Curriculum: South Asian Studies at UT

The Hindi Urdu Flagship is fortunate to operate within the larger context of a thriving academic community dedicated to the study of South Asia. With over 50 faculty members in a dozen schools and departments, the University of Texas at Austin has one of the most distinguished South Asia programs in the world. Through coursework, seminars, international conferences, research centers, and museums, Flagship students have the unique opportunity to interact with leading Sough Asianists and participate in the world of South Asia scholarship at large.

Some of the key centers for the study of South Asia at UT include:

• Department of Asian Studies
  HUF's administrative home, the Department of Asian studies is one of the largest and most distinguished in the world. It offers courses in ten Asian languages: Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Vietnamese. The Department teaches the histories, cultures, religions, and literatures of Asia, as well as the contemporary issues facing Asian countries from economic and ecological issues to security and ethnic conflicts.
• South Asia Institute
  The South Asia Institute promotes the inter-disciplinary study of all aspects of modern and ancient South Asia. In addition the Institute promotes the study of communities of South Asian origin wherever they may be found. Through its support of individual and group research, specialized courses and training, library acquisitions, international conferences, community outreach, and weekly seminars, the Institute advances the latest knowledge about South Asia and extends awareness of this vital world region across all departments and programs on the UT campus.
• College of Liberal Arts
  The largest and oldest school at the university, the College of Liberal Arts houses more than 600 faculty members with over 5,500 class sections. The College of Liberal Arts currently awards seven degrees in South Asian studies: B.A. and M.A. in Asian Studies; B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in Asian Cultures and Languages; and two dual M.A. degrees with the McCombs School of Business and the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
• Perry-Castañeda Library
  With the nation's fifth largest academic library, UT's research system includes 17 libraries, 5 research centers, and six museums. Its South Asia collection, housed primarily in the Perry-Castañeda Library, is one of the largest in the world. HUF students have access to a dedicated South Asia librarian and important literary, critical, and historical studies in Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and Urdu.
• Harry Ransom Center
  A world renowned humanities archive and museum located across the courtyard from the Flagship office, the Harry Ransom Center hosts extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, photography, film, art, and documentation of the performing arts. The HRC contains the largest collection of historical South Asia related photography in the world. Other South Asia collections include the papers of R.K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Zulfikar Ghose, E.M. Forster, Paul Scott, and Dom Moraes. HUF students can participate in the center's regular exhibits, symposia, and outreach programs.