Admission Requirements

• Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units. Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the graduate unit in which they intend to enrol. Admission will be subject to the approval of the graduate unit concerned and the collaborative specialization committee.

Specialization Requirements

• A mandatory half-year core course entitled Issues in South Asian Studies taught by the core faculty. The core course will be the same for both master's and doctoral students. Master's students who proceed to the doctoral program will not be required to take the core course again. With the permission of the home graduate unit, the core course can be taken in lieu of one of the courses required by the home unit.

• Attendance at a minimum of two lectures per session from the lecture series organized by the Centre for South Asian Studies during the academic year in which the student takes the core course (September to May).

• If writing a thesis, it is expected to include a significant South Asian component.

• For master's students writing a research paper, the home unit will determine whether a South Asian component is required in the research paper.

• For master's students writing a thesis and master's students writing a research paper, language requirements will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.