South Asian Studies program requirements
What the South Asian Studies Minor requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.
South Asian Studies Minor
- Arts program
- 4.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMIN1333
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits)
1SAS114H1
21.0 credit from: CAS200H1, CAS201H1, CAS202H1
3SAS318H1 or HIS282Y1
40.5 credit in 300-level CAS courses
5Additional 1.0 or 1.5 credits (as necessary to total 4.0 credits in minor) from SAS and CAS courses or the list of eligible courses offered by other departments found below.
Electives:
BPM214H1, CDN230H1, CHC456H1, ENG369H1, FAH364H1*, HIS282Y1, HIS470H1, HIS480H1, HIS494H1, HIN211H5 (UTM), HIN212H5 (UTM), HIN311H5 (UTM), HIN312H5 (UTM), HIN313H5 (UTM), HIN412Y5 (UTM), LGGA70H3 (UTSC)*, LGGC70H3 (UTSC), LGGA71H3 (UTSC)*, LGGA72Y3 (UTSC), LGGA74H3 (UTSC), LGGB74H3 (UTSC), LGGA75H3 (UTSC), LGGA76Y3 (UTSC), LGGA78Y3 (UTSC), MUN200H1*, MUS209H1, PHL239H1, PHL339H1, POL328H1*, POL357H1, POL441H1, PUN212Y5 (UTM), RLG205H1, RLG206H1, RLG208H1, RLG260H1, RLG263H1, RLG311H1, RLG312H1, RLG352H1, RLG355H1, RLG358H1, RLG359H1, RLG360H1, RLG361H1, RLG363H1, RLG365H1, RLG366H1, RLG368H1, RLG372H1, RLG373H1, RLG462H1, RLG463H1, RLG465H1*, RLG467H1, RLG474H1, RLG478H1, SOC218H1, SAN291Y5 (UTM), SAN392Y5 (UTM), URD212Y5 (UTM), URD312Y5 (UTM)
*Courses for which South Asian Studies students have priority enrolment
Courses these requirements name
- SAS114H1Introduction to South Asian Studies
- CAS200H1State Power and Social Diversity in Asia
- CAS201H1Global Asian Studies: Insights and Concepts
- CAS202H1Asia and the World in the 21st Century
- SAS318H1Colonialism and Tradition
- HIS282Y1History of South Asia
- BPM214H1Socially Engaged Buddhism
- CDN230H1Asian Canadian History last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- CHC456H1Indian Christianity
- ENG369H1South Asian Literatures in English
- FAH364H1Visual South Asia
- HIS470H1History, Rights, and Difference in South Asia
- HIS480H1Modernity and its Others: History and Postcolonial Critique last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- HIS494H1Gandhi's Global Conversations
- HIN211H5
- HIN212H5
- HIN311H5
- HIN312H5
- HIN313H5
- HIN412Y5
- MUN200H1Understanding Global Controversies
- MUS209H1Performing Arts of South Asia
- PHL239H1Introduction to South Asian Philosophy
- PHL339H1Topics in South Asian Philosophy last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- POL328H1Politics and Government in South Asia
- POL357H1Topics in South Asian Politics
- POL441H1Topics in Asian Politics
- PUN212Y5
- RLG205H1Hinduism
- RLG206H1Buddhism
- RLG208H1Sikhism
- RLG260H1Introduction to Sanskrit I
- RLG263H1Introduction to Sanskrit II
- RLG311H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Asian Traditions
- RLG312H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam
- RLG352H1Post-Colonial Islam
- RLG355H1Living Islam
- RLG358H1Special Topics in Hinduism
- RLG359H1Intermediate Sanskrit I
- RLG360H1Intermediate Sanskrit II
- RLG361H1Hinduism: The Great Books
- RLG363H1God and Love in Hinduism
- RLG365H1Hinduism Today
- RLG366H1Hindu Philosophy
- RLG368H1Yoga, Ayurveda and Other Therapies
- RLG372H1Engaging Tibet
- RLG373H1Buddhist Ritual
- RLG462H1Newar Religion
- RLG463H1Tibetan Buddhism
- RLG465H1Readings in Buddhist Texts
- RLG467H1Reading Mahayana Texts last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- RLG474H1Sanskrit Readings I
- RLG478H1Burmese Religions last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SOC218H1Asian Communities in Canada last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- SAN291Y5
- SAN392Y5
- URD212Y5
- URD312Y5
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