South Asian Studies (2022 - 2024)
This list is subject to change, and course offerings may vary by semester. Students should consult departmental websites and relevant school Bulletins for course descriptions and prerequisites.
ANTHROPOLOGY
State and Society in South Asia
ANTH-UA 104 Formerly Anthropology of South Asia. 4 points.
Rediscovering Caste and Race: Crossroads of Culture, Power, and History
ANTH-GA 3396 4 points.
ART HISTORY
South Asian Art I: Indus Valley to 1200
ARTH-UA 530 4 points.
South Asian Art II: 1200 to the Present
ARTH-UA 531 4 points.
Painting Traditions of South Asia, Past to Present
ARTH-UA 550 4 points.
CINEMA STUDIES
Indian Cinemas
CINE-UT 105 4 points.
COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM
Cultures and Contexts: South Asia
CORE-UA 503 4 points.
Cultures and Contexts: India
CORE-UA 516 4 points.
ENGLISH
Post-Colonial Writers
ENGL-UA 708 4 points.
South Asian Literature in English
ENGL-UA 721 4 points.
GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY
The Invisible Economies of Being: Poverty in the Non-West
FIRST-UG 394 4 points.
Ancient Indian Literature
IDSEM-UG 1266 4 points.
South Asian Writers
IDSEM-UG 1335 4 points.
HISTORY
Topics in South Asian History
HIST-UA 175 4 points.
Global Asia
HIST-UA 300 4 points.
Colonialism and Decolonization
HIST-UA 569 4 points.
LIBERAL STUDIES
South Asian Cultures
SAGC-UF 1001 4 points.
Once matriculated in CAS, students cannot take Liberal Studies courses.
MIDDLE EASTERN AND ISLAMIC STUDIES I: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE COURSES AT NYU
Elementary Urdu I and II
MEIS-UA 301, 302 4 points each.
Intermediate Urdu I and II
MEIS-UA 303, 304 4 points each.
Elementary Hindi I and II
MEIS-UA 405, 406 4 points each.
Intermediate Hindi I and II
MEIS-UA 407, 408 4 points each.
Advanced Hindi I and II
MEIS-UA 409, 410 4 points each.
What Is Islam?
MEIS-UA 691 4 points.
Modern South Asian Literature
MEIS-UA 717 4 points.
Introduction to Ancient Indian Literature
MEIS-UA 718 4 points.
Seminar: Women and Islamic Law
MEIS-UA 783 4 points.
The Sufis: Mystics of Islam
MEIS-UA 863 4 points.
MIDDLE EASTERN AND ISLAMIC STUDIES II: LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Elementary/Intermediate Punjabi I and II
COLU-UA 101 through COLU-UA 104 Formerly MEIS-UA 422 through MEIS-UA 425. 4 points each.
Elementary/Intermediate Bengali I and II
COLU-UA 11 through COLU-UA 14 Formerly MEIS-UA 426 through MEIS-UA 429. 4 points each.
Elementary/Intermediate Tamil I and II
COLU-UA 251 through COLU-UA 254 Formerly MEIS-UA 430 through MEIS-UA 433. 4 points each.
PHILOSOPHY
Topics in the History of Philosophy: India
PHIL-UA 101 4 points.
Topics in Philosophy of Mind: Buddhism
PHIL-GA 3010 4 points.
POLITICS
Politics of South Asia
POL-UA 562 4 points.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Religions of India
RELST-UA 337 4 points.
Topics in Religious Studies: Yoga and Tantra in History and Today
RELST-UA 650 4 points.
Perspectives on Islam: Islam in South Asia
RELST-UA 665 4 points.
Introduction to Buddhism
RELST-UA 832 4 points.
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS
History and Literatures of the South Asian Diaspora
SCA-UA 313 4 points.
Theories of Gender and Sexuality
SCA-UA 472 4 points.