Course Listings
Below is a list of courses that fulfill certificate requirements and reflect the breadth of disciplines that correspond with the study of South Asia. Not every course is offered every year; some may be one-time-only offerings. In addition, there may be courses not listed below which qualify toward the SAS certificate. Please consult with the program director or program manager.
Spring 2020
HIN 102 /URD 102 Elementary Hindi and Urdu II
HIN 303 /URD 303 /COM 395 Topics in Hindi/Urdu: Literature and Cinema
SAN 102 Elementary Sanskrit II
SAN 107 Intermediate Sanskrit II
SAN 300 /TRA 300 Advanced Sanskrit: Vedic Language, Grammar, and Literature
SAS 210 /LIN 213 Languages and Culture in South Asia
SAS 328 /COM 352 /ASA 328 South Asian American Literature and Film
GLS 330 Indian Democracy in Motion (Global Seminar, Summer 2020)
Cross-listed with the Program in South Asian Studies:
ARC 396 /SAS 396 Comparing the Urban in the Americas and South Asia
HIS 317 /SAS 317 The Making of Modern India and Pakistan
REL 216 /SAS 216 Philosophical Debates between Buddhists and Jains
Fall 2019
HIN 101/URD 101 Elementary Hindi and Urdu I
HIN 305/URD 305 Topics in Hindi/Urdu: Postcolonial Literature: Postcolonial Literature
SAS/GSS 412 Gender, Sexuality, and Feminisms in South Asia
SAS 345/REL 345 Islam in South Asia through Literature and Film
SAN 105 Intermediate Sanskrit I
Spring 2019
HIN-URD 102 Elementary Hindi & Urdu II (F. Farooqui)
HIN 107 Intermediate Hindi II (R. Phillips)
HIN 304/URD 304/COM 378/TRA 302 Topics in Hindi-Urdu: Art and Practice of Translation (R. Phillips)
HIS 417 Gandhi: The Making of the Mahatma (G. Prakash)
POL 351/WWS 311 The Politics of Development (A. Kohli)
REL 307/SAS 307 Mandalas: Theory and Applicaiton in Tibetan Buddhism
REL 329/SAS 329 Buddhism and Politics (J. Gold)
SAN 102 Elementary Sanskrit II (N. Yanchevskaya)
SAN 107 Intermediate Sanskrit II (N. Yanchevskaya)
SAN 303/TRA 307 Advanced Poetic Sanskrit (N. Yanchevskaya)
SAS 210/LIN 213 Languages and Culture in South Asia (R. Phillips)
SAS 328/COM 352/ASA 328 South Asian American Literature and Film (S. Jaffer)
URD 107 Intermediate Urdu II (F. Farooqui)
GLS 330 Indian Democracy in Motion (Global Seminar, Summer 2019)
Fall 2018
HIN-URD 101 Elementary Hindi and Urdu I (F. Farooqui)
HIN 105 Intermediate Hindi I (R. Phillips)
HIN-URD 303/COM 395 Topics in Hindi/Urdu: Literature and Cinema (R. Phillips)
HIS 241 Faith and Power in the Indian Ocean Arena (M. Laffan)
REL 225 The Buddhist World of Thought and Practice (J. Stone)
REL 308/SAS 308 Hindu Ethnical and Political Thought
SAN 101 Elementary Sanskrit I (N. Yanchevskaya)
SAN 105 Intermediate Sanskrit II (N. Yanchevskaya)
SAS 340/COM 322 Popular Trends in South Asian Literature (F. Farooqui)
SAS 345/REL 345 Islam in South Asia through Literature and Film (S. Jaffer)
Languages
Hindi
HIN 101/ Elementary Hindi-Urdu I
URD 101
HIN 102/ Elementary Hindi-Urdu II
URD 102
HIN 105 Intermediate Hindi I
HIN 107 Intermediate Hindi II
HIN 301/ Advanced Hindi-Urdu I
URD 301
HIN 302/ Advanced Hindi-Urdu II
URD 302
Sanskrit
SAN 101 Elementary Sanskrit I
SAN102 Elementary Sanskrit II
SAN 105 Intermediate Sanskrit I
SAN 107 Intermediate Sanskrit II
Urdu
HIN 101/ Elementary Hindi-Urdu I
URD 101
HIN 102/ Elementary Hindi-Urdu II
URD 102
URD 105 Intermediate Urdu I
URD 107 Intermediate Urdu II
HIN 301/ Advanced Hindi-Urdu I
URD 301/
HIN 302/ Advanced Hindi-Urdu II
URD 302
Anthropology
ANT 337 Social Change in Contemporary India
ANT 339 Peoples and Cultures of South Asia
Comparative Literature
COM 336 Indian Texts and Contexts: Ancient to Medieval
History
HIS 241 Faith and Power in the Indian Ocean Arena
HIS 317 The Making of Modern India and Pakistan
HIS 332 India before Europe: Politics, Religion, and Culture in South Asia: 1000-1857 A.D.
HIS 417 Gandhi: The Making of the Mahatma
Near Eastern Studies
NES 334/ Modern Islamic Political Thought
REL 334
NES 240/ Muslims and the Qur’an
REL 240
NES 340/ Muslim South Asia
Politics
POL 351 The Politics of Development
POL 377 Rise of Asia: Political Economy of Development
POL 378 Politics in India
Religion
REL 225 The Buddhist World of Thought and Practice
REL 308 The Buddhist Individual
REL 325 Hindu Scriptures
REL 326 Buddhist Literature
South Asian Studies
SAS 321 The Politics of Pakistan
SAS 322 South Asian Popular Culture
SAS 325 Experiencing India through Bollywood
SAS 332 Mythology of Classical India
SAS 335/ Gender and Performing Arts in South Asia
GSS 335
SAS 328/ South Asian American Literature and Film
AMS 329
SAS 340 Popular Trends in South Asian Literature
SAS 345 Islam in South Asia: Literary Perspectives
Woodrow Wilson School
WWS 319 Society and Politics in Pakistan