Master of Arts (MA History), Shivaji University, Kolhapur

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Shivaji University, Kolhapur is offering Master of Arts (MA History). In this section, learn about the Master of Arts (MA History) course at Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Semester I

HS – 101 “Society, Religion and Culture in Early India (From earliest times up to 6th Century B. C)”
- Unit – I Sources
- Unit – II Hunter-Gatherers and early farming cultures
- Unit – III Vedic Culture
- Unit – IV Emergence of Heterodox religions

HS 102 – Polity and Administration in Medieval India
- Unit 1 : Sources
- Unit 2 : State
- Unit 3 : Central and Provincial Administration
- Unit 4 : Military and Judicial Administration

HS – 103 “Pre and Proto historic Cultures in India
- Unit – I Sources
- Unit – II Hunting – Gathering Cultures
- Unit – III Early farming Cultures : Neolithic Age
- Unit – IV The ‘Harrappan’ Civilization

HS – 104 Vedic Age
- Unit – I : Introduction
- Unit – II : Polity and Economy
- Unit – III : Society
- Unit – IV : Religion and Culture

HS – 105 India in the Post – Gupta period
- Unit – I : Introduction
- Unit – II : Polity and Economy
- Unit – III : Society and Culture
- Unit – IV : Language and literature

Semester II

HS 201 - Polity and Economy under the Marathas (1600-1818)
- Unit I : Sources
- Unit 2 : Maratha Polity
- Unit 3 : Agrarian System
- Unit 4 : Industry, Trade and Commerce

HS – 202 India under the British Rule (1857-1947)
- Unit - I : Constitutional Development
- Unit - II : India’s External Relations
- Unit - III : Economy
- Unit - IV : Society

HS – 203 Governance in Ancient India
- Unit : I Political institutions in Vedic period
- Unit : II Mauryan administration
- Unit : III Gupta administration
- Unit : IV Administration in Post – Gupta period

HS – 204 Historiography of Ancient India
- Unit – I : Introduction
- Unit – II : Sources
- Unit – III : Interpretation of Ancient Indian History
- Unit – IV : Marxist interpretation of Ancient Indian History

HS-205 Social and Economic History of Medieval India
- Unit I : Muslim Society
- Unit 2 : Hindu Society
- Unit 3 : Agrarian System
- Unit 4 : Industry, Trade and Commerce

Semester III & IV

Compulsory Paper No. III History of Freedom Movement in India (1857-1947)
- Unit -1 Economic Impact of British Rule
- Unit – 2. Approaches to Indian Nationalism
- Unit-3. Early Resistance to British Rule
- Unit-4. Emergence of Nationalism
- Unit-5. Extremist Phase
- Unit – 6. Gandhian Movement
- Unit-7 Other strands of National Movement
- Unit-8 Communal politics and partition of India

Compulsory Paper No. 4 Modern World (1901-2000)
- Unit 1: Nineteenth Century Background
- Unit 2: World Order upto 1919
- Unit 3: World between two wars
- Unit 4: Second World War
- Unit 5: Post- War Political Order
- Unit 6: Cold War and its consequences
- Unit 7: Movements for Social Justice
- Unit 8: End of Cold War

Optional Paper-A Society & Culture in Ancient India (From Earliest times to 12th c. AD)
- Unit – 1. Prehistoric Society
- Unit- 2. Vedic Society
- Unit –3. Indian in 6th Century BC
- Unit – 4. Mauryan India
- Unit – 5. Kushana-Satavahana period
- Unit- 6. Gupta-Vakataka Period
- Unit- 7. Period of Harshavardhan
- Unit-8. Early Medieval Period

Optional Paper-B Society & Culture in Medieval India (1200-1750 AD)
- Unit - 1. Society
- Unit - 2. Education
- Unit - 3. State-Religious policy
- Unit - 4. Religions
- Unit - 5. Culture
- Unit - 6. Art & Architecture
- Unit - 7. Literature
- Unit - 8. Legacy

Optional Paper-C Historical Application in Tourism (with special Reference to South India)
- Unit –1 Tourism
- Unit –2 Summary of selected Monuments
- Unit –3 Historical Sites
- Unit –4 Historical Events
- Unit - 5. Museums
- Unit - 6. Festivals
- Unit - 7. Guiding Skills
- Unit –8 Importance of History for Tourism

Optional Paper-D Modern China (1901-2000)
- Unit – 1 End of Manchu Regime
- Unit – 2 China & First World War
- Unit – 3 Nationalist China
- Unit – 4 Civil War
- Unit – 5 Establishment of People’s Republic of China
- Unit – 6 China in Transition
- Unit – 7 Post Mao China
- Unit – 8 Chinese Foreign Policy

Optional Paper-E History of South India (12th c. AD-19th c. AD)
- Unit – I : Introduction
- Unit - II : Political History
- Unit-III: Vijayanagara
- Unit - IV: Administration
- Unit-V: Society
- Unit-VI: Economy
- Unit-VII: Literature
- Unit-VIII: Art & Architecture

Optional Paper- F Women in Indian History
- Unit – 1. Feminism
- Unit – 2. Sources
- Unit – 3. Religion and Women
- Unit – 4. Women In Social Reform Movements In the 19th Century
- Unit - 5. Customary and Legal Status
- Unit - 6. Women and Work
- Unit - 7. Education and Women
- Unit - 8. Women's participation in Freedom Movement and Politics