The new BA History programme offers two options: The History option AND the History with Foreign Language Specialization. Students can opt to do either of the two.

OPTION I - BA History (History Option)

History Majors must complete 90 credits of which at least 45 must be in History courses and 9 in FHE Electives. Students are required to complete the following core courses:

Level I

• HIST1201: An Introduction to World History
• HIST1704: The Study of the Past in the Atlantic World
• HIST1604: “Out of Many”: The Development of Jamaican Society  

At least ONE other Level I History course

At least ONE foreign Language course (Check with Department of Modern Languages and Literatures for course offerings)

Any THREE FHE Electives*

Level II

• HIST2006: Conquest, Colonization and Resistance in the Caribbean, 1600 to the end of slavery
• HIST2007: Freedom, Decolonization and Independence in the Caribbean since 1804
• At least THREE other Level II History courses

At least THREE other Level II History courses Any THREE FHE Electives*  

Level III

• HIST3621: Atlantic Worlds in Caribbean Perspective
• HIST3711: Historical Research Capstone I
• HIST3712: Historical Research Capstone II

At least THREE Level III History courses, ONE must be a Level III Caribbean History

OPTION II - BA History (Foreign Language Specialization Option)

History Majors must complete 90 credits of which at least 45 must be in History courses, 12 in Foreign Language courses*, and 9 in FHE Electives. Students are required to declare the Foreign Language Specialisation option in ONE foreign language. Students are required to complete the following core courses:

Level I

• HIST1201: An Introduction to World History
• HIST1704: The Study of the Past in the Atlantic World
• HIST1604: “Out of Many”: The Development of Jamaican Society 
• At least ONE other Level I History course
• At least ONE Foreign Language Option course

Level II

• HIST2006: Conquest, Colonization and Resistance in the Caribbean, 1600 to the end of slavery
• HIST2007: Freedom, Decolonization and Independence in the Caribbean since 1804
• At least THREE other Level II History courses
• Two Foreign Language Option courses (one in each semester)

Level III

• HIST3621: Atlantic Worlds in Caribbean Perspective
• HIST3711: Historical Research Capstone I
• HIST3712: Historical Research Capstone II
• At least THREE other Level III History courses (At least ONE of which must be Caribbean History)
• Two Foreign Language Option courses (one in each semester)

* Students doing the Foreign Language Specialisation are advised to consult with the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures on language course options before making course selections. Level II and Level III students are required to take foreign language courses in the same language course option selected in Year 1.