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Undergraduate Programme

The Department offers courses in two subject areas, Pali and Buddhist Studies. After the first two semesters or the first year, students may choose to follow either the special B.A degree programme or the general B.A. degree programme. For the special and general degree requirements, please contact the Course Unit Office or the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Arts.

The courses offered by the Department in each subject area are given below. Courses are taught in the Sinhala and English media.

Revised Curriculum of the Bachelor of Arts Honours in Buddhist Studies Degree Programme

 

Sem.

Course Cord and

Subject Title

Status

 

Credits

Notional hours

1000:1

BST 1001 : Early History of Buddhism

C

3

150

ESS 1001 : Basic Mathematics

C

3

150

ESS 1002: Communication Skills

C

3

150

ESS 1003 : Logical Reasoning

C

3

150

6 Credits of two courses from 2 other main disciplines

C

3+3

300

1000:2

BST 1002 : Early Buddhist Teachings

C

3

150

ESS 1004 : Basic IT

C

3

150

ESS 1005: Basic Statistics

C

2

100

ESS 1006: Personality, Leadership and Ethics

C

2

100

ESS 1007: Critical Thinking

C

2

100

6 Credits of two courses from 2 other main disciplines

C

3+3

300

Total Credits and Notional Hours at 1000 Level

36

1800

2000:1

BST 2001 : History of Buddhism in India (Post -Asokan)

BST2002 : Pre-Buddhist Indian Religious and Philosophical Background

BST 2003 : Development of Buddhist Doctrines I (Theravada)  

BST 2004 : Buddhist Literature

BST 2005 : Introduction to Buddhism in the Far East

BST 2006: Zen Buddhism 

BST 2007: Buddhism and Sri Lankan Society in the Colonial Period

C

3

150

C

3

150

 

C

 

3

 

150

 

C

 

3

 

150

O

O

O

3

3

3

150

150

150

2000:2

BST 2010 : Development of Buddhist Doctrines II (Theravada)

C

3

150

BST 2011 : Elements of Buddhist Arts

C

3

150

BST 2012 : Social and Political Philosophy of Buddhism

C

3

150

BST 2013 : Introduction to Research Methodology In Buddhism

C

3

150

BST 2014 : Buddhist Mythology    

BST 2015: Science and Religion  

BST 2016: Chinese Buddhist Literature  

O

O

O

3

3

3

150

150

150

Total Credits and Notional Hours at 2000 Level

30

1500

3000:1

BST 3001 : Buddhist Ethics

C

3

150

BST 3002 : Early Buddhist Monastic Institutions

C

3

150

BST 3003 : Rites and Ceremonies in Buddhism

C

3

150

BST 3004 : Buddhism and Gender Issues 

C

3

150

BST 3005 : Life of the Buddha

BST 3006: Abhidhamma  Philosophy  I

BST 3007: Buddhism and Ecology  

O

O

O

3

3

3

150

150

150

3000:2

BST 3010 : Contemporary Buddhism 

C

3

150

BST3011 : Buddhism and Problems of Philosophy  

C

3

150

BST 3012: Expansion of Buddhism (South-East Asia) 

C

3

150

BST 3013: Buddhism and Popular Religious Cults 

BST 3014: Textual Criticism     

BST 3015: Abhidhamma  Philosophy  II  

O

O

O

3

3

3

150

150

150

Total Credits and Notional Hours at 3000 Level

30

1500

4000:1

BST4001: The Impact of Buddhism on the Culture of Sri Lanka 

C

3

150

BST4002 : Buddhist Mental Culture  

C

3

150

BST4003 : Buddhist Logic and Epistemology   

C

3

150

BST4004 :  General Aptitude

C

3

150

4000:2

BST 4010: Buddhism and World Religions  

C

2

100

BST 4011: Asian Buddhist Art 

C

2

100

BST 4012: Buddhist Psychology   

C

2

100

BST 4999 : Dissertation

C

8

800

ESS 4995 : Internship OR

ESS 4996: Field Work Project

C

3

300

Total Credits and Notional Hours at 4000 Level

29

2000

Minimum Number of Credits and Notional Hours for 4 Years

125

6800