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Curriculum

Course Descriptions

Sample Degree Paths

Summer Intensive

The Hindi-Urdu Flagship program offers advanced Hindi Urdu language learners a four-year honors-level program. The curriculum is designed to help students develop superior-level language skills while pursing degrees in the academic major of their choice.

Freshman and sophomore years consist of a core language course taken each semester and an area content course taken once a year (click here for detailed descriptions of these key Flagship courses). The junior year consists of a study abroad program in India incorporating a language course with major-specific courses and a 6-week internship relevant to a student's chosen field of study. While a full year abroad is preferred, the Flagship will consider a semester and summer option on a case by case basis for those students with stringent major-specific requirements. The senior year consists of an independent, capstone research project and exit language test.

Required Flagship Courses:


Freshman Year:

2 semesters of Flagship core language course (5 hrs each)
1 semester of Flagship area content course (3 hrs)

Sophomore Year:

2 semesters of Flagship core language course (5 hrs each)
1 semester of Flagship area content course (3 hrs)

Junior Year Abroad:

Courses and a 6 week internship related to your major
Language content course

Senior Year:

Capstone research project, exit test



2007-2008 Curriculum:


Term Dept Title Faculty
Fall 07 HIN 531K Flagship Core Language Course Van Olphen, Snell, Hyder, Shankar
  ANS 372 My Sweet Lord: Devotion in India (area content course) Snell
  ANS 302K Introduction to India (area content course) Hyder
Spring 08 HIN 531M Flagship Core Language Course Van Olphen, Snell, Hyder, Shankar
  ANS 302K Introduction to India (area content course) Visweswaran
  ANT 302 Cultural Anthropology Ghosh
Summer 08 HIN/URD 12 week intensive Hindi-Urdu course for potential Flagship students Shankar