HIST568 HISTORY OF INDIA
| Course Code: | 2400568 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA SOYKUT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
To give the students an introduction to the main historical issues that have contemporary relevance in the Indian sub-continent. In doing so, also to give the students of social sciences a firm grasp in the culture and history of the sub-continent, which is one of the most important focus points of changing world trade and political order in 21st century. In addition, another aim of this course is to familiarize students with the terminology that they will encounter when dealing with the history of India.
Course Content
This course gives the students the basic tenets of the history of the Indian subcontinent from the perspective of political, civilizational and especially of, religious history.
Course Learning Outcomes
This course has been designed to give the graduate students a general perspective on history of the Indian sub-continent in a thematical way in order to understand the profound historical dynamics shaping the minds of the contemporary policy-makers of the sub-continent. Another important contribution of the course will be to provide students with a historical and cultural understanding of the Hindu-Muslim conflict that has periodically been occurringin India. Ultimately, the student gains a thorough familiarity with the Indian sub-continent and is able to contextualize it within the world history at large.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Demonstrate competence in their chosen fields of study including the sources and the historiography relevant to it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Construct arguments based on developed research skills that enable them to access, analyze, synthesize and evaluate primary, secondary and tertiary sources efficiently | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Disseminate and communicate research findings effectively in oral and written form | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Develop the ability to work cooperatively on investigation of an area of historical inquiry and to share own findings with co-researchers | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Conduct research in Ottoman archives and other national and international research institutions | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have a command of language skills necessary for their research | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Act in accordance with a universal understanding of academic ethics | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Contribute to society through a sense of personal responsibility and awareness for social issues | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution