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

Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies GradDipBuddhistStud
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 055321F
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 up to 3 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A recognised Bachelor degree with a major in the humanities or social sciences

Completion Requirements

 
6 units of study (totalling 36 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

 
Candidates in the Graduate Diploma program may choose to transfer to the Masters program with full credit once they have passed the required units.