MA History Complete Syllabus of Gauhati University
MA History CBCS Complete Syllabus of Gauhati University
The Post-Graduate Course in History requires students to opt for 16 (Sixteen) courses over four
semesters. The Department also offers one Value Added Course (VAC) per semester, i.e. a total of 4 (four) VAC over 4
(four) semesters. While the sixteen courses in History are assigned 6 (six) credits each, the VACs are assigned four credits
each. Thus each semester has 28 (24+4) credits and the Post-Graduate Course in History requires a total of 112 (96+16)
credits.
Semester-wise distribution of marks:
First Semester 400
Second Semester 400
Third Semester 400
Fourth Semester 400
Specialisations offered: Ancient Indian History, Medieval Indian History and Modern Indian History.
FIRST SEMESTER
HIS1016 History: Theory and Method
HIS1026 History of Assam (Earliest Times up to 1228 CE)
HIS103A6 State Formation in Ancient India
OR
HIS103B6 Political Ideas and Institutions of Medieval India
OR
HIS103C6 Colonialism, Imperialism and Resistance in India (1757-1857 CE)
HIS104A6 East Asia: China and Japan (1839-1949 CE)
OR
HIS104B6 India and South East Asia: Early Cultural Contacts
HIS1054 Research Writing in Social Sciences (VA)
SECOND SEMESTER
HIS2016 Historiography
HIS2026 History of Assam (1228-1826 CE)
HIS203A6 Social History of Ancient India
OR
HIS203B6 Social History of Medieval India
OR
HIS203C6 Social History of Modern India
HIS2046 Twentieth Century World History
HIS2054 Cultural History of North East India (VA)
THIRD SEMESTER
HIS3016 Nationalism in India (1858-1947 CE)
HIS3026 History of Assam (1826-1947 CE)
HIS3036 Gender History (Elective/Open)
HIS304A6 Agriculture, Trade and Urbanisation in Early India
OR HIS304B6 Agriculture, Trade and Urbanisation in Medieval India
OR HIS304C6 Economic History of Modern India
HIS3054 Heritage Sites in North East India: Case Studies (VA)
FOURTH SEMESTER:
HIS4016 Post Independence India
HIS402A6 Ancient Indian Art and Architecture
OR HIS402B6 Medieval Indian Art and Architecture
OR HIS402C6 Peasants’ and Workers’ Resistance in Modern India
HIS403A6 Ethno-history of Assam (Elective/Open)
OR HIS403B6 Environmental History (Elective/Open)
HIS4046 Dissertation
HIS4054 Historical Application in Tourism (VA)
