Discover international and local experiential learning opportunities available to students in the Department of History.
Job Opportunities
Research Assistant – Foreign Interference in Elections
Research Assistant – The History of International Organizations
Arts Co-op
Graduate with more than a degree and explore your career options with Arts Co-Op.
As an Arts Co-op student, you’ll gain 12 months of paid work experience and a network of professional contacts through a variety of opportunities in the public, private and non-profit sectors. During the course of your degree, you’ll alternate between study terms and three paid, full-time work terms.
Arts Co-op partners with a diverse range of employers to provide transformative workplace learning experiences for your personal, academic and professional growth while helping you prepare for your future career.
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90% of co-op graduates from Canadian schools receive job offers within one month after graduation
Co-op graduates earn 12% higher starting salaries than non-co-op graduates
Manage your job search
Enhance your job search skills through extensive and specialized pre-employment training, including resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, personalized career coaching and ongoing workplace support.
Expand your skill set
Diversify your degree and stand out to employers by gaining transferable skills and experiences in a broad range of roles. Some professional skills that you can develop include:
- Critical thinking and creative problem solving
- Research, analysis and project management
- Communications and writing
- Digital media and technology
- Leadership and teamwork
Office of Regional and International Community Engagement
The Office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE) offers a wide range of interdisciplinary and experiential curricular and co-curricular programs such as community-based research collaborations, critical service-learning courses, course-based experiential learning assignments, and public engagement about global topics and processes that bring community partners and their current areas of focus into the classroom and campus.
Go Global
Imagine studying World War II history in Germany, learning about the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom, or taking part in a group field study in Hong Kong. Studying abroad can be a valuable addition to your history program. The History Department routinely grants transfer credits from history and related courses taken abroad.
Going global allows students to explore their History degrees from a different perspective, in another country, and gain access to courses and teachings beyond what is available at UBC. Students who study abroad get an edge in the workforce, as more industries value cross-cultural competencies and experience.
The History Department has pre-approved courses for history credit at over 60 universities around the world. However, credits for history-related courses and electives are obtainable at any of UBC’s partner universities. You may attend any partner university under Go Global, however we would recommend the following for our history students:
- Asia: National University of Singapore, Fudan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Europe: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen, Universiteit Leiden, Sciences Po, Paris
- United Kingdom and Australia: University of Nottingham, University of Melbourne
- North America: University of California (Los Angeles, Berkeley), Tec de Monterrey
Please refer to the following information to help guide you in your partner university selection:
- HIST 490: Seminar for History Majors, or its equivalent, must be completed at UBC
- Please remember that of the 30 upper-division credits required for the history major, no more than 24 credits are allowed in any one field (such as Canadian, Modern European, Asian).
- Of the 42 total minimum history credits, at least six credits must be substantially pre-modern in content. If you want to fulfill this requirement abroad, please ensure that the course content has substantial pre-modern content. If you’re uncertain, please check with a History Department advisor.
- More than half of the upper division credits for the History Major should be designated as history courses. Below are some guidelines to help you determine if a course abroad is equivalent to a UBC upper year history course:
- Is this course offered by the History Department in the partner university?
- Does it have a lower level requirement?
- Is it offered as an upper year course abroad?
- Keep in mind that other universities have different degree structures. For example:
- In the UK, second and third year corresponds to UBC’s 300 and 400 level courses.
- In the rest of Europe, the third and final year of the Bachelor program and the first year of a masters corresponds to UBC’s 300 and 400 level courses.
Contribute towards important projects led by community partners around the world. Connect your academic studies with real-world experience. International Service Learning fosters meaningful connections with communities around the world and will help you discover the local impact of global issues.
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