Course Information
- Sep 2025
Course Overview
The Master of Buddhist Studies (MBuddhStud) programme, offered in collaboration with the Centre of Buddhist Studies, is a graduate programme where students are provided with high-quality training on the fundamentals of Buddhism and on various textual, doctrinal, and historical perspectives of Buddhist traditions and sources. It introduces students to the main Buddhist schools through various methodological approaches and offers language courses in Pāli, Sanskrit, and Tibetan for facilitating in depth learning of the Buddhist traditions. Furthermore, it encourages students to apply Buddhist philosophy, practices, and values to address personal, social, and contemporary global issues from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Application Deadline
Round 1:
12:00 noon (GMT +8), December 13, 2024
Round 2:
12:00 noon (GMT +8), February 28, 2025
What You’ll Learn
The programme accommodates students who plan to pursue research degrees in Buddhist studies or related disciplines as well as professionals in education, administration, business, engineering, medicine, social work, and counselling, who are interested to apply their understanding of Buddhism in their daily work and as means of personal development.