Humanities
Key Information
Campus location
Hamilton, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
02 Apr 2024
Earliest start date
05 Sep 2024
Introduction
We are the products of our collective experiences, and the continual upheaval and development of human society demand that individuals and institutions adapt to new changes. The historian’s obligation is to sharpen our awareness of the mechanics of change and, so far as possible, to explain it.
The Department of History at McMaster offers a broad range of courses, both national and thematic, which will introduce you to the important interactions between great nation-states, as well as to significant social themes, stretching across class, race, and gender.
As a student of history, you will develop essential research and communication skills. You’ll learn to think critically, to ask the right questions, and, when you’ve found the answers, to present your evidence in a logical way. You will learn that historians are faced with many intriguing questions when dealing with the past: not merely is this the truth? – but whose truth is this? Most of all perhaps, you will learn to think globally, by discovering how developments in one part of the world have had far-reaching effects elsewhere.
Careers for majors in History
Communicators:
Journalists and Editors
Librarians and Archivists
Documentary filmmakers
Researchers:
Local and national government
Private sector corporations
Heritage organizations
Computer game industry
Advocates:
Law
Not-for-profit activism
Social work
Entrepreneurs:
Land use
Finance
Public relations
Marketing and advertising
Educators:
Schools at all levels
Museums & Historic sites
Teaching history with a difference
At McMaster University, we teach history using different methods embracing both the old and the new. Find out how our professors seek to teach History differently.
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