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 three 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 as part of university-approved 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.

Survey Courses

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

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

01:450:341� South Asia (3)

01:508:230� The Making of Modern India and Pakistan (3)

Elective Courses (five courses required)

01:013:146� Elementary Bengali I (4)

01:013:147� Elementary Bengali II (4)

01:013:160� Elementary Hindi I (4)

01:013:161� Elementary Hindi II (4)

01:013:170� Elementary Malayalam (4)

01:013:176 or 01:723:176� Elementary Persian I (4)

01:013:180� Elementary Sanskrit I (4)

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

01:013:201� Crossroads: 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 I (3)

01:013:261� Intermediate Hindi II (3)

01:013:276 or 01:723:276� Intermediate Persian I (4)

01:013:280� Intermediate Sanskrit I (4)

01:013:281� Intermediate Sanskrit II (4)

01:013:307� Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures and Theories (3)

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)

01:013:365� Bollywood (3)

01:013:376 or 01:723:376� Advanced Persian (3)

01:013:433� Modern Urdu Literature and Popular Culture (3)

01:013:439� Gender, Nation, and Literature in South Asia (3)

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

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

01:082:205� Introduction to Asian Art (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)

01:508:337� Pirates, Pilgrims, and Poets: Globalization in Indian Ocean History (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� Religion in Asia (3)

01:840:224� Hinduism (3)

01:840:321� Yoga: History and Philosophy (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)

01:840:364� Sikhism and North Indian History (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)

01:070:293,294,295� 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)

01:840:294� Topics: Study of Religion (3)

01:840:356� Sufism: Mystical Islam (3)

01:840:423� Seminar in Buddhism (3)