Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Focuses on one or more of the languages, literatures, and linguistics of the peoples of the Indian subcontinent and associated borderlands and island groups.
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Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 8 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- Focuses on one or more of the languages, literatures, and linguistics of the peoples of the Indian subcontinent and associated borderlands and island groups.
- Hindi Language and Literature
- Focuses on the Hindi language, antecessors, and related dialects. Covers philology; Modern Hindi; Hindustani; related dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
- Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Focuses on Sanskrit and related ancient and classical Indo-Aryan languages. Covers Vedic and Classical Sanskrit, Pali and other Prakrits, and the historical development of Indo-Aryan languages and their relation to Indo-European languages such as Greek, Latin and the Baltic languages.
- Bengali Language and Literature
- Focuses on the Bengali language (Bangla) and related dialects. Covers philology; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
- Punjabi Language and Literature
- Focuses on the Punjabi language (Punjabi) and related dialects. Covers philology; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
- Tamil Language and Literature
- Focuses on the Tamil language and related dialects. Covers philology; Classical and Modern Tamil; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
- Urdu Language and Literature
- Focuses on the Urdu language and related dialects. Covers philology; Modern Urdu; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
- South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
- South Asian languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
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- Median pay
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- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.0%
- Job openings a year
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