Courses

INST I496: Individual Reading in Indic Studies (1-6 cr.)
INST I414: India Lost and Found- diasporic South Asian feminist films and filmmakers (3 cr.)
INST I370: Ancient and Classical Literature in India (in translation) (3 cr.)
INST I371: Medieval Devotional Literatures of India (in translation) (3 cr.)
INST I380: Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
FOLK F121: World Arts and Cultures (3 cr.)
ENG L383: Studies in British or Commonwealth Culture (3 cr.)
REL B420 Topics in Hindu Religious Traditions (3 cr.)
REL R153: Religions of Asia
REL D375: Religion and Literature Midevil Devotional Indian Literature (3 cr.)
REL B202: Issues in South Asian Religions
REL B210: Introduction to Buddhism
REL B220: Introduction to Hinduism
REL B315: Tantric Buddhism
REL B320: Hindu Goddesses
REL B330: Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
REL B333: Seeing the Buddha: Buddhist Art of India and Tibet
REL B335: Bollywood and Beyond
REL B414: Buddhist Philosophy in India
REL B420: The Mahabharata
REL B433: Embodying Nirvana
REL D325: Religions in Practice: Yoga

INST I211: Introduction to South Asian History
INST I362: International Relations of South Asia
CEUS R329: Buddhism in Central Asia and the Tibetan Empire
CEUS R351: Prophets, Poets, and Kings
CEUS R370: Introduction to the History of Tibet
CEUS R371: Tibet and the West
CJUS P407: Terrorism
INTL I422: Contested Territories/Conflicted Identities
INTL I423: Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses
INTL I425: Gender: International Perspectives
GEOG G220: Social / Historical Topics in Geography (with relevant topic focus)*
GEOG G415: Advanced Urban Geography
GEOG G441: Migration and Mobility
HIST G300: Issues in Asian History (with relevant topic focus)*
HIST G350: Modern South Asia
HIST H238: Introduction to South Asian History
HIST J300: Intensive Writing Seminar (with relevant topic focus)*
HIST W300: Issues in World History (with relevant topic focus)*
MSCH J448 Global Journalism: Issues and Research
POLS Y300 Government and Politics in South Asia
POLS Y356 South Asian Politics
POLS Y362 International Relations of South Asia

A. Bengali

INST B100 Elementary Bengali I (5 cr.)
INST B150 Elementary Bengali II (5 cr.) P: B100 or equivalent proficiency.
INST B200 Intermediate Bengali I (3 cr.) P: B150 or equivalent proficiency.
INST B250 Intermediate Bengali II (3 cr.) P: B200 or equivalent proficiency.
INST B300 Advanced Bengali I
INST B350 Advanced Bengali II
INST B325 Bengali Conversation

B. Hindi

INST H100 Beginning Hindi I (5 cr.)
INST H110 Hindi Script
INST H150 Beginning Hindi II
INST H200 Second-Year Hindi I
INST H250 Second-Year Hindi II
INST H300 Advanced Hindi I
INST H350 Advanced Hindi II
INST H325 Hindi Conversation

C. Sanskrit

INST S100 Elementary Sanskrit I
INST S150 Elementary Sanskrit II
INST S200 Intermediate Sanskrit I
INST S250 Intermediate Sanskrit II

D. Urdu

INST U100 Beginning Urdu I
INST U150 Beginning Urdu II
INST U200 Second-Year Urdu I
INST U250 Second-Year Urdu II
INST U300 Advanced Urdu I
INST U350 Advanced Urdu II
INST U325 Urdu Conversation
INST L100 Elementary Indian Languages I (5 cr.)
INST L150 Elementary Indian Languages II (5 cr.) P: L100 or equivalent proficiency in the same language.
INST L200 Intermediate Indian Languages I (3 cr.) P: L150 or equivalent proficiency in the same language.
INST L250 Intermediate Indian Languages I (3 cr.) P: L 200 or equivalent proficiency in the same language.

Cross-Listed Language Courses**

CEUS-T 151 Introductory Persian I
CEUS-T 152 Introductory Persian II
CEUS-T 171 Introductory Tibetan I
CEUS-T 172 Introductory Tibetan II
CEUS-T 251 Intermediate Persian I
CEUS-T 252 Intermediate Persian II
CEUS-T 271 Intermediate Tibetan I
CEUS-T 272 Intermediate Tibetan II
CEUS-T 351 Advanced Persian I
CEUS-T 352 Advanced Persian II
CEUS-T 371 Advanced Tibetan I
CEUS-T 372 Advanced Tibetan II

The following courses can be used to satisfy major, minor, and certificate requirements in India studies.

Students who already speak, read, and/or write Hindi or Urdu cannot receive credit for elementary level classes. Your instructor can help you find the appropriate class level for you.

Courses not listed below that substantially address South Asia may be included in the major or minor by special arrangement with the academic advisor. Students interested in majoring or minoring in India Studies should contact the advisor, Sarah Marie Lucas, at saraluca@iu.edu to discuss your coursework trajectory and to obtain approval for courses not listed above to count towards an India Studies major or minor.

Core Course

INST - I 100 Introduction to India (3 cr.) S&H.

*Similarly, special topics courses from any department/program can be included if the content relates principally to South Asia and with the approval of the academic adviser.

**Other languages that are widely spoken in South Asia, such as Turkic or Pashto, can be taken for India Studies credit with the approval of the academic adviser.

***Courses fulfilling the "Literary and Performance Studies" and "Philosophical and Religious Studies" groups should generally be selected from this category. Appropriate "group" credit for a course from this category should be awarded in consultation with the academic adviser.

Dhar India Studies Program

Courses

INST - I 100 Introduction to India (3 cr.) S&H.

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Courses

I. Culture, Art, Religion***

II. Society, History, Politics

III. Languages

INST - I 100 Introduction to India (3 cr.) S&H.

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