Mahābhārata Certificate Program
The Mahābhārata is a complex literary and aesthetic work, spanning 18 major books filled with narrative action and contemplation. In addition to being an important source book of Indic culture—having influenced sculpture, painting, music, literature, drama and dance all over Asia—the philosophical and narrative arc of the Mahābhārata presents a sophisticated and thorough analysis of […]
View Details > Certificate Program in Postcolonial Hindu Studies
We usually associate colonialism with political domination and economic exploitation. Colonialism, however, has involved representation, study, classification, and ordering of the colonized through “intellectual” works encompassing translations, commentaries, travelogues, surveys, etc. which were disseminated through the establishment of academic institutions. This intervention systematically destroyed the native worldview of the native ways of positioning and locating […]
View Details > Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit (BGTS)
The Hindu University of America’s Certificate Program in “Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit” provides a four-year intensive program of study that prepares beginning students, i.e., with no prior fluency or knowledge of Sanskrit, to achieve proficiency in Bhagavad Geeta through the Sanskrit (Samskritam) language. In this program, the faculty will lead the students verse by verse, […]
View Details > Master of Arts in Hindu Studies
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Hindu Studies is normally a two-year full-time program of study which provides an in-depth understanding of Hindu principles, practices, traditions, values, diversity, history, philosophy, society, culture, and civilization. It prepares students for doctoral studies, or for vocations in teaching, education, chaplaincy and counseling, administration and leadership, non-profit management, priesthood, […]
View Details > Master of Arts in Sanskrit
The Master of Arts in Sanskrit Program features immersive study of the Sanskrit language in the Sanskrit medium, starting from basic Sanskrit proficiency and takes the students deep into the world of mastery of Sanskrit. It enables the student in transitioning from being a Sanskrit enthusiast to a genuine scholar who can access and engage […]
View Details > Certificate Program in Sanskrit through the Yoga Shaastram
Hindu University of America’s Certificate Program in Sanskrit through the Yoga Shaastram provides an alternative route to achieving Sanskrit Proficiency. It enables students to learn both the Patanjali Yogasootrams through the Sanskrit Language, and the Sanskrit Language through the Yogashaastram. It is a two-year intensive program of study that prepares beginning students, i.e., with no […]
View Details > Certificate Program in Hindu Studies (C.P.H.S)
The Certificate program in Hindu Studies (C.P.H.S) prepares Students to engage with the world as a Hindu with confidence and clarity. Along the way, it also aims to develop in the student a lifelong love for service and contribution. At the end of the program, students will be informed, empowered, and inspired by the possibilities […]
View Details > Community Education Program
As part of Hindu University of America’s commitment to ongoing community education, most courses available at the university including Graduate Division courses are open for registration from members of the community as continuing education students. Anyone including already employed professionals and prospective degree students may apply to any single course as a special student if […]
View Details > Certificate in Hindu Conflict Resolution
There are courses and programs at various levels of conflict resolution and peace studies at various institutions worldwide. Though these courses and programs offer useful perspectives on conflict and peace, a perspective from Hindu philosophy and practices is lacking. Hinduism, known as Sanatana Dharma, offers many enabling approaches to solve conflicts by addressing their root […]
View Details > Doctor of Philosophy in Hindu Studies
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Hindu Studies, builds on the foundations already developed by the Master’s Degree in Hindu Studies and offers students opportunities for deep specialization within a tradition or knowledge-system (also called Sampradāya a) and cross-disciplinary study, both across Hindu traditions and knowledge-systems as well as contemporary disciplines in the liberal arts, […]
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