Courses
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2020, Fall 2019
A beginning Tibetan class developing basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in modern Tibetan (Lhasa dialect). The course also helps students begin to acquire competence in relevant Tibetan cultural issues.
Elementary Tibetan: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
A continuation of Tibetan 1A, Tibetan 1B develops further listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in modern Tibetan (Lhasa dialect), with a gradually increasing emphasis on basic cultural readings and developing intercultural competence.
Elementary Tibetan: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Tibetan 1A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2020
This course is a broad introduction to the history, doctrine, and culture of the Buddhism of Tibet. We will begin with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century and move on to the evolution of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist literature, ritual and monastic practice, the place of Buddhism in Tibetan political history, and the contemporary situation of Tibetan Buddhism both inside and outside of Tibet.
Tibetan Buddhism: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed S ASIAN C114 will not get credit for SASIAN C114.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: BUDDSTD C114/SASIAN C114
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2014
Tibetan Buddhists view the moment of death as a rare opportunity for transformation. This course examines how Tibetans have used death and dying in the path to enlightenment. Readings will address how Tibetan funerary rituals work to assist the dying toward this end, and how Buddhist practitioners prepare for this crucial moment through tantric meditation, imaginative rehearsals, and explorations of the dream state.
Death, Dreams, and Visions in Tibetan Buddhism: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students receiving credit for S ASIAN C154 will not get credit for SASIAN C154.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Dalton
Also listed as: BUDDSTD C154/SASIAN C154
Death, Dreams, and Visions in Tibetan Buddhism: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2012
This course provides a place for graduate-level seminars in Tibetan Buddhism that rely primarily on secondary sources and Tibetan texts in translation. Content will vary between semesters but will typically focus on a particular theme. Themes will be chosen according to student interests, with an eye toward introducing students to the breadth of available western scholarship on Tibet, from classics in the field to the latest publications.
Seminar in Tibetan Buddhism: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed S ASIAN C214 will not get credit for SASIAN C214.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Dalton
Also listed as: BUDDSTD C214/SASIAN C214
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
This seminar provides an introduction to a broad range of Tibetan Buddhist texts, including chronicles and histories, biographical literature, doctrinal treatises, canonical texts, ritual manuals, pilgrimage guides, and liturgical texts. It is intended for graduate students interested in premodern Tibet from any perspective. Students are required to do all of the readings in the original classical Tibetan. It will also serve as a tools and methods for the study of Tibetan Buddhist literature, including standard lexical and bibliographic references, digital resources, and secondary literature in modern languages. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester to account for the needs and interests of particular students.
Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed S ASIAN C224 will not get credit for SASIAN C224
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Dalton
Also listed as: BUDDSTD C224/SASIAN C224
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Special tutorial or seminar on selected topics not covered by available courses or seminars.
Directed Study for Graduate Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-20 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Thesis Preparation and Related Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of thesis supervisor and graduate adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-20 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the graduate adviser. Units may not be used to meet either unit or residence requirements for a master's degree.
Individual Study for Master's Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of graduate adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-20 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare for various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D.
Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-20 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Tibetan/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.