Interdisciplinary Minor In South Asian Studies
for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in South Asian Studies
The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies offers an Interdisciplinary Minor in South Asian Studies. The minor is especially suited for students interested in a program of studies with focus on South Asia, as a complement to their disciplinary study. The structure of the minor provides students a great amount of flexibility; possible areas of emphasis include language and literature, as well as history and social sciences. A minimum grade-point average of 2.75 in South Asian Studies courses is required for completion of the minor. The 18-20 hours of courses selected by students for the South Asian Studies Minor should form a coherent program of study and must meet the approval of an advisor in the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The program must include at least 6 hours of 300- or 400-level courses. A student's plan of courses for the minor must be approved by the program.
For a list of approved courses, visit CSAMES Course Archive.
for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in South Asian Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language | 3-5 | |
Fourth-semester course work in an area-relevant language. A course that meets this requirement and is currently offered on a regular basis is HNDI 404 (4 hours). In consultation with your advisor, the requirement may also be met by comparable courses in these and other South Asian and South Asia-related languages, taught at UIUC or at other universities, through online courses (where available), and through a proficiency examination. | ||
| Core Course | 3 | |
| History of South Asia | ||
| Electives | 12 | |
| Courses on South Asian history, language, literature, culture, and society from the following list: (Other area-relevant courses may be substituted as they are offered, with approval of the advisor. These include courses in languages other than Hindi and independent study courses with South Asia teaching faculty and with appropriate topics, such as the following ANTH 390, HIST 490, LING 290, PS 490, REL 390, SOC 390. Students wanting to take such independent study courses need to get permission from the instructor; not more than two independent study courses may be taken to meet the degree requirements.) | ||
| Archaeology of South Asia | ||
| Indian Cinema in Context | ||
| Cultures & Literatures of South Asia | ||
| Advanced Hindi I | ||
| Advanced Hindi II | ||
| Intro to South Asian Lit | ||
| Business Hindi | ||
| India from Colony to Nation | ||
| Language and Culture in India | ||
| Gov & Pol of South Asia | ||
| Asian Mythology | ||
| Mystics and Saints in Islam | ||
| Introduction to Hinduism | ||
| Introduction to Buddhism | ||
| Hinduism in the United States | ||
| South Asian Goddesses | ||
| Gender and Hinduism | ||
| Women in Muslim Societies | ||
| Islam & Politics in Mid. East | ||
| Topics in Asian Religions | ||
| Hindu Pilgrimage, Power & Place | ||
| Mahayana Buddhism | ||
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in South Asian Studies
- Introductory interdisciplinary knowledge of South Asian (SA) area studies in terms of the cultures and societies of these regions in a broader international and global context, including:
- Various historical, cultural, social, economic and political conditions that shaped the development of SA region.
- Proficiency in a SA language.
- Student should develop knowledge of a region or country in SA, acquire proficiency in a relevant language of that region or country.
- Interdisciplinary knowledge of South Asian (SA) area studies in terms of the cultures and societies of these regions in a broader international and global context.
- Students should have a basic understanding of the various historical, cultural, social, economic and political conditions that shaped the development of South Asia.
- Students should be able to place their knowledge of SA in a broader world context and from a multidisciplinary perspective.
- Proficiency in SA or ME languages and knowledge of research methodologies.
- Student should develop appropriate expertise in a South Asian language, acquire proficiency in a relevant language of that region or country, and equip themselves with a basic understanding of the appropriate research tools to study that region/country.
for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in South Asian Studies
Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies faculty
csames@illinois.edu
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