Minor Requirements – 42 Total Credits

A total of 42 credits, with at least 6 credits drawn from each of the three ASST distribution areas (Literary/Artistic Analysis; Humanistic Inquiry; Social Inquiry)

Normally, at least one term of off-campus study in South Asia

Usually, the closest equivalent to one year of study of a South Asian language, obtained through one or more of the following: off-campus study; summer programs at colleges, universities, or institutes; independent study at Carleton; native proficiency

Core Courses – Required 18 credits

Courses must be from at least two distribution areas.

Literary and Artistic Analysis

  • ENGL 251: Contemporary Indian Fiction (not offered 2025-26)

Humanistic Inquiry

  • HIST 161: From Mughals to Mahatma Gandhi: An Introduction to Modern Indian History (not offered 2025-26)
  • HIST 261: Partition Imagined: 1947 in Literature, Art & Film
  • HIST 262: Borders Drawn in Blood: The Partition of Modern India
  • HIST 269: Religion, Race & Caste in Modern India (not offered 2025-26)
  • HIST 270: Nuclear Nations: India and Pakistan as Rival Siblings (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 153: Introduction to Buddhism
  • RELG 155: Hinduism: An Introduction (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 237: Yoga: Religion, History, Practice (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 266: Modern Islamic Thought

Social Inquiry

  • RELG 237: Yoga: Religion, History, Practice (not offered 2025-26)
  • SOAN 257: Culture and Politics in India (not offered 2025-26)

Supporting Courses – Required 24 credits

Courses must be from at least two distribution areas.

Literary and Artistic Analysis

  • ASST 101.07: Buddhist Studies India Program: Elementary Hindi (25/FA)
  • ASST 101.08: Buddhist Studies in India Program: Elementary Tibetan (25/FA)
  • ASST 103: Buddhist Studies India Program: Intermediate Hindi
  • ENGL 245: Bollywood Nation
  • ENGL 251: Contemporary Indian Fiction (not offered 2025-26)
  • MUSL 180: Raga: Vocal or Instrumental Study of Hindustani Music
  • MUSL 181: Sitar

Humanities

  • ASST 130: Globalization & Local Responses in India Program: Tourism and Development in India (not offered 2025-26)
  • ASST 319: Buddhist Studies India Program: History of South Asian Buddhism
  • HIST 268: Globalization & Local Responses in India Program: History, Globalization, and Politics in Modern India (not offered 2025-26)
  • HIST 269: Religion, Race & Caste in Modern India (not offered 2025-26)
  • HIST 270: Nuclear Nations: India and Pakistan as Rival Siblings (not offered 2025-26)
  • PHIL 318: Buddhist Studies India Program: Buddhist Philosophy
  • RELG 122: Introduction to Islam
  • RELG 153: Introduction to Buddhism
  • RELG 155: Hinduism: An Introduction (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 237: Yoga: Religion, History, Practice (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 266: Modern Islamic Thought
  • RELG 289: Global Religions in Minnesota (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 359: Buddhist Studies India Program: Buddhist Meditation Traditions
  • RELG 365: Mysticism (not offered 2025-26)

Social Inquiry

  • ECON 240.01: Microeconomics of Development (26/WI)
  • ECON 241: Macroeconomic Growth and Development
  • POSC 120: Democracy and Dictatorship
  • POSC 241: Ethnic Conflict (not offered 2025-26)
  • POSC 378: Political Economy & Ecology of Southeast Asia: Social Changes in Southeast Asia (not offered 2025-26)
  • POSC 379: Political Economy and Ecology of S.E. Asia: Diversity of Social Ecological Systems in Southeast Asia (not offered 2025-26)
  • RELG 237: Yoga: Religion, History, Practice (not offered 2025-26)
  • SOAN 322: Buddhist Studies India Program: Contemporary Buddhist Culture

Senior Capstone Course

  • ENGL 251: Contemporary Indian Fiction (not offered 2025-26)

Additional Departmental Notes

Courses taken on off-campus programs in South Asia may be applied to the minor.