Why is humanity fragmented? The answer lies in human history. Historically, humankind lived in geographical pockets that were isolated from each other. We felt connected with each other by proximity to each other within the same locale. Shared culture and language shape our perception of our underlying reality. Our social organization, economics, and politics added to our sense of kinship, giving us an identity that distinguishes us from other communities with whom our interactions were rare and limited in their contexts.

Our spiritual leaders, prophets, sages and seers, perfectly knew the underlying reality of our being. They knew that the entire universe was united and underlain by an unseen spiritual reality which expressed itself partially through the universe and its various beings. They knew this reality was not open to definite intellectual understanding and was essentially ineffable. They knew that it could only be referred to in a nuanced and metaphorical manner. They also knew that they must talk about it because of the meaningfulness inherent in its knowledge, however incomplete. Out of their unbounded love and compassion, they wanted to address everyone in their target populations to help improve individual and community living.

Our spiritual leaders used divinity as a metaphor for pointing to the unseen reality. The divine images were shaped by the dominant language and culture of the area and were unavoidably different for different communities. The desire to address entire communities, the human weakness for easy and definite answers and the difficulty of communication about the abstract reality were primarily responsible for the common acceptance of the divine metaphors as the reality itself. Thus, what were meant as pointers became the many fragmented realities in place of the one integrative reality they were meant to indicate.

The one unseen and integral reality that underlies all that there is in the universe is thus seen by various people as diverse forms of divinity shaped by our language and culture. The divine forms are invariably anthropomorphic, attributing limited human characteristics to the unlimited spiritual reality underlying humanity and all that exists.

Assumed limitations of the one unlimited amounts to its fragmentation. This assumption results from our ignorance about the one underlying reality that our sages, seers and prophets spent their lifetimes to see, and we could not because we did not make the effort.

New Cohort and Coursework Scheduling

 

Ubiquity University requires a SHEN coursework certificate worth 16 credits for their MASc degree, 24 credits for a combined MASc/PhD, and 13 credits beyond MASc for a PhD degree, a credit being one hour of engagement for a 15-week semester. 

To understand how SHEN plans for you to qualify for various SHEN Coursework certificates, you need to understand the following:

  1. SHEN divides a calendar year into three 10-week academic terms, 
  2. The academic terms begin on the third Monday of January, April, and September, 
  3. An academic term is followed by a free period,
  4. New students are admitted three times a year in the three academic terms, 
  5. Participating students take a minimum of one 3-hour/week course in each term (2 credits), 
  6. A course is scheduled for three hours per week, usually in one continuous session,
  7. MASc level certificate requires 8 30-hour  courses,
  8. Combined MASc/PhD level certificate requires 12 30-hour  courses,
  9. PhD level certificate requires 5 30-hour courses and 1 45-hour course after their MASc.
  10. The maximum number of participating terms required to qualify for a MASc level certificate is 8, for a combined MASc/PhD level certificate is 12, and for a PhD level certificate is six after obtaining a MASc level certificate. 

Here is a pictorial view of the above coursework scheduling description.

 

New Cohort and Course Scheduling