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, 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)