BSM: Deo-Ghaisas-Keer Arts Commerce Science Senior College

History Department

About History Department

The Department of History was established in Bharat Shikshan Mandal Arts, Commerce, Science Senior College, Ratnagiri on 19th August 2016-2017 . Since its inception, along with academics, it has excelled in establishing Co-curricular and Extra Curricular activities. The Department believes in engaging students with stimulating projects, assignments, annual study tours, guest lectures by eminent scholars, History seminars and movie screenings as the modes of learning. To provide students access to diverse historical literature. The possible career options after studying History include Central and State Public Services, Lectureship, Archaeologist, Museum Curator, Archivist, Travel and Tourism Expert, Journalism, Lawyer and Researcher. Creating a love of History for students through the outreach programme.

Objectives:

To inculcate a passion for History subject amongst the learner so as to make them conscious of their development.
To provide a holistic understanding of historical events, economic activities and sociological concepts which are useful in the areas of higher learning and research.
To provide the students with opportunities to develop skills needed in order to pursue a career to provide an insight into historical events and places.
To introduce students to have a broad idea of the main currents of socio- economic, political and cultural history.

Staff Members

Mr. Mandar Betkar

Head of the Department

Programmes & Courses

Programme offered:

B.A. in History

Class	Semester	Course Nomenclature
F.Y.B.A. History	Semester - I	History of Modern India (1857-1947) (Paper I)
F.Y.B.A. History	Semester - II	History of Modern India: Society and Economy (Paper I)
S.Y.B.A History	Semester - III	Landmark in World History -(1300A.D - 1945 A.D) (Paper II)
	Semester - III	Ancient India from Earliest times to 1000 A.D. (Paper III)
	Semester - IV	Landmark in World History -(1300A.D - 1945 A.D) (Paper II)
	Semester - IV	Ancient India from Earliest times to 1000 A.D. (Paper III)
T.Y.B.A History	Semester - V	History of Medieval India (1000 CE- 1526 CE) (Paper IV)
		History of Modern Maharashtra (1818 CE -1960 CE) (Paper V)
		Media and Communication (Paper VI)
	Semester - VI	History of Medieval India (1526 CE - 1707 CE) (Paper IV)
		History of Contemporary India (1947 CE- 2000 CE) (Paper V)
		Media and Communication (Paper VI)