Undergrad Buddhist Studies

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<p>Please list any colleges that have strong Buddhist Studies programs and a brief description of their program. I know that most colleges don’t offer a Buddhist Studies degree for undergraduates, but I would be interested in any that have alot of course options for Buddhism in an undergraduate Religious Studies program. If you know of any that do offer an undergraduate Buddhist Studies degree, please specify that. Thanks!</p>

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<p>[About</a> LCA | Languages and Cultures of Asia](<a href=“http://lca.wisc.edu/new_web/?q=node/2]About”>http://lca.wisc.edu/new_web/?q=node/2)</p>

<p>Buddhist Studies: (dept. of Languages and Cultures of Asia)
•364 Introduction to Buddhism
•365 History of Buddhist Thought
•421 Survey of Tibetan Buddhism
•425 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts, I
•426 Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts, II
•427 Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts, I
•428 Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts, II
•440 History of Japanese Buddhism
•525 Intermediate Readings in Chinese Buddhism, I
•526 Intermediate Readings in Chinese Buddhism, II
•527 Intermediate Readings in Japanese Buddhism, I
•528 Intermediate Readings in Japanese Buddhism, II
•531 Tibetan Literature
•532 Tibetan Literature</p>

<p>And</p>

<p>[Buddhist</a> studies - Wikipedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_studies]Buddhist”>Buddhist studies - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>[University</a> of Wisconsin-Madison: Department of Religious Studies](<a href=“http://religiousstudies.lss.wisc.edu/courses/breadthcert.html]University”>http://religiousstudies.lss.wisc.edu/courses/breadthcert.html)</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Park_Buddhist_Center[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Park_Buddhist_Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12490463[/url]”>http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12490463&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Note the hat</p>

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<p>The Wikipedia link that barrons provided mentions most of the university programs in Buddhist studies. One that is missing is Indiana U, particularly for Tibetan Buddhism.
[Department</a> of Religious Studies: Indiana University](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~relstud/index.shtml]Department”>http://www.indiana.edu/~relstud/index.shtml)
[Tibetan</a> Language at Indiana University: Undergraduate Programs: Department of Central Eurasian Studies](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~ceus/_undergraduates/tibetan.shtml]Tibetan”>http://www.indiana.edu/~ceus/_undergraduates/tibetan.shtml)
[How</a> the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and Dalai Lama Came to be in Bloomington, Indiana - Indianapolis Travel | Examiner.com](<a href=“http://www.examiner.com/travel-in-indianapolis/how-the-tibetan-mongolian-buddhist-cultural-center-and-dalai-lama-came-to-be-bloomington-indiana]How”>http://www.examiner.com/travel-in-indianapolis/how-the-tibetan-mongolian-buddhist-cultural-center-and-dalai-lama-came-to-be-bloomington-indiana)</p>

<p>Also Smith College [Smith</a> College: Buddhist Studies](<a href=“http://www.smith.edu/buddhism/concentration.php]Smith”>Buddhist Studies | Smith College)
[Smith</a> College: Buddhist Studies](<a href=“http://www.smith.edu/buddhism/certificate.php]Smith”>http://www.smith.edu/buddhism/certificate.php)</p>

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<p>Naropa in Boulder, Colorado may have something.</p>

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<p>Soka University in California is a new (and supposedly gorgeous) university that is actually founded on Buddhist principles.</p>

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<p>U of Hawaii?</p>

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<p>True, Soka is founded upon Buddhist principles - peace, human rights, and the respect for life - but these principles are taught across a broad liberal arts curriculum with no religious content. So Soka wouldn’t be the best place for someone actually interested in studying Buddhism.</p>