Bachelor of Arts in India Studies
The Bachelor of Arts in India Studies equips students to understand and become engaged with the cultures and civilizations that have developed on the Indian subcontinent from ancient times to the present. The program offers courses that investigate the culture, literature, arts, philosophy, socio-political and historical dimensions of India. The curriculum allows students to pursue interdisciplinary study and critical analysis of this complex and exciting region. The primary focus of the program is on present-day or modern India, but in order to understand modern India, it is important to have some basic knowledge about the great periods in the history of India that have shaped modern Indian social reality. This approach requires a sophisticated understanding of the country's highly developed arts, music, literature, drama, philosophy, religions, and social and political structures. In addition to providing an overall, comprehensive education about Indian civilizations, the program allows for more specialized work in (a) literary and performance studies, (b) philosophical and religious studies, and (c) social, political, and historical studies. The India Studies Program also offers beginning and intermediate-level courses in several Indian languages. All students in the program are encouraged to take language classes, as well as to consider study abroad in India.
Requirements
- Language. Six (6) credit hours in one (1) language:
- Bengali
- INST-B 200 Intermediate Bengali I
- INST-B 250 Intermediate Bengali II
- Hindi
- INST-H 200 Intermediate Hindi I
- INST-H 250 Intermediate Hindi II
- Sanskrit
- INST-S 200 Intermediate Sanskrit I
- INST-S 250 Intermediate Sanskrit II
- Urdu
- INST-U 200 Intermediate Urdu I
- INST-U 250 Intermediate Urdu II
- Persian
- CEUS-T 251 Intermediate Persian I
- CEUS-T 252 Intermediate Persian II
- Tibetan
- CEUS-T 271 Intermediate Tibetan I
- CEUS-T 272 Intermediate Tibetan II
- Other Indian languages
- INST-L 200 Intermediate Indian Languages I
- INST-L 250 Intermediate Indian Languages II
- Core. One (1) course:
- INST-I 100
- Additional courses taught by core Dhar India Studies faculty (with program approval)
- Culture, Art, Religion. Six (6) credit hours:
- INST-I 370 Literature of India in Translation: Ancient and Classical
- INST-I 371 Songs of Ecstasy: Loving God in Medieval India
- INST-I 380 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
- INST-I 414 India: Lost and Found in Translation
- INST-X 490 Individual Readings in India Studies
- ENG-L 383 Studies in British or Commonwealth Culture
- FOLK-F 121 World Arts and Cultures
- REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Religions
- REL-B 210 Introduction to Buddhism
- REL-B 220 Introduction to Hinduism
- REL-B 315 Tantric Buddhism
- REL-B 320 Hindu Goddesses
- REL-B 330 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
- REL-B 333 Seeing the Buddha: Buddhist Art of India and Tibet
- REL-B 335 Bollywood and Beyond: Religion in South Asian Film
- REL-B 414 Buddhist Philosophy in India
- REL-B 420 Topics in Hindu Religious Traditions
- REL-B 420 Topics in Hindu Religious Traditions
- REL-B 433 Embodying Nirvana
- REL-D 375 Religion and Literature
- REL-R 153 Religions of Asia
- Society, History, Politics. Three (3) credit hours:
- INST-I 211 Introduction to South Asian History
- INST-I 362 International Relations of South Asia
- CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies
- CEUS-R 351 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization
- CEUS-R 370 Introduction to the History of Tibet
- CEUS-R 371 Tibet and the West
- CJUS-P 407 Terrorism
- GEOG-G 220 Social and Historical Studies Topics in Geography
- GEOG-G 415 Advanced Urban Geography
- GEOG-G 441 Migration and Mobility
- HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History
- HIST-G 350 Modern South Asia: Eighteenth to Twentieth Century
- HIST-H 238 Introduction to South Asian History and Civilization
- HIST-J 300
- HIST-W 300 Issues in World History
- INTL-I 422 Contested Territories/Conflicted Identities
- INTL-I 423 Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses
- INTL-I 425 Gender: International Perspectives
- MSCH-J 448 Global Journalism: Issues and Research
- POLS-Y 300
- POLS-Y 356 South Asian Politics
- POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions
- Electives. Additional credit hours, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements:
- Additional courses from the Culture, Art, Religion list
- Additional courses from the Society, History, Politics list
- Any INST-B 300–399
- Any INST-H 300–399
- Any INST-H 400–499
- INST-I 212 The Civilization of Tibet
- Any INST-I 300–399 except INST-I 362; INST-I 370; INST-I 371; INST-I 380
- Any INST-I 400–499 except INST-I 414
- Any INST-S 300–399
- Any INST-T 300–399
- Any INST-U 300–399
- 400–499 Level Requirement. At least one (1) course:
- Any INST-H 400–499
- Any INST-I 400–499 except INST-I 414
- REL-B 414 Buddhist Philosophy in India
- REL-B 420 Topics in Hindu Religious Traditions
- REL-B 433 Embodying Nirvana
- CJUS-P 407 Terrorism
- GEOG-G 415 Advanced Urban Geography
- GEOG-G 441 Migration and Mobility
- INTL-I 422 Contested Territories/Conflicted Identities
- INTL-I 423 Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses
- INTL-I 423 Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses
- MSCH-J 448 Global Journalism: Issues and Research
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Major Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
INSTsubject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :
- INST-B 100 Elementary Bengali I *
- INST-B 150 Introductory Bengali II *
- INST-H 100 Elementary Hindi I *
- INST-H 150 Elementary Hindi II *
- INST-L 100 Elementary Indian Languages I *
- INST-L 150 Elementary Indian Languages II *
- INST-M 100 Elementary Hindi/Urdu *
- INST-M 150 Elementary Hindi/Urdu II *
- INST-S 100 Elementary Sanskrit I *
- INST-S 150 Elementary Sanskrit II *
- INST-T 100 Elementary Tamil I *
- INST-T 150 Elementary Tamil II *
- INST-U 100 Elementary Urdu I *
- INST-U 150 Elementary Urdu II *
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Certificate in India Studies (INSTACRT1)
- Minor in India Studies (INSTMIN)
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.