University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Studies in Religion / Buddhist Studies / Master of Buddhist Studies 2010

Master of Buddhist Studies MBuddhistStud
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 055320G
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or 2 - 4 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A recognised Bachelor degree with a major in the humanities or social sciences; other disciplinary backgrounds and/or professional experience may be considered by the department.

Completion Requirements

 
8 units of study (totalling 48 credit points).
Students are encouraged to construct a program that combines language units with core units of study.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
Core
BDST 6906 Foundations of Buddhist Studies 1 6
Elective
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
BDST 6901 Readings in Early Buddhist Literature 2 6
BDST 6902 Buddhism and the West 2 6
BDST 6907 Dissertation 1 1,2 6
BDST 6908 Dissertation 2 1,2 6
PALI 5901 Pali for Postgraduates 1 1 6
PALI 5902 Pali for Postgraduates 2 2 6
RLST 6935 Buddhist Contemplative Practices 1 6
RLST 6946 Academic Research Project 1, 2 6
RLST 6950 Gender and Buddhism: Western Perspectives 2 6
SANS 5901 Sanskrit for Postgraduates 1 1 6
SANS 5902 Sanskrit for Postgraduates 2 2 6
SANS 5903 Sanskrit for Postgraduates 3 1 6
SANS 5904 Sanskrit for Postgraduates 4 2 6
SANS 5913 Sanskrit for postgraduate Research 2 2 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. This requirement may be waived at the Program Co-ordinator's discretion - for example, on the basis of previous study at a Western university. More Information

Further Study

 
The Master of Buddhist Studies may include a supervised research project (RLST 6946 Academic Research Project) and/or a dissertation of 15,000 words (RLST 6921 Dissertation 1 and RLST 6922 Dissertation 2) as preparation to enter a research postgraduate degree such as a Master of Philosophy or a Doctor of Philosophy.
Candidates intending to undertake further study should consult the Program Coordinator.