Certificate of Advanced Study - South Asia
Program Description
The Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in South Asia is available to Syracuse University students in all graduate programs who are looking to supplement their degree with an interdisciplinary approach to the cultures, politics, history, arts, and current events of this region. Students are required to complete at least fifteen (15) credits.
Obtaining the Certificate
Students interested in obtaining the CAS should consult the list of approved courses. Application for the Certificate should be made by first consulting with the student's Faculty Advisor who will determine whether the student can pursue the Certificate consistent with the requirements of his/her degree program and then by speaking with the Director of the Certificate Program, Professor Cecilia Van Hollen.
Administrative Steps:
Two forms must be filled out and delivered to the South Asia Center to complete this stage of the application process:
1. Students who have completed 15 graduate credit hours in approved courses dealing with South Asia should complete a Graduate Enrollment Internal Admission Application Form. Graduate students may apply at any time after they are matriculated in a graduate program at SU, although it is advisable to wait until their final semester/year or until they have completed the requirement of 15 credit hours so that the courses for which they are actually registered are reflected in their application. Once this paperwork is complete, please submit it to Ms. Amy Marsden at the Moynihan Institute (346 Eggers Hall) who will process the paperwork and pass it on to the Graduate Admissions Office (621 Skytop Road). Please note that the Program code for CAS-South Asia is SO20C.
2. The Program of Study Form has to be signed by the student's advisor and by Susan Wadley, who is the Co-Director of the South Asia Center. The Program of Study will be held by Ms. Amy Marsden until all the requirements for the Certificate (15 credits) are complete. Ms Marsden will submit this form to the Graduate School (207 Bowne Hall) in a timely manner before the student's expected graduate date so that the documents and information can be gathered date approaches.
Please also remember that a Graduate Diploma Request Form must be completed through MySlice during the semester that the student will graduate. For those planning on graduating in December 2012, the card must be filed no later than November 2. Those graduating in May 2013 must submit the paperwork no later than March 29. For other deadlines, please check the Graduate School website (http://www.syr.edu/gradschool/em/pdfs/GraduationDeadlines.pdf). Students must complete a separate form for each of their degree programs as each results in its own degree date and diploma.
Program Requirements
The courses listed below are currently approved for the Certificate of Advanced Study. In addition to these courses, credits from Independent Study courses in any disciplie may be counted toward the Certificate if the content of such courses, as formally certified by the professor concerned, principally addresses South Asian topics. Graduate students can also petition to have HIN 620 Hindi-Urdu for Research Purposes, PRS 620 Persian for Research Purposes, or FLL 600 Selected Topics: Pashto count toward the certificate, as well as any other course as long as it has at least 30% South Asia content and the student writes their final paper on a South Asian topic.
Courses:
ANT 625 Problems in the Anthropology of South Asia
ANT/REL 628 Muslims Rituals, Practices and Performances
ANT 756 Development Anthropology
ANT/GEO/WGS 764 Gender and Globalization
HIN 620 Hindi for Research Purposes
HST/SAS 775 Readings and Research in South Asian History
LIN 671 Dimensions of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism
LIN 681 Global Communication through World Englishes
PPA 758 Local Public Finance in Developing and Transition Economies
REL 621 Teaching World Religions in Theory and Practice
REL 625 Pluralism in Islam
REL 627 Globalization and Religion: Process and Problems
REL 687 Global Hinduism
REL 692 Other People's Religions
REL 696 Gender and Religion: Theory and Practice
REL 699 Writing Religions and Cultures