Description
Certificate Program in Hindu Studies
Program Code:
CPHS
Course Codes:
5000 – 6000
Credit Hours:
24 quarter credit hours
Duration:
2 years (full time)
Program Description
The Certificate program in Hindu Studies (CPHS) 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 of living a deeply fulfilled life as a Hindu, and making a real difference in the world. As Students discover the range and depth of Hindu thought, its uniquely awesome cosmology, and clear up some of the misconceptions and erroneous narratives that they have inherited, they will find themselves being profoundly transformed, naturally creating new realms of self-expression, and new possibilities for who they can now be in the world.
Students must take at least 15 Credit hours from the Core Courses in the Certificate program. They may complete the remaining 9 credit hours by taking any set of elective courses from the community education program, completing total 24 credit hours.
Program Learning Outcomes
Through this Certificate Program, Students will be able to:
- Clarify the Hindu Paradigm
- Articulate the contemporary relevance of Hindu thought
- Apply their learning to think from a Hindu context
- Create new pathways for service, leadership, and global engagement
- Contribute with confidence and clarity, in unique and innovative ways
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Who is this Program for?
This Program will be invaluable for all people who are engaged in Teaching, Learning, Community Service, Advocacy, Leadership, Writing, Media, Self-Inquiry and Personal Transformation. People who are engaged in teaching children at community centers and Hindu temples, will benefit immensely from this program. People who were not born in the Hindu tradition but have been drawn to its teachings through Yoga, Kirtan and Meditation will also find this program transformative. People who are already engaged with Hindu activities and want to go deeper into its wisdom, will benefit greatly from the Certificate.
How long will this program take?
Normally, a full time course load is considered 9 credits per quarter. At this rate a student can complete the certificate in 3 quarters. A reasonable course load that is suited for working professionals will be 3 credits per quarter. At this rate, the Certificate can be completed in 8 Quarters i.e., 2 years. Of course, Students may choose to go even slower through the curriculum, and register only for 2 Credits per Quarter. For these students the Certificate will take 12 Quarters i.e., 3 Years. At 4 Credits per Quarter, a Student may finish the Certificate in exactly 6 Quarters. It all depends on how fast a student can go through the Certificate.
Structure of the Program
The certificate program consists of a total of 24 credit hours of coursework. It can be completed at the earliest in 8 quarters, if the students can take 3 Credit hours per quarter, or more slowly over time, in any case, under five years. Students must take at least 15 Credit hours from the Core Courses in the Certificate program. They may complete the remaining 9 credit hours by taking any set of elective courses from the community education program.
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Certificate Program in Hindu Studies
The tuition fee per credit hour for the CPHS courses is $200. The total cost of the Certificate program with 24 credit hours is $4,800 plus a one time non-refundable administration fee of $100. However, students have the option of signing up for annual payment plans that will reduce the cost.
The following payment plans are available:
Payment Plan Options:
Pay in Full: $3,600 one-time payment.
- 2-Year Payment Plan:$ 1,900 / year for 2 years.
- 3-Year Payment Plan:$ 1,400 / year for 3 years.
- 4-Year Payment Plan:$ 1,100 / year, for 4 years.
- Pay-as-you-go:$ 300 per quarter.
From: $300.00 every 3 months for 48 months and a $100.00 sign-up fee
Before you choose a payment plan, and get enrolled in the Certificate Program in Hindu Studies, please make sure that you have completed the following steps.
1. Applied for the Program.
2. Reviewed the enrollment agreement form.
3. Determined your payment plan.
After all of the above steps have been completed, please choose a payment plan below and pay your fees.
Select a payment plan below:
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Tuition and Payment
The tuition fee per credit hour for the Certificate Program courses is $200. The total cost of the Certificate program with 24 credit hours is $4,800. However, students have the option of signing up for annual payment plans that will reduce the cost.
The following payment plans are available:
Pay in Full: $ 14,400 one-time payment. Saving of $ 3,600.
- Pay in Full: $3,600 one-time payment. Saving of $1,200.
- 2-Year Payment Plan: $1,900 per year, total of $3,800. Saving of $1000.
- 3-Year Payment Plan: $1,400 per year, total of $4,200. Saving of $600.
- 4-Year Payment Plan: $1,100 per year, total of $4,400. Saving of $400.
- Pay-as-you-go: $300 per Quarter, total of $4800. Full Price.
There is also a one-time administration fee of $100 to be paid initially at the time of enrollment in the program.
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FBL Examples
Example # 1:
Priya (a hypothetical student) is interested in learning more about her family’s ancestral lineage and in enhancing her knowledge and practice of yoga in India. She lives in the United States and is the mother of a young child, so she will not be able to stay at a Yoga Gurukulam for an extended period of time. Priya has located a particular site for her FBL, which meets the criteria. They understand her responsibilities and have told her that a one or two-week stay at the Gurukulam is sufficient; she is able to manage this. She will participate in online courses with the Gurukulam, before and after her stay and is already thinking about how she can make connections with her HUA coursework in Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and other Yoga related courses.
Example # 2:
Kevin (a hypothetical student) is a musician who has been drawn to the spiritual foundations of Bhakti music. He lives in the USA, and is part of a Performing Arts Orchestra, who has been dabbling with his own musical creations based on the Vedic teachings. He is able to visit India for an extended period of time, and designs a 3-month immersion experience for his FBL with a Partner institution in India, which specializes in Classical Indian Music. He is also simultaneously learning Sanskrit through HUA and will be working on developing a deeper appreciation of the lyrics and their meanings from within a Hindu spiritual context. He will be making connections between his HUA coursework on Sanskrit as well as in Hindu Philosophy with the compositions of the Bhakti saints of various genres through his FBL.
Example #3:
Darshana (a hypothetical student) is interested in understanding the Ashram experience more fully. She is able to spend a substantial amount of time at an Ashram in the United States. She combines that experience with a quick 3-week Ashram tour of India to Rishikesh, Coimbatore and Belur, where she is able to develop an immersive understanding of the Ashram experience across multiple Hindu traditions. Her FBL is managed through the relationship with the Ashram in the USA and is able to also incorporate the 3-week travel to India to visit and experience several Ashrams. Through these varied Ashram experiences, she is able to incorporate new practices in her own life, after experimenting briefly with multiple practices being offered at these various sites.
Courses in this Program
Hindu Studies Foundation
- HSF5000 – Orientation to Hindu Studies
- HSF4000 – Distinguishing Varna and Jati from Caste
- HSF2001 – Introduction to Hindu Philosophy: Shad Darshanas
- HSF2002 – Introduction to Upanishads – Part 1
- HSF2003 – “Introduction to Upanishads – Part 2
- HSF1101 – Svadharma – Discovering and Living our life purpose
- HSF2101 – Dhyaanam – Meditation and the Meditator
- HSF2102 – Self-Knowledge and the Quest for Happiness
- HSF1401 – Introduction to the Vedic Ritual
- HSF2201- Understanding Hinduphobia
- HSF4100 – Women in Hinduism
History and Methods
- HAM4201 – Reconstructing Hindu History – The Commissions
- HAM4202 – Reconstructing Hindu History – The Ommissions
- HAM2100 – How Hindu Dharma -Transformed America
Yoga Studies
Texts and Traditions
- TAT3104 – Hindu Temples and Traditions
- TAT4001 – Adhyāsa Bhāṣya of Adi Śaṅkara
- TAT4001 – Advaita, Visistadvaita, Dvaita, – The three flavors of Vedanta Sastra
- TAT3201 – Sankhya Darshana through the Sankhya Karika – Part 1
- TAT3202 – Sankhya Darshana through the Sankhya Karika – Part 2
- TAT3203 – Vedantasara of Sadananda Part 1
- TAT3204 – Vedantasara of Sadananda – Part 2
Ayurveda and Integrative Health
Hindu Studies Foundation
- HSF1301 – DEHA – The principles of sound body in Bhagavad-Gita
- HSF1302 – GNANA – The principles of sound mind in Bhagavad-Gita
- HSF1303 – YOGA – The principles of pure soul in Bhagavad-Gita
- HSF1304 – BODHAK – The Gita Vidya Teacher Training
- HSF1005 – Lessons from the Valmiki Ramayana
- HSF1006 – Lessons from the Valmiki Ramayana for Teens and Parents
- HSF1007 – Discover the contemporary relevance of Hindu Dharma
- HSF3101 – The Renaissance of Sanatana Dharma In the Light of Sri Aurobindo – Part 1
- HSF3102 – The Renaissance of Sanatana Dharma In the Light of Sri Aurobindo – Part 2
- HSF3103 – The Renaissance of Sanatana Dharma In the Light of Sri Aurobindo – Part 3
- HSF3104 – Sri Aurobindo and Sanatana Dharma
- HSF3001 – Upanishadic Dialogues – I: The Chandogya Upanishad
- HSF3301 – Ramayana for Excellence in Management and Leadership
- HSF3401 – Chanakya’s Leadership Principles for the 21st Century
- HSF1501 – Story Writing Intensive
- HSF1502 – Writing for the young Reader
- HSF5011 – Discover Dharma – A Study Tour in India
History and Methods
Yoga Studies
- YOG1000 – Holistic Yoga – Philosophy and Practice
- YOG2000 – Holistic Yoga – Deepening your practice
- YOG2100 – An Immersive exploration of the iconic “Autobiography of a Yogi”
- YOG3100 – The Yoga of Mahabharata
- YOG3101 – Antaranga Mandapam
- YOG3300 – The Yoga of the motherhood
- YOG3301 – Mother womb: Engaging the Divine Feminine
- TAT3205 – Understanding the Vedas
- YOG2201 – Chakra Healing
- YOG3401 – Decolonizing Yoga
- YOG3002 – Teaching Holistic Yoga Retreat
- YOG3003 – Internship and Practicum in Teaching Holistic Yoga
Texts and Traditions
- TAT3101 – Ragas in Shastriya Sangeet and Modern Music
- TAT3102 – The History of Shastriya Sangeet
- TAT3103 – Indian And Western Music Traditions – A Comparative Study
- TAT1001 – Introduction to the daśaśāntimantras
- TAT3001 – Dakṣiṇāmūrtistōtram by Ādi Śaṅkara
- TAT1102 – Disease through the Lens of Ayurveda
- TAT4002 – Three Vedantic perspectives on the Bhagavad Gita
- TAT4003 – The Three Vedantic Perspectives on Isha Vasya Upanishad
- TAT1201 – Sri Ramcharitmanas: Continuity in Change
- TAT1302 – Bhaja Govindam – A Topical Approach
- TAT2100 – Across the Universe : Hindu Dharma and Western Creative Arts
- TAT3206 – Nyaya Darshana – Part 1
- TAT3207 – Nyaya Darshana – Part 2
- TAT1103 – Ayurveda – Essential Nutrition
- TAT1301 – Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
- TAT2200 – Singing Bhakti Music: From Saints to Synthesizers
Conflict and Peace Studies
- CPS2001 – The Dharma Of Global Sustainability
- CPS2002 – The Yoga Of Global Transformation
- CPS2003 – Sustainability is Sanatana Dharma
Ayurveda and Integrative Health
Program Context
Being successful in our professional lives, as a Doctor, Engineer, Business person, Entrepreneur, or a Lawyer and so on, equips us with a basic ability to compete effectively in the contemporary economy, to survive and succeed in the world. But it does not necessarily address a deeper dimension of human possibility i.e., the spiritual or the Adhyatmika realm. In each of us lies dormant a need and a desire for deeper engagement with the world, to contribute, to make a difference and be of service in a profound and meaningful way. In each of us lies as yet unfulfilled the potential for leadership and global impact, sometimes even as yet unimagined. In every one of us without exception there lies the possibility of going within, exploring the realms of deeper levels of consciousness, and transforming our connection and relationship with the cosmos itself, manifesting the perfection and possibilities that already lie within us. These are the realms of Dharma and Moksha, the unique dimensions of Hindu thought.
What is the purpose of our human existence? Does it have one? What does it mean to live a successful life? What is the source of deep fulfillment and contentment in our lives? What is Dharma? What is our Svadharma? How do we ensure that we fulfill the unique purpose and opportunity of our lives? How do we even discover it? Have we exhausted the possibilities of being alive already? How has Hindu Dharma addressed these questions?
In the Certificate Program in Hindu Studies, Students will engage with these questions in a deep and authentic way, as they prepare themselves for service, leadership, and contribution, and for making a deep and lasting impact in the communities in which they live, as well as the world in general. Whether you are interested in writing, speaking, and teaching, in counseling and healing, in social work, media or the performing arts, in education and curriculum development, in providing leadership in your communities, working with youth or in inter-faith domains, or simply engaging with schools and colleges, and the institutions of our contemporary world, or being of service in some other vital way, the Certificate Program in Hindu Studies, will empower and enable you in your life’s journey.
This program will take work, commitment, and the ability to sustain your interest through several quarters. But what you will accomplish at the end, who you will become in the process, and all the new aspirations and possibilities that you will create for yourself, that you didn’t even know that you had, will transform you in an amazing and inspiring way. You will go beyond your real or perceived limitations, capacity and capabilities, and may even sustain and nurture the continued relevance of Sanatana Dharma for posterity as its ambassador.
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