South Asian Studies BA Checklist
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SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE: 30 credits (2 years) or 2nd yr. proficiency in a South Asian Language:¨
REQUIRED ASIAN SURVEY COURSES (15 credits):¨
REQUIRED CROSS-REGIONAL COURSE /THEMATIC (5 credits) chosen from:ANTH/SISEA 407 Global Futures in East Asia (5)
z ART H 204 Survey of Asian Art (5)
ART H 315 Buddhist Art of East Asia (5)
ASIAN 401 Introduction to Asian Linguistics (5)
ASIAN 404 Writing Systems (3)
COM 428 Asian Media Systems (5) (formerly CMU 428)
GEOG 313 East Asia (5)
GEOG 438 Cities of East Asia: Geography and Development (5)
z HSTAS 244 Imperialism and Anti-Colonialism in Asia (5)
SISA/GEOG 372 Asian Environment and Development (5)
MUSIC 316 Music Cultures of the World: Asia & Middle East
z RELIG 202 Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions (5)
RELIG 350/ANTH 352 Buddhism and Society (5)
RELIG 354 Buddhism (5)
SIS/ANTH 449 Social Transformation in Modern East Asia (5)
z SISA 209 Asian Civilizations: Traditions (5)
z SISA/HSTAS 244 Imperialism and Anti-colonialism in Asia (5)
z SISA/HSTAS 245 Human Rights in Asia (5)
z SISA/SOC 265 Globalization in Asia (5)
SISA 401 Asia and the World (5)
SISEA 434/SOC 434 Demographic Asia (5)
SISEA 443/ANTH 446 Class and Culture in East Asia (5)
SISEA/POL S/LSJ 469 Law, Development and Transition in East Asia (5)
SISEA 480 New Orders in East Asia (5)
SISEA 481 Science, Tech., & Innovation Policies in E Asia (5)Conditional approval
SIS 302 Intercultural Relations (5) (when taught by Guy)
SIS/HSTAS 348 Alternative Routes to Modernity (5) (when taught by Guy)
SIS 430 International Population (5) (when taught by Lavely)
SIS 455 Industry and the State (5) (when taught by Hamilton or Whiting)
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APPROVED SOUTH ASIA ELECTIVE COURSES: (30 credits):Up to 15 credits of 3rd year level or beyond of a South Asian language may also count toward these electives.
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SENIOR PAPER - To be completed in one of the upper-division courses above _____________________A minimum grade of 2.0 is required in all courses counted toward the major, except for 1st & 2nd yr. language courses, where grade must average 2.0.
z SISSA 200 South Asia Today (5)
SISSA/ANTH 316 South Asia (5)
SISSA/ANTH 339 Social Movements in Contemporary India (5)
SISSA/ANTH 341 Political Violence and the Post-Colonial State in South Asia (5)
SISSA/POL S 340 Government and Politics of South Asia (5)
SISSA/PHIL 386 Introduction to the Philosophical Systems of India (5)
SISSA/POL S 417 Political Economy of India (5)
SISSA/POL S 434 International Relations in South Asia (5)
SISSA/GEOG 343 Comparative Geography of Youth (5)
SISSA/GEOG 436 Social and Political Geography of South Asia
SISSA 490 Special Topics on South Asia (1-5, max. 15)
SISSA 494 Ramayana in Comparative Perspective (5)
SISSA 498 Undergraduate Colloquium on South Asia
SISSA 510 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study of South Asia (5)
SISSA 511 Seminar on South Asia (5)
SISSA 590 Special Topics on South Asia (5, max. 10)
ANTH 316 South Asia (5)
ANTH 317 Anthropology of Tibetan Civilization (5)
ANTH 352/RELIG 350 Buddhism and Society: The Theravada Buddhist Tradition in South and SE Asia (5)
ANTH 412 South Asian Social Structure
ANTH 419 Islamic Peoples of Southwest and South Asia (5)
ANTH 471 Colonialism and Structure*
ANTH 517 Seminar on South Asia (3)
ARCH 498 Special Projects (3)*
z ART H 204 Survey of Asian Art (5)
ART H 306 Indian Art of South Asia (5)
ART H 400 Art History and Criticism *
z ASIAN 203 Literature and Culture of Ancient and Classical India (5)
z ASIAN 206 Literature and Culture of South Asia from Tradition to Modernity (5)
z ASIAN 263 Great Works of Asian Literature
z ASIAN 207 Special Topics in Literature and Culture of Asia (5)*
ASIAN 401 Introduction to Asian Linguistics (5)*
ASIAN 404 Writing Systems (3)*
ASIAN 405 Advanced Problems in Asian Linguistics (3)*
ASIAN 411 Buddhist Literature (5)
ASIAN 494/RELIG 494 Ramayana in Comparative Perspective (5)
ASIAN 498 Special Topics*
ASIAN 585 Seminar in Buddhism (3, max. 27)
ECON 391 Economic Development (5)*
ECON 491 Issues in Economic Development (5)*
ECON 591 Theoretical Issues in Economic Development (3)*
ENGL 528 Victorian Literature (5)*
z HSTAS 201 Ancient Indian Civilization (5) [if not already counted toward civilization req. above]
z HSTAS 202 Modern Indian Civilization (5) [if not already counted toward civilization req. above]
HSTAS 401 History of Ancient India (5)
HSTAS 402 History of Medieval and Mughal India (5)
HSTAS 403 History of Modern India to 1900 (5)
HSTAS 404 History of Twentieth-Century India (5)
HSTAS 405 Maharashtra in Indian History (5) no longer offered
HSTAS 431 Tibetan History (3)
HSTAS 501 Indian History (3-6)
HSTAS 502 Seminar: History of India (3-6, max. 12)
HSTAS 503 Seminar: History of India (3-6, max. 12)
MUSIC 316 Music Cultures of the World (5)
MUSIC 428 Music of North India (3)
MUSIC 447 Music of Southern India (3)
MUSIC 445 Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology (3, max. 9)*
PHIL 386 Introduction to the Philosophical Systems of India (5)
PHIL 412 Indian Philosophy (5)
PHIL 413 Studies in Indian Philosophy (3, max. 9)
PHIL 418 Indian Buddhist Philosophy (3)
PHIL 586 Seminar in Indian Philosophy (5, max. 20)
z RELIG 202 Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions (5)
z RELIG 211 Islam (5)
RELIG 350/ANTH 352 Buddhism and Society: Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia (5)
RELIG 352 Hinduism (5)
RELIG 354 Buddhism (5)
RELIG 452 Topics in the Buddhism of Tibet (3)
RELIG 454 Perceptions of the Feminine Divine in Hinduism (5)
SIS 330 Political Economy of Development (5)*
SIS/ANTH/WOMEN 345 Women and International Economic Development (5)
SIS/POL S 337 Collective Violence and the State (5)
SIS 406/POL S 432 Political Islam (5)
SIS/POL S 436 Ethnic Politics and Nationalism in Multi-Ethnic Societies (5)
Any South Asian language courses, third-year and above (see list below)
Other courses may be added at a later date. Please watch for newly approved electives on annual and quarterly course listings.
* When taught by South Asia Program faculty.
z A maximum of 5 credits at the lower division
level may be counted toward the 35 credits comprising the Asian Option and the
Thematic/Cross-Regional requirement.
ADVANCED SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE ELECTIVES
HINDI 401-403 Advanced Hindi (5,5,5)
HINDI 404 Derivational Morphology of Hindi/Urdu (3)
HINDI 421-23 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature (3,3,3)
HINDI 451 Advanced Hindi Readings (3, max. 9)
HINDI 501 Studies in Medieval Braj Literature (3, max. 9)
HINDI 502 Studies in Medieval Avadhi Literature (3, max. 9)
HINDI 503 Studies in Medieval Sant Literature (3, max. 9)
HINDI 504 Studies in Medieval Rajasthani Literature (3)
HINDI 510 Structure of Hindi (3)
INDN 400 Practicum in South Asian Languages (3, max 18) (if advanced level)
INDN 401-402 Pali (3,3)
INDN 403 Introduction to Written Urdu (3)
INDN 404 Readings in Urdu Literature (3, max. 18)
INDN 410 Prakrit (3, max. 6)
INDN 530 Readings in Pali Literature (3, max. 18)
INDN 590 Special Topics in Indology (1-5, max. 12)
SNKRT 411-13 Advanced Sanskrit (5,5,5)
SNKRT 491-93 Vedic Studies (3,3,3)
SNKRT 494 Readings in Religious Classics of India (5)
SNKRT 495 Studies in Indian Thought (3, max. 9)
SNKRT 550 Seminar on Sanskrit Literature (3, max. 9)
SNKRT 555 Seminar on Sanskrit Grammar (3, max. 6)
SNKRT 560 Readings in Philosophical Sanskrit (3, max. 9)
SNKRT 570 Seminar in Indian Epigraphy and Paleography (3, max. 6)
SNKRT 581-82 Readings in Buddhist Texts (each 3, max.9)
URDU 401-403 Advanced Urdu
Revised 11/29/2007