Sanskrit Classes Being Offered On-Line From Florida

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Sanskrit Classes Being Offered On-Line From Florida

katzn

 

FLORIDA, USA, July 7, 2004: Florida International

University, the State University in Miami, Florida and

Hindu University of America, located in Orlando,

Florida will begin offering on-line Sanskrit courses

this fall. The four-course sequence is fully

accredited by FIU and is available to students

worldwide. The classes begin August 30. The

courses have been developed by Dr. B. V. Venkata

Krishna Shastry, a professor at HUA and an adjunct

faculty at FIU, and will carry technical support from

FIU. "This is a pioneering partnership between a

public university and America's only Hindu

university," says Dr. Nathan Katz, Chair of FIU's

Religious Studies Department, also an adjunct

professor at HUA. This Fall's course is SAL 2101:

Sanskrit I. It is open to anyone; students may simply

go to http://cas.fiu.edu/outreach/NonDegreeSeeking.pdf

and print out the form, complete it and return it -

with all required documentation - to the Department of

Religious Studies, Florida International University,

Miami FL 33199, U.S.A. Tuition is $950 for non-Florida

residents. For those residing in the Sunshine State,

the cost is the regular in-state tuition (which has

not been determined at this point) -- plus $275.

Registration for Fall courses begins August 18-25. For

assistance with registration or any other questions,

go to http://online.fiu.edu or

call 305-348-3630, toll free 1-866-379-3835, or e-mail

"source" above.

 

>From Hindu Press International listserv. If you don't

live in Florida, it ain't cheap. (and will likely

cost a fair chunk of change even for FL residents)

 

Keval