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Postgraduate
programmes 2004 Coursework Programmes
Research Programmes Postgraduate Coordinator Dr
Edward Crangle Telephone
(02) 9351 7653 Email:
edward.crangle@arts.usyd.edu.au Address Department
of Studies in Religion, A20 University
of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia Telephone
(02) 9351 3650 Facsimile
number (02) 9351 7758 Entry
requirements BA
with a major in Religion Studies or equivalent. Course
structure Candidates
are required to complete 8 units of study (48 credit points). Each unit
is
taught by a two hours per week seminar, and has 5,000 words of written
assessment. A 12-15,000 word dissertation may be substituted for two
units of
study. Full-time:
1 year, Part-time: 2 Ð 4 years Method
of payment Fee
paying $850 per unit of study (6 credit points) Equity
HECS/PELS places available. Merit Scholarships available Units
of Study Semester
1 RLST6932
Pilgrimage in the Great Traditions An
examination of pilgrimage as a cross-cultural phenomenon, and locating
its
meaning in both the intellectual framework of the individual traditions
and in
the popular piety of their adherents.
The course is designed to provide an overview of the
phenomenon of
pilgrimage across a range of distinct cultures and over an extended
time
period. In addition to this, there is an opportunity to specialise in
particular aspects of pilgrimage, sacred place and popular religious
culture,
and to develop a deeper knowledge of particular areas. RLST6941
New Discoveries in early Christian and Jewish Studies: Qumran, Nag
Hammadi,
Kellis (Joint
programme: 2004 and alternate years) Early Christian
and Jewish studies have been
transformed in recent decades not only by developments in method and
cross-fertilization with other disciplines, but by a series of
spectacular new
textual (and material) discoveries that have provided source material
previously unknown. The unit will
study both this process (in terms of the transformation of a
discipline) and
detailed examples of such material; including access to unpublished
texts
discovered by an Australian archaeological project currently working at
Ismant
el-Kharab (ancient Kellis). RLST6946
Academic Research Project - sem 1 or 2 Semester
2 RLST
6935 Buddhist Contemplative
Practices An in-depth
examination of the doctrinal and
practical aspects of meditation within the major Buddhist traditions. Aim: to enable
students to gain an adequate appreciation of the
principal issues surrounding both the theory and the practice of
Buddhist
meditation. The emphasis
throughout is on critical appraisal of the classical accounts of
meditation in
the context of practical experience and the teachings/interpretations
of
contemporary masters. The
classical accounts in question are mainly the Pali texts and
commentaries, read
in translation. RLST6942
Spirituality and Mysticism in the Early Christian World (Joint
programme: 2004 and alternate years) This unit will
discuss the development of the
Christian mystical tradition in
its historical and philosophical contexts, with especial reference to
the
Origenist school (Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Evagrius); and also to the
spiritual and hagiographical traditions of early Christian monasticism. RLST6946
Academic Research Project - sem 2 RLST6921 Dissertation Part 1 (Sem 1, 2) RLST6922 Dissertation Part 2 (Sem 1, 2) A
dissertation between 12,000 and 15,000 words may be an option for
students.
This is equivalent to two units of study and will usually be undertaken
to
complete the degree, that is, later rather than earlier in the
studentÕs
candidature. Student should
consult the Postgraduate Co-ordinator before enrolling or registering
for the
dissertation. Joint
Programmes between the University of Sydney and Macquarie University:
Entry
requirements
A
candidate may transfer their candidature at the end of the first
semester with
the agreement of the Heads of departments and Faculties of both
institutions in
respect of the - Master
of Arts in Early Christian Studies Graduate
Diploma in Early Christian Studies A
candidate enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Early Christian
Studies may
not transfer. Intake Applicants
are admitted in Semester 1 and Semester 2. Method
of payment Fee
paying $850 per unit of study (6 credit points) Equity
HECS/PELS places available. Merit Scholarships available Course
structure (1)
Master of Arts in Early Christian Studies
(3)
Graduate Certificate in Early Christian Studies
Method
of Progression MA
- Part-time (2 years); Full-time (1 year) permission required. Grad
Diploma - Full-time (1 year), Part-time (2 years) Grad
Certificate - Full-time (1 semester), Part-time (1 year)
Entry
requirements BA
(Honours I or II Div. 1) or equivalent Candidates
proceed by research and thesis. Candidates are required to write a
thesis of
(40,000 - 60,000 words) on a topic approved by the Department embodying
the
results of the candidates' own research. Full-time:
1 - 2 years, part-time: 2 - 4 years
Entry
requirements BA
with First Class Honours or equivalent Course
structure Candidates
proceed by research and thesis. Candidates are required to write a
thesis of
(70,000 - 100,000 words) on a topic approved by the Department
embodying the
results of the candidates' own research. Full-time:
3 - 4 years, part-time: 3 - 8 years Method
of payment The
new Research Training Scheme (RTS), provides Commonwealth funded Higher
Degree
Research students with an 'entitlement' to a HECS exemption up to a
maximum
period of four years' full-time equivalent for a PhD and two years'
full-time
equivalent for a MPhil. Comparative
Religion: Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Judaism and Islam are approached phenomenologically for
elements of
likeness and difference. History
of Religions, Ancient and Modern:
The processes of the manifestation in time of religions,
for example,
from Celtic and Germanic traditions to new religious movements of the
contemporary world. Social
and scientific studies of
religion: mission studies,
for example, in India, China, PNG, Aboriginal and Australian
Christianity. Philosophical
and theological approaches to religion:
classic traditional questions as found in modern debate
and discourse
together with interests in science, liberation theologies. Textual
and exegetical studies in sacred writings: the
contextual issue of the Nag Hammadi library and a
sociological approach to New Testament studies. Early
Christianity, Gnostic, and Coptic Studies. Consciousness
Studies; Contemplative Practices: emphasis on Buddhist contemplative
practices
in textual/historical context. Crangle
E, Dr
Eastern Religious Traditions,
Contemplative Practices, Consciousness Studies. Cusack
C, Dr
Medieval Christianity, European Mythology, Theories of Conversion. Gardner
I, Dr
(Chair of Dept) - Early Christian Studies, Gnosticism and Manichaeism. Swain
T, Dr
Aboriginal Studies, Religion and
Art. Trompf
G, Professor
Pacific and Australian (SW Pacific)
Religion Studies. NB:
The above information is not to be taken as a firm offer or
undertaking. The
University reserves the right to discontinue or vary such courses,
arrangements
or staff allocation at any time without notice. |
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