The four-semester sequence of lower-division Sanskrit courses fulfills the intermediate proficiency in a foreign language requirement in the College of Liberal Arts. Upper-division courses are required for both the major and the minor in Sanskrit. The main advanced course (SAN 330) rotates topics and may be repeated for credit.
Lower-Division Courses
SAN 506. First-Year Sanskrit I. Introduction to basic grammatical principles, with reading of Rāmāyaṇa episodes as illustrations. Five class hours a week for one semester.
SAN 507. First-Year Sanskrit II. Detailed study of problems of grammar and syntax; reading of extracts from Hitopadeśa and the Bhagavad-Gītā. Five class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Sanskrit 506 with a grade of at least C.
SAN 312K. Second-Year Sanskrit I. Introduction to classical Sanskrit prose literature; readings from the Epics and Kathāsaritsāgara. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Sanskrit 507 with a grade of at least C.
SAN 312L. Second-Year Sanskrit II. Introduction to classical Sanskrit poetry and philosophical literature; readings from the Upaniṣads and Kālidāsa’s Meghadūta. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Sanskrit 312K with a grade of at least C.
Upper-Division Courses
SAN 325K. Advanced Sanskrit Readings and Composition I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Sanskrit 312L with a grade of at least C.
SAN 325L. Advanced Sanskrit Readings and Composition II. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Sanskrit 325K with a grade of at least C.
SAN 330. Topics in Sanskrit Language and Literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Sanskrit 312L with a grade of at least C.
SAN 330.1 Sanskrit Drama
SAN 330.2 Vedic Poetry
SAN 330C Bhāgavata Purāṇa
SAN 330D Kumārasambhava of Kālidāsa
SAN 330E Dharmaśāstra
SAN 330F Buddhist and Jain Sanskrit
SAN 330G Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā
SAN 330U The Upaniṣads
SAN 360. Conference Course in Sanskrit Language and Literature. Supervised individual study of selected problems in Sanskrit language or literature. Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, Sanskrit 312L, and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Graduate Courses
SAN 381. Conference Course in Sanskrit Language and Culture. Supervised individual study in Sanskrit language or culture. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the graduate coordinator.
SAN 384S. Topics in Sanskrit Language and Culture. Study of various aspects and periods of Sanskrit language and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; and Sanskrit 325L, 330, or the equivalent, or consent of instructor.
SAN 384S.1 Advanced Readings in Sanskrit
SAN 384S.2 Readings in Classical Sanskrit Prose and Literature
SAN 384S.3 Sanskrit Drama
SAN 384S.4 Vedic Poetry
SAN 384S.5 The Upaniṣads
SAN 384S.6 Bhāgavata Purāṇa
SAN 384S.7 Kumārasambhava of Kālidāsa
SAN 384S.8 Dharmaśāstra
SAN 384S.9 Buddhist and Jain Sanskrit
SAN 384S.10 Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā