Description
Sanskrit, the classical language of India, has long been renowned for its beauty, subtlety and complexity. It is the key to the civilisational treasures of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, and provides direct access to a vast repository of literary, scientific and philosophical wisdom. At the ANU we seek to balance the traditional practice of textual reception—reading and grammar—with language production—speaking, chanting and singing—to provide a truly balanced curriculum. By the completion of the minor, students will be able to independently read simple epic and prose narrative texts, they will have mastered some basic spoken Sanskrit, and will be able to chant and recite with a good degree of accuracy.
A student may not take a course if that course is a prerequisite for another course which they have already passed.
Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the Sanskrit language major students should be able to:
- express themselves confidently in a polite, neutral or informal register, appropriate to the genre and the audience.
- read, comprehend and infer authors’ meaning in literary texts in Sanskrit.
- write texts in Sanskrit in the appropriate genre, with correct grammatical structures and thematic vocabulary relevant to the level of the student
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.
Relevant Degrees
- Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (BAHCR)
- Bachelor of Arts (BARTS)
- Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Studies (Year in Asia) (BAPYA)
- Bachelor of Asian Studies (BASIA)
- Bachelor of Development Studies (BDEVS)
- Bachelor of European Studies (BEURO)
- Bachelor of International Relations (BIR)
- Bachelor of International Security Studies (BINSS)
- Bachelor of Languages (BLANG)
- Bachelor of Latin American Studies (BLAMS)
- Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (BMECA)
- Diploma of Languages (ELANG)
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2083 | Readings in South and Southeast Asian Cultures | 6 |
| ASIA3108 | Advanced Readings in South and Southeast Asian Cultures | 6 |
| HIND2525 | Learning Language Locally: India | 6-12 |
| SKRT1002 | Sanskrit 1A | 6 |
| SKRT1003 | Sanskrit 1B | 6 |
| SKRT2103 | Sanskrit 2A | 6 |
| SKRT2104 | Sanskrit 2B | 6 |
| SKRT2105 | Sanskrit 3A | 6 |
| SKRT2106 | Sanskrit 3B | 6 |
| SKRT3002 | Sanskrit 4A | 6 |
| SKRT3003 | Sanskrit 4B | 6 |