Post Graduate Courses

M.A. COURSES OFFERED

M.A.(HISTORY)

FIRST SEMESTER
The Course-Synopses (Comprising major themes divided into units,schemes of lectures, reading lists) are annually revised and updated by Committees of the Board of Studies of the Department.

Any Two of the following papers (students shall have to take the second pair of these papers in the second semester)
 Paper code  Title of Course
HSM-7001 Historical Method: Pre-Modern Historiographies
HSM-7002 Modern World, 1789-1871
HSM-7003 Gender Relations in Indian History. The Pre-
Colonial Period.
HSM-7004 Technology and Society in India, till c.1200
(and any One of the following groups of papers)
Group A: Ancient India
HSM-7011 Prehistory and Protohistory
HSM-7012 The Age of the Buddha and the Mauryas
HSM-7013 The Classical Age, 300-630
Group B: Medieval India
HSM-7026 The Delhi Sultanate (1206-1290)
HSM-7015 History of the Mughal Empire, 1526-1556
HSM-7027 The Reign of Akbar (1556-1605)
Group C: Modern India
HSM-7017 The Eighteenth Century: Indian Polities, Colonial
Expansion and Consolidation
HSM-7018 The Colonial State in India, 1819-1885
HSM-7019 Indian National Movement, 1885-1919
Group D: European History
HSM-7020 Europe (1789-1815)
HSM-7021 Europe (1815-1870)
HSM-7022 Europe (1871-1907)
Group E: Islamic History
HSM-7023 The Age of the Prophet
HSM-7024 The Ummayids
HSM-7025 Islamic Culture, 800-1200
 

SECOND SEMESTER 2008-09
Any Two of the following papers (as second pairs of the first semester papers, mentioned in brackets)
 Paper code  Title of Course
HSM-8001 Historical Method: Modern and Contemporary
(HSM-7001) Historiography
HSM-8002
(HSM-7002)		 Modern World, 1871-1918
HSM-8003 Gender Relations in Indian History. The
(HSM-7003) Colonial Period.
HSM-8004
(HSM-7004)		 Technology and Society in India, c.1200-1850
and any One of the following groups of papers
Group A: Ancient India
HSM-8011 The Dawn of the Iron Age: Vedic and Later
Vedic Societies and Proto Dravidian Cultures
HSM-8012 Post-Mauryan India, 200 BC – 300 AD
HSM-8013 The Age of Indian Feudalism, AD 650-1200
Group B: Medieval India
HSM-8026 The Delhi Sultanate (1290-1388)
HSM-8027 History of the Mughal Empire (1605-58)
HSM-8016 The Reign of Aurangzeb (1659-1707)
Group C: Modern India
HSM-8017 The Eighteenth Century: Society, Culture and Eco.
HSM-8018 Resistance, Modernization and Early Emergence
of Nationalism in India, 1819-85
HSM-8019 Indian National Movement, 1919-47
Group D: European History
HSM-8020 Europe (1907-1933)
HSM-8021 Europe (1933-1953)
HSM-8022 Europe (1953-1991)
Group E: Islamic History
HSM-8023 The Orthodox Caliphate
HSM-8024 The Greater Abbasids
HSM-8025 The Mongols and Timurids in Central Asia
 

THIRD SEMESTER 2008-09
Any Two of the following papers (students shall have to take the second pair of these papers in the fourth semester)
 Paper code  Title of Course
HSM-9001 Social Systems of Antiquity
HSM-9002 Capital and Capitalism
HSM-9003 Contemporary Europe, 1919-1991
HSM-9026 Muslim Religious Thought and Movements in India
Any Three of the following papers (out of which Two papers should be in the field of specialization. Further provided that out of Two papers in the field of specialization One should be followed by the corresponding paper in the IV semester).
Group A: Ancient India
HSM-9011 Archaeological Theory
HSM-9012 Society and Culture in India from 1st c. to 7th c. A.D.
HSM-9021 Ancient Indian Paleography and Numismatics
HSM-9022 Stone Age Cultures
HSM-9023 Ancient Society
Group B: Medieval India
HSM-9013 Later Mughals (1707-1761): Political and
Administrative History
HSM-9014 Economic History of India (1200-1550)
HSM-9024 Historical Archaeology
HSM-9025 The Cholas
HSM-9026 Muslim Religious Thought and Movements in India
HSM-9027 Development of Architecture in India, 13-17th C.
HSM-9028 Indo-Persian Historiography (Delhi Sultanate)
HSM-9029 Gujarat (1500-1750)
HSM-9030 Indian Ocean (10th to 18th Century)
Group C: Modern India
HSM-9015 Economic History of India (1757-1853)
HSM-9016 Growth of Indian Capitalism (c. 1853-1919)
HSM-9031 Rebellion of 1857-1858
HSM-9032 Society and Culture during 19th Century
HSM-9033 Aligarh Movement
HSM-9034 Working Class Movement Till 1947
HSM-9035 India Since Independence (1947-91): Society,
Culture, and Economy
Group D: European History
HSM-9017 England: From Revolution to Oligarchy
HSM-9018 Economic History of Western Europe (1500-1750)
HSM-9036 France, 1815-1914
HSM-9037 Russia, 1860-1929
HSM-9038 Socialism and Imperialism, 1848-1947
HSM-9039 New Imperialism and World War I
Group E: Islamic History
HSM-9019 History of Central Asia (13th to 19th Century)
HSM-9020 Social & Economic History of Islam (7th to 12th Century)
HSM-9040 Arabs in Spain
HSM-9041 History of Modern Turkey (1900-1938)
 

FOURTH SEMESTER 2008-09
Any Two of the following papers (as second pairs of the third semester papers, mentioned in brackets)
 Paper code  Title of Course
XOO1
(HSM-9001)		 European Feudalism
XOO2
(HSM-9002)		 Colonialism and Socialist Societies
XOO3
(HSM-9003)		 Modern Asia, 1919-1991
XO26
(HSM-9025)		 Non-Muslim Religious Thought and Movements in Medieval India
Any Three of the following papers (out of which at least Two should be in the field of specialization. Further provided that one of the Two papers in the field of specialization One should be the corresponding paper of the third semester)
Group A: Ancient India
XO11 Archaeological Method
XO12 Social and Economic History of India, 7th-12th C.AD)
XO21 Development of Art & Architecture in Ancient India
XO22 History of South India
XO23 The Bronze Age
Group B: Medieval India
XO13 Later Mughal (1707-1761), Society, Culture & Economy
XO14 Economic History of India, 1550-1750
XO24 North India in the 15th Century
XO25 History of the Deccan and South India, 1350-1565
XO26 Non-Muslim Religious Thought and Movements
in Medieval India
XO27 Development of Art in India (XVI-XVII c)
XO28 Indo-Persian Historiography, (16th Century)
XO29 Regional History: Rajasthan (1400-1708)
XO30 Regional History: Bengal from Mughal Conquest
to the end of Nizamate
XO31 Medieval Numismatics
XO32 The Vijayanagar Empire, c.1350-1708
Group C: Modern India
XO15 Economic History of India, 1853-1914
XO16 Growth of Indian Capitalism, c.1920-1940
XO33 Awadh, 1722-1856
XO34 Indian Society and Culture during the 1st Half
of the 20th Century
XO35 Indian Economy, 1914-47
XO36 Modern Peasant Movement in India Till 1947
XO37 India Since Independence, 1947-1991: Political
and Administrative History
XO38 Environment and Ecology in Colonial India
Group D: European History
XO17 England during the Industrial Revolution, 1760-1850
XO18 Economic History of Western Europe, From Industrial Revolution to 1939
XO39 Rise of Absolutist State in Europe till 1789
XO40 Germany, 1887-1914
Group E: Islamic History
XO19 Imperial and Arab Nationalism
XO20 Civilization in the Abbasid Period
XO41 Minor Dynasties during the Abbasid Period
XO42 History of Persia from Safavids to Qajars