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South Asian Studies


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Professor: Thomas (History, Director)
Affiliated Professors: Appleyard (Economics), Berkey (History),
Hess (Economics), Mahony (Religion), Martin (Economics), Sabaratnam (Sociology)
Affiliated Associate Professor: Stasack (Music)

South Asian Studies (SOU) is an interdisciplinary program focusing on an important region of the nonwestern world: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The program’s courses provide opportunities for students to explore the arts, history, languages, religions, and social structures of a culture other than their own.

Davidson College conducts a Semester-in-India program in the fall semester of even numbered years, which combines a period of residence in Chennai and a time of travel/study to major archaeological and historical sites in India. Participating students may earn four Davidson College course credits. Three courses will be taught by Indian scholars and/or by experts in their respective fields. Davidson College’s resident director of the program will teach the fourth course. A more detailed description is given in the Educational Programs section; details are also available from the Office of Study Abroad.

Cultural Diversity Requirement


South Asian Studies (SOU) 310, and 385 fulfill the cultural diversity requirement.

South Asian Studies


Check the respective departmental listings for availability of courses, prerequisites, and details.

Other courses which cross the curriculum and are included in the South Asian Studies program are as follows:

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