Minor in South Asian Studies

Beginning in fall 2007, the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies will offer a minor in South Asian Studies as well as its long-established minor in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Clinical Associate Professor Gabriela Ilieva will serve as Faculty Advisor for this new minor.

Requirements for the South Asian Studies Minor

The minimum requirements for the completion of a minor program are four 4-point courses (16 points) chosen in consultation with the South Asian Studies Faculty Advisor. Students can pursue three broad areas of concentration:

Track A: Language will provide students with a solid foundation in a modern Indian language. Students must complete a four-semester sequence of either Hindi or Urdu, provided that these courses are not also used to satisfy the CAS language requirement.

Track B: History, Culture, Politics fosters a broad interdisciplinary perspective on South Asia.  All four courses must be non-language courses.

Track C: Students must take two non-language South Asia courses and two courses in Hindi or Urdu, provided that the language courses are not also used to satisfy the CAS language requirement.

A MAP World Cultures course on South Asia may be counted toward the non-language minor requirement. With prior approval, one independent study course can count toward the four courses required for a minor. At least three of the four required courses must be completed at NYU. The South Asian Studies Faculty Advisor will determine the eligibility of courses taken in study-abroad programs or in institutions not part of the consortium exchange.

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