At undergraduate level, units involving Buddhist and Asian Studies form part of the BA degree profile within the Department of Theology and Religious Studies. The Department offers one single-honours degree in Theology and Religious Studies, and joint-honours in collaboration with other departments in Philosophy and Theology, Theology and Sociology, and Theology and Politics.
With any of these degree courses it is possible to take the units in Buddhist and Asian Studies. All BA degree courses last three years full-time.
Please note that in order to apply for an undergraduate degree at a British university you do not apply to the university itself. Applications are made through the UCAS procedure. You should contact UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) at Fulton House, Jessop Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3SH, UK (01242 222444 (general enquiries); 01242 227788 (applicant enquiries); 01242 221622 (fax)) for the requisite forms.
You will study units from the following list:
THRS 11005 Buddhism
THRS 11018 Buddhist Art and Material Culture
THRS 11014 Hinduism Seminar
THRS 11015 Buddhism Seminar
THRS 10019 Introduction to Pali 1*
THRS 10020 Introduction to Pali 2*
THRS 20029 Monism and Monotheism in Hindu Thought
THRS 20030 Yoga and Devotion: Hindu Paths of Practice
THRS 20031 The Foundations of Buddhist Thought and Practice
THRS 20032 Mahayana Buddhism
THRS 20074 Daoism
THRS 20036 Sanskrit Texts
THRS 30017 Psychology and Philosophy in the Abhidhamma
THRS 30020 The Coming of Buddhism to Tibet
THRS 30021 The Practice of Tibetan Religion
THRS 30060 Zen Buddhism