At undergraduate level, units involving Buddhist and Asian Studies form part of the BA degree profile within the Religion and Theology Department. The Department offers one single-honours degree in Religion and Theology and joint-honours in collaboration with other departments in Philosophy and Theology and Theology and Sociology.
With any of these degree courses it is possible to take the units in Buddhist and Asian Studies. All BA degree courses last three years full-time.
Please note that in order to apply for an undergraduate degree at a British university you do not apply to the university itself. Applications are made through the UCAS procedure. You should contact UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) at Fulton House, Jessop Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3SH, UK (01242 222444 (general enquiries); 01242 227788 (applicant enquiries); 01242 221622 (fax)) for the requisite forms.
Examples of the units that can be studied for the BA include:
THRS10028 Living Religions
THRS10017 Introduction to Sanskrit I: Grammar
THRS30101 Death and Afterlife in Buddhism
THRS30088 Mahayana Buddhist Literature in East Asia
THRS20225 Evil Monks, Foxy Ladies, and Pocket Monsters: Religion and Japanese Popular Culture
THRS30060 Zen Buddhism
THRS30081 Buddhism in Practice
