Five College Buddhist Studies Certificate Program : Regularly Offered Courses

Regularly Offered Courses

Partial List of Buddhist Studies Courses Offered in Recent Years:

Sue Darlington, Hampshire College
SS (100-level): Buddhism and Society in Asia (co-taught with Ryan Joo)
SS 277: Socially Engaged Buddhism

Jay Garfield, Smith College
Phil. 252: Buddhist Studies: Madhyamaka and Yogacara
Phil. 260: Hermeneutics: Meaning and Interpretation

Peter Gregory, Smith College
Rel 260: Intro to Buddhist Thought
Rel 263a: Zen (in China & Japan)
Rel 263b: Zen (in America)
Rel 266: Buddhism in America
Rel 360: Seminar in Buddhist Studies

Maria Heim, Amherst College
Rel. 23/ASCL 15: Buddhism in Theory and Practice
Rel. 27/ASCL 58: Buddhist Ethics
Rel. 26/ASCL 59: Theravada Buddhism
Rel. 71/ASCL 31: Buddhist Literary Cultures (co-taught with Paola Zamperini)

Jamie Hubbard, Smith College
Rel 271 Buddhism in Contemporary Japan
Rel 270 Buddhism in Pre-Modern Japan
Rel 110 Buddhism, Politics, and Society (The Politics of Enlightenment)
Rel 290 Chinese Buddhist Texts
Rel 360 Enlightenment 101 (seminar)
Rel 110 Poetry as Contemplation

Ryan Joo, Hampshire College
HACU 249: Introduction to the Buddhist Meditation Tradition
HACU 222: Introduction to Chinese Religions
HACU (250-300 level): Buddhism During the Colonial Period
HACU 323: When East Meets West and Vice Versa: Buddhism During the Colonial Period

Susanne Mrozik, Mt. Holyoke College
REL 326 Buddhism in the Pioneer Valley
REL 263 Intro to Buddhism
REL 241 Women and Buddhism
REL 267 Buddhist Lit from Ginsberg to Gautama
REL 267 Heroes, Heroines, and Villains: An Intro to Buddhist Ethics

Andy Rotman, Smith College
REL 275: Religious History of India: Ancient to Medieval
REL 276: Religious History of India: Medieval to Modern

Reiko Sono, UMass Amherst
JAPANESE 197C Intro to Japanese Religion

NOTE: This listing does not include language courses on each campus that you might be interested in.

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The Dalai Lama and Certificate Students during His Holiness's visit to Smith College, Spring 2007.	Regularly Offered Courses Partial List of Buddhist Studies Courses Offered in Recent Years: Sue Darlington, Hampshire College SS (100-level): Buddhism and Society in Asia (co-taught with Ryan Joo) SS 277: Socially Engaged Buddhism Jay Garfield, Smith College Phil. 252: Buddhist Studies: Madhyamaka and Yogacara Phil. 260: Hermeneutics: Meaning and Interpretation Peter Gregory, Smith College Rel 260: Intro to Buddhist Thought Rel 263a: Zen (in China & Japan) Rel 263b: Zen (in America) Rel 266: Buddhism in America Rel 360: Seminar in Buddhist Studies Maria Heim, Amherst College Rel. 23/ASCL 15: Buddhism in Theory and Practice Rel. 27/ASCL 58: Buddhist Ethics Rel. 26/ASCL 59: Theravada Buddhism Rel. 71/ASCL 31: Buddhist Literary Cultures (co-taught with Paola Zamperini) Jamie Hubbard, Smith College Rel 271 Buddhism in Contemporary Japan Rel 270 Buddhism in Pre-Modern Japan Rel 110 Buddhism, Politics, and Society (The Politics of Enlightenment) Rel 290 Chinese Buddhist Texts Rel 360 Enlightenment 101 (seminar) Rel 110 Poetry as Contemplation Ryan Joo, Hampshire College HACU 249: Introduction to the Buddhist Meditation Tradition HACU 222: Introduction to Chinese Religions HACU (250-300 level): Buddhism During the Colonial Period HACU 323: When East Meets West and Vice Versa: Buddhism During the Colonial Period Susanne Mrozik, Mt. Holyoke College REL 326 Buddhism in the Pioneer Valley REL 263 Intro to Buddhism REL 241 Women and Buddhism REL 267 Buddhist Lit from Ginsberg to Gautama REL 267 Heroes, Heroines, and Villains: An Intro to Buddhist Ethics Andy Rotman, Smith College REL 275: Religious History of India: Ancient to Medieval REL 276: Religious History of India: Medieval to Modern Reiko Sono, UMass Amherst JAPANESE 197C Intro to Japanese Religion NOTE: This listing does not include language courses on each campus that you might be interested in.