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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2009 Programs of Study for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses South Asian Studies 925 Minor Program  

Minor Program


The program in South Asian studies provides students with a strong grounding in the study of South Asia and diasporic South Asian communities. The interdisciplinary minor consists of a minimum of six courses (totaling at least 18 credits) from the following list of approved courses. Courses taken during the Study Abroad program in India may also be counted. One course must be a history survey course or equivalent. No more than two of the six courses can come from any one discipline (cross-listed courses can only be counted once, but in either discipline).

Courses approved for minor requirements include:

  01:070:244  Anthropology of South Asia (3)

  01:070:389  Ethnography of Gender in South Asia (3)

  01:098:321  Interdisciplinary Topics in South Asia (3)

  01:190:431  Sanskrit I (3)

  01:190:432  Sanskrit II (3)

  01:195:243  Introduction to the Literatures of India (3)

  01:195:249  Modern Literatures of India (3)

  01:220:357  Economics of India (3)

  01:220:359  Economics of Asia (3)

  01:450:341  South Asia and the Middle East (3)

  01:505:101  Elementary Hindi (4)

  01:505:102  Elementary Hindi (4)

  01:505:201  Intermediate Hindi (3)

  01:505:202  Intermediate Hindi (3)

  01:508:230  History of South Asia-600 BC to 1950 (3)

  01:508:231  Early Civilizations of South Asia (3)

  01:508:240  Classical Asia (3)

  01:508:330  Early Modern South Asia, 1500-1800 (3)

  01:508:331  Women in South Asian History (3)

  01:508:332  Slavery in South Asian History (3)

  01:508:339  Asia and Africa since 1945 (3)

  01:508:391  South Asia over Four Millennia (3)

  01:508:392  Contemporary South Asia, 1947-Present (3)

  01:685:103  Elementary Persian (4)

  01:685:104  Elementary Persian (4)

  01:685:203  Intermediate Persian (4)

  01:685:204  Intermediate Persian (4)

  01:685:303  Advanced Persian (4)

  01:685:304  Advanced Persian (4)

  01:730:368  Hindu Philosophy (3)

  01:730:369  Buddhist Philosophy (3)

  01:730:374  Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism (3)

  01:840:203  Islamic Scriptures (3)

  01:840:204  Hindu Scriptures (3)

  01:840:205  Buddhist Scriptures (3)

  01:840:211  Religions of the Eastern World (3)

  01:840:322  Hinduism (3)

  01:840:323  Buddhism (3)

  01:840:326  Islam (3)

  01:840:345  Hindu Gurus in West (3)

  01:840:357  Krishna (3)

  01:840:358  Bhagvad Gita (3)

  01:840:368  Hindu Philosophy (3)

  01:840:369  Buddhist Philosophy (3)

  01:840:374  Islamic Philosophy (3)

  01:925:103  Elementary Bengali I (4)

  01:925:104  Elementary Bengali II (4)

  01:988:310  South Asian Feminisms (3)

  01:988:389  Ethnography of Gender in South Asia (3)

The following courses vary in their South Asian component. Students should discuss course content with the instructor and obtain prior permission from Sumit Guha, director, South Asian Studies Program (sguha@ history.rutgers.edu) in order for these courses to count toward the minor in South Asian studies.

  01:070:291-294  Topics in Anthropology (1.5,1.5,1.5,1.5)

  01:070:320  Diaspora, Multiculturalism, and Ethnicity in the United States (3)

  01:098:444  Seminar on Asian Societies (3)

  01:790:315  Politics and Culture (3)

  01:790:424  Gender and Political Economy (3)

  01:840:325  Prophet Mohammed (3)

  01:840:356  Islamic Mysticism (3)

  01:840:393  Topics in the Study of Religion (3)

 
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