This course examines the impact of India’s history up to 1757 on contemporary India. It explores how ideas about the history of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and other religions inform current debates about India’s identity. In the course students will focus on the development of the Indus cultures, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism; Islam in South Asia; and European and British Colonialism in India. As well as tracing major historical and political events, the course also explores the social and cultural developments that accompanied and contributed to the development of South Asia and its role within the development of Asian civilisations. It provides the necessary background knowledge to understand the later processes of colonisation and state formation in South Asia within its Asian context and introduces changing conceptions of the past of South Asia through examining the current major scholarly debates on issues in pre-colonial South Asian history.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically evaluate accounts of South Asian history up until 1757.
- Explain developments in South Asian society and culture up to 1757 with an understanding of theoretical approaches to South Asian historical evidence.
- Formulate a research problem and select appropriate sources to address that problem.
- Communicate research results in research paper that applies theoretical knowledge in the area.
- Demonstrate application of knowledge by preparing and presenting on a selected topic, choosing readings and leading a class discussion on the topic.
Other Information
This is a co-taught course. Any cap on enrolments in one course applies to both courses combined.
Indicative Assessment
- Participation in tutorial discussions (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Class Presentation (10 minutes) (10) [LO 1,2,3,5]
- First term Critical Discussion of Set Texts (750 words) (10) [LO 1,2,3]
- Mid semester Essay (1500 words) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Second term Critical Discussion of Set Texts (750 words) (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Final Essay (3000 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
A total of 130 hours made up of 36 hours in-class time (12*3 hours) plus 94 hours independent study (7-8 hours per week)
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The list of texts to be studies will be given in wattle.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $5700 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6520 | 24 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 27 Oct 2023 | In Person | N/A |
