Dhar India Studies Program
Minor in Hindi
Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements HINDIMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Hindi Language Courses.
- Second-Year Hindi I. One (1) course:
- INST-H 200 Intermediate Hindi I
INST-H 200 Intermediate Hindi I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- INST-H 150; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Reading mythology, folklore, modern short stories, essays and poetry, including several examples from Hindi literature. Students compose and perform dialogues based on the material read and the usage of role playing cards.
- Second-Year Hindi II. One (1) course:
- INST-H 250 Intermediate Hindi II
INST-H 250 Intermediate Hindi II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- INST-H 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Promotes rapid reading skills and vocabulary building. Study of grammar is based on Hindi reading material and includes regular grammar drills. Students sharpen composition skills by retelling stories and making brief synopses from the reading material orally and in writing. Increase speaking skill to narrate and describe with short connected discourse.
- Advanced Hindi I. One (1) course:
- INST-H 300 Advanced Hindi I
INST-H 300 Advanced Hindi I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- INST-H 250 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Development of higher level linguistic functions in Hindi in the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Cultural literacy is enhanced through interaction with native speakers and the use of authentic media and literature. Culminates with a research paper in Hindi. Conducted entirely in Hindi.
- Advanced Hindi II. One (1) course:
- INST-H 350 Advanced Hindi II
INST-H 350 Advanced Hindi II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- INST-H 300 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Continues the refinement of language skills from INST-H 300. Culminates with a research paper in Hindi. Conducted entirely in Hindi.
- Second-Year Hindi I. One (1) course:
- Electives. At least one (1) course:
- INST-H 325 Hindi Conversation
- INST-H 420 Hindi Literature
- INST-I 211 Introduction to South Asian History
- INST-I 212 The Civilization of Tibet
- INST-I 303 Issues in Indian Culture and Society
- INST-I 320 Contemporary India: History, Politics, and Society
- INST-I 330 Issues in Indian Culture and Society
- INST-I 362 International Relations of South Asia
- INST-I 368 Philosophies of India
- 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 402 Introduction to the History of Tibet
- INST-I 412 Criminal Justice in India
- INST-I 414 India: Lost and Found in Translation
- INST-X 490 Individual Readings in India Studies
- Additional course(s) approved by the Director of India Studies
INST-H 325 Hindi Conversation
- Credits
- 2
- Prerequisites
- INST-H 150 or INST-U 150, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Develops conversational skills in several registers of modern Hindi. Students participate in everyday conversations, learn popular Bollywood songs, and watch and discuss Hindi-Urdu movies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in INST-H 325 and INST-U 325.
INST-H 420 Hindi Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- INST-H 250 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Overview of Indian culture through its literature. Taught in Hindi.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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INST-I 211 Introduction to South Asian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- South Asia today encompasses India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Introduction to some of the principal historical themes and cultural features of this diverse region from the Neolithic era to the present day.
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INST-I 212 The Civilization of Tibet
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the diverse aspects of Tibetan civilization. Topics include Tibet's literature, art, religion, society, history, and language.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 270, CEUS-U 284, or INST-I 212.
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INST-I 303 Issues in Indian Culture and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of the culture and society of India through the study and analysis of a specific issue or theme. Topic varies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
INST-I 320 Contemporary India: History, Politics, and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical survey of social, economic, and political trends in modern India (1947-present), primarily through the study of relevant novels. Lectures and readings provide students with knowledge of modern Indian history and politics, caste and class relations, the evolution of India\'s political institutions since independence, and current debates in Indian society.
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INST-I 330 Issues in Indian Culture and Society
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of the culture and society of the Indian subcontinent through the study and analysis of a specific issue or theme. Topic varies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
INST-I 362 International Relations of South Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on terrorism, nuclear proliferation, inter-state war and ethnic conflict in South Asia as these issues relate to American foreign and security policy.
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INST-I 368 Philosophies of India
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical and critical-analytic survey of the major intellectual traditions of the cultures and civilizations of India. Attention to early philosophizing and the emergence of the classical schools in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. Attention also to contemporary thought in India, including critical theory and subaltern theorizing.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of INST-I 368, PHIL-P 328, or REL-R 368.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
INST-I 370 Literature of India in Translation: Ancient and Classical
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the ancient and classical Sanskrit literature of India in translation, presented in cultural context.
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INST-I 371 Songs of Ecstasy: Loving God in Medieval India
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explore how some of the poets of medieval India couched their devotion for Krishna in erotic, seemingly transgressive language, and the circumstances that permitted them to do so.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
INST-I 380 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A historical view of the officially sanctioned roles for women in several religious traditions in South Asia, and women\'s efforts to become agents and participants in the religious expressions of their own lives.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of INST-I 380, REL-B 330, or REL-R 382.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
INST-I 402 Introduction to the History of Tibet
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys Tibet's history from its earliest period through the present, including the Tibetan empire of the seventh through ninth centuries, the impact of Buddhism on political and social structures, Tibet's relations with neighboring peoples, the development of the Dalai Lama's government, and the current issues of Tibet.
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INST-I 412 Criminal Justice in India
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Presents an overview of the Indian criminal justice system, issues related to crime, and its control mechanism in the country. Topics include Indian history, system of government, constitution, court system, police, corrections, and the phenomenon of crime.
INST-I 414 India: Lost and Found in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An ethnographic approach to international fictional films produced in recent decades that treat both the political/public and domestic/private spheres of Indian life as sites that invite cultural critique and debate over the success of India as a modern and modernizing nation.
INST-X 490 Individual Readings in India Studies
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Reading knowledge of Sanskrit and Hindi
- Description
- Selected substantive topics investigated from ancient, medieval, and modern texts about the civilization of India.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours in INST-I 496 and INST-X 490.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor 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 minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor 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
- NULL:
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.