Ranking as one of the top history departments in the world, the Department of History at UBC is a vibrant centre for scholarship. Our professors are dedicated teachers and award-winning researchers who cover a wide range of themes and regions of the world.

The History Department offers both major and minor degree programs for undergraduate students. Additionally, motivated undergraduates can apply for our intensive two-year honours program. The Department offers Masters and PhD programs covering a wide range of fields.

Located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people, we are a community of faculty members, practitioners, students, research and support staff, working together to advance the study and understanding of history.