CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED BUDDHIST STUDIES
Program Description & Learning Outcomes

ACADEMIC PROGRAM LINKS

ACADEMIC CALENDAR:

FALL 2011
August 29 – Fall semester begins
September 12 – Last day to add/drop classes
November 20-27 – Thanksgiving week break
December 15 – Registration opens for
Spring 2012 semester
December 18 – Fall semester ends

SPRING 2012
January 30:  Spring 2012 semester begins
February 13:   Last day to add/drop classes for Spring 2012 semester
March 19-April 1:  Spring break
May 21:  Registration opens for Fall 2012 semester
June 2:  Spring semester ends

FALL 2012
August 27:  Fall 2011 semester begins
September 10:  Last day to add/drop classes for Fall 2011 semester
November 19-25:  Thanksgiving week
December 3:  Registration opens for Spring 2013 semester
December 16:  Fall 2012 semester ends


APPLICATION DATES:
March 1 – Fall 2012 Admissions Deadline
March 1 – Notification of Early Admissions Acceptance/Denial
April 1 – Admissions Notification of Acceptance/Denial
April 15 – Extended Deadline for Fall 2012 Admissions
May 1 – Deadline to Accept Offer of Degree Entry
May 15 – Notification of Final Admissions Acceptance/Denial
May 15 – Admissions Notification of Acceptance/Denial for extended deadline applicants
June 5 – Deadline to Accept Offer of Degree Entry
June 15 – Deadline to Accept Offer of Degree Entry for extended deadline applicants


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Maitripa College is a nonprofit corporation authorized by the State of Oregon to offer and confer the academic degrees described herein, following a determination that state academic standards will be satisfied under OAR 583-030. Inquiries concerning the standards or school compliance may be directed to the Office of Degree Authorization, 1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 100, Eugene, Oregon, 97401.

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>COMPLETE COURSE CATALOG

THE CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED BUDDHIST STUDIES PROGRAM is a 2-3 year degree program designed to provide an in-depth foundation to the core texts and practices of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

The program focuses on combining rigorous academic study with meditation and community service requirements to offer a superior, integrated education in Buddhist Studies. (See also the Mission statement on the right and Learning Outcomes below).

The certificate program may be completed as a full- or part-time student. Full-time students must take a minimum of 7 credits per semester; part-time students may take as few as 1 credit per semester, and may take up to 5 years to complete the certificate.

Flexible weekend and evening class times accommodate all schedules.

See also our Distance Learning Program for online classes.


MAITRIPA COLLEGE CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED BUDDHIST STUDIES: LEARNING OUTCOMES

Philosophy & Language: Students will have a sophisticated understanding of the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy, the issues at stake for Buddhist philosophers, and the approaches Tibetan and Western scholars take toward understanding this body of work. Students will be familiar with the history, authors, and texts significant in the development of Buddhist thought in India and Tibet .

Students will be qualified members of the community of Buddhist scholars, and able to understand, participate in, and contribute to ongoing dialogue with their peers in the field of Buddhist Studies. Students will be knowledgeable of and comfortable using current methodologies in Buddhist Studies.

In keeping with Maitripa’s broad aim of making Tibetan knowledge available to Western world, students will have basic proficiency in Classical Tibetan and, if they choose to pursue advanced Tibetan studies, be able to read, understand, and work within a wide range of classical genres from the tradition. Students will have the ability to refer directly to sources written in Classical Tibetan, and will have familiarity with philosophical, historical, and literary genres. Students will also possess mastery of the fundamentals of translation methodology.

Meditation: Students will have solid awareness and fluency in the terminology of the vast corpus of techniques and practices of Buddhist meditation. Students will be able to identify appropriate meditation practices to combat specific psychological problems and apply them to their own minds.

Social Service: Students will be able to assess community needs, develop strategies for meeting those needs, and actively work to bring concrete benefit to their communities through the practice of social service. Students will be able to integrate Buddhist concepts of compassion, patience, joyous effort, and so forth into their work in the world.

The Educational Mission of Maitripa College : Developing the Wisdom to Sustain Compassion

Maitripa College's educational program is based in the conviction that Buddhist thought and practice has significant contributions to make to American society and culture. On the basis of a worldview that emphasizes the interdependence of individual, society, and the environment, Buddhism encourages the cultivation of wisdom to create compassionate individuals with a sense of responsibility for the community and world they live in. Maitripa College seeks to do this through the powerful medium of higher education, through the offering and development of degree programs for adults. The core program at Maitripa integrates rigorous training in Buddhist thought and philosophy with the application of those ideas through contemplative practice and active community service. In the process, Maitripa combines aspects of a modern liberal arts education with traditional tools from Tibetan Buddhist scholarship.

Click here for a full description of the vision and mission of Maitripa College.


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