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)
