Overview

Minor in South Asian Studies at The College of Wooster

As one of the few liberal arts colleges in the United States offering a South Asian Studies minor, The College of Wooster offers students a unique opportunity to delve into the historical and cultural traditions of South Asia. Courses and materials focus primarily on, but are not necessarily limited to, the nations and people of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. The interdisciplinary nature of Wooster’s curriculum allows students to add the South Asian Studies minor to any major course of study and still graduate in four years. Off-campus study is both encouraged and supported by longstanding study-abroad programs in India and Nepal. While students can fulfill the SAST minor and thus gain a solid foundation in South Asian Studies without studying abroad, the program is ideally suited to those who desire to spend a semester learning in another country.


Faculty & Staff

Mark Graham

Mark Graham

Associate Professor of Religious Studies; South Asian Studies; East Asian Studies; Co-Liaison to the Museum & Archival Studies Pathway

mgraham@wooster.edu

Erum Haider

Erum Haider

Assistant Professor of Political Science; Environmental Studies; South Asian Studies (On leave for Spring 2024)

ehaider@wooster.edu

Shirley Huston-Findley

Shirley Huston-Findley

Professor of Theatre and Dance; South Asian Studies

sfindley@wooster.edu

Sarah Mirza

Sarah Mirza

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies; Middle Eastern and North African Studies; South Asian Studies; Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

smirza@wooster.edu

Kara Morrow

Kara Morrow

Associate Professor, Art and Art History; Chair of Museum Studies; South Asian Studies

kmorrow@wooster.edu

Elizabeth Schiltz

Purna, Rao, Raju Chair of Philosophy, Department Chair of Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy; Classical Studies; South Asian Studies

eschiltz@wooster.edu

Santha Schuch

Administrative Coordinator - Africana Studies, Archaeology, East Asian Studies, Middle Eastern & North African Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, South Asian Studies, Urban Studies, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

sschuch@wooster.edu

Naoko Skala

Naoko Skala

Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance; South Asian Studies (On leave Spring 2024)

nskala@wooster.edu

Christina Welsch, associate professor of history and South Asian studies at The College of Wooster

Christina Welsch

Associate Professor of History; Department Chair and Professor of South Asian Studies

cwelsch@wooster.edu


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Minor

Six elective South Asian Studies courses from at least two departments are needed to complete a minor. Courses include history, philosophy, and religious studies classes that explore aspects of the countries and people of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.

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