Non-Christian Online Programs

https://www.shin-ibs.edu/academics/certificate-programs/

https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/ma-buddhist-studies/

https://iou.edu.gm/stream/bais/

https://uwm.edu/hebrew-studies/undergraduate/online-major/how-to-complete-online-major/

https://www.gratz.edu/academics/program/jewish-studies

https://www.spertus.edu/jewishstudies/distance-learning

https://woodmontcollege.edu/bachelor-of-arts-in-judaic-studies

 

We discussed that one earlier. It was not really recommended.

 

That one has been around a long time and is pretty well known.

 

https://islamic-college.ac.uk/

https://www.naropa.edu/academics/low-residency-degree-programs/

https://www.woninstitute.edu/academics/master-of-won-buddhist-studies/

https://gsjs.touro.edu/academics/ [master's programs available online; this is from the flagship Touro University in New York, not its affiliate Touro University Worldwide]

https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/current/subject_area_concentrations/judaic_studies.php

https://www.miu.edu/online-learning [the Transcendental Meditation movement and practice is often considered religious]

https://muih.edu/academics/yoga-therapy/master-of-science-in-yoga-therapy/ [yoga practice is sometimes considered religious]

https://jewishpluralism.org/ [unaccredited]

https://jsli.net/ [appears unaccredited]

https://iishj.org/ [unaccredited, states "accreditation pending"]

 

Had not heard of them before. Usually when I hear "Cherry Hill" I think of Jewish things.

 

Really? I think of this place, founded long ago by Quakers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Hill,_New_Jersey
Or this one: https://www.cherryhillfarms.com/

I couldn't find any "Cherry Hill" links that appeared to have Jewish connections. Am I missing something? A "Cherry Hill Yeshiva" perhaps?

BTW - this Pagan Cherry Hill Seminary is located in Columbia SC.

 

Interesting - to me, anyway. Cherry Hill Seminary lists Hypatia of Alexandria, one of my favourite ladies of history, as their "Guardian Ancestor." Good choice, and a very interesting writeup about Hypatia on their site. https://cherryhillseminary.org/about/ancestor/

I'm beginning to like this school...

 

Ah, Cherry Hill. The Park. Mary Hill....

 

There is a decent size Jewish Community in the area. I believe a Conservative Synagogue notes they have 800 families, an Orthodox one notes 300 plus families.

Ps Thanks for the correction of location of this Seminary. I was definitely thinking of Jersey.

 

"Mary Hill used to hang out in Cherry Hill Park
The game she played lasted all day 'til way after dark
All the girls they criticized her
But all the guys just idolized her…" (Billy Joe Royal -1969)

 

Thanks for the explanation. I never knew.

 

Jainism. Online modality pending WASC approval.

https://cst.edu/degree-programs/ma/

 

There is a sizable community in central / south-central NJ. Are they connected?

 

https://www.uwest.edu/buddhist-chaplaincy-graduate-program/

 

Gratz College plans to add a new PhD program in Jewish Studies. "The new Ph.D. in Jewish Studies is designed for those students who already have a strong academic background in the field and wish to build upon that with advanced research to provide intellectual leadership for the contemporary Jewish community." Gratz already offers a PhD in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and an EdD in Educational Leadership, and several master's, all online.

 

https://onlineamrita.com/program/certificate-program-in-hindu-studies/
https://onlineamrita.com/program/samskrtasaparya/ [online Sanskrit language learning program with certificate]

 

Spertus has been around for a long time. I thought about doing a D/L Masters but I couldn't think what use I might make of the credential.

 

It's not like there are very many options out there. And probably no actual job prospects aside from various self employment avenues and possibly chaplaincy. You could slap ATS, RA and AACSB just for good measure on an Ivy League M.Div. in paganism and those same limitations are likely to apply, though.

 

I’ve wondered about the utility of religion related degrees outside of the particular religious community. Law degrees are not much better in this respect. Do law or nothing, basically.