Graduate degrees are pursued through the departments that relate to the center. In addition to the graduate degree, a certificate of specialization is awarded with degrees in specific disciplines. The participating departments are anthropology, geography, history, philosophy, political science and religious studies. The South Asian languages offered are Hindi and Sanskrit. The University is a member of the American Institute of Indian Studies, a consortium and funding agency for the leading South Asia Centers in this country.
Individual departments offer financial assistance.
The library has been developed under the supervision of a professional South Asian librarian. The library was a recipient of books published in South Asia under the P.L. 480 program. Particularly notable is the broad selection of books and microfilm on the Punjab area of South Asia. A collection of South Asian works of art is in the Museum of Art and Archaeology. Back to the top.