MAITRIPA COLLEGE ONLINE SUMMER PROGRAM: 2010
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2010 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
JANUARY 27: Spring 2010 Semester Begins
MARCH 28 - APRIL 11: Spring Break
MAY 25: Spring 2010 Semester Ends
JUNE 28 - AUGUST 22: Online Summer Intensive
JULY 15:
Fall 2010 Registration Opens Online
AUGUST 30: Fall 2010 Semester Begins
NOVEMBER 21 -28: Fall (Thanksgiving) Break
DECEMBER 18: Fall 2010 Semester Ends

2010 ACADEMIC APPLICATION
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MAY 3: Registration Opens for New Online
(Distance Learning) Summer Program

JUNE 28 - AUGUST 22: Online (Distance
Learning) Program Summer Semester

JULY 5: Online Summer Registration Closes
(last day to add or drop classes)

JULY 15: Registration Opens for Fall Semester

AUGUST 15: Application Deadline for Fall Entry
into all Degree and Certificate Programs (Extended Deadline)

SEPTEMBER 12: Fall Class Registration
Closes (last day to add or drop classes)

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THE ONLINE SUMMER PROGRAM:
2010 (see course list below)
Summer Online Program Course Dates:
Monday, June 28 – Sun, August 22, 2010

Each Online Summer Program course is composed of 15 “classes” to be completed between JUNE 28 - AUGUST 22, 2010. On average, summer online students will need to watch 2 classes per week to complete the module on time, as well as complete the related reading and exams.

Students may work through the modules with some flexibility in relation to the pace of the class, as long as all work (including exams) is completed by the due dates.

In addition to readings and exams, students will be required to engage in a discussion group format with a tutor in order to progress through the module.

Students will have an opportunity to have a phone interview / discussion with Yangsi Rinpoche toward the end of the term in relation to the course materials.

These classes are open to all. Depending on the online student's enrollment status (click here for online student options), successful completion of relevant courses may be applied toward certificate requirements.


TUITION FEES & PAYMENT:
2010 SUMMER ONLINE COURSES
The 2010 course fee for 15 online classes is $314 per credit hour per semester. Students will be invoiced for course fees within two weeks of the course beginning. Payment by check, money order, or online by credit card is due upon receipt of invoice unless prior arrangements have been made with the administrative office. Payment plans are available.

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2010 SUMMER MODULE COURSE OFFERINGS
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PHL301d - Introduction to Buddhist Thought (2 credits)
Monday, June 28 – Sun, August 22, 2010
This class will make use of philosophical treatises, literature, and historical analysis to present the foundations of Buddhist philosophy as taught by the early Indian pandits and commented upon by Tibetan scholars. Readings will include selections from the Abhidharma Kosha, Pramanavarttika, and Abhisamayalamkara, with particular focus on the readings that relate to the three scopes of the lamrim as presented by the Tibetan scholar Je Tsongkhapa. Students will come away from this course with a foundation in Buddhist philosophy and knowledge of key issues of Buddhist Studies, including personal identity and the five skandhas, subtle impermanence, and the basics of a Buddhist world view. Students will gain important grounding in basic principles of dependent arising, the structure of Buddhist logic, and familiarity with Buddhist logic and logical arguments.

MDT301d - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation (2 credits)
Monday, June 28 – Sun, August 22, 2010
This course will provide a broad introduction to the vast corpus of techniques and practices of Buddhist meditation, with particular emphasis on the techniques of analytical meditation. The course will be taught in an interactive format, allowing students the opportunity to learn specific meditations as directed by the instructor, practice them, and discuss their experiences in class. The subject matter will parallel the topics of Buddhist philosophy as taught in PHL301 | PHL301d. Part of this class will include regular meditation sessions out of class, the keeping of a sitting journal, and the opportunity for objective discussion on the effect of these practices on the individual’s mind. If desired, the committed student will have the opportunity to work with the instructor to design a personal meditation practice.

PHL302d - Foundations of Buddhist Thought: The Medium and Great Scope (2 credits)
Monday, June 28 – Sun, August 22, 2010
This class surveys the foundational philosophical ideas of the Buddhist tradition as presented by the great pandits of India and commented upon by the Tibetan inheritors of the Indian Buddhist tradition. The course will make use of philosophical treatises (primary sources in translation), literature, and historical analysis to present the foundations of Buddhist philosophy. Readings will include selections from Vasubandhu’s Abhidharmakosha,  Dharmakirti’s Pramanavarttika, the Abhisamayalamkara (attributed to Maitreya), Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, and 70 Topics, as well as modern scholarly analysis of the same. There will be a particular focus on the readings as they relate to the medium and great scope of the Lamrim as presented by the Tibetan scholar Je Tsongkhapa and others. Students will gain a strong foundation in Buddhist philosophy including key topics that relate to the medium and great scopes such as: cause and effect, the potential for enlightenment, the structure of existence according to the Buddhist world view. Students will gain a strong foundation in Buddhist philosophy including key topics that relate to the great scope such as: loving kindness, great compassion, and abandoning the mind of self-cherishing, as well as topics that relate to the great scope such as the mind of enlightenment, the six perfections, and an in-depth examination of the path of a bodhisattva.

MDT302d - Techniques of Buddhist Meditation: The Medium and Great Scope (2 credits)
Monday, June 28 – Sun, August 22, 2010
This course will continue with instruction in meditation based on the foundations established in MDT 301. The course will be taught in an interactive format, allowing students the opportunity to learn specific meditations as directed by the instructor, practice them, and discuss their experiences in class. The subject matter will parallel the topics of Buddhist philosophy as taught in as taught in PHL302 | PHL302d. Part of this class will include regular meditation sessions out of class, the keeping of a sitting journal, and the opportunity for objective discussion on the effect of these practices on the individual’s mind. If desired, the committed student will have the opportunity to work with the instructor to design a personal meditation practice.


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