The minor is offered by the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute. For more information, contact Betty Hanson, betty.hanson@uconn.edu, 860-604-1970, or Cathy Schlund-Vials, 860-486-9412.

Requirements

Completion of a minimum of fifteen credits at the 2000 level or above is required, including at least three courses from Group A. Any remaining credits can be completed in Group B courses; INDS courses, including those in Group A; or any independent study that focuses on India (approved by coordinator of India Studies). The India Studies minor requires one of the following:

1. The completion of INDS 4296W Senior Thesis; or
2. The completion of any thesis focusing on India and approved by coordinator of India Studies; or
3. Participation in an approved, credit-bearing Education Abroad program in India; or
4. An approved independent study which is completed in India.

Also recommended are appropriate courses that provide an introduction to the advanced courses, such as PHIL 1106 Non-western and Comparative Philosophy. Students are strongly encouraged (although not required) to take an Indian language course in the Critical Languages Program.

Group A: Core Courses

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
AAAS/HIST 2812	Modern India	3
AAAS/HRTS/SOCI 2220	Asian Indian Women: Activism and Social Change in India and the United States	3
ART/AAAS/INDS 3375	Indian Art and Popular Culture: Independence to the Present	3
ENGL 3320	Literature and Culture of India	3
ENGL 4301W	Advanced Study: Anglophone Literature (when offered with South Asia as topic and approved by India Studies Advisor)	3

Group B: Related Courses

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
ARE 4305	Sustainable Economic Development	3
ENGL 2301/2301W	Anglophone Literatures	3
ECON 3473/3473W	Economic Development	3
POLS/WGSS 3216	Women in Political Development	3