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Departmental Secretary: Katherine Mosely, F 212, 702-8373
The concentration program consists of at least three courses in a South Asian
language at or above the intermediate level and six additional courses on South
Asia. Students currently may concentrate in Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil,
and Urdu. Any courses offered in the department may be used to fulfill the
requirement of six additional courses on South Asia, although only three of the
six may be language courses; courses offered in other departments may also be
used in this respect, upon prior approval of the departmental adviser.
Summary of Requirements
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General South Asian Civilization
Education (SoAsia 200-201-202)
one year (or equivalent) of a South Asian language
Concentration 3 quarters of a single South Asian language, intermediate
level or higher (with possible substitutions as noted above)
6 quarters of courses on South Asia
9 (total)
Honors. No bachelor's thesis is required for graduation, but if a student
wishes to participate in the honors program, an honors paper should be
submitted. Interested students should consult the departmental adviser at the
beginning of their fourth year.
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ARJUN APPADURAI, Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Professor, Departments of
South Asian Languages & Civilizations and Anthropology
CAROL BRECKENRIDGE, Senior Lecturer, Division of the Humanities
DIPESH CHAKRABARTY, Professor, Department of South Asian Languages &
Civilizations and the College
STEVEN COLLINS, Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages &
Civilizations and the College
NORMAN J. CUTLER, Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages
& Civilizations
WENDY DONIGER, Mircea Eliade Professor, the Divinity School, Department of
South Asian Languages & Civilizations, Committee on Social Thought, and the
College
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South Asian
Departmental Adviser: Clinton Seely, F 213, 702-8645
Languages and Civilizations
Program of Study
The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations offers a Bachelor of
Arts concentration for students whose primary interests lie in language and
literature. For students whose interest in South Asia is more general, please
see the concentration listing under South Asian Studies.
Program Requirements
Prior to starting the concentration program, students must take South Asian
Civilization 200-201-202 and the first year of a South Asian language, both of
which should be taken to satisfy the Common Core civilization and language
requirements. Students may take an examination to place out of the Common Core
foreign language requirement. However, if those Common Core requirements are
fulfilled in other ways, these courses must still be taken as prerequisites for
the concentration.
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Faculty
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