Catalog Navigator : Minor Program

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.

Courses approved for minor requirements include:

� 01:013:146� Elementary Bengali (4)�

� 01:013:147� Elementary Bengali (4)

� 01:013:160� Elementary Hindi (4)

� 01:013:161� Elementary Hindi (4)

� 01:013:180� Elementary Sanskrit I (4)

� 01:013:181� Elementary Sanskrit II (4)

� 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)

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

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

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

� 01:195:243� Introduction to the Literatures of South Asia (3)

� 01:195:249� Modern Literatures of South Asia (3)

� 01:220:357� Economics of India (3)

� 01:220:359� Economics of Asia (3)

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

� 01:988:389� 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 Indrani Chatterjee, director, South Asian studies program (chatterjee@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)