Bachelor of Arts in History is a bachelor's degree in History programme taught at Cape Breton University in Sydney, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:History
Delivery: On Campus
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
History at Cape Breton University is offered as a concentration, major or minor within the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts Community Studies degree, situated within the university's Arts, Social Sciences & Culture programming and delivered on campus in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Coursework centres on how historians analyze the causes and consequences of change over time, connecting historical study to its implications for the present, with a course selection the university describes as broad and varied. Students taught by faculty engaged in ongoing research have opportunities to work as research assistants on original, independent projects, supported by access to the Beaton Institute cultural heritage archive and CBU's Art Gallery. The program develops research and communication skills alongside historical knowledge, and is structured as a component of a broader arts degree rather than a stand-alone credential. Career paths named include law, public history, journalism, teaching, heritage preservation and promotion, and archival work, reflecting a program aimed at students interested in analytical and research-based humanities study who may go on to a range of history-adjacent professions rather than a single defined career track.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This Bachelor of Arts in History page does not set its own admission average; it otherwise defers to Cape Breton University's general admission requirements. Canadian high school graduates need English 12 (academic or advanced) plus four further grade 12 academic or advanced courses; transfer applicants must be in good academic standing at their current institution and meet the equivalent post-secondary requirement. CBU's institution-wide domestic threshold also applies: an overall average of at least 65% on the required Grade 12 subjects, with a minimum age of 16. International applicants are assessed against country-specific equivalency tables and must meet CBU's English-language requirement unless exempt: IELTS Academic/Indicator 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT/Home Edition 80 overall with no skill below 20 for tests before 21 January 2026, or 4.5 overall with no skill below 4.5 after that date, Duolingo English Test 120, Pearson PTE Academic 59, Michigan English Test 58, CAEL 60, or Oxford ELLT 7.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Cape Breton University: for September 2027 entry, general undergraduate applications open 1 October 2026 and close 3 September 2027, while the Bachelor of Social Work closes earlier on 15 January 2027 (documents by 22 January) and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing closes 26 February 2027; January 2027 entry closes 15 December 2026, and May 2027 entry closes 15 April 2027 for most programmes -- except the Bachelor of Education, whose only intake is May 2027 (Spring) and which closes 15 January 2027 (documents by 22 January), not 15 April. International applicants use the same application, with the September 2027 intake open 1 October 2026 to 15 May 2027, January 2027 closing 15 October 2026, and May 2027 closing 15 February 2027. CBU states deadlines may close early once enrolment targets are met, so admission runs on a rolling basis within each posted window rather than a firm cut-off. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
