MA Buddhist Studies

Note: The list of modules running 2018/19 is still being finalised. For a full selection on what will be on offer, please check back again in a few weeks.

Students must complete 120 credits of MA taught modules in addition to the compulsory dissertation (60 credits). These should be chosen as follows:

• 15 credits from mandatory core module "Critical Concepts in Buddhist Studies"
• up to 30 credits modules must be selected from List A.
• up to 15 credits modules must be selected from List A or B.
• up to 30 credits modules can be selected from List A, B, or Relevant Language Courses in other Departments.
• up to 30 credits modules can be selected from the open options History of Art and Archaeology and Music lists below.

Students may be allowed to study for the MA on a part-time basis:

The part-time MA may be taken over two years, in which case the student takes two 30 credits (or equivalent 15 credits) in the first year, and two 30 credits (or equivalent 15 credits) and the dissertation in the second year.

Alternatively, it can be taken over three years in which case the student can distribute the 120 credits evenly in each of the three years. The dissertation can be written in year two or three, but it is strongly recommended that this be undertaken in the final year of the degree. It must be submitted in September of the year in which the student registers for it.

Note to part-time students: Modules not listed as running, are likely to run in the next academic year.

For more information, please contact the programme convener.

• Critical Concepts in Buddhist Studies
• Dissertation in Buddhist Studies

• Buddhism in Tibet
• Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet
• Chinese Religious Texts: A Reading Seminar
• Chinese Buddhism in Pre-Modern Period
• East Asian Buddhist Thought
• Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (1)
• Imag(in)ing Buddhahood in South Asia (2)
• Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and Believers

• Jainism: History, Doctrine and the Contemporary World
• The Great Tradition of Taoism
• The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient India
• The Religions of Ancient India

• Burmese Language 1 (PG)
• Burmese Language 2 (PG)
• Chinese 1 (PG)
• Chinese 2 (PG)
• Chinese 3 (PG)
• Chinese 4 (PG)
• Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and Literary Chinese (PG)
• Japanese 5 (PG)
• Japanese 1 (PG)
• Japanese 2 (PG)
• Japanese 3 (PG
• Japanese 4 (PG)
• Korean 1 (PG)
• Intermediate Korean (PG)
• Advanced Korean Readings (PG)
• Nepali Language 1 (PG)
• Nepali Language 2 (PG)
• Prakrit Language 1 (PG)
• Sanskrit Language 1 (PG)
• Sanskrit Language 2 (PG)
• Thai Language 1 (PG)
• Thai Language 2 (PG)
• Thai Language 3 (PG)
• Tibetan (Classical) 1 (PG)
• Tibetan (Classical) 2 PG
• Tibetan (Classical) 3: Historical and Biographical Literature (PG)
• Tibetan (Modern) 1 PG
• Tibetan (Modern) 2 (PG)
• Vietnamese Language 1 (PG)
• Vietnamese Language 2 (PG)

• Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road
• Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia
• Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk Route
• Critical Themes in Tibetan Art
• Interpreting Visual Expressions of the Mandala
• Sacred Art and Architecture of Ancient Korea
• The Figure of the Buddha: Theory, Practice and the Making of Buddhist Art History
• The Indian Temple
• Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

• MA Buddhist Studies programme specification 2017-18 (pdf; 206kb)
• MA Buddhist Studies programme details 2017-18 (pdf; 137kb)

Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules