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Suffering and how to transcend it

by
Ven. Sam Uttho
on
Jul. 31, 2003
held at
University of Waterloo

Venerable Sam offered this seminar at the University of Waterloo with an audience of approximately 45 persons.

Suffering is a significant fact of human lives. Daily stress of living in modern times is also a form of suffering. We all have experienced it. In the modern world, people have sought paths to transcend their suffering in search for permanent happiness and peace.

Dealing with suffering is a great lesson that all people need to learn in order to find their respective paths to overcome or subdue it. In this seminar, Ven. Sam who has taught at Mahamakut Buddhist University in Thailand, will presented a Buddhist perspective on the problem of human suffering. The issues that explored in this discussion included what constitutes suffering, what are the major causes of our suffering, and what the paths we can take to overcome it.

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