Department of History Education
Introduction
History is the memory of the nation as pride and glory of the empire, history builds the nation-states. History is a branch of knowledge, deals mainly with past events, especially concerning with human affairs. In other words, it is a scientific study of human issues.
The Department of History Education under the Faculty of Education (FOE) (then Institute of Education) was established in 1971 at Tribhuvan University (TU) Campus, Kirtipur. The main objective of the Department is to develop, teach courses on history education to enhance knowledge, attitude and enhance skill of students who are interested in understanding and teaching history education. Through research and teaching, the department engages students in regular academic activities to develop a sense of responsibility and patriotism among themselves. History Education has been introduced in Bachelor and Masters' Degree levels in Education.
Recently, TU has been launched Four Years Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), One Year Bachelor in Education (One Year B.Ed.) and Four Semester Masters' Degrees in Education (M.Ed.) courses.
The History Education Subject Committee introduces some new subject areas of International Relations of Nepal, History of Travel and Tourism in Nepal, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in history education; and Museums and Archives in Nepal.
Faculty Members
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Bhushan Shrestha |
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Dr. Shobhakhar |
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Keshab Prasad |
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Hikmat Bahadur |
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Rupa Neupane |
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Courses Offered
According to History Education Subject Committee, the courses of History Education are as follows:-
Four Semesters Masters' in Education
First Semester
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Major Political |
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Hist. Ed. 515 |
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Modern Nepali |
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History (1769-2008) |
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Hist. Ed. 516 |
History of Modern India |
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Diplomatic |
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Hist. Ed. 517 |
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History of Europe |
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Hist. Ed. 518 |
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Historiography |
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Second Semester |
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Hist. Ed. 525 |
History of Travel |
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Hist. Ed. 526 |
Socio-cultural |
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History of Nepal |
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Hist. Ed. 527 |
International |
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Relations of Nepal |
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History of |
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Hist. Ed. 528 |
Modern China |
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Third Semester |
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Hist. Ed. 535 |
Teaching Methods |
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Hist. Ed. 536 |
History of Archives |
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Major Turning Points |
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Hist. Ed. 537 |
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Economic History |
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Hist. Ed. 538 |
of Modern Nepal |
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(1769-1991) |
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Fourth Semester |
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History of |
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Hist. Ed. 546 |
Modern Japan |
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(1868-1945) |
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Hist. Ed. 547 |
Administrative |
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History of Nepal |
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Hist. Ed. 543 |
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Hist. Ed. 544 |
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One Year B.Ed. |
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Ancient and |
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Hist. Ed. 416 |
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