The University of Guelph offers a wide array of classes for majors and minors and for anyone else with an interest in history. Students in the History program become informed and engaged global citizens through courses exploring every region of the world. The university also offers thematic courses on the global history of sports, religions, and science and technology, to name a few. The university's faculty have particular strengths in the histories of Canada, Scotland, Britain and Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
The University of Guelph offers:
- options for study covering the globe, from ancient to contemporary history;
- thematic courses on topical issues like food and health, politics and revolution, environmental change, crime and justice, popular culture, and more;
- numerous experiential learning opportunities including some in the University's Archives and Special Collections and the Art Gallery of Guelph;
- the possibility of a university field school or semester abroad;
- mentorship by dedicated and approachable professors who love what they do.
More and more, professions and professional schools look for young people with broad training, adaptable skills and clear judgment, rather than a narrow field of training. The University of Guelph's graduates are flexible, intelligent, polished communicators, researchers and problem solvers who follow their passions in business, law, education, civil service, education, journalism and the arts.
