HIST 216 History of India
This course will cover the history of Indian civilization from prehistoric times up to the formation of the modern nation states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The course will include a detailed study of the cultural, political, religious, and geographical characteristics of South Asia, and it will focus on major historical trends, such as early cultures and civilizations, spread of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, early European contacts, impact of neo-imperialism, decolonization following World War II, and the current status of the various nation-states.
Prerequisite
Eligible to enroll in
ENGL 121
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Engage in an exploration of Indian worldviews and their relationship with other Asian and European worldviews.
- Describe Indian cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
- Identify and explain the numerous different perspectives within Indian civilization and how they were impacted by outside influences.
- Analyze events in Indian history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social, or ethical perspectives.
- Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
- Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
- Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.
Course Objectives
- Engage in an exploration of Indian worldviews and their relationship with other Asian and European worldviews.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Essay
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Describe Indian cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Identify and explain the numerous different perspectives within Indian civilization and how they were impacted by outside influences.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Analyze events in Indian history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social, or ethical perspectives.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Social science rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
1. Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
- Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Social science rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
2. Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.
- Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Paper rubric