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HI346 (Version: 2022 2) COURSE DETAILS


COURSE TITLE EFF YEAR EFF TERM DEPARTMENT CREDIT HOURS
HI346 INDIA, PAKISTAN, & BANGLADESH 2022 2 History 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0)
SCOPE
This course explores the complex history of South Asia upon which the modern states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are founded. The course examines cultural roots, religious developments, and traditions of power and authority in the multiplicity of states before the introduction of Islam. It goes on to consider the impact of later Muslim control much of South Asia. It covers British rule of South Asia and focuses particularly on the violent partition at independence in 1947 into India and Pakistan. It will examine the legacies of Gandhi, Jinnah as the founder of Pakistan, and Winston Churchill as a figure in British India policy. Lastly the course studies the development of states since independence, including the transition of East Pakistan into Bangladesh, with particular attention to ongoing struggles over religious and secular identities.
LESSONS: 30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk) LABS: 0 @ 0 min
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A 1500-word research paper.

HI346 COURSE REQUISITES


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HI346 (Version 2022-2) COURSE OFFERINGS


AYT #SECT/SIZE CPBLTY ENRLD WAIT SEATS CLOSED DETAILS
2024 - 2 1 18 18 12 0 6 N Hours

2026 - 2 1 18 18 12 0 6 N Hours


HI346 (Version: 2020 2) COURSE DETAILS (ARCHIVED)


COURSE TITLE EFF YEAR EFF TERM DEPARTMENT CREDIT HOURS
HI346 MODERN SOUTH ASIA 2020 2 History 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0)
SCOPE
This course enables cadets to explore the social, political, economic, religious, and cultural history of modern South Asia. The course will examine the foundation of Indian religious and cultural traditions, and the related social, political, and economic developments in early India. It then examines the late Mughal Empire, the domination of India by the British, the struggles for independence, and the partition of South Asia into India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the contemporary era.
LESSONS: 30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk) LABS: 0 @ 0 min
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A 1500-word research paper.

HI346 COURSE REQUISITES


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HI346 (Version: 2008 2) COURSE DETAILS (ARCHIVED)


COURSE TITLE EFF YEAR EFF TERM DEPARTMENT CREDIT HOURS
HI346 MODERN SOUTH ASIA 2008 2 History 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0)
SCOPE
This course enables cadets to explore the social, political, economic, religious, and cultural history of modern South Asia. The course will examine the foundation of Indian religious and cultural traditions, and the related social, political, and economic developments in early India. It then examines the late Mughal Empire, the domination of India by the British, the struggles for independence, and the partition of South Asia into India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the contemporary era.
LESSONS: 40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk) LABS: 0 @ 0 min
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A 1500-word research paper.

HI346 COURSE REQUISITES


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