| Required Courses |
| REL 328W |
BA Group Retreat (0.5) year one |
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| REL 328W |
BA Group Retreat (0.5) year two |
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| REL 351 |
Deepening the Discipline: Topics in Religious Studies (3) |
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| REL 479 |
Capstone Seminar & Senior Project (3) |
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| SUBTOTAL |
7 |
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| |
| Choose 3 credits from the following courses: |
| (Prerequisites for 300 level classes) |
| REL 160 |
Meditation Practicum I: Freeing the Mind (3) |
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| REL 271 |
Centering Prayer as Christian Contemplation (3) |
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REL390W–REL392W Shambhala Training I–III (3)
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| SUBTOTAL |
3 |
|
| |
| Choose 6 credits from the following courses: |
| (Prerequisites for 300 level classes) |
| REL 150 |
Buddhist Journey of Transformation: An Introduction (3) |
|
| REL 210 |
Thinking the Profound: Philosophy of Religion (3) |
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| REL 247 |
Embodying Sacred Wisdom: Modern Saints (3) |
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| SUBTOTAL |
6 |
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| |
| Choose 9 credits from the following Religious Traditions courses: |
| REL 150 |
Buddhist Journey of Transformation: An Introduction (3) |
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| REL 229 |
Foundations of Judaism: Torah, Prayer and Acts of Kindness (3) |
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| REL 240 |
Foundations of Buddhism (3) |
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| REL 314 |
Contemplative Islam (3) |
|
| REL 321 |
Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (3) |
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| REL 323 |
Religious Experience in Africa: Sacred Cosmos, Ritual and Community (3) |
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| REL 325 |
Contemplative Christianity (3) |
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| REL 330 |
Contemplative Hinduism (3) |
|
| REL 334 |
Hindu Yoga-Tantra (3) |
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| REL 346 |
Wisdom and Compassion: The Buddhist Path (3) |
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| REL 349 |
Tibetan Buddhism: Inside the Mystique (3) |
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| REL 355 |
Sanskrit in the Sacred Traditions of India (3) |
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| REL 376 |
Contemplative Jewish Practice (3) |
|
| SUBTOTAL |
9 |
|
| Undergraduate students may petition to take MA Tibetan Tradition courses after REL 160, 240 and 245 are completed. |
| |
| Choose 11 credits from the following two categories: |
| Contemporary Issues in Religion |
| REL 212 |
Queer Theory, Feminism and Religion (3) |
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| REL 247 |
Embodying Sacred Wisdom: Modern Saints (3) |
|
| REL 312 |
Spiritual Models of Social Action (3) |
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| REL 348 |
Buddhism in America: Dharma Comes West (3) |
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| |
| Contemplative Practice |
| REL 158W |
Breeze of Simplicity: Buddhist Meditation Weekend (1) |
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| REL 160 |
Meditation Practicum I: Freeing the Mind (3) |
|
| REL 170 |
Meditation Practicum II (3) |
|
| REL 250 |
Spirituality and Creative Expression (3) |
|
| REL 255W |
Opening the Heart: Buddhist Meditation Weekend (1) |
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| REL 258 |
Monthlong Meditation Intensive: A Program of Buddhist Practice and Study (1.5–3) |
| REL 271 |
Centering Prayer as Christian Contemplation (3) |
|
| REL 345 |
Zen Buddhism (3) |
|
| REL 390W-495W Shambhala Training Levels I–XII (1) |
|
| SUBTOTAL |
11 |
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| TOTAL CREDITS 36 |
