Department of History


Course Outcomes

SVGM GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, KALYANDURG

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

A student who graduates with HISTORY as one of the options should be able to:

  1. Understand background of ourhistoric past, people, places, societies, literature,languages,cultures, events, institutions, administration and so on.
  2. Identify and define various kinds of sources and understand how history books shaped.
  3. Demonstrate advanced factual knowledge of Indian and World Historieswith comparative approach.
  4. Use writing skills to communicate historicalnarratives, findings, and interpretations of historical issues and places.
  5. Prepare for various Competitive examinations at State and National level.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

A student who graduates with HISTORY as one of the options will acquire:

1. Substantive Knowledge

  1. Students will acquire knowledge about the evolution of human society.
  2. Students become historically conscious citizens aware of their environment and heritage.
  3. Students will be able to demonstrate broad knowledge of historical events and period and their significance.
  4. Students more tolerant of social, economic, religious, cultural and political differences.

2. Critical Thinking and Writing Skills

  1. Students will learn to apply historical methods to evaluate critically the record of the past and how historians and others have interpreted it.
  2. Students will acquire basic historical research skills, including the effective use of libraries, archives and databases. 
  3. Students will visualize where places are in relation to one another through map pointing.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Ancient Indian History and Culture

  • Literary and Archaeological sources will be known to the students.
  • Students will be able to know the Vedic culture and will get the knowledge of Ancient religions.
  • The knowledge of sources of Ancient India, Civilization like Indus and Aryan, Political and religious changes in 6th century B.C.
  • The dynasties flourished in ancient India.

Early Medieval Indian History

  • The knowledge on flourishing kingdoms
  • The knowledge on religious and cultural developments.
  • Changes in social, political, religious, Economic Conditions in medieval period.
  • The reign of Delhi Sultans will be studied clearly.

Modern Indian History & Culture (1764-1947 A. D)

 After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

·Unearth the true nature of the British rule and its disastrous impact on Indian economy and           society

·Gauge the disillusionment of people against the Company’s rule even during the early 19th century

·Assess the causes and effects of Reformation movements and also inspire the public to overthrow   inequalities of the present-day society

·Rise above petty parochial issues after understanding the sacrificial saga of freedom struggle

·Evaluate the undercurrent of communal politics that led to India’s partition and identify the enemies   of India’s integrity and sovereignty

History & Culture of Andhra (from 1512 to 1956 AD)

After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

·Interpret social and culture transformation from medieval to modern Andhra

·Relate key historical development during medieval period occurring in costal Andhra and    Telangana regions and analyze socio-political and economic changes under QutbShah rules

·Understand gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society in Andhra, rather than rapid or fundamental changes

. ·Explain how the English East India Company became the most dominant power and outline the impact of colonial on different aspects in Andhra.

·Outline the issues related to caste, women, widow remarriage, child marriage, social reforms and the laws and policies of colonial administration towards these issues.

·Take pride in the non-violence struggle for Indian Independence and relate the important of peace in every life

. ·Apply the knowledge of the regional history to understand the regional, linguistic and other cultural   aspirations of the present-day society

History Of Modern World (From 15th Cent. AD to 1945 AD)

:After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

·Demonstrate advanced factual knowledge of world histories, politics, and cultures

·Assess and appraise the developments in art, literature, and society during the Renaissance and utilize content knowledge of the Reformation and Counter Reformation to make predictions  about the evolution of Christianity in Europe and abroad.

·Evaluate the causes for the Glorious Revolution and American Revolution and identify the      background for the evolution of human rights movement

. ·Understand the main events of the French Revolution and its significance in the shift in European culture from Enlightenment to Romanticism.

·Think how Russia's traditional monarchy was replaced with the world's first Communist state.

·Know how the world wars affected people all over the world and the destruction they caused.

·Develop the intellectual curiosity and habits of thought that will lead to life-long learning and continued engagement with European history, literature, culture, languages, and current affairs and acquire advanced international and intercultural competency through coursework in international studies.

Tourism Guidance and Hospitality Services

  • Acquire knowledge on Tourism Industry
  • Tourist places and importance
  • They will learn about Hospitality services
  • Growth of Tourism In India

Tourism Guidance and   Operating skills

  • Acquire knowledge on Tourism Industry
  • Tourist places and importance
  • Growth of Tourism In India
  • Important Corporations in India and State