Cambridge University Reporter


Examination in Modern South Asian Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy, 2009-10: Mandatory and optional modules

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of History give notice that the mandatory and optional modules available to study for examination in Modern South Asian Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (Reporter, p. 21) in the academical year 2009-10 will be:

SA1. Debates in South Asian Studies (Core Course)

This will be examined by an essay of not more than 5,000 words on a topic chosen from a list approved by the Degree Committee.

SA2. Optional Course

This will be examined by an essay of not more than 5,000 words on a topic under either (i) or (ii) below chosen by the candidate from a list approved by the Degree Committee;

(i) Violence and non-violence: Politics of modernity in twentieth-century South Asia
(ii) Modern Indian society: Politics, development, and ecology