Language Courses
All students taking classes in the Hindi-Urdu Language Program will learn to read and write both the Devanagari and Nastaliq scripts, and grammar and vocabulary common to both as well as specific to each.
These are general descriptions for Hindi-Urdu Language Courses. For detailed course summary information click here.
HIND_URD 111-1 Hindi-Urdu I (1 Unit) Beginning college-level sequence to develop basic literacy and oral proficiency in Hindi-Urdu. Devanagari script only. Prerequisite - none.
HIND_URD 111-2 Hindi-Urdu I (1 Unit) Beginning college-level sequence to develop basic literacy and oral proficiency in Hindi-Urdu. Devanagari script only. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 111-1 or equivalent.
HIND_URD 111-3 Hindi-Urdu I (1 Unit) Beginning college-level sequence to develop basic literacy and oral proficiency in Hindi-Urdu. Devanagari script only. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 111-2 or equivalent.
HIND_URD 116-0 Accelerated Hindi-Urdu Literacy (1 Unit) One-quarter course for speakers of Hindi-Urdu with no literacy skills. Devanagari and Nastaliq scripts; broad overview of Hindi-Urdu grammar. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
HIND_URD 121-1 Hindi-Urdu II (1 Unit) Intermediate-level sequence developing literacy and oral proficiency in Hindi-Urdu. Devanagari and Nastaliq scripts. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 111-3 or equivalent.
HIND_URD 121-2 Hindi-Urdu II (1 Unit) Intermediate-level sequence developing literacy and oral proficiency in Hindi-Urdu. Devanagari and Nastaliq scripts. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 121-1 or equivalent.
HIND_URD 121-3 Hindi-Urdu II (1 Unit) Intermediate-level sequence developing literacy and oral proficiency in Hindi-Urdu. Devanagari and Nastaliq scripts. Prerequisite: grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 121-2 or equivalent.
HIND_URD 125-1 Accelerated Beginning Hindi (1 Unit) Intensive Hindi language course covers one year of college level Hindi language curriculum in one quarter. Prerequisites: HIND_URD 116-0 OR ability to speak and understand basic Hindi-Urdu AND limited reading-writing skills in the Devanagari/Hindi script (proficiency test/permission of the instructor).
HIND_URD 125-2 Accelerated Intermediate Hindi (1 Unit) Intensive one quarter long Hindi language course covers an equivalent of the second year of college level Hindi language curriculum. Prerequisites: HIND_URD 125-1 OR placement test (requires permission of instructor).
HIND_URD 210-0 Hindi-Urdu III: Topics in Intermediate Hindi-Urdu (1 Unit) A series of independent intermediate Hindi-Urdu courses, developing proficiency through readings and discussions. Devanagari and/or Nastaliq script. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Prerequisite: Grade of at least C- in HIND_URD 121-3 or equivalent.
HIND_URD 310-0 Hindi-Urdu IV (1 Unit) Standalone course focused on literature and culture. Emphasis on reading, writing about, and discussing literary culture. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Prerequisite: 3 iterations of HIND_URD 210-0 (minimum grade C-) or equivalent.
HIND_URD 320-0 Topics Hindi-Urdu Literature (1 Unit)
Hindi-Urdu literature. Cultural and historical dimensions of South Asian literature. May be repeated for credit with a different topic. Prerequisites: 2 300-level courses in Hindi-Urdu or equivalent. Proficiency in reading Hindi or Urdu script is required. Advanced Expression Literature Fine Arts Distro Area Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
HIND_URD 399-0 Independent Study (1 Unit) For students who have advanced with distinction beyond the regular course offerings in Hindi Urdu. Prerequisite: consent of department.