The interdisciplinary minor consists of a minimum of six
courses (totaling at least 18 credits) from the following list of approved
courses. One of these courses must be a South Asian history survey course or
equivalent. Not more than two of the six courses can come from any one
discipline. Cross-listed courses can be counted only once, but may be considered
as being in either of the departments in which they are listed. Courses taken at
St. Stephen's College in Delhi, India, under the Rutgers University Study Abroad program
may be included in the six, subject to the approval of a faculty adviser. Any
200- or 300-level course in South Asian history offered through the history
department will fulfill the history survey requirement. Consult the program for a list of such
courses.
Learning Goals
Minors will be able
to demonstrate a strong grounding in the interdisciplinary study of South Asia
and diasporic South Asian communities. Through coursework in at least three different disciplines, they will
become familiar with the languages, cultures, religions, and histories of South
Asia and the South Asian diaspora.
Survey Courses: (one course required; any 200- or 300-level South Asia history course fulfills this requirement)
01:508:230 History of South Asian
Civilizations, 600 BCE to 1950 CE (3)
01:508:231 South Asian Civilization:
The First Five Millennia (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)
01:508:333 Culture and Power in
South Asia (3)
01:508:335 Modern South Asia (3)
01:508:336 South Asia, 1947-Present (3)
Elective Courses: (five courses required)
01:013:146 Elementary Bengali (4)
01:013:147 Elementary Bengali (4)
01:013:160 Elementary Hindi (4)
01:013:161 Elementary Hindi (4)
01:013:170 Elementary Malayalam (4)
01:013:176 Elementary
Persian (4)
01:013:180 Elementary Sanskrit I (4)
01:013:181 Elementary Sanskrit II (4)
01:013:231 Introduction
to the Literatures of South Asia (3)
01:013:246
Intermediate Bengali (4)
01:013:247 Intermediate Bengali (4)
01:013:260 Intermediate Hindi (3)
01:013:261 Intermediate Hindi (3)
01:013:280 Intermediate Sanskrit I (4)
01:013:281 Intermediate Sanskrit II (4)
01:013:331 Modern
Literatures of South Asia (3)
01:013:360 Advanced Hindi I (4)
01:013:361 Advanced Hindi II (4)
01:013:376 Advanced Persian (3)
01:070:244 Ethnographies of South Asia (3)
01:070:389 Ethnography of Gender in South Asia (3)
01:098:321 Interdisciplinary Topics in South Asia (3)
01:195:243 Introduction to the Literatures of South Asia
(3)
01:195:249 Modern Literatures of South Asia (3)
01:220:357 Economics of India (3)
01:450:341 South Asia (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)
01:508:333 Culture and Power in South Asia (3)
01:508:335 Modern South Asia (3)
01:508:336 South Asia, 1947-Present (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)
01:730:368 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 the 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)
01:988:310 South Asian Feminisms (3)
01:840:403 Seminar on the Vedanta Sutras (3)
01:840:405 Western Encounter with Hinduism (3)
01:840:423 Seminar in Buddism (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 Triveni Kuchi, director, South Asian studies program (kuchi@rci.rutgers.edu),
in order for these courses to count toward the minor in South Asian studies.
01:070:291,292 Current Issues in Anthropology (3,3)
01:070:293,294,295
Issues in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology (3,3,3)
01:070:320 Diaspora, Race, and Ethnicity in the United
States (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 Sufism:
Mystical Islam (3)
01:840:393 Topics in the Study of Religion (3)
