South Asian Studies BA Checklist
**SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE: 30 credits (2 years) or 2nd yr. proficiency in a South Asian Language:
(Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu) _______________________________________________________
**REQUIRED ASIAN SURVEY COURSES (15 credits):
- SISA 210 Rise of Asia ________________________________________
or SISA 209 Asian Civilizations: Traditions - SISSA 200 South Asia Today __________________________________
or HSTAS 200 South Asian History, Pre-History to the Present
or HSTAS 201 Ancient Indian Civilization
or HSTAS 202 Modern Indian Civilization - SIS 201 The Making of the Twenty-first Century ____________________
**REQUIRED CROSS-REGIONAL COURSE /THEMATIC (5 credits) chosen from:
| ANTH/SISEA 407 | Global Futures in East Asia (5) |
| ** 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) |
| ** 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 |
| ** RELIG 202 | Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions (5) |
| RELIG 350/ANTH 352 | Buddhism and Society (5) |
| RELIG 354 | Buddhism (5) |
| SIS/ANTH 449S | ocial Transformation in Modern East Asia (5) |
| ** SISA 209 | Asian Civilizations: Traditions (5) |
| ** SISA/HSTAS 244 | Imperialism and Anti-colonialism in Asia (5) |
| ** SISA/HSTAS 245 | Human Rights in Asia (5) |
| ** 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)** |
**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.
| A** 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)* |
| ** ART H 204 | Survey of Asian Art (5) |
| ART H 306 | Indian Art of South Asia (5) |
| ART H 400 | Art History and Criticism * |
| ** ASIAN 203 | Literature and Culture of Ancient and Classical India (5) |
| ** ASIAN 206 | Literature and Culture of South Asia from Tradition to Modernity (5) |
| ** ASIAN 263 | Great Works of Asian Literature |
| ** 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)* |
| ** HSTAS 201 | Ancient Indian Civilization (5) [if not already counted toward civilization req. above] |
| ** 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) |
| ** RELIG 202 | Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions (5) |
| ** 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.
** 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
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