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 There are two tracks for Religious Studies majors choosing to emphasize Buddhist Studies as undergraduates: A) those planning to continue on for a graduate degree in Buddhist Studies and B) those not necessarily planning to continue in Buddhist Studies at the graduate level, but seeking a broader awareness and knowledge of Buddhism as part of a general humanities degree program. In addition to meeting the general requirements for the BA in Religious Studies, the standard undergraduate program in Buddhist Studies should include the following:
- 1 lower division Buddhist Studies core course (A and B)
- At least 4 upper division Buddhist Studies core courses dealing with at least two Asian regions: South and Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, and Japan (A and B)
- At least 2 courses in other Asian religious traditions (non-core) based on consultation with the Buddhist Studies program advisor. (A and B)
- For those planning to continue in Buddhist Studies at the graduate level, preparation will include at least two years study, or the equivalent, of one Buddhist canonical language: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, or Japanese. (A)
- It is highly recommended that A track students spend one academic year, preferably their junior year, studying at one of the Asian EAP centers or an equivalent.
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| LOWER DIVISION Buddhist Studies Core Courses |
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| 3, Staff |
| Introduction to Asian Religions |
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| 4, Staff |
| Introduction to Buddhism |
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| 21, Hillis |
| Zen |
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| RGST 23/EALCS 23, Steavu-Balint |
| Chinese Buddhism |
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| 31, Cabezón |
| The Religions of Tibet |
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| RGST 47/EALCS 47, Steavu-Balint |
| Introduction to Chinese Taoism |
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RGST 73, Rambelli |
| Introduction to Japanese Religion: Texts, Concepts, and Representations |
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| RGST 74, Rambelli |
| The Western Discovery of Buddhism |
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| UPPER DIVISION Buddhist Studies Core Courses |
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| RGST 109A/EALCS 109A, Steavu-Balint |
| Orientalism and Religion |
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| 111A, Wallace |
| Religions of the Silk Road |
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| 111B, Wallace |
| Religions of Mongolia |
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| 120, Staff |
| Shugendo: Japanese Mountain Religion |
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| 159N, Wallace |
| Readings in Buddhist Tantric Texts |
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| 161B, Staff |
| Buddhist Meditation Traditions |
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| 161C, Wallace |
| Buddhist Tantric Traditions |
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| RGST 163A/EALCS 163A, Steavu-Balint |
| Sex, Drugs, and Meditation |
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| RGST 163B/EALCS 163B, Steavu-Balint |
| Chinese Martial Arts through Film |
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| RGST 163C/EALCS 163C, Steavu-Balint |
| Doctors and Diviners |
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| 164, Staff |
| Topics in Buddhist Studies |
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| 164A, Wallace |
| Buddhist Traditions of South Asia |
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| 164B, Staff |
| Buddhist Traditions of China |
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| 164C, Wallace |
| Buddhist Ethics |
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| 166E,Staff |
| The Flowering of Chinese Buddhism |
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| 167A,Rambelli |
| Religion in Japanese Culture |
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| 171, Rambelli |
| Buddhism and Local Cults in Asia |
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| 171A-F, Cabezón |
| The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism |
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| 176, Rambelli |
| Buddhist Political Thought and Institutions |
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| 178, Rambelli |
| Buddhist Geography |
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| 179, Rambelli |
| Visual Culture of Buddhism |
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| 184A, Cabezón |
| The Practice of Tibetan Buddhism |
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| 184B, Cabezón |
| Tibetan Buddhist Thought |
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| 193B, Wallace |
| Religion and Healing in Global Perspective |
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| 202A, Wallace |
| Introductory Pali |
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| LANGUAGES |
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| Chinese 1-6 |
| Mandarian Chinese |
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| Chinese 101 A-C |
| Classical Chinese |
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| 166F, Powell |
| Religious Literature in Chinese: Buddhist Texts |
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| Japanese 1-8 |
| Modern Japanese |
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| Japanese 101 A-C |
| Pre-Modern Japanese |
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| 30A-C, Hillis |
| Elementary Tibetan |
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| 30D-F, Hillis |
| Intermediate Tibetan |
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| 135, Cabezón |
| Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts |
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| 159A-C, Hillis |
| Elementary Sanskrit |
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| 159D-F, Hillis |
| Intermediate Sanskrit |
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