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Indian and Subcontinental Studies program overview

The latest edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook contains a detailed overview of the Indian and Subcontinental Studies program at the University of Sydney:

Indian and Subcontinental Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook

Majoring in Sanskrit

Indian and Subcontinental Studies offers a major in Sanskrit. Requirements for a major in Sanskrit are outlined in the Units of Study section of the latest edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook:

Sanskrit - requirements for a major and list of units of study

This section also lists available units of study, including Exchange units and cross-listed units of study.

Cross-listed units of study
The Department offers non-language units of study in Indian and Buddhist philosophy, religion, history, culture, politics and social structures in the Asian Studies and Buddhist Studies programs. These along with units of study offered by other departments may be cross-listed towards the Sanskrit major. They are:

  • ASNS2620 Classical Indian Philosophy
  • ASNS2621 Buddhist Philosophy
  • ASNS2623 India: Tradition into Modernity
  • ASNS2624 Understanding Buddhist Literature
  • ASNS2625 Buddhism in Modern Asia
  • ASNS2626 Religious Traditions of South Asia
  • ASNS2627 India, China, Tibet: Cultural Relations
  • RLST2623 Meditation and Self Transformation
  • BDST2612 Buddhist Meditative Practices
  • BDST2616 The Buddha's Words
  • BDST3611 Buddhist Philosophical Traditions

Other programs
The Department also contributes South Asia content to the International and Comparative Literary Studies program and to the Asian Studies Program, including

  • ASNS1601 Introduction to Asian Cultures
  • ASNS1602 Modernity in Asia
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Academic policies

The Department follows the policies and procedures set out by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – for information, follow these links to the requisite Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pages:

Policies webpage for information on:
- Plagiarism - Satisfactory progress - Late Work - Attendance

Undergraduate forms contains procedures, and the necessary forms, for amongst others:
- Applying for credit
- Applying for a DNF after the semester deadline
- Applying for Honours
- Applying for a suspension for one or two semesters
- Appealing against a result

Assessment Consideration webpage for information on:
- Special Consideration - for serious illness or misadventure
- Special Arrangements - for essential community commitments
- Extensions on assessments - for minor illness or misadventure

Marks and scaling webpage for information on this area.