Minor in South Asian Studies
Contact Ann Gradzins Gold, South Asian Program, 346 Eggers Hall, 315-443-2553.
Faculty C. Babiracki, S. Basu, S. Bhatia, T. Bhatia, M. Boroujerdi, A. Castro, R. Breyer, T. Goenka, A. Gold, P. Jaikumar, T. Kassam, P. Kurien, M. Mittal, C. Mohanty, S. Raj, J. Shankar, C. VanHollen, S. Wadley, J. Waghorne.
The minor in South Asian studies provides an understanding of the religious, historical, economic, political, and artistic dimensions of the nations of South Asia: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. In consultation with the advisor, students plan the minor according to their individual interests.
REQUIREMENTS
The minor requires 18 credits, 12 of which are in courses numbered 300 or above. While not required, we urge students to take at least one, if not more, courses in Hindi-Urdu (
HIN/SAS 101,
102,
201,
202) or Tamil (
TML 101/
SAS 103,
TML 102/
SAS 104,
TML 201/
SAS 203,
TML 202/
SAS 204).
Students are required to take one of these two courses:
In addition, at least three additional courses are to be selected from the following list:
Students may choose one course from the following list:
In addition, students may petition to fulfill their requirements using appropriate ETS courses dealing with South Asia or selected topics courses dealing with South Asia or courses taken on study abroad programs in South Asia.