Ph.D. South Asia Sample Degree Plan

Major Area of Specialization: Cultures and Religions of India

• Historical Traditions of India
• The Buddha and the Non-Buddhists
• India before Colonialism
• Bodhisattva Imagery
• Traditions of Expert Knowledge of India

Minor Area of Specialization: Hindi

• Contemporary Hindi Narratives
• Language and Identity at Margins of Hindi Fiction
• Hindi Drama and Film

Theory and Methodology

• Translating India
• Methods in the Study of Religion

Research Language

• German for Graduate Students

Other Language Course Work

• Advanced Readings in Sanskrit
• Advanced Sanskrit Readings and Composition
• Hindi Readings, Composition, and Conversation
• Practice in Spoken Urdu