The Won Institute of Graduate Studies is a small, specialized graduate school that offers Master’s, Doctoral, and Certificate programs.
The Won Institute is a graduate school in Glenside, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The institute offers Masters Degree programs in Acupuncture Studies and Won Buddhist Studies as well as several certificate programs in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Buddhist Pastoral Care and Won Buddhist Studies.
The mission of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies is to provide quality graduate-level professional education and training in the practical applications of spirituality and the healing arts for the well-being of individuals and society. It is guided by the conviction that meditation is essential to spiritual cultivation, and that spiritual cultivation is necessary to balance material and technological advances.