ACADEMICS

The University of Michigan is among the world’s most prolific and prestigious centers for the production of knowledge on South Asia, and is the country’s foremost leader in international education. Our Masters and Graduate Certificate Program students benefit from direct interaction with more than 40 faculty members at Michigan who devote all or part of their research to understanding South Asian histories, cultures, economies, and politics. Our students can avail of course offerings in humanities and social science departments, as well as in the schools of law, public health, architecture and planning, natural resources and the environment, and public policy.

The Center for South Asian Studies

(CSAS) awards a Master’s degree in South Asian Studies, as well as a Certificate of Graduate Studies for students enrolled in other graduate degree programs. The Center also offers a dual MA/MBA degree with the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The MA program provides students with a broad interdisciplinary approach to their chosen field of study, and the flexibility to pursue individual programs of interest. The Graduate Certificate program is a shorter inter-disciplinary program intended to supplement and complement on-going study in a discipline or in a professional school.

Our Master’s and Certificate students are an integral part of the Center for South Asian Studies, which provides a forum for intellectual dialogue and learning with true interdisciplinary vitality.

The Center offers Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS). We also encourage student travel for study, internships, or independent research, and provide assistance in securing sponsorship and resources.

Why Study South Asia at Michigan?

• World Class Faculty
  • Over 40 faculty dedicated to research, scholarship and professional activities in South Asia, with expertise in all the South Asian countries.
• Excellent Resources
  • With more than 300,000 titles in various formats (including 70,000 monographs and 1500 current serials), the South Asia Collection at the University of Michigan Library is among the world’s richest. In addition, the University Museum maintains several world-renowned collections of South Asian materials. Our students also enjoy access to the University of Michigan’s language Resource Center and training in a diverse array of South Asian languages. In addition to those regularly offered by the Center for South Asian Studies, students and faculty regularly participate in the events and programs offered by the many other international centers and programs supported by the International Institute at the University of Michigan.
• Strong Connections
  • Over the years our faculty and students have developed strong relationships with South Asian governments and Non-Government-Organizations (NGO’s), businesses, universities, and research institutions. Our students enjoy access to these groups through summer internships, fellowships for research and study abroad, and regular opportunities to interact with visiting scholars and officials in the Center’s scholarly lecture series and public outreach programming. Our alumni enjoy exciting careers in government, business, academia, and the professions.
• Amazing Classmates
  • Our students are second to none, and come from a range of diverse backgrounds and life experiences. They regularly win competitive national fellowships, and are actively in scholarly venues, public service, and both local and international political organizations.

Degree Programs

Masters Degree in South Asian Studies

Applying to the MA Program

Graduate Certificate Program in South Asian Studies

Dual Degree Programs

Sample Course Schedule

Other Resources

South Asian Studies Funding Opportunities

U-M South Asian Languages

South Asia Division of the U-M Library