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South Asian Studies Concentration (SAST)

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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 and Tibet. The concentration consists of a program of study combining language training, off-campus study, required core courses in various disciplines, and supporting courses, including a designated capstone course. The purpose of the concentration 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 Concentration:

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)

18 credits in core courses, drawn from at least two of the three ASST distribution areas

24 credits from supporting courses, drawn from at least two of the three ASST distribution areas, and including a designated South Asia-related capstone course

Courses taken on off-campus programs in South Asia may be applied to the concentration

Normally, at least one term of off-campus study in South Asia

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

Core Courses: 18 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas

ENGL 250 Modern Indian Fiction (Not offered in 2013-2014)

ENGL 251 Contemporary Indian Fiction (Not offered in 2013-2014)

HIST 161 History of Modern India c. 1700-1947

HIST 167 History of Modern South Asia 1947 Onwards

HIST 266 History of Islam in India (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 150 Religions of South Asia

SOAN 157 Cultures and Politics in India

SOAN 257 Cultures and Politics in India

Supporting Courses: 24 credits from among the following: courses must be from at least two distribution areas.

ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development

ECON 241 Growth and Development (Not offered in 2013-2014)

ENGL 245 Bollywood Nation

ENGL 252 Caribbean Fiction

ENGL 335 England in India/India in England

HIST 259 Women in South Asia: Histories, Narratives and Representation

HIST 263 Disease, Medicine and Empire (Not offered in 2013-2014)

MUSC 180 or 280 Raga: Vocal or Instrumental Study of Hindustani Music

MUSC 181 or 281 Sitar

MUSC 248 Music of India

POSC 237 Southeast Asian Politics

RELG 100 Imagining Home: Religions in Diaspora

RELG 122 An Introduction to Islam

RELG 123 The Qur'an (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 155 Religions of Southeast Asia (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 163 The Qur'an

RELG 250 Buddhism and Ecology

RELG 251 Theravada Buddhism (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 252 Mahabharata: The Hindu Book of War and Peace (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 253 Tibetan Buddhism (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 255 Social Engagement in Asian Religions

RELG 256 Modern Hinduism: Encounters with the West (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 257 Shari'a

RELG 259 Gandhi (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 260 Tantra: Secrecy, Sex, and the Sublime

RELG 261 Hearing Islam

RELG 263 Islamic Mysticism (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 265 Religion and Violence: Hindus, Muslims and Jews

RELG 266 Religion and the Senses

RELG 268 Encountering Islam: Dialogue and Difference (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 289 Global Religions in Minnesota

RELG 350 Emptiness (Not offered in 2013-2014)

RELG 362 Spirit Possession

Capstone Course: For 2013-2014, the designated capstone course is: MUSC 248 Music of India