History of the Department of Oriental Studies

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Mission

  • To generate high graduates with moral, ethical and intellectual qualities in society.

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Vision

  • To upgrade the quality of oriental studies department in teaching, research and cultural development.

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Contact

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Dr.Daw San Shwe

Professor and Head Department of Oriental Studies

 Personal Information 

  • Name
– Dr. Daw San Shwe
  • Professional Position

 

– Professor & Head

  Department of Oriental Studies

  • Telephone:
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  • Email:
– sanshweos97@gmail.com
  • 1995 B.A(Hons), Oriental Studies, Mandalay University
  • 1999 M.A, Oriental Studies, Mandalay University
  • 2013 Ph.D., Oriental Studies, Mandalay University
  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University, 1997–2000
  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University, 2000-2005
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University, 2005-2009
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University, 2009-2010
  • Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University, 2010-2011
  • Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University, 2011-2015
  • Associate Professor (Head), Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University, 2015-2016
  • Professor, Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University, 2016-2021
  • Professor (Head), Department of Oriental Studies, Banmaw University, 2021-2024
  • Professor (Head), Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University 2024-today
  • Professional Societies
  • Honors and Awards

Research Interests:
The Study of different languages of the world, the study of Indo-European Languages, the relationship between Myanmar and Buddhist cultures

Current Research Projects:

  1. Dictums of Mitta Kaṇḍa in the Lokanīti (June 2018- March 2019)
  2. A Study of Department Names with Pāḷi Terms in Myitkyina University (September 2025- March 2027)
  3. A Study of the Six Qualities of an Ideal Leader in Buddhist Thought (June 2026- March 2028)

Publication:

  1. Myitkyina University Research Journal, Vol.11, 2022 The Importance of Maṅgala Sutta on Myanmar Society San Shwe
  2. Myitkyina University Research Journal, Vol.11, 2022 The Life Stories of Former Buddhas in This Kappa and Some Special Lives of Gotama Buddha who had Receives Preordainment form former Buddhas Thin Thin Mon, San Shwe
  3. Myitkyina University Research Journal, Vol.12, 2025 The Impact of Jatakas on the Youth into Becoming Excellend Leaders San Shwe

Supervision

  • MA Thesis
    •  A Study of Medicinal Plants in Vinaya Piṭaka Ma Nadi Hlaing 2026
    • A Linguistic Study of the Personal Names of Gurkha Ethnic in Myitkyina Township Mg Ar Jun 2026
  • MRes Thesis
  • PhD Thesis

Personal Information:

Name-Dr. Thin Wai Zin
Professional Position-Associate Professor
Email-thityeikshin@gmail.com

Education:

  • 2007 B.A(Hons), Oriental Studies, Magway University
  • 2010 M.A, Oriental Studies, Magway University
  • 2021 Ph.D., Oriental Studies, University of Mandalay

Professional Positions:

  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Dawei University 2012-2014
  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Magway University 2014-2016
  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University 2016-2016
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University 2016-2017
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University 2017-2018
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Hakha College 2018-2018
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Magway 2018-2019
  • Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Panglong 2019-2021
  • Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Magway 2021-2026
  • Associate Professor, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Myitkyina 2026-today

Honors and Awards:

Research Interests:
The Study of different languages of the world, the study of Indo-European Languages, the relationship between Myanmar and Buddhist cultures

Current Research Projects:

Publication:

Personal Information:

Name-Daw Aye Aye Maw
Professional Position-Lecturer
Email-dawayeayemaw.mdy99@gmail.com

Education:

  • 2013 B.A(Q), Oriental Studies, Kalay University
  • 2017 M.A, Oriental Studies, Kalay University

Professional Positions:

  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Kalay University 2017-2021
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Kalay University 2021-2024
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Mandalay University 2024-2026
  • Lecturer, Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University 2026-today

Honors and Awards:

Research Interests:
The Study of different languages of the world, the study of Indo-European Languages, the relationship between Myanmar and Buddhist cultures

Current Research Projects:

Publication:

1.      University of Mandalay Research Journal, Vol.16, 2026Pāḷi Loans in the Ratanā Cetī Kyaung Inscription of the Innwa PeriodAye Aye Maw

Personal Information:

Name-Daw Khin Win Kyi
Professional Position-Tutor
Email-khinwinkyi409@gmail.com

Education:

  • 2023 B.A (Hons), Oriental Studies, University of Myitkyina
  • 2025 M.A, Oriental Studies, University of Myitkyina

Professional Positions:

  • Tutor, Department of Oriental Studies, Myitkyina University 2024-today

Honors and Awards:

Research Interests:
The Study of different languages of the world, the study of Indo-European Languages, the relationship between Myanmar and Buddhist cultures

Current Research Projects:

Publication:

1.      University of Myitkyina Research Journal, Vol.13, 2026Religious Beliefs and Traditional Cultural Festivals of Taileng (Shan Ni) Ethnic in Myitkyina TownshipKhin Win Kyi
Designation  
Professor 1
Associate Professor 1
Lecturer 1
Assistant Lecturer
Tutor 1
Total   = 4
Student List (Day) Student List (UDE)
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
First Year Honours
Second Year Honours
Third Year Honours
Master First Year
Master Second Year

FIRST YEAR (B.A)

Semester I (December-March)

Foundation Courses
မ ၁၀၀၁ မြန်မာစာ
Eng 1001 English

Core Courses
OS 1101 Pāḷi Language I
OS 1102 Pāḷi Literature I (Leadership and Personality I)

Compulsory Elective Course
AM 1001      Aspects of Myanmar

Elective Courses (for Oriental Studies Specialization)
မ ၁၀၀၃      မြန်မာဇာတိမာန်စာပေ (၁)
မ ၁၀၀၄      မြန်မာစကားပုံနှင့် ဆိုရိုးစကားများ (၁)
Hist 1001      Introduction to Myanmar Civilization I
Phil 1001      Logic in Practice-I
Psy 1003      General Psychology I
Geog 1003   Geography of Southeast Asian Countries
Elective Courses (for Other Specializations)
OS 1001      Fundamentals of the Pāḷi Language (for Other Specializations & YUFL,MUFL)
OS 1002      Pāḷi Language, Literature and Culture I (for Other Specializations)
OS 1003      Fundamentals of the Sanskrit Language (for Archeology)
OS 1004      Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics I (for Philosophy)
OS 1005      History of Buddhism I (for History)
OS 1006      Buddhist Psychology I (for Psychology)
“OS 1007    Rules and Regulations in Buddhism I (for Law)”
OS 1008     Buddhist Ethics and Human Society I (for Anthropology)
OS 1009     Buddhist Traditional and Seasonal Festivals I (for Myanmar)
OS 1010     Buddhist Socio-Cultural & Environmental Aspects I
OS 1011      Buddhist Aspects of Social Responsibilities I (for BA Law)

Semester II (June-September)

Foundation Courses
မ ၁၀၀၂           မြန်မာစာ
Eng 1002      English

Core Courses
OS 1103         Pāḷi Language II
OS 1104         Pāḷi Literature II (Leadership and Personality II)

Compulsory Elective Course
AM 1002        Aspects of Myanmar

Elective Courses (for Oriental Studies Specialization)
မ ၁၀၀၆          မြန်မာဇာတိမာန်စာပေ (၂)
မ ၁၀၀၇          မြန်မာစကားပုံနှင့် ဆိုရိုးစကားများ (၂)
Hist 1005      Introduction to Myanmar Civilization II
Phil 1003      Logic in Practice II
Psy 1007       General Psychology II
Geog 1004    Geography of Myanmar


Elective Courses (for Other Specializations)
OS 1012         Pāḷi Language (for Other Specializations & YUFL,MUFL)
OS 1013         Pāḷi Language, Literature and Culture II (for Other Specializations)
OS 1014         Sanskrit Language (for Archeology)
OS 1015         Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics II (for Philosophy)
OS 1016         History of Buddhism II (for History)
OS 1017         Buddhist Psychology II (for Psychology)
“OS 1018       Rules and Regulations in Buddhism II (for Law)”
OS 1019         Buddhist Ethics and Human Society II (for Anthropology)
OS 1020        Buddhist Traditional and Seasonal Festivals II (for Myanmar)
OS 1021         Buddhist Socio-Cultural & Environmental Aspects II
OS 1022        Buddhist Aspects of Social Responsibilities II (for BA Law)

SECOND YEAR (B.A)

Semester I (December-March)

Foundation Courses
Eng 2001          English

Core Courses
OS 2101             Pāḷi Language I
OS 2102            Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics I
OS 2103            Buddhist Art and Architecture I

Elective Courses (for Oriental Studies Specialization)
မ ၂၀၀၃               မြန်မာ့ကျေးလက်တေးကဗျာများ (၁)
မ ၂၀၀၄               မြန်မာအမျိုးသမီးစာဆိုများနှင့်၎င်းတို့၏စာများ (၁)
Hist 2002          World History 1900 to Present I
Eng 2003          Developing Communicative Skills I
Phil 2001          History of Western Intellectual Development I
Phil 2003         Aesthetics I
OS 2002           History of Buddhism I
OS 2004           Buddhist Councils I

Elective Courses (for Other Specializations)
OS 2001            Pāḷi Language I
OS 2002            History of Buddhism I 
OS 2003            Pāḷi Literature (Prose)
OS 2004            Buddhist Councils I
OS 2005            Buddhadassana I
OS 2006            Pāḷi Philology
OS 2007            Basic Principles of Buddhism I (for BA Law)
OS 2015             Pāḷi Phonology I (For YUFL/MUFL)
OS 2016             ပါဠိသဒ္ဒါ၊ ပါဠိစာပေနှင့် ဗုဒ္ဓယဉ်ကျေးမှုပွဲတော်များ (၁) (For YUFL/MUFL)

Semester II (June-September)

Foundation Courses
Eng 2002           English

Core Courses
OS 2104              Pāḷi Language II
OS 2105              Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics II
OS 2106              Buddhist Art and Architecture II

Elective Courses (for Oriental Studies Specialization)
မ ၂၀၀၇               မြန်မာ့ကျေးလက်တေးကဗျာများ (၂)
မ ၂၀၀၈               မြန်မာအမျိုးသမီးစာဆိုများနှင့်၎င်းတို့၏စာများ (၂)
Hist 2005          World History 1900 to Present II
Eng 2005          Developing Communicative Skills II
Phil 2006          History of Western Intellectual Development II
Phil 2008          Aesthetics II
OS 2009           History of Buddhism II
OS 2010            Buddhist Councils II

Elective Courses (for Other Specializations)
OS 2008           Pāḷi Language II
OS 2009           History of Buddhism II 
OS 2010           Buddhist Councils II
OS 2011            Pāḷi Literature (Poetry)
OS 2012           Buddhadassana II
OS 2013           Nīti Literature
OS 2014           Basic Principles of Buddhism II (for BA Law)
OS 2017           Pāḷi Phonology II (For YUFL/MUFL)
OS 2018          ပါဠိသဒ္ဒါ၊ ပါဠိစာပေနှင့် ဗုဒ္ဓယဉ်ကျေးမှုပွဲတော်များ (၂) (For YUFL/MUFL)

THIRD YEAR AND FIRST YEAR B.A (HONOURS)

Semester I (December-March)

Foundation Courses
Eng 3001           English

Core Courses
OS 3101              Pāḷi Literature (Poetry)
OS 3102             Epigraphy I
OS 3103             Sanskrit Language I
OS 3104             Linguistics I

Elective Courses
OS 3105             Pāḷi Conversation and Composition I
OS 3106             Prākrit
OS 3107             Abhidhamma
OS 3001            Buddhist Ways of Problem Solving Skills I (for BA Law)

Semester II (June-September)

Foundation Courses
Eng 3002             English

Core Courses
OS 3108             Pāḷi Literature (Prose)
OS 3109             Epigraphy II
OS 3110             Sanskrit Language II
OS 3111              Linguistics II

Elective Courses
OS 3112             Introduction to Research Methodology
OS 3002           Buddhist Ways of Problem Solving Skills II (for BA Law)

FOURTH YEAR  AND SECOND YEAR B.A (HONOURS)

Semester I (December-March)

Semester II (June-September)

THIRD YEAR (B.A) HONOURS 

Semester I (December – March)

Core Courses
OS 5201           Pāḷi Grammar
OS 5202           Pāḷi Literature (Poetry)
OS 5203           Sanskrit Literature I
OS 5204           Epigraphy I
OS 5205           Ancient Indian History

Elective Courses
OS 5206           Pāḷi Literature in Myanmar
OS 5207           Mahāyāna Buddhism I

Semester II (June– September)

Core Courses
OS 5209           Pāḷi Literature (Prose I)
OS 5210           Pāḷi Literature (Prose II)
OS 5211            Sanskrit Literature II
OS 5212           Buddhist Philosophy
OS 5213           History of Sanskrit Literature

Elective Courses
OS 5214           Prākrit
OS 5215           Mahāyāna Buddhism II

FIRST YEAR (M.A)

Semester I (June – September)

Semester II (December – March)

SECOND YEAR (M.A)

Semester I (June – September)

Semester II (December – March)

  1. Language
  2. Literature
  3. Buddhist Culture
  4. Buddhist Philosophy
  5. Buddhist Art and Architecture
  6. History of Buddhism