Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) is recognized as one
of India’s greatest spiritual figures and
teachers, who with a firm grounding in its ancient
traditions, boldly reached out towards a greater
spiritual realization for humanity’s future.
This degree program is designed to give the learner
a broad and deep understanding of Sri Aurobindo’s
philosophical thought and spiritual practice and
its place in the context of Hindu thought. It is
offered jointly by the
Sri Aurobindo Centre for
Advanced Research (SACAR) in India and the
International Vedic Hindu University.
Doctoral Degree Program Requirements:
Minimum academic requirement for
this doctoral degree include 33 academic credits
in coursework and another 33 academic credits in
doctoral thesis work. The HU core courses
required for this program include:
2 Core Courses (to be completed
with IVHU)
| Course # |
Course Title |
| HUC 5001 |
Principles of Hinduism |
| HUC 5003 |
Basic Sanskrit |
Elective courses available
for this program include the following:
Two out of the group of the following six HU academic
electives:
| Course # |
Course Title |
| HIN 5001 |
Basic Hindu Scriptures |
| HIN 5002 |
Universal Themes in Hinduism |
| HIN 5003 |
Historical Development of Hinduism |
| HIN 5900 |
Message of the Bhagavad Gita |
| HNP 5001 |
Vedic Philosophy |
| HNP 5002 |
Philosophy of the Upanishads |
Four out of the group of the following nine
SACAR academic electives:
Research Methodology
3 credits
(Note:
this course replaces one of the SACAR electives
listed above)
The most important part of this program is-
Academic Requirements for a Doctoral Degree Program
in Sri Aurobindo Studies:
The
minimum academic requirement for this doctoral
degree includes 36 academic credits in course work
and another 30 academic credits in doctoral thesis
work. All of the course credits for the IVHU
Master's Degree are directly applicable to the
doctoral program:
2 Core
Courses 6
credits as above
Electives
27
credits as above
Research
Methodology Course 3 credits
Doctoral
Thesis 30
credits
Candidates for doctoral degree need to go through
three examinations related to doctoral research: 1.
Doctoral Qualifying Examination to be completed
before the candidate is registered for doctoral
thesis credit; 2. Comprehensive Examination when the
candidate is about half-way through in thesis
research work; and 3. Final Thesis Examination after
the thesis research is completed and the thesis is
formally submitted to IVHU.
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