Saint John's CollegeThe Graduate Institute in Liberal Education
Eastern Classics
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4599 U.S.A.
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Phone: 1-505-984-6083
Fax: 1-505-984-6003
Description:
St. John's College is the premier great books college in the United States. In the Eastern Classics program, students study the classical texts from India, China and Japan and complete a language tutorial in either Sanskrit or Classical Chinese. The aim of the Eastern Classics program is to seek a deeper understanding of the fundamental and enduring questions that have been raised by thoughtful human beings in the rich traditions of the East. In accordance with the St. John's College approach to education, all classes are conducted by discussion. The seminar covers a wide range of Indian, Chinese and Japanese texts, while the preceptorial and language tutorials consist of more concentrated study. The course of study consists of 34 credit hours, completed in one calendar year, beginning in the fall and concluding in the summer. It is offered only on the Santa Fe campus.
Degree(s):
M.A.E.C. - Master of Arts in Eastern Classics
Saint John's CollegeThe Graduate Institute in Liberal Education
Liberal Arts
P.O. Box 2800
Anapolis, MD 21404 U.S.A.
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giadm@sjca.edu
Phone: 1-410-626-2542
Fax: 1-410-626-2880
Description:
St. John's College is the premier great books college in the United States. In the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts program, students earn a master's degree (36 semester hours)by studying the great books of the western tradition in four of five thematic groupings: Politics and Society, Philosophy and Theology, Literature, Mathematics and Natural Science, and History. Although, for convenience, the curriculum is divided into these five areas of study, it transcends disciplinary boundaries. The books studied in any one of these segments have important things to say about many different aspects of our life. In accordance with the St. John's College approach to education, all classes are conducted by discussion. Through sustained engagement with the works of great thinkers, and through the give and take of discussion with peers, students cultivate habits of mind that will last a lifetime: a deepened capacity for reflective thought, an ability to transcend the limits of their own horizons, an appreciation of the persisting questions of human existence, an abiding respect for the value of serious conversation, and a lasting love of inquiry. Students in the Liberal Arts program can start in any semester and complete the program in a number of patterns. Some students pursue the "fast track" and complete the program in four consecutive semesters, other students attend the fall and spring semester for two years, and many primary and secondary school teachers attend only in the summer and complete the program over four years. The Master of Arts in Liberal Arts program is offered on both the Annapolis and the Santa Fe campus.
Degree(s):
M.A.L.A. - Master of Arts in Liberal Arts
Saint John's CollegeThe Graduate Institute in Liberal Education
Liberal Arts
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4599 U.S.A.
Click here to visit this program's website
Click to send E-mail to:
gioffice@sjcsf.edu
Phone: 1-505-984-6083
Fax: 1-505-984-6003
Description:
St. John's College is the premier great books college in the United States. In the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts program, students earn a master's degree (36 semester hours)by studying the great books of the western tradition in four of five thematic groupings: Politics and Society, Philosophy and Theology, Literature, Mathematics and Natural Science, and History. Although, for convenience, the curriculum is divided into these five areas of study, it transcends disciplinary boundaries. The books studied in any one of these segments have important things to say about many different aspects of our life. In accordance with the St. John's College approach to education, all classes are conducted by discussion. Through sustained engagement with the works of great thinkers, and through the give and take of discussion with peers, students cultivate habits of mind that will last a lifetime: a deepened capacity for reflective thought, an ability to transcend the limits of their own horizons, an appreciation of the persisting questions of human existence, an abiding respect for the value of serious conversation, and a lasting love of inquiry. Students in the Liberal Arts program can start in any semester and complete the program in a number of patterns. Some students pursue the "fast track" and complete the program in four consecutive semesters, other students attend the fall and spring semester for two years, and many primary and secondary school teachers attend only in the summer and complete the program over four years. The Master of Arts in Liberal Arts program is offered on both the Annapolis and the Santa Fe campus.
Degree(s):
M.A.L.A. - Master of Arts in Liberal Arts
