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Summer Quarter Course Catalogue 2023

Graduate Courses

Graduate program in Hindu studies ( M.A / DHS)

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required/Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
HSF6006
Reason and Revelation in Hindu Philosophy
3 Hours
Dr. Joydeep Bagchee
Elective
$1,500.00
June 10, 2023
Saturday – 10 am EST – 1 pm EST.
Wednesday – 7 pm EST – 10 pm EST.
HSF6007
Field-Based Learning
3 Hours
Dr. Indu Viswanathan
Required
$1,500.00
June 3, 2023

Master of Arts in Sanskrit and Vedic Studies

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN5101
Vedic Science Foundations
3 Hours
Prof Shrinivasa Varakhedi
Required
$900
SAN5103
Sahitya Landscape
3 Hours
Prof Madhusudan Penna
Required
$900
SAN7101
Nyaya-vaisesika Advanced
3 Hours
Dr. M A Alwar
Elective
$900
SAN7102
Vyakarana – III
3 Hours
Dr. Tilaka M Rao
Required
$900
SAN7104
The Vedas (Yajus-Sama)
3 Hours
Dr. M A Alwar
Prof. Ramanujacharya
Elective
$900

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
YOG2001
The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita
1.5 Hours
Dr. Shriram Sarvotham
Required
$300.00
Saturday, July 8, 2023
11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF1005
Lessons from Valmiki Ramayana
1 Hour
Mr. Shantanu Gupta
Required
$200.00
Saturday, July 15, 2023
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT4003
IsA-vAsya Upanishad – The three vedantic perspectives
1.5 Hours
Mr. Krishna Kashyap
Elective
$300.00
Sunday , July 9, 2023
11.00am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF2102
Self-knowledge and the quest for Happiness
1 Hour
Swamini Dr. Brahmaprajnananda Saraswati
Core
$200.00
Sunday , July 9, 2023
10.00am EST – 11:30 am EST
HSF1010
Growing up with the Gita
1 Hour
Dr. Shriram Sarvotham
Dr. Kalika Uttarkar
Elective
$200.00
Sunday and Tuesday, July 16, 2023
Sunday – 11 am EST – 1 pm EST
Tuesday – 8 pm EST – 10 pm EST
TAT1101
Ayurveda – The Wisdom of Wellbeing
1 Hour
Ms. Luvena Krishnamurthy
Required
$200.00
Monday , July 10, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3102
The History of Shastriya Sangeet
1 Hour
Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran
Elective
$200.00
Tuesday , July 18, 2023
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3001
Daksinamurtistotram by Adi Sankara
1 Hour
Dr. V. Swaminathan
Elective
$200.00
Tuesday , July 11, 2023
08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3204
Vedantasara of Sadananda – Part 2
1 Hour
Dr. Kuldip Dhiman
Elective
$200.00
Wednesday , July 12, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF3104
Sri Aurobindo and Sanatana Dharma
1.5 Hours
Dr. Sampadananda Mishra
Elective
$300.00
Wednesday , July 12, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3202
Sankhya Darshana through the Sankhya Karika – Part 2
1 Hour
Dr. Kuldip Dhiman
Elective
$200.00
Thursday , July 13, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Friday 6:30 am)
HSF5000
Orientation to Hindu Studies
1.5 Hours
Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan
Core
$300.00
Friday , July 14, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Saturday – 6:30 am IST)
HSF2001
Introduction to Hindu Philosophy: Shad Darshanas.
1 Hour
Dr. Kalika Uttarkar
Core
$200.00
Friday , July 14, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT1303
Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram Part 1
1 Hour
Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi
Elective
$200.00
Friday , July 14, 2023
4:30 pm EST – 6:00 pm EST
HSF4000
Distinguishing Varna and Jati from Caste
1 Hour
Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan
Core
$200.00
Saturday, July 15, 2023
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
YOG2101
Ahimsa and the Art of Nonviolent Communication
1 Hour

Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu
Ms. Mansi Sharma
Elective
$200.00
Saturday, July 22, 2023
11:00 AM EST – 12:30 PM EST
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Beginner Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0103
Beginning Sanskrit – Sentences & Comprehension
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$300.00 – $317.00

Sunday , July 9, 2023
8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN0104
Beginning Sanskrit – Proverbs & Stories
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$300.00 – $317.00
Saturday , July 8, 2023
08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Intermediate Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0201
Intermediate Sanskrit – Stories & Songs
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty
Required
$300.00 – $369.00

Sunday , July 9, 2023
8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN0203
Intermediate Sanskrit – Vocabulary & Structure
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Suryanarayan nanda
Required
$300.00 – $317.00

Thursday , July 13, 2023
08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Advanced Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0302
Advanced Sanskrit – Cases Moods, and Suffixes
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$300.00 – $368.00

Monday , July 10, 2023
08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam

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Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit (CSBG)

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required/Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN1011
Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 1) and simple Samskritam
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty
Required
$300.00 – $335.00

Wednesday , July 12, 2023
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN1012
Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 1) and simple Samskritam -2
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Dr. Shraddha Modi
Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty
Required
$300.00 – $335.00

Saturday , July 8, 2023
8.00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN1014
Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 2) and simple Samskritam
1.5 Hours
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Dr. Shraddha Modi
Shri. Satish Srinivasan
Required
$300.00 – $335.00

Sunday , July 9, 2023
8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi – Beginner Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
HIN0104
Beginning Shuddh Hindi – Tenses, Genders, and Adjectives
1.5 Hours
Dr. Shraddha Modi
Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu
Required
$300.00
Wednesday , July 12, 2023
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Community Education Program (CEP)

 

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Summer Quarter Course Catalog 2024

Graduate Division

Master of Arts in Sanskrit and Vedic Studies

Master of Arts in Sanskrit and Vedic Studies

 

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN5101
Vedic Science Foundation
3
Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi
Required
$900
6.30 – 8 am IST
SAN5103
Sahitya Landscape
3
Prof Madhusudan Penna
Required
$900
6.30 – 8 am IST
SAN7101
Nyaya – Vaisesika Advanced
3
Dr. M A Alwar
Elective
$900
6.30 – 8 am IST
SAN7102
Vyakarana III
3
Dr. Tilaka M Rao
Required
$900
6.30 – 8 am IST
SAN7104
The Vedas – Yajus & Sama
3
Dr. M A Alwar
Prof. Ramanujacharya
Elective
$900
6.30 – 8 am IST

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies (CPHS)

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

 

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
YOG2002
The Yoga of the Yoga Sutras
1.5
Dr. Shriram Sarvotham
Core
$300.00
Saturday, July 13, 2024
11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF5000
Orientation to Hindu Studies
1.5
Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan
Required
$300.00
Friday, July 19, 2024
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF1304
Bodhak – The Gita Vidya Teacher Training
1.5
Mr. Gopi V. Prasad
Elective
$300.00
Sunday, July 14, 2024
11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST (India – 8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)
HSF3401
Chanakya’s Leadership Principles for the 21st Century
1.5
Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai
Mr. Pranav Patel
Elective
$300.00
Sunday, July 14, 2024 – Closed for registration.
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HAM4203
History and Methods of Indian Astronomy
1.5
Dr. Raj Vedam
Elective
$300.00
Sunday, July 14, 2024
07:00 pm EST – 08:30 pm EST
HSF1402
Introduction to Vedic Chanting – 1
1
Sri. Sree Aswath
Elective
$200.00
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3205
Understanding the Vedas
1.5
Dr. Ramakrishna Narayanaswami
Elective
$300.00
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Closed for registration.
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3207
Nyaya Darshana Part 2
1.5
Dr. Kuldip Dhiman
Elective
$300.00
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3208
Vaisheshika Darshana Part 1
1.5
Dr. Kuldip Dhiman
Elective
$300.00
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF3104
Sri Aurobindo and Sanatana Dharma
1.5
Dr. Sampadananda Mishra
Elective
$300.00
Friday, July 19, 2024
Closed for registration.
9 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
(India Time – Saturday – 6:30 am IST – 8:00 am IST)

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

 

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
HSF1001
Exploring Hinduism- Geography and History
1.5
Dr. DK Hari
Dr. D.K Hema Hari
Core
$300.00 – $600.00
Sunday, July 14, 2024
11:00 AM EST – 12:30 PM EST (India time – 8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)

Community Education Program (CEP)

Community Education Program

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
TAT1304
Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram Part 2
1
Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi
Elective
$200.00
Saturday, July 13, 2024
4:00 pm EST – 5:30 pm EST
HSF1010
Growing up with Gita
1
Dr. Kalika Uttarkar
Elective
$200.00
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Every Tuesday for 8th graders and below and every Wednesday for 9th graders till age 25.
8:00 pm EST – 9:00 pm EST
AIH1002
Ayurveda: The Art of Cleansing Fast and Detox Diet for Healthy Living
1.5
Vaidya Rupali Panse
Elective
$300.00
Thursday, July 18, 2024
09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
SAN3101
Satsang in Samskrtam – Soundaryalaharii
1.5
Dr. Venkataraman Swaminathan
Elective
$300.00
Monday, July 15, 2024
Closed for registration.
8pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
AIH1003
Ayurvedic First Aid and Home Remedies
1.5
Dr. Aparna Bapat
Elective
$300.00
Monday, July 22, 2024
8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST

Certificate in Sanskrit Proficiency for Vedic Studies (SPVS)

Certificate in Sanskrit Proficiency for Vedic Studies

Beginner Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0102
Beginning Sanskrit II
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$350.00 – $415.00
Sunday, July 14, 2024
6 pm EST – 7:30 pm EST
SAN0104
Beginning Sanskrit IV
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$350.00 – $415.00
Sunday, July 14, 2024
8 pm EST – 9.30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0204
Intermediate Sanskrit IV
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$350.00 – $427.00
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
7:00 pm EST – 8:30 pm EST

Advanced Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0303
Advanced Sanskrit III
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$350.00 – $427.00
Thursday, July 18, 2024
8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Proficient Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0402
Sanskrit Proficiency II
1.5
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Required
$350.00 – $377.00
Monday, July 15, 2024
8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskritam (CSBG)

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskritam

Beginner Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN1011
Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Beginner 1
1.5
Sri. Haridas Radhakrishnan
Required
$350.00 – $385.00
Saturday, July 13, 2024
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code
Course Name
Credit Hours
Faculty
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN1024
Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Intermediate IV
1.5
Shri. Satish Srinivasan
Required
$350.00 – $385.00
Sunday, July 28, 2024
8:00 PM EST – 9:30 PM EST

Micro-Certificate in Conversational Sanskrit for Hindu Studies (MCCS)

Micro-Certificate in Conversational Sanskrit for Hindu Studies

 

Course Code
Course Name
Faculty
Credit Hours
Required / Core / Elective
Price
Day and Date
Time
SAN0003
Spoken Samskritam Intermediate I
Smt. Parvathi Sriram
Dr.Suryanarayan Nanda
1.5 Hours
Required
$350.00
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

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