Oct 09, 2024

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

India Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of Modern and Classical Languages > India Studies Minor

The minor in India Studies requires 15 semester hours (at least 9 advanced hours) taken from the courses listed below or upon approval from the Chair of Modern and Classical Languages. A minimum of 9 hours must be taken in residence. A student must earn a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in courses attempted in the minor field at the University of Houston.

Courses

HIND 2301 - Intermediate Hindi I Credit Hours: 3.0
HIND 2302 - Intermediate Hindi II Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 3316 - Society and Culture of India Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 3381 - Global Hinduism Credit Hours: 3.0 (WID)
(Either ANTH 3381 or RELS 3381 only one will count toward the minor)
ANTH 3347 - Anthropology of Women Credit Hours: 3.0
ARTH 3318 - Art and Architecture of India Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 2350 - Perspectives on Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 2394 - Selected Topics in Comparative Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 2398 - Independent Study in Comparative Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 3394 - Selected Topics in Comparative Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 3398 - Independent Study in Comparative Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 4394 - Selected Topics in Comparative Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 4398 - Independent Study in Comparative Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CUST 2300 - Intro Asian American Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
CUST 3310 - Asian American Communities in Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3.0
CUST 4300 - Asian American Cultures Credit Hours: 3.0
CUST 4397 - Sel Tops- Cultural Studies II Credit Hours: 3.0 (Emergent Asian Economies and Transnational Assemblages of Affect)
ENGL 2323 - Literature and Identity Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 2325 - Literary Traditions of the Nonwestern World Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 3365 - Postcolonial Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
ECON 3355 - Economic Development of Asia Credit Hours: 3.0
ECON 4389 - Topics in Contemporary Economics II Credit Hours: 3.0
IGS 2350 - Introduction to International and Global Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
IGS 2396 - Selected Topics in Global Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
IGS 3300 - Interdisciplinary India: Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3.0
IGS 3396 - Selected Topics in Global Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 2363 - Modern Civilizations Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 2365 - Modern India Since 1600: Society, Culture, Religion, Politics Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3391 - Africa, Islam, and the Indian Ocean World Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3323 - Introduction to the Government and Politics of India Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4348 - Contemporary Islamic Political Thought Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2340 - Introduction to Hinduism Credit Hours: 3.0 (WID)
RELS 2345 - Sacred Texts and Mythologies of India Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2350 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3.0 (WID)
RELS 2360 - Introduction to Buddhism Credit Hours: 3.0
(WID)
RELS 3380 - Introduction to Asian Religions Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3381 - Global Hinduism Credit Hours: 3.0 (Either RELS 3381 or ANTH 3381 ; only one will count toward the minor)
RELS 3382 - Politics and Religion in South Asia Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3355 - Sociology of India Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3362 - Sociology of Religion of India Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3385 - Sociology of World Religions Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 2351 - World Cultures Through Literature and Art Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 2370 - Cultures of India Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 3355 - Women East and West: Global Representations of Female Divinities Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 3372 - Indian Film: Bollywood and Beyond Credit Hours: 3.0
INTB 3354 - Introduction to Global Business Credit Hours: 3.0 (Honors Section)
INTB 3355 - Global Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3.0 (Honors Section)

Selected Topics Options

Selected Topics courses may be applied toward the minor requriements when the Selected Topics course topic addresses India (as do the following):

RELS 3396 - Sel Topics Religious Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 3396 - Selected Topics in English Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 4396 - Special Topics in World Cultures and Literature Credit Hours: 3.0