South Asian Studies Minor

Asian Studies Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 21 credits from seven courses including one required course and six electives.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least four courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course level: No more than two 100-level courses may be applied toward the minor.

Course Requirements

Required Course (3 Credits)

ASIAN 115L - Survey of South Asia 3 Credit(s)

Electives (18 Credits)

Take six electives from the list below. At least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.

ASIAN 215L - Introduction to Buddhism 3.0 Credit(s)
ASAMST 226 - Becoming South Asians 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 233L - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 235L - Yoga in History, Philosophy, and Practice 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 239L - Hindu Myth and Narrative: the Epics and Puranas 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 251L - South Asia and the India Ocean World 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 280 - Southeast Asian Cultures 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 314L - Meditation Tradition of Asia 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 335L - Literature and the Arts of the Islamic World 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 345L - Gender, Religion, and Politics in South Asia 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 351L - Religion and the Arts 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 357L - Women in South Asian Religions: Gender Ideology and Practice in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 365L - Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in Modern History 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 488L - The Idea of Asia 3 Credit(s)
ECON 336 - Economic Development 3 Credit(s)
ECON 337 - Emerging Economies in Asia 3 Credit(s)
HIST 364L - India since 1857 3 Credit(s)
HIST 456 - Faith and Politics in Islam 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 297 - Asian Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 375L - Indian Cinema 3 Credit(s)
WGS 355L - Gender, Development, & Globalization 3 Credit(s)