Welcome to History at StFX, where you can count on leading historians to offer you excellence in teaching and historical scholarship. Fascinating courses targeting major regions of the world will introduce you to the vast range of human experience across the centuries and help prepare you for intelligent participation in a globalizing world. Common historical themes include revolution, war, human rights, religion, democracy, migration, gender, class and race.
Career Options
Knowledge of history helps students understand where they came from, who they are and where they’re going. An education in History is an excellent foundation for further studies and careers in a wide variety of fields. StFX History grads have excelled in law, civil service, journalism, publishing, teaching, heritage conservation, religious life, consulting and information management. Graduates have also used their History degrees to work in museums, archive management, government and business.
Why StFX?
With small class sizes, a broad course selection, and a team of committed academics, History students at StFX can apply what they learn to their lives and the lives of those around them. In a place where history itself is part of the academic experience, StFX is an ideal atmosphere in which to explore the past and its relevance to the future.
The First Year
The StFX History Department offers two introductions to History: Western Civilization, which traces the origin of European culture from the ancient Greeks until the 20th century, and Global History, which explores Europe’s relation to other world cultures since 1300. Over the course of the program, students will take courses in race, class and gender diversity; The Holocaust; European Fascism; Modern Latin America; Cuba; Modern Mexico; Canada and the Cold War; and Sexuality, Gender and the Body in Historical Perspective.
Degree Choices
History students may pursue a major, advanced major, or honours degree with a subsidiary subject.