Courses

DESR students are required to take three courses. Two of these comprise the core curriculum, and one is an elective selected from a list of courses offered by the DESR faculty.

Course Archive

Spring 2025

Core Courses

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Elective Courses

Readings in Indian Buddhist Texts

Alexander Von Rospatt
Wednesdays 2 PM – 5 PM
Class # 26639

This graduate seminar focuses on reading a wide spectrum of Indian Buddhist texts in the Sanskrit (or Pali) original introducing the students to different genres, and different aspects of Indian Buddhism. The students taking the course for two units (rather than four) will be expected to prepare thoroughly every week for the reading of Buddhist texts in the original. They will also be expected to read all related secondary literature that is assigned to supplement the study of the primary source material. In contrast to the students taking the course for four units, they will not be expected to write a term paper or to prepare special presentations for class. Course must be taken for 4 units.

Additional elective courses will be listed soon.