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M.A. (History)


Duration:

2 Years

Eligibility:

Graduation

Course Duration: Two Years (Semester  System)

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

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

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Semester – I

Course Code

Course Title

1.1

Interrogating Indian Historiography

1.2A.

Science, Technology, Medicine and Environment in Pre-colonial India

1.2B.

Emergence of Industrial Societies: The Conceptual Framework

1.3A.

Burma and Indo-China: Continuity and Change

1.3B.

West Asia till the Second World War

1.4.

Situating Rarh in Nineteenth Century Bengal: Life and Culture

 

Semester – II

2.1.

Historian and his Craft: European Experiences

2.2A.

Science, Technology, Medicine and Environment in India: Colonial Encounter

2.2B.

Emergence of Industrial Societies: The Classical Case and the Late-starters

2.3A.

Indonesia and Malaysia: Changing Experiences

2.3B.

West Asia: A Contemporary History

2.4.

Situating Rarh in the Twentieth Century Bengal: Life and Culture

 

Semester – III

3.1.

Indian National Movement: 1885-1947

3.2A.

Modern Indian Political Thought

3.2B.

A Cultural History of Europe: Renaissance and Reformation

3.2C.

History of Women: Theoretical Approaches

3.3A.

Early Indian Political Ideas and Institutions

3.3B.

State in Medieval India

3.3C.

Modern Indian Society: Identity and Power

3.3D.

Independence to Civil War: USA 1776-1864

3.4A.

Early Indian Social Life and Institutions

3.4B.

Society in Medieval India

3.4C.

Economic History of Modern India

3.4D.

Big to Super Power: USA 1865-1945

 

Semester – IV

4.1.

Indian Nation in the Twentieth Century

4.2A.

Modern Western Political Thought

4.2B.

Europe in the Age of Enlightenment

4.2C.

Indian Women through the Ages

4.3A.

Early Indian Economy and Culture

4.3B.

Economy in Medieval India

4.3C.

Modern India: Social Changes and Popular Participation

4.3D.

USA through the Cold War: 1945-1991

4.4.

Project Report