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Dhar India Studies Program

Bachelor of Arts in India Studies

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements INSTBA1

Requirements

The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. 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 Second-Year Urdu I
      • INST-U 250 Second-Year 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
  2. Core. One (1) course:
    • INST-I 100
    • Additional courses taught by core Dhar India Studies faculty (with program approval)
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
    • INST-B 300 Advanced Bengali I
    • INST-B 325 Bengali Conversation
    • INST-B 350 Advanced Bengali II
    • INST-H 300 Advanced Hindi I
    • INST-H 325 Hindi Conversation
    • INST-H 350 Advanced Hindi II
    • INST-H 420 Hindi Literature
    • 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 402 Introduction to the History of Tibet
    • INST-I 412 Criminal Justice in India
    • INST-I 414 India: Lost and Found in Translation
    • INST-S 300 Advanced Sanskrit I
    • INST-S 350 Advanced Sanskrit II
    • INST-T 300 Advanced Tamil I
    • INST-T 325 Tamil Conversation
    • INST-U 300 Advanced Urdu I
    • INST-U 325 Urdu Conversation
    • INST-U 350 Advanced Urdu II
  6. 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
  7. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. 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.
    5. 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
  • 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 INST subject 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
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 Beginning 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 Beginning Urdu I *
  • INST-U 150 Beginning 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)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major 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.