This course introduces the fundamental concepts of mental health and wellbeing from psychological, social, and holistic perspectives. Students explore factors that influence mental wellbeing, common challenges, resilience, self-care, and practical approaches to promoting wellbeing in individuals and communities.
The PGD-MW is a one-year interdisciplinary program integrating Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, meditation, contemporary psychology, and wellbeing science. It combines academic learning with experiential practice, helping students develop a deeper understanding of the mind while cultivating practical skills for supporting individual and community wellbeing.
Through lectures, meditation, reflective learning, counselling skills, workshops, retreats, and field-based practice, the program bridges ancient contemplative wisdom with contemporary scientific approaches to human wellbeing.
Foundations of Psychology introduces students to the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour. The course explores key psychological concepts, theories, and research while developing an understanding of cognition, emotion, motivation, personality, development, and social behaviour. It provides a foundation for understanding human experience and applying psychological knowledge to wellbeing and everyday life.
Explore the Buddhist understanding of the mind, consciousness, emotions, and human experience through the teachings of the Buddha and classical Buddhist psychology. The course connects concepts such as citta, cetasikas, mindfulness, and mental patterns with contemporary perspectives on wellbeing and human flourishing.
This course introduces the foundational principles and practices of mindfulness and meditation, integrating classical Buddhist teachings with contemporary perspectives. Students explore attention, awareness, and the nature of mind while developing practical skills for cultivating presence, compassion, clarity, and wellbeing in everyday life.
This course develops essential skills for building supportive and meaningful human relationships. Students learn active listening, empathy, effective communication, basic counseling techniques, and ethical ways of responding to people with sensitivity and care.