Master of Arts in History
- ID: MHS2021
- 4 Semesters (2 yrs)
- Min Qualification : Degree or equivalent
The aim of the University is to provide a quality education through open and distance modes of learning by using modern technological methods. The P.G. programme in History is designed to suit the mission and goals of the university. The courses are designed in such a way that it ensures updated knowledge in the concerned areas of study. It will equip them to analyse and historicise the current issues around us. Such an academic perception helps them to find solutions to the problems and thereby for the betterment of society.
The pedagogy ensures adequate space for a deeper understanding of theories and intellectual projections that contributed to the legacy of the disciplines through exposure to divergence as well as synergies in interpreting history. Upon the successful completion of the M.A History Programme, the learner will be:
- trained on the lines of methodological issues of hyetography in the backdrop of historians' craft.
- able to demonstrate their capabilities in revisiting historical knowledge using the latest tools and concepts through regress training on historical methodology.
- able to comprehend the concepts with a backup of concepts and theories in other disciplines of social sciences.
- trained on the pathways leading to the domain of professional research fostering the desire to write and rewrite historical episodes.
- able to understand how history reflects the socio-economic and political undercurrents of the day.
- acquired conceptual and theoretical clarity to analyse historical processes.
- able to make a critical spirit and to do independent research.
- able to understand the values of democracy, secularism, humanism and scientific temper.
- able to understand the dangers of ahistorical thought processes in our society.
- able to write competitive examinations for securing lucrative jobs in government or other public or private sectors etc.
Semester |
Course type |
Name of the course |
Credit |
S1 |
Discipline Core Course |
History and Theory |
4 |
Discipline Core Course |
History of Kerala up to 1800 A.D |
4 |
|
Discipline Core Course |
History of Early India: Selected Themes |
4 |
|
Discipline Core Course |
History of Ancient Societies |
4 |
|
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course |
An Introduction to Historical Research |
2 |
|
S2 |
Discipline Core Course |
Historical Writings in India |
4 |
Discipline Core Course |
History of Modern Kerala; Problems and Perspectives |
4 |
|
Discipline Core Course |
Society and Culture in Indian History (1200 C.E- 1800C.E) |
4 |
|
Discipline Core Course |
Selected Themes in the History of Medieval World |
4 |
|
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (Institution Specific) |
Foundational Skills for Research and Writing |
2 |
|
S3 |
Discipline Core Course |
Social Revolutions in Modern World |
4 |
Discipline Core Course |
Social Revolutions in Modern World |
4 |
|
Discipline Specific Elective Course
|
Environmental History of India |
4 |
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Archaeology: Theory and Method |
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Perspectives on South Indian History |
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Caste and Social Exclusion in India |
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Epigraphy in India |
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Perspectives on Human Rights |
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Skill Enhancement |
Introduction to Local History Writing |
2 |
|
S4 |
Discipline Core Course |
Contemporary India |
4 |
Discipline Core Course |
Contemporary World- Select Issues |
4 |
|
Discipline Specific Elective Course
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Knowledge Traditions and Practices of Pre-Modern Kerala |
4 |
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Maritime History of India |
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Gender in Indian History |
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Skill Enhancement |
Archival Studies |
2 |
|
Dissertation/Project work and Viva Voce |
Dissertation |
4 |
Fees for first semester (S1) |
|
Admission fee and prospectus fee |
400 |
Affiliation fee |
400 |
Matriculation fee |
120 |
Eligibility fee |
250 |
Tuition fee |
|
a)Self Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility fee |
2000 |
b)Assignment fee |
200 |
c)Counselling Fee |
1200 |
TOTAL |
4570 |
Fees for subsequent semesters (S2 to S4) |
|
Tuition fee |
|
a)Self Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility fee |
2000 |
b)Assignment fee |
200 |
c)Counselling Fee |
1200 |
TOTAL |
3400 |