• Total units 24 Units
  • Minor code SAST-MIN
  • Academic career Undergraduate
South Asian Studies Minor

Description

South Asian Studies offers a suite of courses covering the cultures, societies, histories, philosophies and religions of the Indian subcontinent. The major provides students with a foundation in the history of the nations on the subcontinent, an understanding of the movements and religions of the peoples that populate it, as well as training them to investigate and analyse its myriad cultures and societies—both contemporary and historical. A South Asian Studies major provides students with a solid foundation upon which to develop both general and specialist interests in Indian culture, history, society and thought.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of a Bachelor degree with a minor in South Asian Studies, graduates will be able to:

 

  • Speak and write about theories, factual content and research approaches relevant to South Asian Studies.
  • Identify relevant regional and international literature relevant to South Asian Studies.
  • Determine the processes through which current knowledge about South Asian Studies has been developed.

 

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive   list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major,   whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of   courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

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Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code Title Units
  ASIA 2075: India Arriving
  ASIA 2163: Rels & Pols: South Asia
  ASIA 2164: Defining the Nation
  ASIA 2267: India:The Emerging Giant

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code Title Units
  ANTH 2033: Rels & Soc India
ARCH2050 Archaeology of Southeast Asia 6
ARTV2052 Introducing Asian Modernisms 6
ARTV2053 Contemporary Asian Art 6
ASIA2001 Language in Asia 6
ASIA2016 The Mongol Empire in World History 6
  ASIA 2020: Engaging Asia
ASIA2045 The Investigative Historian in Asia: reading between the lies 6
  ASIA 2061: India and 'Modernity'
ASIA2062 Indian Epics 6
  ASIA 2075: India Arriving
  ASIA 2163: Rels & Pols: South Asia
  ASIA 2164: Defining the Nation
ASIA2174 Mysticism 6
ASIA2251 Buddhist Thought 6
ASIA3006 Practical Assignment in Asia and the Pacific 6-12
ASIA3012 Readings in Asian Societies and Histories 6
  ASIA 3013: Read Asian Soc & Hist_B
ASIA3026 Special Topics in Asian Studies 6-12
  ASIA 3050: Asia & Pacific World Heritage
  ASIA 3164: Islam in South Asia
  ASIA 4016: Asian Diasporas
BIAN2130 Ancient Medicine 6
ECHI2109 Asian Giants: India, China and Japan; Alternate Paths to Prosperity(P) 6
  HIST 1015: Ends of Empire
  LANG 3023: Translation Workshop
LANG3040 Critical Readings for Translators 6
  LANG 4001: Translation in Asia
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