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Indian and Subcontinental Studies program overview

The 2012 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 2012 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook:

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

This section also lists units of study available in 2012, including Exchange units and cross-listed units of study.

Cross-listed units of study
Units of study from other departments may be cross-listed towards the Sanskrit major. See below for senior level undergraduate, non-language units of study in Indian and Buddhist philosophy, religion, history, culture, politics and social structures, which are taught by Department of Indian Subcontinental staff and that are cross-listed from the Asian Studies Program.

  • ASNS2620 Classical Indian Philosophy
  • ASNS2621 Buddhist Philosophy
  • ASNS2623 India: Tradition and 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

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.