Humanities and Social Sciences
History
Department of History
24 credits (6 courses) Total credits
Students majoring in disciplines other than History Open to
Courses for the Minor in History
Core courses in History (at least 3; HIS 102 is mandatory)
Early Historic South Asia
Ancient Indian Social History
Early Medieval South Asia 300–1300
Introducing the 'Early Modern' 1300–1761 CE
Establishment of British Power in South Asia 1757–1857
Social Change in Colonial South Asia c. 1860–1940s
Contemporary India 1947–1991
State and Cult in Early Medieval South Asia
Histories of the Art and Architecture of South Asia
Engendering History
Departmental electives
Resources, Conflict and the State
Pastoral Nomads and the State
Histories of Writing
Orientalism, Culture and Imperialism
Crime and Punishment in the Modern World
Diagnosing Difference: Imperial Histories of Medicine in South Asia and Africa
South Asia in Historiography
Economic History of India, 1757–1977
Experts and Expertise: A Historical and Anthropological Perspective
The Opium Question: Writings on the Opium Wars (1839–1860)
Histories of Education and Youth
Medicine and the British Raj – 1700s to 1900s
Globalization: An Intellectual History
Land, Labour and the State: Readings in Agrarian History
Historical Foundations of Modern Sovereignty: 1250–1800
Historicizing Caste
Uneasy Lies the Head: Kingship and Sovereignty in Early Modern South Asia
Good to know
- Structure
- At least 3 core courses, of which HIS 102 Does History Matter? is mandatory; the balance from departmental electives
Fine print
- All courses carry 4 credits.
Why pursue this
- Foundational skills in handling evidence, reading critically and constructing an argument from contested sources.
- Interdisciplinary advantage in situating any field: science, engineering, management or the arts, within the longer history that shaped it.
- Career and higher-study prospects in research, law, policy, journalism, publishing, heritage and the civil services.
From the University's minor program documents. Confirm with your UG Advisor before you plan around a pathway.