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)

01:013:160� Elementary Hindi I (4) (hybrid online) (fall & spring)

01:013:161� Elementary Hindi II (4) (hybrid online) (spring)

01:013:162 Elementary Urdu I (4) (fall)

01:013:163 Elementary Urdu II (4) (spring)

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

01:013:177 Elementary Persian II (4) (hybrid online) (spring)

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)

01:013:260� Intermediate Hindi I (4) (hybrid online) (fall)

01:013:261� Intermediate Hindi II (4) (hybrid online) (spring) AHq

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

01:013:304� Introduction to Translation Studies (3) (spring) CCD

01:013:307� Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures and Theories (3) (spring) CCO, CCD, AHo or AHp

01:013:331� Modern Literatures of South Asia (3)� (fall) AHo or AHp

01:013:337� Film and Literature in South Asia (3) (spring)

01:013:360� Advanced Hindi I (3)� (hybrid online) (fall)

01:013:361� Advanced Hindi II (3) (hybrid online) (spring)

01:013:365� Bollywood (3)

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

01:013:430� Gender Nation and Literature in South Asia (3) (fall) WCD

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

01:070:244 South Asian Ethnography (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)

01:450:341� South Asia (3)

01:508:110 Political Islam: Present and Past (3) HST, CCO

01:508:230� The Making of Modern India and Pakistan (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� Introduction to Buddhism (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)

01:840:359 Ayurveda: The Traditional Healing System of Ancient India (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)

01:840:403� Seminar on the Vedanta Sutras (3)

01:840:405� Western Encounter with Hinduism (3)

01:988:310� South Asian Feminisms (3)

The following courses vary in their South Asian component. Students should discuss course content with the instructor and obtain prior permission from Johan Mathew, director, South Asian studies program (johan.mathew@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)

01:070:220� Politics of Food and Sex (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)

01:840:423� Seminar in Buddhism (3)