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HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY Scheme and Structure of Undergraduate Programme Courses and Reading Lists in the Subject of History for B. A. Three Year (Six Semesters) with Major in History and Minor Elective in History along with Core/Elective (Additional) approved in the Meeting of Board of Studies (Under Graduate) held on 7 June 2013 at the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 171 005 (A) Structure Outline of Major in HISTORY (Minimum Credits to be Earned=56) (For the Candidates to be admitted from the year 2013-14)
Semester Course Code Course Type Compulsory Course I Compulsory Course II (Skill Based) CC:BA/HIST0101 Major Core Course I CC:BA/HIST0102 I (Odd) Major Core Course II Course Name To be Selected from the list of Compulsory Courses To be Selected from the list of Compulsory Courses (Skill Based) History and Culture of India from the Palaeolithic Beginnings to the Mauryan Period History and Culture of India from PostMauryan Period to c. AD 1206 To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list of GI and Hobby Courses To be Selected from the list of Compulsory Courses Credit(s) 3 Cumulated Credits Category-wise
2
Cumulated Credits Category-wise GI & H 1 (2) Total 23 (46)
Semester
Course Code
Course Name To be Selected from the list of Compulsory Courses (Skill Based) History and Culture of India from c. AD 1206-1525 History and Culture of India from AD 15261707 To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list of GI and Hobby Courses To be Selected from the list of Compulsory Courses To be Selected from the list of Compulsory Courses (Skill Based) History and Culture of India from 1707-1857 History and Culture of India from 1858-1950 To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list of GI and Hobby Courses Modern and Contemporary World History I: 1871-1918 Issues in World History-I (The Twentieth Century)
Credit(s) 3
CC:BA/HIST0203
Major Core Course III Major Core Course IV Minor Elective Course II (a)
CC:BA/HIST0204
GI and H Course II
Compulsory Course V
Compulsory Course VI CC:BA/HIST0305 CC:BA/HIST0306 III (Odd) Major Core Course V Major Core Course VI Minor Elective Course III (a)
3 4 4
Compulsory 6 (18) (Complete) Core 8 (24) Elective 8 (24) GI & H 1 (3) (Complete) Total 23 (69)
GI and H Course III CC:BA/HIST0407 IV (Even) Major Core Course VII Major Core Course VIII
CC:BA/HIST0408
3
Cumulated Credits Category-wise
Semester
Course Name History of the United States of America, 1776-1945 To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History
Credit(s) 4
Minor Elective Course IV (b) Core / Elective Course (Additional)* CC:BA/HIST0510 Major Core Course X
4 Modern and Contemporary World History II: 1919-1992 OR Issues in World History-I I (The Twentieth Century) Women in Indian History Tribes in Indian History To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History To be Selected from the list for Minor Elective Subject other than History
Major Core Course XI Major Core Course XII Minor Elective Course V(a)
4 4
Core 12 (48) Elective 8 (40) (Complete) Core / Elective (additional) - 4 Total 24 (117)
Minor Elective Course V(b) Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Major Core Course XIII Major Core Course XIV Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)*
4 Environmental History of India Science and Technology in Colonial India 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Core 8 (56) Core / Elective (additional) 20* Total 28 (145)
CC:BA/HIST0613 EC:BA/HIST0614
VI (Even)
4 *Additional Elective Courses offered by History Department (can be chosen for earning credits over and above 56 Major subject credits, 40 Minor elective credits, 9 Compulsory course credits and G I & H Course credits)
Semester IV Course Code EC:BA/HIST0415 Course Type Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Course Name Art and Architecture in Ancient and Early Medieval India Art and Architecture in Medieval and Colonial India The City in Indian History 4 Credit(s) Cumulated Credits Category-wise
EC:BA/HIST0516
VI
EC:BA/HIST0617
VI
EC:BA/HIST0618
VI
EC:BA/HIST0619
VI
EC:BA/HIST0620
VI
EC:BA/HIST0621
6 (B) Structure Outline of Minor Elective in History for other than Major History Students (Minimum Credits to be Earned=20)
Semester
Course Code
Course Name Compulsory Course I Compulsory Course II (Skill Based) Major Core Course I Major Core Course II
Course Name
Credit(s) 3 3 4 4
Cumulated Credits Category-wise Compulsory 6 Core 8 Minor Elective 1(a) 4(4) Minor Elective 1(b)=4 Total Minor Electives 8 (8) GI & H 1 Total 23
I (Odd)
Political History of India from earliest times to AD 1206 OR History and Culture of India from PostMauryan Period to c. AD 1206
Minor Elective Course I (b) GI and H Course I Compulsory Course III Compulsory Course IV(Skill Based) Major Core Course III Major Core Course IV Optics II (Even) BA/HIST0223 OR CC:BA/HIST0204 Political History of India from AD 1206 to 1760 OR History and Culture of India from AD 15261707
4 1 3 3 4 4
Compulsory 6 (12) Core 8 (16) Minor Elective 1I(a) 4 (8) Minor Elective 1I(b) 4 (8) Total Minor Electives 8 (16) GI & H 1 (2) Total 23 (46)
III (Odd)
Minor Elective Course II (b) GI and H Course II Compulsory Course V Compulsory Course VI Major Core Course V Major Core Course VI
4 1 3 3 4 -----4
7
Cumulated Credits Category-wise Minor Elective III(b) 4 (12) Elective 8 (24) GI & H 1 (3) (Complete) Total 23 (69)
Semester
Course Name
Course Name Political History of India from 1760-1950 OR History and Culture of India from 1858-1950
Credit(s)
Minor Elective Course III (b) GI and H Course III Major Core Course VII Major Core Course VIII Major Core Course IX IV (Even) BA/HIST0425 OR CC:BA/HIST0407
4 --------------------The Rise of the Modern West-I OR Modern and Contemporary World History I: 1871-1918 -----Art and Architecture in Ancient and Early Medieval India ---------------The Rise of the Modern West-I OR Modern and Contemporary World History II: 1919-1992 OR Issues in World History-I I (The Twentieth Century) -----Art and Architecture in Medieval and Colonial India -----1 4 4 4
Core 12 (36) Minor Elective IV(a) 4 (16) Minor Elective IV(b) 4 (16) Total Minor Electives 8 (32) Core / Elective (additional) - 4 Total 24 (93)
Minor Elective Course IV (b) Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Major Core Course X Major Core Course XI Major Core Course XII BA/HIST0526 OR CC:BA/HIST0510 V (Odd) Minor Elective Course V(a)
4 4 4 4 4
Core 12 (48) Minor Elective V(a) 4 (20) Minor Elective V(b) 4 (20) Total Minor Electives 8 (40) (Complete) Core / Elective (additional) - 4 Total 24 (117)
Minor Elective Course V(b) Core / Elective Course (Additional)* VI (Even) Major Core Course XIII
4 4 4
8
Cumulated Credits Category-wise (additional) 20* Total 28 (145)
Semester
Course Code
Course Name Major Core Course XIV Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)* Core / Elective Course (Additional)*
Course Name -----The City in Indian History The Silk Road in History Contemporary India, 1950-2000 History of Himachal Pradesh, 1815-1972 Introduction to the Theories and Trends in History
Credit(s) 4 4 4 4 4 4
BA/HIST
CC:BA/HIST0101
BA/HIST
CC:BA/HIST0102
BA/HIST
EC:BA/HIST0122 Or CC:BA/HIST0102
History and Culture of India from the Palaeolithic Beginnings to the Mauryan Period History and Culture of India from Post-Mauryan Period to c. AD 1206 Political History of India from earliest times to AD 1206 Or History and Culture of India from Post-Mauryan Period to c. AD 1206
CC
MEC
Course name
BA/HIST
CC:BA/HIST0203
BA/HIST BA/HIST
History and Culture of India from c. AD 12061525 History and Culture of India from AD 1526-1707 Political History of India from AD 1206 to 1760 Or History and Culture of India from AD 1526-1707
Credits
CC MEC
3 3
1 1
0 0
4 4
10
THIRD SEMESTER Stream Sub code code
Course name
History and Culture of India from AD 1707-1857 History and Culture of India from 1858-1950 Political History of India from 1760-1950 Or History and Culture of India from 1858-1950
Credits
3 3 3
1 1 1
0 0 0
4 4 4
Course name
BA/HIST
EC:BA/HIST0415
Modern and Contemporary World History I: 1871-1918 Issues in World History-I (The Twentieth Century) History of the United States of America, 1776-1945 The Rise of the Modern West-I Or Modern and Contemporary World History I: 1871-1918 Art and Architecture in Ancient and Early Medieval India
Credits
3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4
C/EC*
Course name
BA/HIST
CC:BA/HIST0510
Modern and Contemporary World History II: 19191992 Or Issues in World History-II (The Twentieth Century) Women in Indian History Tribes in Indian History The Rise of the Modern West-II Or Modern and Contemporary World History II: 19191992 Or
Credits
CC CC MEC
3 3 3
1 1 1
0 0 0
4 4 4
11
Issues in World History-II (The Twentieth Century) Art and Architecture in Medieval and Colonial India
BA/HIST
EC:BA/HIST0516
C/EC*
Course name
Environmental History of India Science and Technology in Colonial India The City in Indian History The Silk Road in History Contemporary India, 19502000 History of Himachal Pradesh, 1815-1972 Introduction to the Theories and Trends in History
Core Course/Elective Course/Minor elective course CC CC C/EC* C/EC* C/EC* C/EC* C/EC*
Credits
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
*Additional Elective Courses offered by History Department can be chosen for earning additional credits over and above 56 Major Subject credits, 40 Minor Elective credits, 18 Compulsory Course credits and 3 GI and H Course credits.