Are you interested in the intersection of mental health and culture, global health, and community engagement? Do you want to gain field research skills and learn about indigenous communities in South India’s beautiful and fragile Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve?

This Master's degree program in Asian Studies is designed for students who want more work in language and area studies before entering the professional, business, or academic fields.

A candidate for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree at Cornell University may achieve a minor in South Asian Studies by completing at least 18 units of course work.

The Nilgiris Field Learning Center (NFLC) is a unique partnership between the Indian NGO, Keystone Foundation, and Cornell University. It aligns Cornell faculty and students with practitioners and community members in the Nilgiris, the “blue hills” of southern India.

This two-semester course includes a January intersession study trip to India.

The minor in Sanskrit Studies is for students who wish to broaden and deepen their competence in the Sanskrit language and traditional Indian religious, literary, and philosophical culture.

A major in Asian Studies is rewarding for students of all backgrounds, as the global presence of Asia becomes ever more visible.

This program supports CALS undergraduate students in pursuit of challenging, professionally focused summer internships and research placements.

TCI funds and operates a summer internship program that places Cornell graduate students with research internship opportunities across India.

Spend a semester in Sri Lanka, learning local languages, living with host families, and conducting an independent study project on one of its deeply-rooted traditions or contemporary post-war challenges.