Degree Requirements


First year, fall
REL 503	Tibetan I (4) or
REL 507	Sanskrit I (4)
REL 539	Biblical Hebrew (4)
REL 645	Methods and Issues in the Study of Religion (3)
REL 649	Religious Studies Seminar I: Nondualism in Theory and Practice (3)
One Course from the Religious Studies Courses List (3)
One Contemplative Practice Elective (3)
SUBTOTAL 16

First year, spring
REL 533	Tibetan II (4) or
REL 537	Sanskrit II (4)
REL 568	Biblical Hebrew II (4)
REL 651	Contemplative Practice Retreat* (noncredit)
Two Courses from the Religious Studies Courses List (6)
One Contemplative Practice Elective (3)
SUBTOTAL 13

Second year, fall
REL 553	Tibetan III (4) or
REL 557	Sanskrit III (4)
REL 585	Spiritual Models of Social Action (3)
Three Courses from the Religious Studies Courses List (9)
SUBTOTAL 16

Second year, spring
REL 583	Tibetan IV (4) or
REL 587	Sanskrit IV (4)
REL 670	Trends in Religious Studies (3)
REL 779	Interreligious Dialogue: Theory and Practice (3)
REL 885	Master’s Project (noncredit)
One Contemplative Practice Elective (3)
One Course from the Religious Studies Courses List (3)
SUBTOTAL 16 TOTAL CREDITS 61

*It is recommended that students complete the noncredit Contemplative Practice Retreat requirement (REL 651) no later than the winter break between the fall and spring semesters of their second year.

Religious Studies Courses List
REL 525	Contemplative Christianity (3)
REL 529	Foundations of Judaism: Torah, Prayer and Acts of Kindness (3)
REL 530	Contemplative Hinduism (3)
REL 535	Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (3)
REL 540	Zen Buddhism (3)
REL 545	Contemplative Islam (3)
REL 546	Buddhism in America (3)
REL 608	The Life and Teachings of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche (3)
REL 611	The First Turning of the Wheel: Nature of Mind and Emotions* (3)
REL 614	Mind and Its World I* (3)
REL 623	Religious Experience in Africa: Sacred Cosmos, Ritual and Community (3)
REL 624	Mind and Its World I (3)
REL 625	Biblical Literatures: Prayer and Prophecy (3)
REL 626	Topics in Judaism: Feminine Principle (3)
REL 628	Studying Buddhism: Methods and Issues (3)
REL 634	Hindu Yoga-Tantra (3)
REL 647	The Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha (3)
REL 653	Self and No-Self: Analytical Meditation and Experience (3)
REL 661	The Second Turning of the Wheel: The Bodhisattva Path* (3)
REL 676	Contemplative Jewish Practice (3)
REL 710	The Third Turning of the Wheel* (3)
REL 749	Contemporary American Religion (3)
REL 751	Buddhism in Tibet (3)
REL 760	Vajrayana: Symbol, Iconography and Ritual ** (3)


Contemplative Practice Electives
REL 540	Zen Buddhism (3)
REL 571	Centering Prayer as Christian Contemplation (3)
REL 600	Meditation Practicum I* (3)
REL 609W	Mindfulness Instructor Training I* (3)
REL 620	Meditation Practicum II (3)
REL 635	Meditation Practicum III* (3)
REL 690W-791W	Shambhala Training Levels I-XII (1)
REL 709W	Mindfulness Instructor Training II* (1)
REL 780	Mudra Space Awareness (3)
REL 809W	Mindfulness Instructor Training III* (1)
Selected Extended Studies Classes

*These courses must be taken in sequence.

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