South Asian Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)

18 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Complementary Courses (18 credits)

18 credits from one of the following streams:

Stream 1: Culture and Civilization

Note: As course content may change according to the offering unit's yearly curriculum, all classes listed must be approved in consultation with the South Asian Studies adviser as relevant to the Minor Concentration. Students should refer to the Course Catalogue to confirm any prerequisites for the following courses.

Introductory Curriculum (6 credits)

6 credits from the following:

  • ANTH 327 Anthropology of South Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ANTH 361 Archaeology of South Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 297 Special Topics of Literary Study (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 209 Introduction to South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 330 Islamic Mysticism: Sufism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 395 Melancholic Migrants (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 322 Political Change in South Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 252 Hinduism and Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 254 Introduction to Yoga Traditions (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Intermediate and Advanced Curriculum (12 credits)

12 credits from the following:

  • ANTH 308 Political Anthropology 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANTH 510 Advanced Problems in Anthropology of Religion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 336 The 20th Century Novel 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 404 Studies in 19th Century Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 408 The 20th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 341 Themes in South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 435 Topics in South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 481 History of Bangladesh and Pakistan (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 305 Topics in Islamic History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 420 Indo-Islamic Civilization: Medieval (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 421 Islamic Culture - Indian Subcontinent (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 489 Special Topics 6 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ISLA 555 Urdu Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 581 Special Topics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • POLI 423 Politics of Ethno-Nationalism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 435 Identity and Inequality (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 288 Introduction to Sikhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 344 Mahayana Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 348 Classical Hinduism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 350 Bhakti Hinduism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 353 Gandhi: His Life and Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 366 Rivers, Religion, and Environment in South Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 369 Tibetan Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 372 Hindu Goddesses (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 378 Pilgrimage, Heritage, and Tourism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 453 Vajrayana Buddhism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 544 Ethnography as Method in Religious Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 545 Ramayana: Multiple Lives (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 547 Special Topics in Hinduism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 548 Indian Buddhist Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 551 Special Topics in Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • RELG 552 Advaita Vedanta (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 556 Issues in Buddhist Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 558 Indian Tantric Traditions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 560 Buddhist Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • SOCI 370 Sociology: Gender and Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SOCI 550 Developing Societies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Stream 2: Language

Either 18 credits in one of the following languages: Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, or Urdu-Hindi, from the courses listed below. Or 18 credits of combined language study from courses listed below, consisting of 6 credits of one of Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, or Urdu-Hindi and 12 credits of another South Asian language from the courses listed below. Note: Students should refer to the Course Catalogue to confirm any prerequisites for the following courses.

Persian

  • ISLA 241D1 Introductory Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 241D2 Introductory Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 342D1 Lower Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 342D2 Lower Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 443D1 Upper Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 443D2 Upper Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 545 Advanced Persian 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 546 Advanced Persian 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Sanskrit

  • RELG 257D1 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 257D2 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 357D1 Sanskrit 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 357D2 Sanskrit 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 457D1 Advanced Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 457D2 Advanced Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Tibetan

  • RELG 264 Introductory Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 265 Introductory Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 364 Intermediate Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 365 Intermediate Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 464 Advanced Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 465 Advanced Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Urdu-Hindi

  • ISLA 251D1 Introductory Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 251D2 Introductory Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 352D1 Intermediate Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 352D2 Intermediate Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 553 Advanced Urdu-Hindi 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 554 Advanced Urdu-Hindi 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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