Combined Honours in History of Science and Technology at University of King's College

Programme overview

Combined Honours in History of Science and Technology (HOST) integrates HSTC courses with a second honours subject from Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (BA), Faculty of Science (BSc) or Journalism (BJH). It explores changing ways of understanding nature and the human body and the social and political implications of science and medicine.

Faculty: History of Science and Technology Programme | Study mode: full-time | Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

BA students complete 30 to 48 credit hours in HSTC and BSc students 30 to 54 (or a minimum of 24 with programme approval), including the core courses HSTC 2001.03, HSTC 3001.03 and HSTC 4001.03 or equivalents. Combined with the second subject, the two honours subjects total 66 to 84 credit hours. The honours requirement is met by an honours thesis (HSTC 4650.03 and 4651.03).

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Application information

Entry in September (Fall) and January (Winter) for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science; September entry for Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) and Bachelor of Music.

Offers of admission are made on a rolling basis. January 2027 entry (BA, BSc): applications open 2 January 2026; international deadline 15 September 2026; Canadian and American deadline 15 November 2026 (later applications considered where space is available).

September 2027 entry (BA, BSc, BJH, BMus): early admissions and residence applications open 1 October 2026; 1 March 2027 for entrance scholarship consideration and major awards; international application deadline 1 April 2027 (also residence guarantee deadline); admission deposit deadline 15 May 2027; Canadian and American high school and transfer application deadline 31 July 2027, where space is available.

Applications are submitted online through the Dalhousie-administered application portal by selecting the University of King's College application; undergraduate applicants can submit two applications under one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://ukings.ca/admissions/apply-to-kings/undergraduate/

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