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The Spiritual Journey from a Buddhist perspective

by
Susan Child
on
Sep. 25, 2003
held at
University of Waterloo

Susan Child offered this seminar at the University of Waterloo with an audience of approximately 35 persons.

Buddhism is a major world religion yet it has no concept of, or belief in a creator God. The Buddhist teachings focus on freedom from suffering, and the possibility of ‘awakening’. Buddha means ‘awakened one’. What is it that the Buddha awakened to? And how does the spiritual journey unfold from a Buddhist perspective?

Susan Child is a Buddhist practitioner, a meditation teacher and coordinator of the Waterloo Riverview Dharma Centre.

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