Students who wish to focus their studies more deeply in one area may elect to declare an optional specialization in one of five areas: Philosophy and Religion; Science and Consciousness; Culture and Consciousness; Dream Studies; or Consciousness and Healing. Each specialization is comprised of 15 units that include core courses and electives, with the exception of Dream Studies that requires 16 units. Students are not required to have a specialization to complete the MA degree.
| Degree Requirements | |
| Undergraduate Prerequisites (0 - 10 units) | |
| COR 3145 | Research Writing (3) |
| PHR 3405 | World Religions (3) |
| PYC 3200 | Personality and Psychotherapy (4) |
| Core Curriculum (49 units) | |
| CNS 5035 | Philosophy of Mind (3) |
| CNS 5010 | Paradigms of Consciousness (3) |
| CNS 5015 | Body Consciousness/Body Wisdom (2) |
| CNS 5030 | Sleep, Dreams & States of Consciousness (2) |
| CNS 5055 | Existentialism, Ethics and Consciousness (3) |
| CNS 5120T | Diversity, Community and Consciousness (3) |
| ISD 5010 | Integral Psychology A (3) |
| ISD 5015T | Effective Communication A: Emotional Dynamics (3) |
| ISD 5016T | Effective communication B: Intersubjectivity (3) |
| ISD 5025 | Qualitative Research A (1) |
| ISD 5026 | Qualitative Research B (2) |
| ISD 5455 | Preparation for Externship (2) |
| ISD 5560 | Externship (1) |
| CNS 5039 | Self-Exploration (3) (Topics vary) |
| CNS 5037 | Neuro-Philosophy of Consciousness (3) |
| CNS 5027 | Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness (2) |
| CNS 5025 | Quantum Approaches to Consciousness (3) |
| CNS 5023 | Shamanic Traditions (2) |
| CNS 5284 | Consciousness and Sustainability (2) |
| CNS 5020 | Archetypal Mythology (3) |
| Religious Studies (4 units) | |
| Four units of graduate religion courses | |
| Professional Development (6 units) | |
| ISD 5507 | Media and Publishing (2) |
| ISD XXXX | Advanced Seminar in Writing, Publishing (2) |
| ISD 5410 | Teaching Practicum A: Teaching Skills (2) |
| ISD 5411 | Teaching Practicum B: Workshop Development (2) |
| ISD 5415 | Curriculum Development (2) |
| ISD 5510 | Conscious Leadership (1) |
| MA Integrative Project (2): (2 - 4 units) OR Planning a Thesis & Thesis (4) Electives: (5 or 7 units) | |
| Total Graduate Units Required: 68 | |
This specialization is intended to deepen students - philosophic and spiritual understanding.
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Courses include:
- Existentialism, Ethics and Consciousness (3)
- Neuro-Philosophy of Consciousness (3)
- Philosophy of Mind (3)
6 units of electives, (may include the following):
- Nietzsche and the New Paradigms (3)
- Who Knows: Understanding the Self (3)
- Human Value as Story (3)
- Religious Studies courses (2 each)
- Transpersonal Systems courses (2 each)
- History of Consciousness (3)
This specialization explores the relationship between science, spirit and consciousness.
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Courses include:
- Quantum Approaches to Consciousness (3)
- Neuro-Philosophy of Consciousness (3)
- Consciousness and Sustainability (3)
6 units of electives, (may include the following):
- Eco-psychology (3)
- Science and Religion: Ways of Knowing (3)
- Sustainability: Meaning and Practice (3)
- Synchronicity (3)
- Introduction to Living Systems (3)
This specialization explores the impact of culture and cultural awareness in expanding Individual and collective consciousness.
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Courses include:
- Consciousness and Sustainability (2)
- Diversity, Community and Consciousness (3)
- Archetypal Mythology (3)
- Shamanism and Dreams (1)
6 units of electives, (may include the following):
- Culture, Language and Consciousness (3)
- Cross-Cultural Communication (3)
- Cultural Crossroads (3)
- Self in the Web of Society (3)
- Dreams, Initiation and Indigenous Ways of Knowing (2)
This specialization explores the relationship between consciousness and our ability to heal ourselves, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
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Courses include:
- Emotional Dynamics (3)
- Body Consciousness, Body Wisdom (2)
- Energy Models of Healing (2)
- Mind/Body Approaches to Healing (2)
6 units of electives, (may include the following):
- Metaphors of Dis-Ease and Healing (3)
- Women's Reality: Silence, Shame and Self-Expression (1)
- Enneagram (2)
- Ancestral Consciousness and Healing (2)
- Shamanism of our Ancestors (2)
- Archetypal Mythology (3)
- Self-Exploration (1-3 units)
This specialization is designed for students who desire to work with and explore the image rich material of dreams.
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Courses include:
- Sleep, Dreams, and States of Consciousness (2)
- Psychology of Dreams (2)
- Lucid Dreaming (2)
- Dreams, Archetypes, and Personal Mythology (2)
- Dreams and Indigenous Ways of Knowing (2)
- Spirituality, Symbols, and Dreams (2)
- Dream Group Facilitation and Ethics (2)
- An Integral Approach to Dream-work (2)
- Dream Studies Fieldwork (0)
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