History

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @ UWindsor

Program Overview & Highlights

Co-op Opportunity
Honours 4-Year Program
Combined Honours Programs Available
B.A.

Learn from the past. Lead the future.

Be versatile! In our history program, you will develop research and writing skills that will prepare you for a career where critical thinking and effective communication are essential. We offer public history courses that explore how we interact with the past academically and in our everyday lives with an emphasis on digital history, co-op, and practicums for hands-on experience.

Explore everything from local history to global events that continue to impact us today

Earn while you learn with Co-op and prepare for a successful career

Combine your interests with another major or minor in other fields

Small classes mean your world-class professors will know you by name

Join a tight-knit community of young historians like yourself in the History Students' Association

Learn More About Our Program

95%

Employment rate of graduates¹

¹ (OUGS Social Sciences, 2020)

$2.93M

in scholarship and award money²

² in FAHSS

200+

undergraduate students in FAHSS have published or presented original research

What Lancers Are Saying

My experience at the University was greatly enhanced by the presence of some amazing professors and faculty.... Additionally, the History Students Association has provided me with support and connections to other students who could give me advice about navigating the department. I have loved that the university is small enough that I can get to know my professors and they know me by name as well.

Brennen Siemens

Alumni
History and Concurrent Education

My experience with the Department of History has equipped me with the skills to work as a high school educator, teaching IB history for the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board. Even as a graduate, the wonderful educators in the program have inspired and encouraged me to seek out further research opportunities around the world and to continue my professional development as an aspiring historian.

Kendal Ryan

Alumni
History and Concurrent Education, 2023

As the lead researcher for two local history projects covering both digital and interactive platforms, the undergraduate History program equipped me with significant research and theory-based skills, enabling me to pursue these research opportunities. The knowledge and experience obtained during my undergraduate studies were instrumental in propelling me toward the graduate history program and ultimately to my current role as a historical researcher.

Willow Key

Alumni
History, 2024

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 70%)
Minimum Average: 70%
Minimum Average (Co-op): 80%; 70% minimum in English
Mean Average: 84.5%

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Course Requirements: Grade 12 English
Minimum Average: 70%
Minimum Average (Co-op): 80%; 70% minimum in English
Mean Average: 80%

Language Requirements

To review the most up-to-date information on Language Requirements: See language requirements.

Course Sequencing

First Year

ENGL-1010 is required for all FAHSS Majors. Students with 80% or higher in Grade 12 ENG4U (or equivalent) are exempt from this course requirement and will substitute it with an additional course from any area of study. If in co-op, it is recommended to take this course in summer. In its place, take an elective.
All FAHSS programs require students to take one course with Indigenous content, perspectives, or materials. This can be done at any time during the student’s undergraduate education. It is recommended that co-op students fulfill this requirement in the summer term. See this link for course options: https://www.uwindsor.ca/fahss/1180/indigenous-studies
Not all Indigenous content courses are offered every term.
Students studying within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are encouraged to review the FAHSS Overview page.

Semester 1

Important Notes

Mandatory Course

HIST 1030: Past to Present – Understanding History

Major Course

HIST 1230: The World in the Twentieth Century, 1914-1945

Required Course

ENGL 1010: Academic Writing

Recommended Other Courses

Required Courses

An introduction to the fundamentals of effective writing in academic contexts. Topics may include language, essay writing conventions, critical thinking, research, editing and revising, and academic integrity. (1.5 lecture, 1.5 laboratory hours per week.) (Arts elective only; does not count for credit in the major or minor Fall 2025 Undergraduate Calendar 104 course requirements of any English or English and Creative Writing degree programs.) (Credit cannot be obtained for both ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1001 or GART 1510.)

This course is specifically designed for first semester history majors, to introduce them to the history department, different kinds of historical inquiry, and the basics of historical research. Further, it is designed to create a cohort of the new history majors, both through participating in this class together and by working in small groups.

An overview of the major events and movements during the first half of the ‘short’ twentieth century. The course will broadly explore the world-wide impact of the world wars, communism, fascism, colonialism, the Great Depression, etc. The geographical focus of the material will vary with the instructor. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)

Important Note: Course sequencing is for illustrative purposes only. The University of Windsor Academic Calendar is your source for official information about academic programs and regulations of the University of Windsor.

Academic Calendars

The University of Windsor Academic Calendar is your source for official information about academic programs and regulations of the University of Windsor.

Career Tracks

Museum curator
archivist
government official
communications specialist
historical project co-ordinator
border services officer
heritage interpreter
teacher
historical projects co-ordinator
information manager
journalist
judicial clerk
lawyer
librarian
political aide
project manager
public policy advisor
editor
tourism consultant

Related Programs

History / Concurrent Education

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