Berkeley,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Buddhist Studies in Berkeley United States | University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
|
Berkeley United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
27,366
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The Berkeley Group in Buddhist Studies provides an interdisciplinary PhD program focused on Buddhist Studies. Working in collaboration with the Departments of South and Southeast Asian Studies (SSEAS) and East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC), the program explores Buddhism's diverse manifestations within their Asian historical and cultural frameworks.
Students engage with Buddhist texts in their original languages while examining the historical, social, and cultural contexts that shaped this textual tradition. The PhD curriculum also encourages the use of archaeological, ethnographic, and visual materials to enrich the study of Buddhist traditions.
Our program aims to equip students with linguistic, methodological, and theoretical tools for groundbreaking research while fostering connections between their work and broader humanities discourse.
This PhD program is tailored for those pursuing academic careers as scholars and university educators in Buddhist Studies.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Students must have a bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution; Sufficient undergraduate work to undertake graduate work in the chosen field; A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) or better.
Applicants admitted to a doctoral program that requires a master’s degree to be earned at Berkeley as a prerequisite (even though the applicant already has a master’s degree from another institution in the same or a closely allied field of study) will be permitted to undertake the second master’s degree, despite the overlap in field.
TOEFL score of at least 90 on the iBT test, 570 on the paper-and-pencil test, or an IELTS Band score of at least 7 on a 9-point scale
Tuition
USD
27,366