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College of Graduate and Professional Studies Course descriptionsiTh 5400 integral Buddhism 2This course will engage a deep inquiry into Buddhism framed bythe integral approach. Important lineages will be covered. Studentswill learn about and analyze the premodern, modern, andpostmodern practices of the religion and explore its relevance indifferent regions of the world today.iTh 5401 integral Christianity 2This course will examine Christianity using the integral approach.Important denominations will be covered including the pre modern,modern, and postmodern expressions of the religion in variousregions across the world. Students will learn both theoretically andpractically these various expressions through experiential exercisesand will learn how an integral Christianity might serve to addresssome of the global issues present in both the global North and Southtoday.iTh 5402 integral Kabbalah 2This course will explore the mystical path of Kabbalah using theintegral approach. Important lineage holders, leaders, and theoristswill be covered. The course will also cover some of the premodern,modern, and postmodern expressions of the Kabbalah. Students willinvestigate the tradition through first-, second-, and third-personmethods and inquiry.iTh 5405 unique Self 2This course will distinguish between four core selves: separate self,false self, true self and unique self. The relation of these four selvesto old and new conceptions of Enlightenment will be examined.iTh 5450 non-duality 2Students will learn about the ways non-duality has beenexperienced and explained in different philosophical, spiritual, andscientific disciplines. Students will examine both the theories andpractices of these traditions and will explore how to apply this totheir professional and personal lives.traditional or religious theories, conventional modern or scientifictheories, postmodern alternative theories, and integral theories.Key theorists from each will be covered.iTh 5454 Love and eros 2This course is an inquiry into the Heart as a path of spiritualdevelopment. Students will inquire into the nature of love and Eros,and look deeply into their yearning for the fullness of being.Emphasis will be placed one the study and practice of the 2ndperson of Spirit, where autonomy and communion, separation andmerging, and masculine and feminine play in relationship to othersand to the divine.iTh 5455 integral Metatheory 2This course provides students with an overall introduction tointegral metastudies. It is integrative in that it seeks to find theconvergences and divergences between past and current theories,metatheories and other sources of cultural knowledge. Students willexplore a framework for the accommodation of metatheories suchas Ken Wilber’s AQAL, Bill Torbert’s Developmental Action Inquiryand Lewis’ multiparadigm inquiry.iTh 5610 integral Final Project 4In this course, students will prepare their final integrative paper andpresentation which include personal statement, psychological andspiritual theory, and application of coursework within a professionaland social context.iTh 5900 Topics in integral Theory 1 - 3Topics vary. Students may repeat this course for credit with achange in topic.iTh 5995 independent Study in integral Theory 1 - 3To be arranged with consent of instructor and approval of theprogram chair and dean. May be repeated for credit with a changein topic.College of Graduate andProfessional StudiesiTh 5451 Vision-Logic 2Drawing upon certain theorists who have studied the higher stagesof cognitive development such as Piaget, Aurobindo, and Kegan,students will focus on the emergence of the stage of cognitiontermed vision-logic. Through experiential, reflective, and cognitivepractices, students will learn about the nuance of this particularstage of cognitive development, and synthesize this knowledge inapplication.iTh 5452 Shadow 2This course will examine the critical contributions about theshadow aspects of the psyche, drawing on the work of keypsychologists. This will be examined in context to integral theoryand integral life practice, and students will learn both the theoryand practice for working with the shadow.iTh 5453 evolutionary Theory 2This course will explore theories on evolution presented by differentstructures of awareness including premodern folk theories,iTh 9000 integral Theory residential intensive 0Integral Theory students register for this course when participatingin the Integral Theory Residential Intensive.MuSeuM STudieS [MuS] CoursesThese courses are offered on the Berkeley campus.MuS 5003 issues in Museums i: history and Theory 4.5What is a museum? What is its role in society? How has theinstitution evolved since its beginnings? In this course, studentsanalyze, debate, and evaluate current theories of the museum as asocial institution. Two in-depth writing assignments and site visitsencourage students to look closely at the museum, its ethicalresponsibilities, and its public profile.JOHN F. 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