South Asian Studies Minor
South Asia, which contains nearly a quarter of the world's people, refers to the countries comprising the South Asian subcontinent: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and sometimes Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Tibet. The minor consists of a program of study combining language training, off-campus study, required core courses in various disciplines; supporting courses, including a designated capstone course. The purpose of the minor is to provide cross-cultural interdisciplinary understanding of a complex civilization that is both ancient and modern, and of great significance in the contemporary world.
Requirements for the South Asian Studies Minor
A total of 42 credits, with at least 6 credits drawn from each of the three ASST distribution areas (Literary/Artistic Analysis; Humanistic Inquiry; Social Inquiry)
Normally, at least one term of off-campus study in South Asia
Usually, the closest equivalent to one year of study of a South Asian language, obtained through one or more of the following: off-campus study; summer programs at colleges, universities, or institutes; independent study at Carleton; native proficiency
- Core Courses: 18 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas:
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
- Humanistic Inquiry
- Social Inquiry
- SOAN 257 Culture and Politics in India (not offered in 2019-20)
- Supporting Courses: 24 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas:
- Literary and Artistic Analysis
- ENGL 245 Bollywood Nation
- ENGL 251 Contemporary Indian Fiction (not offered in 2019-20)
- ENGL 252 Caribbean Fiction (not offered in 2019-20)
- LCST 103 Buddhist Studies India Program: Intermediate Hindi
- MUSC 180 Raga: Vocal or Instrumental Study of Hindustani Music
- MUSC 181 Sitar
- MUSC 248 Music of South Asia
- MUSC 280 Raga: Vocal or Instrumental Study of Hindustani Music
- MUSC 281 Sitar
- Humanities
- ASST 130 India Program: Tourism and Development in India
- ASST 319 Buddhist Studies India Program: History of South Asian Buddhism
- ASST 391 Buddhist Studies India Program: Independent Study Project
- HIST 259 Women in South Asia: Histories, Narratives, and Representations (not offered in 2019-20)
- HIST 268 Globalization & Local Responses in India Program: History, Globalization, and Politics in Modern India (not offered in 2019-20)
- HIST 270 Nuclear Nations: India and Pakistan as Rival Siblings
- PHIL 318 Buddhist Studies India Program: Buddhist Philosophy
- RELG 122 Introduction to Islam
- RELG 153 Introduction to Buddhism
- RELG 155 Hinduism: An Introduction (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 222 Politics, Medicine, and the Self in Asian Religion (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 237 Yoga: Religion, History, Practice
- RELG 238 The Sacred Body (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 245 Buddha (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 247 The Islamic Republic: Explorations in Religion and Nationalism (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 263 Sufism (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 265 Religion and Violence: Hindus, Muslims, Jews (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 289 Global Religions in Minnesota
- RELG 353 Saints, Goddesses, and Whores (not offered in 2019-20)
- RELG 359 Buddhist Studies India Program: Buddhist Meditation Traditions
- RELG 362 Spirit Possession
- Social Inquiry
- ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development
- ECON 241 Growth and Development
- POSC 120 Democracy and Dictatorship
- POSC 237 Southeast Asian Politics (not offered in 2019-20)
- POSC 241 Ethnic Conflict
- POSC 378 Political Economy & Ecology of Southeast Asia: Social Changes in Southeast Asia
- POSC 379 Political Economy and Ecology of S.E. Asia: Diversity of Social Ecological Systems in Southeast Asia
- SOAN 322 Buddhist Studies India Program: Contemporary Buddhist Culture
- WGST 241 India Program: Gender & Sexuality in India (not offered in 2019-20)
- Capstone Course:
Courses taken on off-campus programs in South Asia may be applied to the minor.