BA South Asian Studies (3 years)

SOAS, University of London

Bachelor's degree

In City of London

£ 9,250 + VAT

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  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Programme Code: T300 BA/SAS
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings
Start of programme: September
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
The department offers the broadest range of teaching in the UK and Europe on the languages, literatures and cultures of the principal countries of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The degree is centred on language study, but includes a wide range of options which allow the student to study South Asia through several different disciplines including social anthropology, art and archaeology, cinema, economics, geography, history, law, literature, music, politics and religion. The breadth of the School’s expertise on South Asia makes BA South Asian Studies unique in the UK university system.
BA South Asian Studies is a 3-year degree, and four modules are taken each year. The first year features the core module South Asian Culture, a modular module which introduces aspects of the languages and cultures of the subcontinent. This is taken alongside an introductory language module in Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Sanskrit, or Urdu, which is also core, which in turn leads to further modules in the same language and its literature in Years 2 and 3. (Gujarati, Pali, Sinhala and Tamil are also available, but in a more limited range of modules.) Not all language modules are available every year, and all modules are subject to quorum; current availability can be checked by contacting the South Asia Department. Further modules relevant to South Asia are selected from options taught in other departments. Given the range of modules available, the Department is careful to offer appropriate advice to each student in making his or her selection, in order to ensure an overall coherence of coverage..
Introductory language modules taught in Year 1 assume no previous knowledge of the chosen language or its script: they start completely from scratch

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Subjects

  • Urdu
  • Cinema
  • Art
  • Economics
  • Archaeology
  • Options
  • Politics
  • IT Law
  • IT
  • Teaching
  • Hindi
  • International
  • Law
  • Sanskrit
  • Media
  • Music
  • IT Development
  • Skills and Training
  • Anthropology
  • Literature
  • Geography
  • South Asian Studies
  • Art and archaeology
  • Film
  • Religion

Course programme

Learn a language as part of this programme

Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language which sets SOAS apart from other universities.

Students must take 120 credits per year, 90 of which must be from the approved syllabus for their programme of study. Students can choose non-language modules from a range of approved South-Asia related modules from subject areas which include anthropology, art and archaeology, economics, film, geography, history, law, literature, music, politics and religion.

NB: not all modules are available every year - please check to see which modules are on offer.

Core modules must be passed in order to proceed to the following year of study.

NB: The structure for this module has changed for new students enrolling in (or after) the 2012/13 academic year.Structure for students who enrolled in 2011/12 or before

Please see the PDF document if you enrolled in 2011/12 or earlier BA South Asian Studies (3 years) Structure (pdf; 11kb)

Structure for students who enrol in 2012/13 or afterYear 1Compulsory Language Module

Choose a 30 credit module from list A at an appropriate level Bengali/Hindi/Nepali/Sanskrit/Urdu language

Core Module (Year 1)
  • Introduction to South Asia
Compulsory Module (Year 1)
  • H140 Introduction to the History of South Asia
Plus

Choose an additional compulsory module: a module to the value of 15 credits from 'List B'

Guided Option (Year 1)

Guided Options are modules that may be preferable for the learning outcomes of this degree programme. Choose a 30 credit guided option from 'List B'

OROpen Option (Year 1)

Choose open option modules to the value of 30 credits.

Year 2Core Module (Year 2)
  • South Asian Cultural Studies
Plus

Choose a module to the value of 15 credits from the following:

  • South Asian Literature in English
  • Imagining Pakistan: Culture, Politics, Gender
  • Cinema and Society in South Asia: Key Issues
  • Public Culture in Contemporary Nepal
Compulsory Module (Year 2)

Choose a language module to the value of 30 credits from 'List A' or choose modules to the value of 30 credits from 'List C'.

Guided Option (Year 2)

Guided Options are modules that may be preferable for the learning outcomes of this degree programme. Choose a module to the value of 30 credits from 'List C'.

Open Option/Guided Option (Year 2)

Choose either a guided option module to the value of 30 credits from 'List C' or choose Open Option modules to the value of 30 credits.

Year 3Compulsory Module (Year 3)

Students are encouraged to undertake the following ISP together with language modules at intermediate or advanced level to the value of 30 credits from 'List A' OR modules to the value of 30 credits from 'List C'

  • Independent Study Project in South Asian Studies
Guided Option (Year 3)

Guided Options are modules that may be preferable for the learning outcomes of this degree programme. Choose 30 credits at an intermediate or advanced level from 'List C'.

Optional Module /Guided Option (Year 3)

Choose either a guided option module to the value of 30 credits from 'List C' OR an open option module to the value of 30 credits.

List A: South Asian Language Modules

The list below indicates the pathway along which students can progress as they do their South Asian language modules. Students may not take more than one language module at elementary level in any given year.

Elementary Level
  • Bengali Language 1
  • Hindi Language 1A
  • Hindi Language 1B
  • Nepali Language I
  • Sanskrit Language 1
  • Urdu Language 1
  • Nepali Literacy
  • Introduction to Prakrit
Intermediate Level
  • Bengali Language 2
  • Hindi Language 2
  • Nepali Language 2
  • Sanskrit Language 2
  • Urdu Language 2
  • Urdu Literacy
  • Readings in Prakrit
  • Readings in Contemporary Hindi
Advanced Level
  • Hindi Language 3
  • Hindi Language 4
  • Literature & Colonialism in North India
  • Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi Literature
  • Nepali Language 3
  • Sanskrit Texts on Yoga
  • Sanskrit Poetry and Aesthetics
  • Selected Texts from the Sanskrit Epic
  • Directed Readings in a South Asian Topic
List B: Introductory Module on Aspects of South Asian History and Culture
  • R110 Introduction to Buddhism
  • R120 Introduction to Hinduism
  • Introduction to Jainism
  • H140 Introduction to the History of South Asia
  • Themes in the Art and Archaeology of South and Southeast Asia
List C: Non-Language Based South Asian and South Asian-Related Modules

Some modules require successful attendance of a relevant introductory module; students are advised to check the relevant module descriptions for prerequisites and consult the relevant module convenor before selecting modules.

Centre for Film Studies
  • Queer Cinema in Asia
Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia
  • Framing Pakistan
  • South Asian Lives
  • South Asian Literature in English
  • Public Culture in Contemporary Nepal
  • Extended Essay in South Asian Studies
School of Law
  • Law and Society in South Asia
  • Law, Multiculturalism and Rights
Department of Politics and International Studies
  • Government and politics of South Asia
Department of History
  • Imagining Pakistan: Culture, Politics, Gender
  • H335 Gandhi and Gandhism
  • H234 Culture and Identity in Modern South Asia 1800-2000
  • H337 Histories of Partition: India and Pakistan 1947 (I)
  • H434 Religion, State And Society In Mughal North India I
Department of Art and Archaeology
  • Traditional Art and Modern South Asia
  • Hindu Art in Medieval India
  • Music, Religion and Society in South Asia
Department of Music
  • Classical singing in India: continuity and change
Department of the Study of ReligionsDepartment of Economics
  • Economic development of South Asia
Programme Specification
  • BA South Asian Studies (3 years) Programme Specs (pdf; 54kb)
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