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Master of Divinity Degree Requirements Master of Divinity program, which add up to approximately $1,700 after receiving a scholarship from Nitartha and Naropa. The prices listed above The Master of Divinity degree prepares students for professional are estimates based on current costs. These costs are determined work in the fields of pastoral care, chaplaincy, community by outside organizations and are subject to change. development, and dharma teaching. This 72-credit, three-year Mindfulness Instructor Training: A three-course series training program is firmly grounded in Buddhist philosophy and meditation students to offer instruction in shamatha practice and being practice, while emphasizing an interreligious approach to individual a mindfulness instructor. Participants develop skills in first-time and community care. This training is then applied in hands-on meditation instruction and mentoring new practitioners. field education work, to develop individuals who can actively Shambhala Training: Shambhala Training is the path of study and manifest wisdom and compassion in the world. The program breaks practice of Shambhala Warriorship: the tradition of human bravery, new ground in preparing Buddhist-inspired students to serve their not being afraid of who you are. This training, in partnership with communities in leadership capacities. Shambhala International, shows how to take the challenges of daily life in our modern society as opportunities for contemplative The MDiv degree prepares students through four streams of practice. learning: 1) theological study—an in-depth understanding of the basic Buddhist texts and doctrines in historical and present- day contexts; 2) community—devoted to the insights and tools for fostering “engaged” communities; 3) interfaith pastoral care Degree Requirements —the ability to serve the spiritual and human needs of a diverse community in ministerial/chaplaincy roles while embodying the Please note that many students complete the program in four rather principles and practices of one’s primary tradition; and 4) practice than three years. For a complete four-year plan, please see your and meditation—the spiritual practice of sitting meditation from the academic advisor. Some courses are only offered alternate years; Buddhist tradition. please consult your academic advisor. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) provides a context for integrating First year, fall all four streams of learning and applying them to real-world needs, • REL600 Meditation Practicum I: Seeds of Peace (3) while initiating the process of lifetime learning through the student's • REL602 Contemplative Communication in Spiritual work. Caregiving (3) • REL611 First Turning of the Wheel: Nature of Mind and Optional Specialties: Emotions (3) Meditation Requirements and the Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra • REL614 Mind and Its World (3) Option: In addition to three meditation courses taken simultaneously • REL616 Integration Lab I (1) with their related Buddhist Studies course, there is a noncredit SUBTOTAL 13 requirement for a Buddhist Meditation Intensive (REL650), for which students have two options: 1) choose to do a month of intensive First year, spring Buddhist meditation practice done as a month or divided into two- • REL615 Power, Privilege, and Diversity (3) week, 10-day, or 7-day programs, in a Buddhist tradition of the • REL620 Meditation Practicum II: Self and No-Self (3) student’s choice, e.g., Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and so forth, or • REL650 Buddhist Meditation Intensive (noncredit)* 2) the Nitartha Institute intensive study (Shedra) and meditation • REL654 Integration Lab II (1) (Gomdra) option, in which the students attend a month of the • REL661 The Second Turning of the Wheel: The Bodhisattva Nitartha Institute Summer program plus, separately, two weeks Path (3) of intensive Buddhist meditation in the tradition of their choice. • Religious Studies or Graduate Collective elective (3)**** With their other degree requirements, the Nitartha option enables the student go on to qualify for the Nitartha Institute Certificates SUBTOTAL 13 of Completion for its Foundation and Intermediate Curriculums, and to enter its Advanced Curriculum. With the Foundation and First year, summer (optional) Intermediate Certificates, and attendance at a second month-long Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option only: ** summer program, they would qualify to enter the Nitartha Teacher- in-Training Program. (For information, see www.nitarthainstitute.org.) • REL547 Contemplative Practice Intensive (3) - Mahamudra Note on fees: There are occasional course fees associated with Shamatha - Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option only individual Naropa classes, which are subject to change. The • REL701 The Middle Way School (3) - Nitartha Institute Shedra- noncredit requirement of the monthlong Buddhist meditation retreat Gomdra Option only costs approximately $1,500 (or $750 for two weeks for students SUBTOTAL 6 (Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option only - uses choosing the Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option). The 6 elective credits) Nitartha Institute option students also register for a 6-credit Nitartha summer program through Naropa, which will cover the tuition cost, but not the room and board, texts, and other items of the Nitartha 1 Naropa Course Catalog 2019—2020 Second year, fall ** Students choosing the Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option should complete the requirement of attending a monthlong Nitartha • REL635 Meditation Practicum III: Mind-Training (3) Institute program in the summer following their first year. This is • REL714 Introduction to Pastoral Care (3) integral to the sequence of the curriculum. This replaces 6 credits of • REL728 Integration Lab III (1) electives. • REL749 Contemporary American Religion (3) • REL710 Third Turning of the Wheel: Yogacara and Buddha *** Internship is an opportunity for students to apply, integrate, and Nature (3) reconsider specific practices of ministry or spiritual leadership in a “real-life” setting. This contextual learning requirement is met by SUBTOTAL 13 REL747 Master of Divinity Clinical Pastoral Education (6.0 credits). Second year, spring **** Students can take up to 6 of their elective credits in • REL804 Applied Ethics and Service Learning (3) courses from other programs in The Graduate Collective that • REL768 Integration Lab IV (1) are designated as open to students outside their programs, with • Religious Studies or Graduate Collective elective (6)**** permission of the faculty member. SUBTOTAL 10 Religious Studies Electives Second year, summer General Electives • REL763 Dharma Talks and Religious Education (3) • REL525 Contemplative Christianity (3) • REL658 Ritual Arts (3) • REL529 Contemplative Judaism (3) SUBTOTAL 6 • REL530 Yoga and Globalization: The Inception of Postural Yoga (3) Third year, fall • REL535 Kabbalah and Consciousness (3) • REL853 MDiv Capstone Seminar (2) • REL545 Contemplative Islam: An Introduction to Its History, • REL779 Interreligious Dialog (3) Thought, and Practice (3) • REL747 Master of Divinity Clinical Pastoral Education (6) *** • REL585 Spiritual Models of Social Action (3) or • REL623 Religious Experience in Africa: Sacred Cosmos, Ritual, and Community (3) Religious Studies or Graduate Collective elective • REL625 Christian Scripture and Spirituality (3) (6)**** • REL634 Hindu Tantra (3) (Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option students (0)** • REL655 Trends in Religious Studies (3) • REL672 Non-Dualism in Theory and Practice (3) SUBTOTAL 11 (Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option • REL676 Inner Oral Tradition of the Torah (3) students can qualify for graduation this semester with the successful completion of REL880 Comprehensive Buddhism Electives Exam and REL885 Master's Project ) • REL540 Zen Buddhism (3) Third year, spring • REL546 Flight of the Swans: Dharma Comes West (3) • REL751 Buddhism in Tibet (3) • REL880 Comprehensive Exam (0) • REL760 Vajrayana: Symbol, Iconography, and Ritual (3) • REL885 Master's Project (0) • REL747 Master of Divinity Clinical Pastoral Education (6)*** Contemplative Practice Electives or • REL504W Breeze of Simplicity: Meditation Weekend (1) Religious Studies or Graduate Collective Elective • REL540 Zen Buddhism (3) (6)**** • REL554W Opening the Heart: Meditation Weekend (1) (Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option students (0)** • REL571 Christian Prayer and Mystical Practices (3) • REL609W Mindfulness Instructor Training I (1)* SUBTOTAL 6 (0 credits for Nitartha Institute Shedra-Gomdra • REL634 Hindu Tantra (3) Option students) Total Credits: 72 * It is highly recommended that students complete the noncredit monthlong dathün requirement (REL650) by the winter break between the fall and spring semesters of their first year or, at the latest, during the summer following their first year. Students choosing the Nitatha Institute Shedra-Gomdra Option are only required to complete two weeks of the noncredit dathün requirement. 2 Naropa Course Catalog 2019—2020 • REL690W–694W Shambhala Training Levels I–V (1) REL507 • REL690W Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Sanskrit I (4.0) Human (1) <P>An introduction to the classical Sanskrit language. The first- • REL691W Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the year course includes developing familiarization with the Sanskrit Warrior(1) alphabet (devanagari), mastering the conventions of euphonic • REL692W Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the combination (sandhi), and learning the basics of Sanskrit grammar. World (1) In addition, we begin reading texts from the classical
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