Degrees

The requirements for a major in Asian Cultures & Languages – Bangla are (full details):

24 semester hours including at least 21 hours of upper-division coursework:

  • 9 hours upper-division Bangla
  • 15 hours (including 12 upper-division) additional Asian Studies coursework related to South Asia, which may include 3 hours of upper-division coursework in Bengali, Malayalam, Sanskrit. See the Area List page for a list of approved courses for this requirement.

minor in Bangla is pending approval by the University and should be available to students by the Fall 2022. The simple requirements for the Bangla minor will be: 15 semester credits of Malayalam coursework which must include at least 3 hours upper-division coursework.