2020 Fall

SASIAN 1A 001 - LEC 001

Formerly South Asian 1A

Introduction to the Civilization of Early India

Alexander Von Rospatt

Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020

Tu, Th

12:30 pm - 01:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:23509

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Remote Instruction

Offered through South and Southeast Asian Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 32

Enrolled: 18

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 50

Waitlist Max: 10

Open Reserved Seats:

1 reserved for New Undergraduate Transfer Students

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Alexander Von Rospatt

This course offers a broad historical, political, ethnographical and and cultural survey of the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent from the earliest period known to archaeology to the advent of Islam as a major cultural and political force around the 13th century CE. Lectures, readings, and class discussions will center on seminal texts that have influenced South Asian civilizations from the earliest antiquity to the late medieval period. This course is open to all interested students and is required for those majoring or minoring in South Asian Studies.