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M.A. (History)


Duration:

2 Years

Eligibility:

Graduation

Course Duration: Two Year (Semester  System)

Course Eligibility : Bachelor Degree in History with at least 50 % marks or Equivqlent CGPA

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Part-1

Note:-

  • There shall be 2 Core Papers, 2 Specialization Papers and 5 Optional Papers. The candidate shall take 1 out of the 2 Specialization Papers and any 2 Optional Papers out of the given list of 5 Optional Papers.

Semester- I

Core Papers :

Core Papers :

  • Medieval Societies – I
  • Twentieth Century World – I

Specialization Papers :

  • Medieval Indian Polity, A.D. 1200 to 1750
  • History of India (1757-1857) – I

Optional Papers :

  • History of East Asia in Modern Times : China
  • History of Europe 1789-1871
  • History of the U.S.A. 1776-1865
  • History of Britain 1688-1815
  • History of Imperial Russia 1855-1917

 

Semester - II

Note:-

  • There shall be 2 Core Papers, 2 Specialization Papers and 5 Optional Papers. The candidate shall take 1 out of the 2 Specialization Papers and any 2 Optional Papers out of the given list of 5 Optional Papers.
  • In case of the Specialization Papers, the candidate opting for a particular specialization in M.A. (Ist Semester) shall take the same specialization in M.A. (IInd Semester). Further the candidate opting for a particular Optional Paper in M.A. (Ist Semester) shall take the same Optional Paper in M.A. (IInd Semester). The choice of the specialization as well as optional papers in M.A. Course shall be determined on the basis of merit. However, the Department shall decide the number of optional papers to be offered in the Department in a particular year.

Core Papers :

Core Papers :

  • Medieval Societies – II
  • Twentieth Century World – II

Specialization Papers :

  • Medieval Indian Economy, A.D. 1200 to 1750
  • History of India (1757-1857) – II

Optional Papers :

  • History of East Asia in Modern Times : Japan
  • History of Europe 1871-1919
  • History of the U.S.A. 1865-1945
  • History of Britain 1815-1919
  • History of Soviet Russia 1917-1991

 

Semester - III

Note:-

  • There shall be 1 Core Paper, 2 Specialization Papers and 5 Optional Papers. The candidate shall take 1 out of the 2 Specialization Papers and any 3 Optional Papers out of the given list of 5 Optional Papers.

Core Papers :

  • Historiography

Specialization Papers :

  • Society in Medieval India, AD 1200-1750
  • Modern India (1858-1947)

Optional Papers :

  • Political History of Haryana
  • Social History of India
  • Economic History of India
  • State in India
  • History of Science and Technology in India

 

Semester - IV

Note:-

  • There shall be 1 core paper, 2 specialization papers and 5 optional papers. The candidate shall take 1 out of the 2 specialization papers and any 3 optional papers out of the given list of 5 optional papers.
  • In case of the specialization papers, the candidate opting for a particular specialization in M.A. (Ist & IInd Semesters) shall take the same specialization in M.A. (IIIrd and IVth Semesters). The choice of the specialization as well as optional papers in M.A. Course shall be determined on the basis of merit. However, the Department shall decide the number of optional papers to be offered in the Department in a particular year.

Core Papers :

  • Approaches of History

Specialization Papers :

  • Art, Architecture and Culture in Medieval India, AD1200-1750
  • Indian National Movement (1885-1947)

Optional Papers :

  • History of Haryana
  • Socio-Religious Movements in India
  • Agrarian History of India
  • Contemporary Indian History (1947-1964)
  • Business History of India