If you need courses to handle stress, something is terribly wrong.
Just don't demand too much or pile on too much coursework. Simple.
You see other top universities around the world... getting enrolled may be hard but once you're in, it's super fun and relaxing.
Typical PAP mentality: making you 'prove your worth' or 'justify your existence' by making you work super hard, beyond the normal work scope.
I think they get a sick high or orgasm seeing people get all stressed out at work and in school. Maybe they feed off those negative energies.