India Studies Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History, Asian Studies, Literature
Major code INDS-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

This major brings alive the social, cultural and political debates that have defined India and its neighbours. It examines Indian political institutions and the rise of Indian democracy, ongoing questions of poverty, development and violence, the influence of technology, and the vibrant cultural traditions and innovations from India have inspired the world. The study of India and its neighbours gives students unique insight into a part of Asia that is emerging as a crucial force in the 21st Century.

The India Studies major is designed to complement the Hindi and Sanskrit language majors, though knowledge of these languages is not required for courses in the India Studies major.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Understand and evaluate historical and current events and developments that have shaped the South Asian subcontinent and contemporary India,

2. Identify and critique the contemporary socio-cultural and political systems of India,

3. Analyse current debates relating to regional cooperation and unity in the context of tensions in traditions,

4. Analyse the global significance of events and developments in India and across the region.

5. Understand the processes and disciplinary approaches through which current knowledge about India Studies has developed.

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA1025	Asia and the Pacific: Power, diversity and change	6
ASIA1030	Asia and the Pacific in Motion	6

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

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2271	The Making of South Asia	6
ASIA3272	Truth and Falsity in Indian History and Politics	6

A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2270	India Past and Present: The impact of pre-colonial history on India today	6
ASIA2116	India’s Culture Wars	6
ASIA2280	Anthropology and Technology in India	6
ASIA2109	Violence, Poverty, and Politics in India	6
ASIA2275	The Pleasures and Powers of Stories in South and Southeast Asia	6
INTR2014	Indian Foreign and Security Policy	6

A maximum of 6 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ANTH2009	Culture and Development	6
ASIA3021	Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century	6
ASIA2016	The Mongol Empire in World History	6
ASIA2165	Islam in Southeast Asia	6
ASIA2302	Culture and Modernity in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives	6
ASIA2307	History of Empire in Asia	6
ASIA2304	What is Literature? Asian Perspectives	6
ASIA2067	Economies of Emerging Asia	6
ASIA2065	Asian Politics: From Concepts to Causes	6
ASIA2301	Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific	6
ASIA2001	Language in Asia and the Pacific	6
ASIA2103	Language in Asia and the Pacific (L)	6
ASIA2311	Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific	6
ASIA2070	Democracy in Southeast Asia	6
	ENGL 3007: Post-Colonial Literature
INTR2016	US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia	6
INTR2012	Chinese Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2010	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific	6
MEAS2000	Iranian History and Culture	6
MEAS2001	New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security	6
POLS2070	Politics in Central Asia	6
STST2001	Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific	6

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