History (MA)
Admission requirements
- Be registered full-time in the MA program in History, Thesis or Memoir option
- Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or an international student (authorization or diplomat)
- Have and maintain a minimum CGPA of 7.0 (B+ or 75%) in courses taken at the University of Ottawa
- Pay the required CO-OP fees (see below).
- Start the program in the fall term (this is necessary due to CO-OP placement cycles)
CO-OP programs have limited enrolment. Meeting the admission criteria does not guarantee you a place. Admission is based on your CGPA. We admit those with the highest CGPA first.
Work/Study sequences
Sequence 1 - Program with Memoir
| Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer |
| 1 | Study | Study | Work 1 |
| 2 | Work 2 | Study | - |
Sequence 2 - Program with Thesis
| Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer |
| 1 | Study | Study | Work 1 |
| 2 | Work 2 | Study | - |
CO-OP fees
As a CO-OP student, you also pay CO-OP fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for the session before your first work term and then for every work term, up to and including your last one.
Some of our employers include
- Assembly of First Nations
- BMT Productions Inc.
- Canadian Heritage
- Diefenbaker Canada Centre
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Joan Holmes & Associates Inc.
- National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces
- Transport Canada
- University of Ottawa
Examples of tasks at work
- Analyzing documents and policies
- Archiving documents, reports and other materials
- Conducting advanced research
- Helping in the policy consultation process
- Improving and copyediting documents
- Preparing presentations
- Providing context for macro- and micro-historical issues
- Writing clear and concise briefing notes, summaries and reports
Student salaries
Work term reports guidelines
You must submit your work term report through the CO-OP Navigator. The “Work Term Report” link can be found next to your work term, under the “My Evaluations” tab. The system will allow you to change or submit your report right up until the deadline for submission, and professors will be able to submit their comments and attach a corrected copy of your report online as well.
You must include a cover letter or letter of transmittal along with your CO-OP work-term report in one PDF file.
For confidential Work-Term Reports, please make sure to submit your cover letter or letter of transmittal through the CO-OP Navigator by the deadline for submission.
Academic coordinators
- Professor: Heather Murray
- Academic Assistant: Suzanne Dalrymple