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Peacemaker Certificate Programs

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Option 1 – Peacemaker Light (5 courses, 15 graduate credits)


This program is designed so that students could segue into Master’s Certificate in Buddhist Studies - General Buddhism Track where they would pick up any five of the courses not completed in the certificate program.


HIBS 600 History of Buddhism

or

HIBS 610 Foundations of Theravada Buddhism

HIBS 630 Overview of Buddhist Psychology

or

HIBS 631 Overview of Theravada Buddhist Psychology

HIBS 705 Meditation and Peace – This course introduces the student to Buddhist meditation practices, reviews current research on the effects of community meditation on peace, and looks a meditation as a practice for peace.

HIBS 706 Ahimsa – This course covers the principle of Ahimas (do not harm), and the five and eight Buddhist vows as they relate to fostering peace.

HIBS 707 Buddhist Activism – This course covers the role of Buddhists in self- and world transformation and addresses a variety of topics including inner and outer transformation, establishing the conditions for safety, mindfulness in action, clarifying and setting intentions, opening to suffering and compassion, interdependence, transforming anger; acting with equanimity, committed action, and not-attachment to outcomes.

Option 2 – Peacemaker Heavy (5 courses, 15 graduate credits)

This program is designed as a stand-alone graduate certificate program.  It is not expected that students who participate in this program will transition into Master’s Certificate in Buddhist.

HIBS 703 A History of Peacemakers – This course covers the peace making contributions and traditions of significant historical peacemakers, including but not limited to The Buddha, Ashoka, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., 14th Dalai Lama Tinzin Giatso, Tolstoy, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Elie Wiesel.

HIBS 704 Conflict and Peace – This course focuses on the basic concepts and dynamics present in conflict and approaches to conflict resolution. Topics include strategies, cycles and the history, theory and practice of approaches to conflict and conflict resolution from a Buddhist perspective

HIBS 705 Meditation and Peace – This course introduces the student to Buddhist meditation practices, reviews current research on the effects of community meditation on peace, and looks a meditation as a practice for peace.

HIBS 706 Ahimsa – This course covers the principle of Ahimsa (do not harm), and the five and eight Buddhist vows as they relate to fostering peace.

HIBS 707 Buddhist Activism – This course covers the role of Buddhists in self- and world transformation and addresses a variety of topics including inner and outer transformation, establishing the conditions for safety, mindfulness in action, clarifying and setting intentions, opening to suffering and compassion, interdependence, transforming anger; acting with equanimity, committed action, and not-attachment to outcomes.


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