阿尔伯塔大学的历史研究提供一个机会，从各种各样的课程中选择一个，通过许多不同的时期、国家和人类过去的方法探索世界历史。在第一年，学生可以选择一些世界历史课程：CLASS 110，HIST 110，HIST 111，HIST 112，HIST 114或HIST 116.这些课程提供通用历史学科——例如历史学家如何处理过去，处理证据，产生矛盾的解释等等。也有助于将学生自身的文明置于历史背景之下，让你与其他文明进行比较，以及了解当今全球社会的出现和存在的问题。最后，他们帮助学生对更高级的课程作出更明智的决定。
Historical Studies at the University of Alberta offer the opportunity to select a program from a diverse range of courses that explore the history of much of the world through many different periods, countries and approaches to the human past. In the first year students may take a selection of world history courses: CLASS 110, HIST 110, HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 114 or HIST 116. These courses provide a general exposure to the discipline of History - for example, how historians approach the past, deal with evidence, produce conflicting interpretations, and so on. They also help place the student\'s own civilization in historical context, and allow you to make comparisons with other civilizations, as well as to understand the emergence and problems of today\'s global society. Finally, they help students make better informed decisions about more advanced courses.