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 they can demonstrate that they have the prerequisite preparation. They may discuss their preparedness to take any course with the course faculty or instructor.
Community Education Program
- The continuing education stream of courses is targeted towards people who wish to learn ongoingly, without pursuing a specific degree or certificate.
- There are no prerequisites enforced, other than those required by the faculty, and anyone may register. We invite prospective students to try out a course or two and come back for more
- Courses taken as part of community education can be bundled together to earn certificates at a later stage.
LAN0100 - This course is targeted at all students who are beginners of Sanskrit, Hindi, or one of the other
HSF5100 - This writing seminar is aimed at graduate students (currently enrolled in M.A./Ph.D. programs in Hindu Studies) wishing to
TAT1201 - (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course explores the Ramcharitmanas, an epic poem composed in the sixteenth century in Ayodhya,
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YOG3004 - This course enables students to integrate yoga in their teaching career, for guiding children, and for developing spiritual
HSF 1005 - (C.P.H.S - Core Course) This course will help the participants get a well-versed understanding of the story,
HSF1007 - (C.P.H.S - Elective Course) This course, targets an age group of 18-35 and will explore the question –
HAM6405 - This course is the second part of a two-part course sequence that begins with HAM6403-Race and Modern Hinduism.
CPS5502 - The course explores Hindu ideas and their relevance for conflict resolution. Click here to check if you are
TAT7206 - This course is the sixth of a 6-part Course Sequence that explores the great epic of India, The
YOG3004 - This course enables students to integrate yoga in their teaching career, for guiding children, and for developing spiritual
HAM6404 - This course traces the history of the Western reception of the Bhagavadgītā, a central text of classical Hinduism.
TAT1001 - This course provides an immersive introduction to the Mantra and Chanting traditions of Sanatana Dharma. It focuses on
PHS6302 - This course will analyze in detail the psychological and sociological consequences of the British colonial narratives on Hindus,
This course traces the construction of “race” in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe, beginning with the theological, political, and scientific source
YOG2000 - This course provides in-depth experience of holistic yoga, that integrates asana, pranayama, and meditation techniques for a sustained
This course provides online classroom training under the guidance of senior yoga therapists so that students can learn to practice
HAM4201 - (C.P.H.S - Core Course) This course is the first of a two-quarter course sequence that examines the scientific
YOG1006 - This course provides online classroom training under the guidance of senior yoga therapists so that students can learn
TAT3103 - (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course is the first of a three-part course sequence in the Hindu Musical Traditions
HSF1001 - (C.P.H.S – Core Course) “Exploring Hinduism – The Overview”, is the first course in the series titled "Exploring Hinduism"
YOG3101 - How is this Coronavirus pandemic going to end? Will we return to our 'old selves' and our 'familiar
YOG1000 - This course provides an introduction to holistic yoga, that integrates yoga philosophy from classical scriptural texts and sustained
HSF6004 - This course will explore and demonstrate the use of the methods (prakriyas) used in the Upanisads to unfold
HSF6003 - The central problem of human life is twofold: morality and mortality. Given the certainty of death, is there
HSF6007 - This is the second course in a two-part survey course that provides an overview of dharma literature from
HSF5006 - This two-part survey course provides an overview of dharma literature from ancient and medieval texts of the Hindu
CPS5500 - An exploration of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and select writings with a focus on the intersection of spirituality and
TAT7202 - This course is the second of a 6-part Course Sequence that explores the great epic of India, The
CPS6506 - To demonstrate how human rights concept and policy could be found in Hindu philosophy, and also how such
HSF5001 - A unique study abroad course that offers an authentic, transformative and enriching experience. This course is aimed at
CPS5508 - An examination of the concept of nonviolence, its evolution and practice in various cultures and traditions.
Inspired by neo-humanism, the research university was to facilitate self-cultivation, aesthetic appreciation (especially through knowledge of classical antiquity), and a
CPS6507 - To explore methods to bridge the chasm between the practice of international politics and universal moral principles.
PHS7302 - The current mainstream narrative in western academia is that there are two kinds of Hinduism: traditional and neo
PHS8302 - In the colonial and postcolonial contexts, there have been many attempts both by Indians and western people to
Orientalism employs a technique termed “deconstruction.” In order to effectively and critically examine a colonial and postcolonial discourse, it is
PHS7301 - In postcolonial scholarship, Edward Said’s work Orientalism can be considered a landmark text. This course helps students understand
CPS 5505 - To examine the core ideas such as state, war, and peace in the ancient text Arthashastra, a
CPS5504 - To elaborate ideas of good governance and duties of a ruler towards his subjects and Dharma as enshrined
HSF5002 - Distilled from the Upaniṣad, the Śrīmad Bhagavad-Gītā is a fundamental text of Hindu Dharma which has given rise
PHS6301 - This course introduces the theories of various anticolonial and postcolonial writers in order to create a framework for
HSF5004 - Vedānta also known as the Upaniṣad, found at the end of all four Vedas, reveal the goal and
HSF5003 - The Vedas are the oldest body of sacred knowledge known to man. A bird’s eye view of the
TAT7301 - Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa is a classic story of human self-development focused on the relationship between the macrocosm (the kingdom)
TAT6202 - Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, the author of numerous commentaries and pedagogical tracts, is the seminal philosopher in Hinduism, especially its
TAT6201 - In religious studies, bhakti is often described as devotion or intense feeling, and presented as “faith” in contrast
HSF6002 - What is the meaning of existence? What is the nature of truth? These were the questions asked by
HAM8402 - The intellectual movement known as historicism dominated the nineteenth century. At its simplest, it is the view that
This course teaches the fundamentals of textual criticism. Alongside a historical survey of scribal and editorial practices, we shall explore