COURSE DESCRIPTION
M.A. Hons. History or Master of Arts Honours in History is a postgraduate History course. History includes a comprehensive and thorough study of specialisation in history of some certain time periods of particular cultures. The course also covers the study of major historical events that took place both in India as well as across the world. Students also are provided Research Skills and Methods, such as research, writing and presentation skills and palaeography, and two additional tailored research skills courses to meet their specific research training needs. The course is an important one that opens many scopes after its completion.
M.A. Hons. History Eligibility
- Pass degree of B.A. or any other equivalent qualification with minimum 50% marks
- Some of the very reputed institutes conduct entrance examination to get admission to the degree course.
M.A. Hons. History Course Suitability
- Applicants should also possess self-discipline, self-direction, independence of mind, and initiative; ability to work with others and respect others' reasoned views.
- Students also have the ability to gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information; and familiarity with appropriate means of identifying, finding, retrieving, sorting and exchanging information.
- Those who have creative skills like writing history, primary and secondary source analysis and research strategies, critical reasoning and analytical skills, including the capacity for solving problems and thinking creatively are good suit for it.
- It helps those who have the ability to construct an argument by selecting and ordering relevant evidence and then to communicate findings in a structured, clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing also are good match for it.
How is M.A. Hons. History Course Beneficial?
- The Master Degree serves as a good basis for further higher studies and research in this field such as Ph.D. and M.Phil. History.
- On completion of this degree a student can apply for the NET or JRF exam; the success in these exams makes teaching or research as good option.
- Master Degree trains students to read intelligently, think analytically, write clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future developments, thus understanding the real world.
- The degree course enables the students to develop a deep understanding of the evolution of human civilizations down the ages i.e. from the pre-historic to the recent times.
COURSE ELIGIBILITY
Pass degree of B.A. or any other equivalent qualification with minimum 50% marks
