Graduation Requirements

For Cohorts 2007 and after

at least 100MCs of SN or SN-recognised modules (include Tamil or Hindi language modules), which include the following:

1. SN1101E    South Asia: People, Culture, Development

2. SN4101      Approaches to South Asian Studies

3. SN4102      Critical Debates in South Asian Studies

4. a minimum of 44MCs of SN modules (including SN1101E).

5. a maximum of ONE of the following "methods" modules*:

   (i) GE2225
   (ii) HY2241
   (iii) PS2102 or PS3257

   *Students are encouraged to read ONE of the recognised "methods" modules.

6. a minimum of 60MCs at level-3000 or higher (excluding language modules)., with

   (a) a minimum of 40MCs at level-4000 or higher, including

   (i)SN4101
   (ii)SN4102

7. a maximum of 2 level-5000 SN modules (subject to department's approval).


8. a maximum of 8MCs of either Tamil or Hindi track language* modules, not both.
   


9. SN4402 Honours Thesis/Project (15MCs) is optional.

*Language modules are optional.

Note:

The following modules are recognized as contributing towards the SN major requirements:

Southeast Asian Studies Programme
SE4212       Elites in SEA
SE4218       Majorities and Minorities in SEA
SE4221       Postcolonialism in SEA

Department of Malay Studies
MS4203      Religious Life of the Malays
MS4204      The Malay Middle Class
MS4205      Political Economy of the Malays
MS4206      Gender in Malay Societies

Centre for Language Studies
LAH1201     Hindi 1
LAH2201     Hindi 2
LAL1201     Tamil 1
LAL2201     Tamil 2

Other FASS Departments and Programmes
GE4202      Remaking the Global Economy
GE4204      Urban Space: Critical Perspectives
HY4101       Historiography
HY4222       Asian Business History
NM4202     Transnational Information Producers
NM4213     Digital Economies
PS4214       Politics, Art and Popular Culture
EN3265       South Asian Literatures in English

Students intending to pursue Honours are encouraged to read ONE of the following recognised methods modules towards their SN requirements:

GE2225      Methods and Practices in Geography
HY2241       Why History? The 20th Century 1914-1989
PS3257       Political Inquiry

Modules with prerequisites:

SN2275       Tamil Studies I (requires a pass in at least GCE ‘AO’ level Tamil)
SN3275       Tamil Studies II (requires a pass in SN2275 Tamil Studies I)

• To declare an Honours track, students must have completed 110MCs, including 60MCs in the Major, with a CAP of 3.5 and above.

• To qualify for Honours Thesis/Project (15MCs), students must be on the Honours track. In order to obtain First Class Honours, students must achieve a CAP of 4.5 or higher AND at least an ‘A-‘ in the Honours Thesis/Project.

• Students who do not attempt the Honours Thesis/Project will read level-4000 modules to fulfil the Honours Requirements.

• Students may also read a level-4000 Independent Studies Module (5MCs). The level-4000 ISM carries a prerequisite of 100MCs completed, including 60MCs in the Major, with a minimum CAP of 3.5. It precludes the Honours Thesis/Project.

• All level-4000 modules carry a general prerequisite of having completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in the Major, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 OR being on the Honours track. (Some level-4000 modules may have different prerequisites.)