MODULE DESCRIPTOR
TITLE
SI MODULE CODE
CREDITS
LEVEL
JACS CODE
SUBJECT GROUP
DEPARTMENT
MODULE LEADER
India and the British Raj, 1765-1947
14-6202-00S
20
6
V100
History
Humanities
Clare Midgley
MODULE STUDY HOURS (based on 10 hours per credit)*
Scheduled Learning Placement (if applicable)
Independent
Guided Study and Teaching
Activities
36 0 164
Total Number of
Study Hours
200
MODULE AIM
The module aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the historical relationship between Britain and South Asia. It will cover the whole period of British colonial rule over the
Indian sub-continent: from the beginnings of East India Company control in 1765, through the period of Crown Rule following the Rebellion of 1857-8, to the moment of Independence and Partition in 1947. The module will explore the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of this history, and analysise a wide range of primary source material and critical engagement with scholarly debates in this contentious area of scholarship.
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
By engaging successfully with this module you will be able to:

demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of the history of India and the
British Raj;

engage with key historical debates in the field;

locate relevant primary source material, and to critically analyse its value in illuminating key aspects of the history of colonial India.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Topics may include:

Mughal Empire to East Indian Company rule

The Indian Rebellion and the imposition of Crown rule

The rise of Indian nationalism

Communalism and the formation of the Muslim League

Gandhi and the independence movement

Anglo-Indian society

Contentious traditions: Indian women, religion and reform

The economy

Subaltern Studies and peasant resistance

The empire at home: Anglo-Indians and Indians in Britain

Independence and partition

LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT - STRATEGY AND METHODS
You will be supported in your learning, to achieve the above outcomes, in the following ways:
The module will be based on a weekly lecture and seminar. It will be e-supported through the provision of lecture slides at least 24 hours before the lecture, electronic reading lists, digitised readings and, where relevant, other learning resources via the module Blackboard site. The lectures will introduce the major themes and issues relating to a specific topic and provide an overview of current debates amongst historians concerning that topic. The follow-up seminar will enable you to debate contentious issues in the scholarship, and to work in small groups analysing primary source material from the document booklet. The seminar activities will feed into the assessed elements of the module - the debates will assist you with the examination, while the primary source work will assist with completing the document file. You will be expected to work independently in undertaking weekly readings in preparation for the seminar, in researching information about the documents. The document file will involve research by you to identify additional sources not included in the document booklet, and additional specialist reading of secondary sources,; these activities which will also feed into exam preparation.
The module is assessed by two tasks: a portfolio of document analyses and an examination.
ASSESSMENT TASK INFORMATION
Task
No.*
Short Description of
Task
SI Code
EX/CW/PR
Task
Weighting %
Word In-module
1 CW 50%
Count or
Exam retrieval available
Duration**
3000 words N
2
Portfolio (document file)
Exam EX 50% 3 hours N
FEEDBACK
You will be provided with written feedback for module tasks on standardised proformas. Oral feedback will be available for those who request it. On-going advice on the development of research and writing skills will also be given by the Module Leader in seminar sessions.
In classroom discussion you will be given the opportunity to express and develop ideas of your own and will receive informal feedback from the tutor and other students on this. This will be further facilitated by small group discussion which will enable you to share your ideas as well as to learn from others.
LEARNING RESOURCES FOR THIS MODULE (INCLUDING READING LISTS)
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The Learning Centre has a good stock of electronic and hard copy resources on India and the British Raj, including monographs, journal articles and edited volumes of essays
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A number of short items (book chapters or journal articles) will be digitised
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A document booklet containing a selection of primary source material will be provided by the tutor
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Links to relevant websites will be made available via the module BB site

Indicative Reading List
Ahmed, R and S. Mukherjee, South Asian Resistances in Britain, 1858-
1947 (London, 2011)
Balhatchet, K., Race, Sex and Class under the Raj (Basingstoke, 1980)
Bates, C., Subalterns and the Raj (London, 2007)
Khan, Y., The Great Partition: The making of India and Pakistan (Newhaven,
Connecticut, 2008)
Masselos, J, Indian Nationalism: a history (Elgin, Illinois, 5 th
ed., 2005)
Metcalf, B.D and T. T. Metcalf, A Concise History of Modern India (Cambridge, 3rd ed.,
2012)
Mukherjee, R., ed., The Penguin Gandhi Reader (New York,1993)
Peers, Douglas M., India under Colonial Rule 1700-1885 (London, 2006)
Procida, M., Married to the Empire. Gender, politics and imperialism in Indi a
(Manchester, 2002)
Saul, D., The Indian Mutiny (London, 2003)

SECTION 2 MODULE INFORMATION FOR STAFF ONLY
MODULE DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
MODULE STATUS - INDICATE IF ANY CHANGES BEING MADE
NEW MODULE
EXISTING MODULE - NO CHANGE
Title Change
Level Change
Credit Change
Assessment Pattern Change
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Change to Delivery Pattern
Date the changes (or new module) will be implemented
N
09/2015
MODULE DELIVERY PATTERN - Give details of the start and end dates for each module.
If the course has more than one intake, for example, September and January, please give details of the module start and end dates for each intake.
Module Begins
Course Intake 1
Course Intake 2
Course Intake 3
09/2015
01/2016
DD/MM/YYYY
Is timetabled contact time required for this module?
Module Ends
01/2016
05/2016
Y
Are any staff teaching on this module non-SHU employees?
N
If yes, please give details of the employer institution(s) below
DD/MM/YYYY
What proportion of the module is taught by these non-SHU staff, expressed as a percentage?
MODULE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
Indicate how the module will be marked
*Overall PERCENTAGE Mark of 40%
*Overall PASS / FAIL Grade
SUB-TASKS
Will any sub-tasks (activities) be used as part of the assessment strategy for this module?
Y
N
N
FINAL TASK
According to the Assessment Information shown in the Module
Descriptor, which task will be the LAST TASK to be taken or handedin? (Give task number as shown in the Assessment Information Grid in Section 1 of the Descriptor)
NON-STANDARD ASSESSMENT PATTERNS
MARK 'X' IN BOX IF MODULE ASSESSMENT PATTERN IS NON
STANDARD, eg MODEL B, ALL TASKS MUST BE PASSED AT 40%.
NB: Non-standard assessment patterns are subject to faculty agreement and approval by Registry Services - see guidance. notes.
CHECKED
Date Reason
Jan 2016 Checked against SI - correct.
Task No.
2