Doctorate Programs

All doctoral programs in HUA are designed in collaboration with academic and industry professionals to ensure quality, relevance and rigor. Our curriculum is regularly updated to reflect the latest proven concepts, methods and practices.

HUA offers doctoral programs in the following areas:

Yoga Philosophy & Meditation

The Yoga Philosophy and Meditation Program provides an in-depth study of the science and philosophy of Yoga, and other systems of meditation. Emphasis is placed in understanding the psychological and scientific approaches behind the Yoga Sutras, Samkhya, the Vedantic and Upanishadic streams of thought.

Doctoral Degree in Yoga Philosophy & Meditation: (Minimum 63 credits)

3 University Core Courses	Course #	Course Title	Credit hours
	YPM 5003	Yoga Philosophy & Meditation	3
	HUC 5001	Principles of Hinduism	3
	HUC 5003	Basic Sanskrit	3
3 Program Core Courses in Yoga Philosophy & Meditation	YPM 5004	The Psychology of Yoga	3
	YPM 5001	Patanjali's Yoga Darshana	3
	YPM 5002	Kapila’s Samkhya Darshana	3
4 Elective Courses in Yoga Philosophy & Meditation			12 credits
1 Research Course	HUC 5004	Research Methodolgy	3
Doctoral Thesis			30 credits

To register for this program, please contact staff@hua.edu or call 407-275-0013

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Hinduism

Hinduism is a broad term used to identify the followers of religions sourced to the Vedic traditions originating from ‘Bhārat (India)’ and evolving from a referential historic period of 3000 BCE up to the current period. This program is focused to strengthen the understanding of Hinduism from the perspective of source works, universal values of relevance and historical perspective. The three program core courses are designed to address this need. The electives and thesis are offered for advancing subject knowledge in any specific or supplemental aspect of the program.

Doctoral Degree in Hinduism (Minimum 63 credits)

3 University Core Courses	Course #	Course Title	Credit hours
	HUC 5001	Principles of Hinduism	3
	HUC 5002	Practices of Hinduism	3
	HUC 5003	Basic Sanskrit	3
3 Program Core Courses in Hinduism	HIN 5001	Basic Hindu Scriptures	3
	HIN 5002	Universal Teachings of Hinduism	3
	HIN 5003	Historical Development of Hinduism	3
4 Elective Courses in Hinduism			12 credits
1 Research Course	HUC 5004	Research Methodology	3
Doctoral Thesis			30 credits

To register for this program, please contact staff@hua.edu or call 407-275-0013

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Hindu Philosophies

Hindu Philosophies is a term used for identifying the various systems of Hindu philosophy evolved over a period of time. This program is designed for strengthening the understanding of the various philosophical schools based on original philosophical texts and their interpretations.
Doctoral Degree in Hindu Philosophies (Minimum 63 credits)

3 University Core Courses	Course #	Course Title	Credit hours
	HUC 5001	Principles of Hinduism	3
	HUC 5002	Practices of Hinduism	3
	HUC 5003	Basic Sanskrit	3
3 Program Core Courses in Hindu Philosophies	HNP 5701	Contemporary Hindu Philosophers	3
	HNP 5002	Philosophy of the Upanishads	3
	HNP 5003	Philosophy of Srimad Bhagavad Gita	3
4 Elective Courses in Hindu Philosophies			12 credits
1 Research Course	HUC 5004	Research Methodology	3
Doctoral Thesis			30 credits

To register for this program, please contactstaff@hua.edu or call 407-275-0013

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Sri Aurobindo Studies

Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) is recognized as one of India’s greatest spiritual figures and teachers, who with a firm grounding in its ancient traditions, boldly reached out towards a greater spiritual realization for humanity’s future. This degree program is designed to give the learner a broad and deep understanding of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophical thought and spiritual practice and its place in the context of Hindu thought. It is offered jointly by the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR) in India and Hindu University of America.

Doctoral Degree Program Requirements:

Minimum academic requirement for this doctoral degree include 66 credits - 33 academic credits in coursework and another 33 academic credits in doctoral thesis work. Five courses are completed with IVHU including 2 core courses, 2 electives and 1 course in Research Methodology.

2 Core Courses (to be completed with IVHU)

Course #	Course Title
HUC 5001	Principles of Hinduism
HUC 5003	Basic Sanskrit

2 Elective courses (to be completed with IVHU)
Two out of the group of the following six HU academic electives:

Course #	Course Title
HIN 5001	Basic Hindu Scriptures
HIN 5002	Universal Themes in Hinduism
HIN 5003	Historical Development of Hinduism
HIN 5900	Message of the Bhagavad Gita
HNP 5001	Vedic Philosophy
HNP 5002	Philosophy of the Upanishads

Four out of the group of the following nine SACAR academic electives:

The Philosophy of Conscious Evolution
The Psychology of Yoga
Mankind on the March
Towards the Unification of Humanity
India’s Spirit and Form
The Process, Form and Substance of Poetry
A Psychological Approach to Indian Scriptures
Education as Inner Growth
Evolution Beyond the Human Species

Two out of the group of the following four SACAR Program Practical Electives:

Science of Living
Governed by the Soul
Purification and Transformation of the Vital
Development of our Hidden Powers

Two out of the group of the following nine SACAR Program Advanced Electives:

The Philosophy of the Life Divine
Integral Yoga Psychology
The Human Cycle
The Ideal Solution for Human Unity
Resurgent India
The Five Suns of the Future Poetry
Indian Scriptures: Their Vision of Truth
Integral Education
Vision of the Future

1 course in Research Methodology (to be completed with IVHU)

HUC 5004 - Research Methodology 3 credits

(Note: this course replaces one of the SACAR electives listed above)

The most important part of this program is-

Mentored Research leading to a Doctoral Thesis (30 credits minimum)

Academic Requirements for a Doctoral Degree Program in Sri Aurobindo Studies:

The minimum academic requirement for this doctoral degree includes 36 academic credits in course work and another 30 academic credits in doctoral thesis work. All of the course credits for the IVHU Master's Degree are directly applicable to the doctoral program:

2 Core Courses 6 credits as above

Electives 27 credits as above

Research Methodology Course 3 credits

Doctoral Thesis 30 credits

Candidates for doctoral degree need to go through three examinations related to doctoral research: 1. Doctoral Qualifying Examination to be completed before the candidate is registered for doctoral thesis credit; 2. Comprehensive Examination when the candidate is about half-way through in thesis research work; and 3. Final Thesis Examination after the thesis research is completed and the thesis is formally submitted to IVHU.

To register for this program please contact IVHU at staff@hua.edu or call 407-275-0013 or contact SACAR in Pondicherry, India.

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