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, or as part of other university-sponsored study abroad programs in South Asia, may be included in the six, subject to the approval of a faculty adviser. Consult the program for a list of
courses approved for electives and the survey requirement.
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)
01:013:201 Classical Literatures of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (3)
01:013:231 Introduction
to the Literatures of South Asia (3)
01:013:232 Women Writers 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)
01:013:276 Intermediate Persian I (4)
01:013:280 Intermediate Sanskrit I (4)
01:013:281 Intermediate Sanskrit II (4)
01:013:331 Modern
Literatures of South Asia (3)
01:013:337 Film and Literature in South Asia (3)
01:013:360 Advanced Hindi I (4)
01:013:361 Advanced Hindi II (4)
01:013:376 Advanced Persian (3)
01:013:433 Modern Urdu Literature and Popular Culture (3)
01:070:244 Ethnographies of South Asia (3)
01:070:389 Ethnography of Gender in South Asia (3)
01:082:206 Art of India (3)
01:098:321 Interdisciplinary Topics in South Asia (3)
01:195:232 Women Writers of 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 The Making of Modern India and Pakistan (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)
01:840:321 Yoga: History and Philosophy (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)
01:840:366 Yoga of Devotion: Bhakti (3)
01:840:368 Hindu Philosophy (3)
01:840:369 Buddhist Philosophy (3)
01:840:374 Islamic Philosophy (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)
01:988:310 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 Asher Ghertner, director, South Asian studies program (a.ghertner@rutgers.edu),
in order for these courses to count toward the minor in South Asian studies.
01:013:301 Cinemas of Africa and Asia (3)
01:070:293,294,295
Issues in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology (3,3,3)
01:070:308 Anthropology of Religion (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)
01:840:294 Topics: Study of Religion (3)
01:840:356 Sufism: Mystical Islam (3)