History

The minimum entry requirement for history honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in history, and an average grade of at least H2A (75%) in second and third year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

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Students undertaking pure honours in history must complete:

• History Thesis (37.5 points); and
• History for Historians (12.5 points); and
• Four honours subjects (seminars) in history (50 points).

Students undertaking combined honours in history and another program must complete:

• History Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Two honours subjects in history (25 points); and
• Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).

or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and
• Two honours subjects in the combining discipline (25 points); and
• Three honours subjects in history (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

History Thesis

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Compulsory subject

This subject is only compulsory in the pure honours stream.

History honours subjects