This major brings alive the social, cultural and political debates that have defined India and its neighbours. It examines Indian political institutions and the rise of Indian democracy, ongoing questions of poverty, development and violence, the influence of technology, and the vibrant cultural traditions and innovations from India have inspired the world. The study of India and its neighbours gives students unique insight into a part of Asia that is emerging as a crucial force in the 21st Century.
The India Studies major is designed to complement the Hindi and Sanskrit language majors, though knowledge of these languages is not required for courses in the India Studies major.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and evaluate historical and current events and developments that have shaped the South Asian subcontinent and contemporary India,
- Identify and critique the contemporary socio-cultural and political systems of India,
- Analyse current debates relating to regional cooperation and unity in the context of tensions in traditions,
- Analyse the global significance of events and developments in India and across the region.
- Understand the processes and disciplinary approaches through which current knowledge about India Studies has developed.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:
A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA1025 | Asia and the Pacific: Power, diversity and change | 6 |
| ASIA1030 | Asia and the Pacific in Motion | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2271 | The Making of South Asia | 6 |
| ASIA3272 | Truth and Falsity in Indian History and Politics | 6 |
A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2270 | India Past and Present: The impact of pre-colonial history on India today | 6 |
| ASIA2116 | India’s Culture Wars | 6 |
| ASIA2280 | Anthropology and Technology in India | 6 |
| ASIA2109 | Violence, Poverty, and Politics in India | 6 |
| ASIA2275 | The Pleasures and Powers of Stories in South and Southeast Asia | 6 |
| INTR2014 | Indian Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
A maximum of 6 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH2009 | Culture and Development | 6 |
| ASIA3021 | Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century | 6 |
| ASIA2016 | The Mongol Empire in World History | 6 |
| ASIA2165 | Islam in Southeast Asia | 6 |
| ASIA2302 | Culture and Modernity in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | 6 |
| ASIA2307 | History of Empire in Asia | 6 |
| ASIA2304 | What is Literature? Asian Perspectives | 6 |
| ASIA2067 | Economies of Emerging Asia | 6 |
| ASIA2065 | Asian Politics: From Concepts to Causes | 6 |
| ASIA2301 | Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| ASIA2001 | Language in Asia and the Pacific | 6 |
| ASIA2103 | Language in Asia and the Pacific (L) | 6 |
| ASIA2311 | Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific | 6 |
| ASIA2070 | Democracy in Southeast Asia | 6 |
| ENGL 3007: Post-Colonial Literature | ||
| INTR2016 | US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia | 6 |
| INTR2012 | Chinese Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR2010 | International Relations in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| MEAS2000 | Iranian History and Culture | 6 |
| MEAS2001 | New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security | 6 |
| POLS2070 | Politics in Central Asia | 6 |
| STST2001 | Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |