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Bachelor of Arts - History Major at Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University, Canada

Programme overview

The History major requires 33 credits of upper-level History courses (3000-4990), including the third-year course The Historian's Craft.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Philosophy, History and Politics  |  Duration: 120 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

33 credits in History courses numbered 3000 to 4990, including History 3000 The Historian's Craft; entry to 4000-level courses requires at least three credits of 3000-level History.

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Application information

Entry requirements

BC Grade 12 or Adult Dogwood or mature student status; English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73 per cent (or equivalent). Applicants missing requirements may qualify through Flexible Entry.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intakes: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Summer (May). Not all programmes have winter and summer intakes.

Applications open October 1. Domestic deadlines: Fall (September) intake May 1, Winter (January) intake September 1, Summer (May) intake January 1, unless a programme-specific deadline applies (Respiratory Therapy Diploma and Veterinary Technology Diploma: February 1). Application fee: $34.23 for Canadian citizens or permanent residents (charged at admission), $100.00 for international applicants (due at application). Fees are non-refundable.

International applicants: applications open October 1 for all intakes; Fall (September) intake open until further notice, Winter (January) intake closes November 1, Summer (May) intake closes February 1. Application fee $100, one time and non-refundable.

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