7939 (v.5) Politics 223 - Politics in India - Class, Caste, Religion and Region

Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

9832 (v.5) Politics 323 - Politics in India - Class, Caste, Religion and Region

Prerequisite(s):

2722 (v.4) Politics 111 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy
AND
2723 (v.4) Politics 112 - Australia - Political Ideas and Traditions, World Politics - Comparing Experiences

Syllabus:

The following topics will be covered - the historical geography of the South Asian sub-continent. Historical background to modern India. The structure of contemporary Indian politics. The economic base and Indian politics. Cultural forces shaping Indian politics. The changing nature of politics in India today. Possible future developments in Indian politics.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

090100 Political Science and Policy Studies (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y			Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External