B.A. (HONOURS) HISTORY
(Three Year Full Time Programme)
COURSE CONTENTS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2011-2012 onwards)
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
DELHI – 110007.
1
, University of Delhi
Course: B.A. (Hons.) History
Paper I – History of India-I
Paper-II- Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the
Semester I Ancient World
Paper III - Concurrent – Qualifying Language
Paper IV – History of India-II
Semester II Paper V – Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the
Medieval World
Paper VI - Concurrent – Credit Language
Paper VII – History of India-III (c. 750-1206)
Semester III Paper VIII – Rise of Modern West-I
Paper IX –
Note: Students can take any one of the following sets.
But they should opt the same paper from the next
semester sets.
Paper IX (a) I : History Of United States Of America (C. 1776 – 1945)
Paper IX (b) I : History Of The USSR (c. 1917- 1964)
Paper IX (c) I : History Of Africa (c. 1500 – 1960s)
Paper IX (d) I : History Of Southeast Asia – The 19th Century
Paper X - Concurrent – Interdisciplinary
Paper XI- History of India-IV (c. 1206-1550)
Semester IV Paper XII- Rise of Modern West-II
Paper XIII –
Paper XIII (a) II : History Of The United States Of
America (C. 1776 – 1945)
Paper XIII (b) II : History Of The USSR (c. 1917 – 1964s)
Paper XIII (c) II : History Of Latin America (c. 1500 – 1960s)
Paper XIII (d) II : History Of Southeast Asia - The 20th Century
Note: It is desirable that each college offers more than one
option out of the four listed above
Paper XIV - Concurrent – Discipline Centered I
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, Paper XV- History of India-V (c. 1550-1605)
Semester V Paper XVI – History of India-VI (c. 1750-1857)
Paper XVII – History of China & Japan – I (c. 1840-1949)
Paper XVIII – History of Modern Europe I (c. 1780-1939)
Paper XIX – History of India-VII (c. 1605-1750)
Semester VI Paper XX- History of India-VIII (c. 1857-1950)
Paper XXI- History of China & Japan – II (c. 1840-1949)
Paper XXII - History of Modern Europe –II (1780-1939)
Paper XXIII - Concurrent – Discipline Centered II
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, SEMESTER BASED UNDER-GRADUATE HONOURS COURSES
Distribution of Marks & Teaching Hours
The Semester-wise distribution of papers for the B.A. (Honours), B.Com.
(Honours), B. Com., B.Sc. (Honours) Statistics and B.Sc. (Honours) Computer
Science will be as follows:
Type of Paper Max. Marks Theory I.A. Teaching per
Exam. week
Main Papers 100 75 25 5 Lectures
1 Tutorial
Concurrent Courses 100 75 25 4 Lectures
1 Tutorial
Credit Courses for 100 75 25 4 Lectures
B.Sc.(Hons.) 1 Tutorial
Mathematics
Size of the Tutorial Group will be in accordance with the existing norms.
The existing syllabi of all Concurrent/Credit Courses shall remain
unchanged.
The existing criteria for opting for the Concurrent /Credit Courses shall also
remain unchanged.
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(Three Year Full Time Programme)
COURSE CONTENTS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2011-2012 onwards)
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
DELHI – 110007.
1
, University of Delhi
Course: B.A. (Hons.) History
Paper I – History of India-I
Paper-II- Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the
Semester I Ancient World
Paper III - Concurrent – Qualifying Language
Paper IV – History of India-II
Semester II Paper V – Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the
Medieval World
Paper VI - Concurrent – Credit Language
Paper VII – History of India-III (c. 750-1206)
Semester III Paper VIII – Rise of Modern West-I
Paper IX –
Note: Students can take any one of the following sets.
But they should opt the same paper from the next
semester sets.
Paper IX (a) I : History Of United States Of America (C. 1776 – 1945)
Paper IX (b) I : History Of The USSR (c. 1917- 1964)
Paper IX (c) I : History Of Africa (c. 1500 – 1960s)
Paper IX (d) I : History Of Southeast Asia – The 19th Century
Paper X - Concurrent – Interdisciplinary
Paper XI- History of India-IV (c. 1206-1550)
Semester IV Paper XII- Rise of Modern West-II
Paper XIII –
Paper XIII (a) II : History Of The United States Of
America (C. 1776 – 1945)
Paper XIII (b) II : History Of The USSR (c. 1917 – 1964s)
Paper XIII (c) II : History Of Latin America (c. 1500 – 1960s)
Paper XIII (d) II : History Of Southeast Asia - The 20th Century
Note: It is desirable that each college offers more than one
option out of the four listed above
Paper XIV - Concurrent – Discipline Centered I
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, Paper XV- History of India-V (c. 1550-1605)
Semester V Paper XVI – History of India-VI (c. 1750-1857)
Paper XVII – History of China & Japan – I (c. 1840-1949)
Paper XVIII – History of Modern Europe I (c. 1780-1939)
Paper XIX – History of India-VII (c. 1605-1750)
Semester VI Paper XX- History of India-VIII (c. 1857-1950)
Paper XXI- History of China & Japan – II (c. 1840-1949)
Paper XXII - History of Modern Europe –II (1780-1939)
Paper XXIII - Concurrent – Discipline Centered II
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, SEMESTER BASED UNDER-GRADUATE HONOURS COURSES
Distribution of Marks & Teaching Hours
The Semester-wise distribution of papers for the B.A. (Honours), B.Com.
(Honours), B. Com., B.Sc. (Honours) Statistics and B.Sc. (Honours) Computer
Science will be as follows:
Type of Paper Max. Marks Theory I.A. Teaching per
Exam. week
Main Papers 100 75 25 5 Lectures
1 Tutorial
Concurrent Courses 100 75 25 4 Lectures
1 Tutorial
Credit Courses for 100 75 25 4 Lectures
B.Sc.(Hons.) 1 Tutorial
Mathematics
Size of the Tutorial Group will be in accordance with the existing norms.
The existing syllabi of all Concurrent/Credit Courses shall remain
unchanged.
The existing criteria for opting for the Concurrent /Credit Courses shall also
remain unchanged.
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