Courses

Students will need to use Workday to manage their course planning and registration for the 2024 Winter session.

Contact for assistance with HIST_V courses:

History Undergraduates - janet.mui@ubc.ca

History Graduates - hist.grad@ubc.ca

The History Major is in the Humanities & Creative Arts breadth area. Learn more about the new Ways of Knowing breadth requirements for students entering the BA degree program in 2024-25 and consult the Ways of Knowing Breadth Explorer.

We offer the following courses that meet the Place and Power breadth requirement:

  • HIST 107 - Global Indigenous Histories
  • HIST 305 - History of British Columbia
  • HIST 400 - Practice of Oral History

Course descriptions for SEMINAR and SPECIAL TOPIC courses can also be revealed by following these steps:

  1. Search your course code in the search bar (e.g. HIST 305).
  2. Click into your course listing to expand the text to reveal the "sections", which can be expanded by clicking on the '+'.
  3. Expand your "lecture" section (e.g. HIST 305-201) by clicking on that section's '+' button.
  4. The corresponding drop-down screen should reveal a course description.

Note: Not every seminar or special topic course have unique descriptions.