South Asian Studies
Warren College Administration
Computer Science and Engineering Building, EBU 3B, First Floor
https://warrenminors.ucsd.edu/sas/requirements.html
http://southasia.ucsd.edu/students/south-asia-minor/
All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.
The South Asian studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor that incorporates courses from various departments that center around the cultural, economic, and political processes occurring in and out of South Asia. By approaching this region—which includes the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—from diverse perspectives, the South Asian studies minor allows students to integrate a regional specialization into their program of study. The purpose of this minor is to understand the interconnectedness of the world and the position of South Asia in multiple nodes of connection. Although it is administered by Warren College, it is available to all UC San Diego undergraduate students considering careers related to South Asia or those with a general interest in South Asia. Students should consult an academic adviser at their college to determine how the South Asian studies minor can best meet their college graduation requirements. Minor declarations must be made online using the TritonLink major and minor application. A number of extracurricular events and programs are also available to students interested in South Asia. Information on these programs and activities is available at the South Asia Initiative website: http://southasia.ucsd.edu/.
Students completing a minor in South Asian studies are required to complete twenty-eight units of study (at least twenty units must be upper-division), which should include three four-unit core courses with 75–100 percent South Asia content and four four-unit elective courses (with content of 25–50 percent). The courses that can be used for the minor are the following:
CORE COURSES: three courses required
ANSC 114. Food and Culture in South Asia
ANSC 130. Hinduism
ANSC 165. Contemporary South Asia
ANSC 190GS. Everyday Life in South Asia
ANSC 191GS. Medicine and Healing in South Asia
ANSC 190. Yoga Practices: From Benaras to Beverly Hills
ANSC 192GS. Rethinking Development
ANSC 193GS. Human Rights and Environmental Justice
ECON 164. The Indian Economy
INTL 190. Seminar—Partition of British India
LIHL 119F/W/P. Linguistics/Hindi for Hindi Speakers
LIHL 139. Linguistics/Advanced Hindi for Hindi Speakers
LTWL 145. South Asian Religious Literatures: Selected Topics, Lived Religions of South Asia
LTWL 168. Death and Desire in India
MUS 95W. World Music Ensembles: Indian Classical Music Ensemble
POLI 130G. Politics of Modern India
POLI 138D. South Asia: Politics and Conflict
TDMV 140. Beginning Dances of the World, Beginning Indian Dance
TWS 26. Third World Literatures, Literature of the Subcontinent
ELECTIVES: four courses required
ANAR 124. Archaeology of Asia
ANSC 147. Global Health and the Environment
ANSC 148. Global Health and Cultural Diversity
ANSC 149. Health, Conflict, and Inequality
ANSC 155. Humanitarian Aid: What is It Good For?
ANSC 166. Film and Culture in Asia
ANTH 188. Cultures of Healing
COMM 106i. Internet Industries
ECON 116. Economic Development
ECON 237. Political Economy and Economic Development
ETHN 102. Science, Technology, and Society
GLBH 100. Special Topics in Global Health: Demography and Social Networks in Global Health
GLBH 113. Women’s Health in Global Perspective
HDP 133. Socio-Cultural Foundations of Development
INTL 190. Seminar—Topics in International Development
INTL 190. Seminar—Corruption
LTWL 136. Socially Engaged Buddhism, Ecologies
POLI 117. Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions
POLI 120Q. Ethnic Politics
POLI 122. Politics of Human Rights
POLI 126. Political Economy of Development
POLI 127. Politics of Development
RELI 2. Comparative World Religions
RELI 149. Islam in America: Identity, Race, and Faith
SIO 116GS. Climate Change and Global Health: Understanding the Mechanisms
SIO 118GS. Responding to Climate Change: Possible Solutions
TWS 20. Introduction to Third World Studies