Tamil Courses
Tamil: TAM
Lower-Division Courses
TAM 604. Accelerated First-Year Tamil.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Designed for students who understand or speak but do not read or write Tamil. Six class hours a week for one semester. Tamil 604 and 506 may not both be counted; Tamil 604 and 507 may not both be counted.
TAM 506. First-Year Tamil I.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Tamil 506 and 604 may not both be counted.
TAM 507. First-Year Tamil II.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Tamil 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Tamil 506 with a grade of at least C.
TAM 612. Accelerated Second-Year Tamil.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Continuation of Tamil 604. Designed for students who understand or speak but do not read or write Tamil. Six class hours a week for one semester. Tamil 612 and 312K may not both be counted; Tamil 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Tamil 604 with a grade of at least C.
TAM 312K. Second-Year Tamil I.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Tamil 612 and 312K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Tamil 507 with a grade of at least C.
TAM 312L. Second-Year Tamil II.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Tamil 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Tamil 312K with a grade of at least C.
Upper-Division Courses
TAM 320K. Advanced Tamil I.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Tamil 312L with a grade of at least C.
TAM 320L. Advanced Tamil II.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Tamil 320K with a grade of at least C.
TAM 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Tamil.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Asian Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
TAM 330. Topics in Tamil Language and Literature.
Not open to native speakers of Tamil. Study of specific subjects related to South Asian culture as reflected in Tamil literary productions and other modes of expression. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Tamil 312L with a grade of at least C.
TAM 360. Conference Course in Tamil Language and Literature.
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Tamil language and literature. Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Graduate Courses
TAM 381. Conference Course in Tamil Language and Culture.
Supervised individual study in Tamil 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.
TAM 384. Topics in Tamil Language and Culture.
Study of various aspects and periods of Tamil language and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Tamil 312L with a grade of at least C.