To satisfy the Major Requirements, you must complete at least twelve (12) three-credit History courses for a total of 36 credits. The additional 54 credits for the award of the degree will comprise Faculty requirements and electives for a total of 90 credits (30 at each level):
Major Requirements:
1-3. Three (3) History courses which must be:
HIST1601 (H16A) - Atlantic World 1400-1600
HIST1602 (H16B) - Atlantic World 1600-1800
HIST1703 (H17C) - Introduction to History
Faculty Requirements:
4. FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes**
5. Either FOUN1002 Language Argument
OR FOUN1003 Rhetoric I - The Writing Process
6-7. Two courses outside the History Major (include the Foreign Language requirement if applicable***) but from within the Faculty
Electives:
8-10. Three Level I Electives
Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level I
* Prerequisite: Grade 1 CXC English Language or equivalent; OR a pass in the English Proficiency Test. Students who do not have the prerequisite are required to pass the remedial course FOUN0100 Fundamentals of Written English before registering for the Language Foundation Courses. ** Please note that students who possess CAPE Communications at Grade I may be exempted from taking FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes. However, you are advised that this is not for credit and you will be required to take another Level I course to make up the 10 courses.
*** The Foreign Language Requirement applies to students who do not have a CXC pass (Grades 1, 2 or 3 after 1998) in a foreign language, in which case they must register for one of the basic courses in Spanish or French or Portuguese.
Major Requirements:
1-5. Five (5) Level II History courses, of which three (3) must be:
HIST2003(H20C) - History of the West Indies I
HIST2004(H20D) - History of the West Indies II
HIST2900 - Research Methods in History
Plus Two (2) Level II History courses
Faculty Requirements:
6. FOUN1210 - Science, Technology and Medicine in the Twentieth Century.
7. FOUN1301
- Law, Governance, Society and Economy in the Caribbean.
Electives:
8-10. Three (3) Level II Electives.
Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level II
Major Requirements:
Any four (4) Level III History courses
Other Level III Faculty Requirements:
HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies or two approved substitute courses (6 credits).
Electives:
Four (4) Level III Electives (for a total of ten courses)
Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level III
N.B. To satisfy the requirements for the Major in History you must register for a combined minimum total of nine (9) courses at Levels II and III.
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