28 courses · 112 credit hours across 8 terms
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 111 | Introduction to History and Historiography | 4 | The course has two main sections. The first one gives the students a general perception of history, different approaches to defining history and basic issues like historical method, causation, relative importance of facts and their interpretation and others. The other section deals with an overview of the history of historical writing, beginning with the ancient period down to postmodern historiography. |
| HIS. 112 | History of the Indian Subcontinent up to 1206 | 4 | The course introduces the students to the rich and diverse history of ancient Indian Subcontinent. It has been designed primarily by looking chronologically at the historical progress and developments of ancient Indian Subcontinent as they took place over the centuries, touching upon each of the major milestones, events, changes and dynasties. |
| HIS. 113 | History of Bengal up to 1204 | 4 | The course focuses on the ancient history of Bengal up to CE 1204 based on available sources. In this period significant transformations of politics and polity took place and Bengal was moulded into distinct contours. The course is designed to focus on the early phase of state formation and gradual development of making Bengal as a geographical, historical and cultural territory/entity |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 121 | History of the Indian Subcontinent, 1206-1707 | 4 | |
| HIS. 122 | History of Bengal, 1204-1765 | 4 | |
| HIS. 123 | Communicative English | 4 |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 211 | History of the Indian Subcontinent, 1707-1947 | 4 | |
| HIS. 212 | History of Bengal, 1765-1947 | 4 | |
| HIS. 213 | Historical Geography (Emphasis on Indian Subcontinent and Bengal) | 4 |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 221 | Ancient Civilizations | 4 | |
| HIS. 222 | History of Bangla Language and Literature | 4 | |
| HIS. 223 | History of Medieval Europe, 476-1453 | 4 |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 311 | Emergence of Bangladesh | 4 | |
| HIS. 313 | History of Europe, 1453-1789 | 4 | |
| HIS. 314 | History of England, 1660-1919 | 4 | |
| HIS. 312 | Bangladesh: Archeology, Heritage, and Culture | 4 |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 321 | Islamic Civilization up to 1258 | 4 | |
| HIS. 322 | History of Europe, 1789-1871 | 4 | |
| HIS. 323 | History of Philosophy (Select Topics) | 4 | |
| HIS. 324 | History of USA, 1776-1945 | 4 |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 411 | Principles of Economics and Economic Thought | 4 | |
| HIS. 412 | History of Modern Russia and USSR, 1861-1991 | 4 | |
| HIS. 413 | Far East and Southeast Asia in Modern Times | 4 | |
| HIS. 414 | History of Europe, 1871-1945 | 4 |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS. 421 | Europe and America since 1945 | 4 | |
| HIS. 422 | West Asia in Modern Times | 4 | |
| HIS. 423 | History of Africa in Modern Times | 4 | |
| HIS. 424 | South Asia since 1947 | 4 |