Pali courses at universities

Dear members,

I came across an interesting webpage outlining the curriculum for a
Bachelor of Art's degree in Pali at the Mahachulalongkornrajvidyalaya
University in Bangkok at the following url:

http://www.mcu.ac.th/curriculum/English/Buddhism/Pali.html

Here are some of the courses offered:

<< 4.3 Major Subjects  not fewer than  48   Credits
   4.3.1 Required Subjects  32  Credits
   102 301  Advanced Pali Grammar I 2  (2-0-4)
   102 302  Usage of Pali I 3  (3-0-6)
   102 303  Jataka Literature 2  (2-0-4)
   102 304  Pali Literature II 2  (2-0-4)
   102 305  Advanced Pali Grammar II 2  (2-0-4)
   102 306  Usage of Pali II 3  (3-0-6)
   102 307  Pali Linguistics 2  (2-0-4)
   102 308  Analytical Studies of Tipitaka I 2  (2-0-4)
   102 401  Advanced Pali Grammar III 2  (2-0-4)
   102 402  Prosody 2  (2-0-4)
   102 403  Analytical Studies of Tipitaka II 2  (2-0-4)
   102 404  Pali Paritta 2  (2-0-4)
   102 405 Relation of Tipitaka 2  (2-0-4)
   102 406  Analytical Studies of Visuddhimagga  2  (2-0-4)
   102 407  Seminar on Pali 2  (2-0-4)

   4.3.2 Elective Subjects  16  Credits
   102 309  Pali Chronicles in Sri Lanka 2  (2-0-4)
   102 310 Pali Work in Thailand 2  (2-0-4)
   102 311 Analytical Studies of Milindapanha 2  (2-0-4)
   102 312 Analytical Studies of Mangalatthadipani 2  (2-0-4)
   102 313 Pali Literature III 2  (2-0-4)
   102 314 Methods of Teaching Pali 2  (2-0-4)
   102 315 Pali Scripts 2  (2-0-4)
   102 316 Pali Literature Analysis 2  (2-0-4)
   102 317 Comparative Study of Pali and Thai Literatures 2  (2-0-4)
   102 408 Dhammapada Literature 2  (2-0-4)
   102 409 Analytical Studies of Kathavatthu 2  (2-0-4)
   102 410 Analytical Studies of Abhidhammattha Sangaha 2  (2-0-4)
   102 411 Pali Conversation 2  (2-0-4)
   102 412 Analytical Studies of Tipitaka III 2  (2-0-4)
   102 413 Mahayana Literature 2  (2-0-4)
   102 414 Asoka Edict 2  (2-0-4)
   102 415 Research Methodology of Pali 2  (2-0-4)
   102 416 Seminar on Tipitaka 2  (2-0-4) >>

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Although the details are given in English, I'm not sure if the courses
are actually taught in English or just Thai only. If you read the
details of the courses for Pali grammar you'll see that it's
Kaccayana, the Ruupasiddhi, and so on that are being studied just like
here in our group. I'm not aware of such an abundance of Pali courses
offered at any university outside of India, Sri Lanka, or SE Asia. Not
too long ago I checked to see if Pali was still being offered at the
University of Toronto which A.K. Warder taught there for many years
before he retired. In the late 70s I once attended a Pali class of his
with a friend of mine who was his only student. Pali is no longer
offered there and Prof. Sugunasiri of Nalanda College also confirmed
this for me.

I have just updated the group's (public) homepage at:

http://ca.geocities.com/palistudy/ .

Best wishes,
Jim