Course Work Map
Master of Arts in Buddhist Classics
The Master of Arts program consists of a minimum of 42 semester units, with courses from four strands. The table below illustrates the number of semester units required from each strand over two years. The course code is italicized in the table below. Each course is designated by a 4-letter program code, followed by a 3-digit course code. The BUCL program code indicates courses offered in the Master of Arts in Buddhist Classics. The first digit of the 3-digit course code indicates the year in which the course is taken, the second digit indicates the strand to which the course belongs, and the third digit indicates the sequence in which the course is taken.
First Year
| Units Per Semester | 12 units | 12 units | 24 units |
| Strand | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Buddhist Classics |
BUCL 511 & 512 (6 units) | BUCL 513 (3 units) | 9 units |
| Buddhist Hermeneutics | BUCL 531 (3 units) | 3 units | |
| Comparative Hermeneutics | BUCL 521 (3 units) | BUCL 522 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Language Tutorial | BUCL 541 or BUCL 551 (3 units) | BUCL 542 or BUCL 552 (3 units) | 6 units |
Second Year
| Units Per Semester | 9-12 units* | 9-12 units* | 18-24 units* |
| Strand | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Buddhist Classics |
BUCL 611 & 612 (6 units) | BUCL 613 & 614 (6 units) | 12 units |
| Buddhist Hermeneutics | BUCL 631 (3 units) | BUCL 632 (3 units) | 6 units |
| Language Tutorial | BUCL 641 or BUCL 651 (3 units*) | BUCL 642 or BUCL 652 (3 units*) | 0-6 units* |
*Students are required to take a minimum of 6 units of Language Tutorial. Students have the option to take an additional 3 or 6 Language Tutorial units.