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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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