Pathway + Bachelor

Bachelor of Arts in History

Canada

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What will I learn?

Today, the past is more relevant than ever. At Waterloo, you’ll explore history to make sense of the present.

Our small classes create lots of opportunity for animated discussions, while the co-op option offers relevant work experience before you graduate.

In your upper years, an impressively wide range of courses let you focus on the events, themes, or time periods that intrigue you most. Delve deep with 4 possible specializations, or broaden your education with courses from other disciplines.

Whichever way you shape your degree, you’ll develop an invaluable set of skills — technical, creative, critical, and analytical — that will serve you well in almost any career.

Co-op

By alternating school terms and paid co-op work terms, you can explore new career areas and employers as your interests evolve.

Sample co-op positions

  • Archives assistant
  • Marketing and publishing assistant
  • Technical writer
  • Web content publisher
  • Tutoring and learning coordinator

Waterloo History graduates commonly pursue careers in writing, teaching, and research, often working in museums, schools, and libraries.

Recent graduates

  • Museum Educator – Wilson MacDonald Memorial School Museum
  • Teacher – Waterloo Region District School Board
  • Lawyer – Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
  • Corporate Account Manager – CDW Canada
  • Senior Public Relations Consultant – The iPR Group
  • Educational Assistant – Waterloo Region District School Board

Majors

  • Global Interactions
  • International Relations
  • Revolution, War, and Upheaval
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Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts

Study options

Full Time (3 to 4 years)

Tuition fees
CAD$42,000.00 (25,79,219) per year
Start date

8 September 2024

Venue

Faculty of Arts

PAS building, room 2401,

WATERLOO,

Ontario (ON),

N2L 3G1, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants have to complete ontario high school.

Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including

  • Any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of at least 70%)

Admission average: Low 80s (co-op and regular)

English language requirements:

  • Internet - based TOEFL (iBT) - 90 overall; 25 writing, 25 speaking.
  • IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall; 6.5 writing, 6.5 speaking, 6.0 reading, 6.0 listening.
  • MELAB: 85 overall; 80 per section; if you're applying to a co-op program: 3 speaking.
  • CAEL: 70 overall; 60 per band; 70 writing, 70 speaking.
  • PTE Academic: 63 overall; 65 writing, 65 speaking.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

Pathways options

Offered by other partners

This university accepts pathways courses from
  • Canadore College
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