Offered by University of King's College in Halifax, Canada, Early Modern Studies (Combined Honours) is a honours degree in History programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 37,992 per year.
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:History
Delivery: On Campus
International tuition: CAD 37,992 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Early Modern Studies at the University of King's College is an undergraduate honours program examining European intellectual and cultural life from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth centuries, including the work of figures such as Shakespeare, Mozart, and Michelangelo, and topics such as gender, race, colonialism, witchcraft, piracy, and changing ideas about religion and science. It is offered as a Combined Honours degree paired with a second subject, with a minor also available for students in other programs. The Combined Honours requirements are built around three linked pairs of courses plus a set of elective credits, and honours students can satisfy their capstone requirement through either an honours seminar or a thesis. Classes are delivered in person on the Halifax campus, and students have the option to take a month-long course in Florence, Italy, focused on Italian art, literature, and politics of the period. Students can also contribute to Babel, a student-run interdisciplinary journal connected to the program. It suits undergraduates interested in the history, philosophy, literature, and art of early modern Europe, whether as a full Combined Honours subject or as a complementary minor alongside another discipline.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Early Modern Studies (Combined Honours) is a Combined Honours offered within King's Arts & Humanities area of study, and neither its own page nor the Arts & Humanities page states a separate admission requirement: students typically declare it after starting a Bachelor of Arts, often via the Foundation Year Program, so the general undergraduate admission requirements apply. For direct entry from a Nova Scotia high school, the Bachelor of Arts - General route needs English 12 or English 12 African Heritage at a minimum grade of 70%, four additional grade 12 academic-level subjects with no grade below 60%, and a 70% overall average; equivalent province- and country-specific standards apply elsewhere. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet King's undergraduate English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT overall 90 with no section below 20, PTE Academic overall 61 with no skill below 50, or Duolingo English Test 120, among other accepted tests; three years of secondary study or one year of post-secondary study in English can exempt an applicant. All applicants submit an application, an application fee and official transcripts.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic (Canadian and American) applicants apply directly to King's: for September 2027 entry, applications open 1 October 2026 and the deadline is 31 July 2027, with 1 March 2027 for entrance-award consideration and 1 April 2027 for a guaranteed residence spot; January 2027 entry opens 2 January 2026 with a 15 November 2026 deadline. International applicants face earlier cut-offs: 1 April 2027 for September entry and 15 September 2026 for January entry. King's states offers on all programs are made on a rolling basis, with late applications considered where space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
