
Students interested in declaring the undergraduate certificate should contact the Center for South Asia office or the undergraduate advisor.
Students declared in the Asian Languages and Cultures: South Asian Studies BA/BS/MAJ are not eligible to declare the South Asian Studies certificate.
Requirements for the Certificate
Complete 21 credits, distributed as follows:
Introductory course
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
One course from: | 3-4 | |
Gateway to Asia: Special Topics | ||
Contemporary Indian Society | ||
Religion in South Asia | ||
History of South Asia to the Present | ||
LITTRANS 211 |
Area courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
9 credits from: | 9 | |
Archaeology and the Prehistoric World | ||
History of Islamic Art and Architecture | ||
Cities of Asia | ||
Visual Cultures of India | ||
Mapping, Making, and Representing Colonial Spaces | ||
First Semester Hindi | ||
Second Semester Hindi | ||
First Semester Modern Tibetan | ||
Second Semester Modern Tibetan | ||
First Semester Persian | ||
Second Semester Persian | ||
First Semester Urdu | ||
Second Semester Urdu | ||
First Semester Sanskrit | ||
Second Semester Sanskrit | ||
Third Semester Hindi | ||
Fourth Semester Hindi | ||
Third Semester Modern Tibetan | ||
Fourth Semester Modern Tibetan | ||
Third Semester Persian | ||
Fourth Semester Persian | ||
Third Semester Urdu | ||
Fourth Semester Urdu | ||
Third Semester Sanskrit | ||
Fourth Semester Sanskrit | ||
First Semester South Asian Language | ||
Second Semester South Asian Language | ||
Fifth Semester Hindi | ||
Sixth Semester Hindi | ||
Fifth Semester Tibetan | ||
Sixth Semester Tibetan | ||
Fifth Semester Urdu | ||
Sixth Semester Urdu | ||
Third Semester South Asian Language | ||
Fourth Semester South Asian Language | ||
Fifth Semester South Asian Language | ||
Sixth Semester South Asian Language | ||
Advanced Readings in Hindi Language | ||
Advanced Readings in Sanskrit | ||
Advanced Readings in Tibetan | ||
Topics in Asian Studies | ||
A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism | ||
Modern Indian Literatures | ||
Islam: Religion and Culture | ||
Cities of Asia | ||
Visual Cultures of India | ||
The History of Yoga | ||
Topics in South Asian History | ||
Indian Writers Abroad: Literature, Diaspora and Globalization | ||
Proseminar: Studies in Religions of Asia | ||
Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia | ||
Introduction to Asian American Studies | ||
A Survey of Asian American Literature | ||
Indian Writers Abroad: Literature, Diaspora and Globalization | ||
Gender, Women, and Society in Global Perspective | ||
International Development and Gender | ||
Economic Geography | ||
An Introduction to World History | ||
Explorations in Transnational/Comparative History (Humanities) | ||
An Introduction to Central Asia: From the Silk Route to Afghanistan | ||
American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present | ||
Making of Modern South Asia | ||
Topics in South Asian History | ||
International Business | ||
Contemporary Topics | ||
Global Marketing Strategy | ||
Contemporary Issues in International Studies | ||
LEGAL ST 502 | ||
Legal Pluralism | ||
World Hunger and Malnutrition | ||
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health and Disease | ||
Introduction to Sufism (Islamic Mysticism) | ||
Meditation in Indian Buddhism and Hinduism | ||
Religion in Critical Perspective | ||
Postcolonial Theatre: Drama, Theory and Performance in the Global South | ||
Total Credits | 9 |
Disciplinary courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
6 credits from: | 6 | |
The Origins of Civilization | ||
Language and Culture | ||
Topics in Asian Art | ||
Health and Healing in South Asia | ||
Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters | ||
Asian Religions in Global Perspective | ||
Tibetan Cultures and Traditions | ||
Religion in South Asia | ||
Hinduism | ||
A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism | ||
Introduction to Buddhism | ||
Modern Indian Literatures | ||
Islam: Religion and Culture | ||
The History of Yoga | ||
Buddhist Thought | ||
Meditation in Indian Buddhism and Hinduism | ||
Internationalizing Educational Knowledge | ||
Indian Writers Abroad: Literature, Diaspora and Globalization | ||
World Regions in Global Context | ||
Making of Modern South Asia | ||
International Business | ||
Special Topics in German and World Literature/s | ||
Indian Politics in Comparative Perspective | ||
A Survey of Tibetan Buddhism |
Capstone
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
3 credits from: | 3 | |
Problems in Anthropology | ||
Indian Traditions in the Modern Age | ||
Capstone Seminar in Asian Humanities | ||
Proseminar: Studies in Religions of Asia | ||
Mapping, Making, and Representing Colonial Spaces | ||
Proseminar: Studies in Cultures of Asia | ||
Proseminar in Buddhist Thought | ||
Sociology of International Development, Environment, and Sustainability | ||
Topics in South Asian History | ||
International Health and Global Society | ||
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health and Disease |
Residence & Quality of Work
- Minimum 2.750 GPA on all certificate courses.
- At least 11 certificate credits must be completed in residence.
Certificate COMPLETION REQUIREMENT
This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the student’s undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.
- (Historical Grounding) understanding the historical, political, and cultural forces and conditions that have given rise to the unity and diversity in the region today.
- (Multi-disciplinarity) analyzing contemporary political, economic, and cultural realities in the region from at least two disciplinary perspectives, ideally including humanities, social sciences and sometimes natural science approaches.
- (Depth of knowledge) mastering at the undergraduate generalist level a particular facet of life in the region by taking courses on a particular sub-region or country, or by studying a regional language, or by taking at least two courses on the region in one discipline.
Advising for the certificate is administered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS). The IRIS assistant director for students and curriculum can assist you in developing your plan of study for the certificate, track progress towards your certificate, explore study abroad and international internship options, and begin the career exploration process. We offer walk-in advising, advising workshops, and scheduled appointments. We strongly encourage students to begin career exploration early on and to make use of the many resources available on campus.
Contact the certificate advisor (Csanád Siklós, 262-5006; siklos@wisc.edu) to create a plan that includes a well-balanced selection of area studies and disciplinary courses and for approval of appropriate introductory and capstone seminar courses.
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Center for South Asia Advisory Committee: Anthony Cerulli (director), Sarah Beckham, Sumudu Atapattu, Sundaram Gunasekaran, Stephen Young, Todd Michelson-Ambelang, Laura Hammond
As a regional center within the Institute for Regional and International Studies, we support and enhance international and global awareness in our student communities and inspire informed thinking about the complexities of our world. We encourage our students to connect to international networks and our regional communities through our program’s lecture series, film screenings, and varied outreach events and activities. We encourage our students to study abroad, do international internships, learn foreign languages, and expect them to gain an interdisciplinary grounding in global and regional affairs. We provide resources and expertise on our world area to students, and prospective students, and more broadly to K–12 teachers and students, postsecondary educators and graduate students, businesses, the media, the military, the community at large, and anyone else who is interested.
Information about resources and scholarships through the Center for South Asia is available from our website. Please contact the Center for more information about the South Asian Flagship Languages Initiative (SAFLI), the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) and the Annual Conference on South Asia. We also strongly encourage our students to explore funding options available through the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) Awards Office.