South Asia Studies Major

A major in South Asia Studies requires nine South Asia Studies or South Asia Studies related units, including completion of Intermediate Hindi-Urdu, or demonstration of advanced proficiency in a South Asian language, at least two units in the humanities, and at least two units in the social sciences. Two units may be at the 100-level; at least two must be at the 300-level (excluding 350).

Graduating with Honors 

Honors is granted to majors who research, write, and defend an honors thesis. Admission to the honors program requires a grade point average of at least 3.5 in work in the major above the 100-level; the department may petition for an exception to this college policy for students with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.5.

Courses for Credit Toward the South Asia Studies Major

AMST 222 / PSYC 222*

 Asian American Psychology

1.0

ANTH 232 / CAMS 232*

 Anthropology of Media

1.0

ANTH 237 / SAS 237

 Enthnography in/of South Asia

1.0

ARTH 239 / SAS 239

 Art and Architecture of South Asia

1.0

ARTH 240*

 Asian Art and Architecture

1.0

ARTH 247*

 Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture

1.0
ARTH 312* Seminar: Art and Empire in the Long Nineteeth Century

1.0
ARTH 397* India and the British

1.0
CAMS 243 / REL 223 / SAS 243 Shades of Love in Indian Cinema

1.0
HIST 266 / SAS 266 The Indian Ocean as African, Arab, and South Asian History

1.0
HIST 270 Colonialism, Nationalism, and Decolonization in South Asia

1.0
HIST 272 Political Economy of Development in Colonial and Post-Colonial South Asia

1.0
HIST 273 Food, Sports, and Sex: Body Politics in South Asia 1.0
HIST 275 The Emergence of Ethnic Identities in Modern South Asia 1.0
HIST 276 The City in Modern South Asia 1.0
HIST 367 / SAS 367 The Indian Ocean as African, Arab, and South Asian History 1.0
HIST 383 Seminar: 1947: Partition in History and Memory in South Asia 1.0
HIST 395  Port Cities of the Indian Ocean (International History Seminar - Topics Course) 1.0
HNUR 101 Elementary Hindi/Urdu I 1.0
HNUR 102  Elementary Hindi/Urdu II 1.0
HNUR 201  Intermediate Hindi/Urdu I  

1.0
HNUR 202 Intermediate Hindi/Urdu II  

1.0
MES 260 / REL 260* Religion and Culture in Muslim Societies

1.0
MES 261 / REL 261* Cities in the Islamic World

1.0
MES 263 / REL 263* Islam in the Modern World 1.0
MES 267 / REL 267* Muslim Ethics 1.0
MES 271 / REL 271* Love and Longing in Middle Eastern and Iranian Literature and Film 1.0
MES 347 / REL 347* Muslim Ethics 1.0
MES 359 / REL 359* Seminar: Power, Legitimacy and Authority in Muslim Societies 1.0
MES 363 / REL 363* Seminar: Law and Community in Muslim Societies 1.0
MES 365 / REL 365* Cities in the Islamic World

1.0
MES 367 / REL 367* Seminar: Muslim Travelers

1.0
MES 371 / REL 371* Love and Longing in Middle Eastern and Iranian Literature and Film

1.0
PEAC 104* Introduction to the Study of Conflict, Justice, and Peace 1.0
PEAC 204* Conflict Transformation in Theory and Practice 1.0
PEAC 225 / SAS 225 Gandhi in His Indian Contexts 1.0 
PE 127 Classical Indian (Kathak) Dance  
POL2 202* Comparative Politics 1.0
POL2 204*  Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment 1.0
POL2 211 Politics of South Asia 1.0
POL2 310* Seminar: Politics of Community Development 1.0
POL3 223 International Relations of South Asia 1.0
POL3 351* Seminar: Global Governance 1.0
PSYC 346* Seminar: Culture and Emotion 1.0
REL 108* Introduction to Asian Religions 1.0
REL 206 / SAS 206 The Hindu Worlds 1.0
REL 222 / SAS 222 Classics of Hindu Spirituality 1.0
REL 241 / SAS 241 Courtesans in South Asian Literature and Films 1.0
REL 253* Buddhist Thought and Practice 1.0 
REL 257* Contemplation and Action 1.0
REL 259* Christianity in Asia 1.0
REL 270* Religions of the Silk Road

1.0
REL 280 / SAS 280  South Asian Religions in the USA

1.0
REL 281 / SAS 211 Sacred Arts of South Asia

1.0
REL 301 / SAS 301 Seminar: Religion in Modern South Asia

1.0
REL 302 / SAS 302 Seminar: Traditional Narratives of South Asia 1.0
REL 303 / SAS 303 Seminar: Models of Religious Pluralism from South Asia 1.0
REL 357* Seminar: Issues in Comparative Religion 1.0
REL 364* Seminar: Sufism: Islamic Mysticism 1.0
SAS 232 / SOC 232 South Asian Diasporas 1.0
SAS 242 South Asian Diaspora Voices - Literature of Negotiations 1.0
SOC 309* Nations in Global, Intersectional Perspective 1.0

Note: Courses with an asterisk (*) also require the permission of the instructor(s) and South Asia Studies program director to count toward the South Asia Studies major or minor; they normally require a final paper related to South Asia Studies.