Postgraduate degrees in Buddhist Studies

The Master of Buddhist Studies program offers units covering the full spectrum of Buddhist culture and practice, as well as language studies. There are units on the development of early Buddhist scriptures and the history, art and archaeology of this phase of development. There are units that analyse meditation and the healing tradition in Buddhism. Particular local manifestations such as the Vajrayana tradition in Tibet, East Asian Buddhism and the more modern Western Buddhism enrich the picture further. Students who are interested in gaining the ability to access the primary texts may study Pali and Sanskrit.

The Buddhist Studies program has been co-operatively developed between Studies in Religion and Indian Sub-Continental Studies in the Faculty of Arts. Units are taught by staff from both departments.

Further Buddhist Studies related units that students may take are offered by other departments or programs. This includes the Asian Studies program within the School of Languages and Culture and the newly established Australian Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology within the Department of Art History and Theory.

For comprehensive information on postgraduate coursework in Buddhist Studies, click here.

The department of Indian Sub-Continental Studies welcomes enquiries about supervision in Buddhist Studies from applicants enrolling in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Master of Arts (Research).