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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Contemporary India
Module Code	LG365
School	School of Law & Government
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Kenneth McDonagh Semester 2: Kenneth McDonagh Autumn: Kenneth McDonagh
Module Teacher	Kenneth McDonagh
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module will examine the emergence of India as a regional and world power.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the making of Indian Foreign Policy
2. Describe the structures of Indian Foreign Policy making
3. Define the main challenges facing India in the 21st Century
4. Outline the historical development of India's Foreign policy from independence to the present

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	22	No Description
Independent learning	103	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The Emergence of Modern India: India before Independence.
The Emergence of Modern India: Independence and Partition.

Development and Democracy in Modern India.
Indo-Pakistani Relations: War & Peace.

India as a Regional Power.
India as a Nuclear Power.

India as a New Global Power?.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Pamela Shurmer-Smith: 2000, India: globalization and change,
Bidyut Chakrabarty: 2008, Indian Politics and society since independence: events, processes and ideology,
Peter Heehs: 1988, India's Freedom Struggle 1857-1947,
Stephen Philip Cohen: 2002, India: emerging power,

Other Resources

None

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