Offered By	Faculty of Asian Studies
Academic Contact	Dr McComas Taylor

Sanksrit is one of the main cultural languages of South Asia. It is not only invaluable for the study of the history and the culture of ancient India and her neighbours, but it is of interest to students and teachers of yoga, practitioners of Indic spiritual traditions, and those involved with Indian arts, music, dance and drama. We offer an innovative 'Living Sanskrit' syllabus with an emphasis on conversation, song, recitation and role-play. Students begin to read simple classical texts in first year, and progress to works in a variety of styles and subject matter in second and third years.

NOTE 1: This program is taught collaboratively with the University of Sydney using a video conferencing link.

NOTE 2: Students who are not familiar with the basic terms and concepts of English grammar may enrol in the course Traditional Grammar CLAS1001, and take it concurrently with the first-year language course.

 

Requirements

The Asian Language Major (Sanskrit) may include courses from the following list and must include 24 later-year units in Sanskrit:

SKRT1002 Introduction to Sanskrit A
SKRT1003 Introduction to Sanskrit B
SKRT2103 Advanced Sanskrit A
SKRT2104 Advanced Sanskrit B
SKRT2105 Advanced Sanskrit C
SKRT2106 Advanced Sanskrit D
SKRT2108 Readings in South Asian Cultures
SKRT3108 Advanced Readings in South Asian Cultures

ASIA2103 Language in Asia (L) - consent of program convener required

 
If supplementation of available Sanskrit courses is required to complete the major, coursework may be selected from Faculty offerings in Classical Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Thai or other relevant regional languages with permission of the convener.

 

Further Information

Relevant courses offered outside the Centre

A range of courses in religious studies, history, linguistics and politics are offered in the Faculties of Asian Studies and Arts. In particular, students might wish to select from the following indicative list of courses, when offered or consult Study@ANU prior to seeking agreement from the Sub-Dean:

ASIA2161 Religion and Politics in South Asia A
ASIA2163 Religion and Politics in South Asia B
ASIA2174 Mysticism
ASIA2251 Buddhism
ASIA2262 Classical Civilisations of Southeast Asia
ASIA2267 India: The Emerging Giant
ANTH2033 Religion & Society in India

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.