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General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

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School of Holistic Studiesentrepreneurship as well as the global economic context formultinational business. Students will learn how to use quadrants,lines, and levels of integral theory in leadership development,capacity building, and conscious communication in a businesscontext. Dr. William Torbert and Dr. Cook Greuter’s work on selfdevelopmentand organizational development will be a key part ofthis course curriculum.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5215 Cultural Development 3This course explores the evolution of consciousness in culturethrough a seven-stage journey drawing on Gebster’s research. Therelationship between individual and cultural development will behighlighted.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5216 Social Systems 2This course exposes students to systems theory and its relevanceto society. Luhman’s work on systems and autopoiesis is used toexplore the role of communication within social systems.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5217 Neuro-Religion 2This course explores the neurological correlates of meditativestates, investigating the researches and theories relating to this.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5218 Ethics and Compassion 2This course will connect existential perspectives and religiousunderstandings in a personal and meaningful way for studentsusing various practices and small-group exercises.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5219 Emergence 3This course examines the role of living systems in the phenomenaof emergence. It will draw on the systems sciences of complexityand chaos as well as evolutionary theory. Whitehead’s philosophywill serve as a foundation for exploring these topics.Integral Application CoursesITH _____________________________________________________________________5300 Integral Ecology 2This course will focus study on the field of ecology using theintegral model to make sense of the man perspectives andapproaches to ecology as well as how to work with differencesin values and worldviews on ecological systems.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5301 Integral Business 2In this course, students will learn about applying an integralapproach to business with particular focus on both small-scaleITH _____________________________________________________________________5302 Integral Art 2In this course, students will explore how the consciousness of theartist gives rise to the artwork itself and will examine the work ofcertain artists from different stages of consciousness and culturalcontexts.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5303 Integral Politics 2This course investigates the complex realm of politics using anintegral approach, particularly focusing on the many dimensionsof the political left and right, and what a transcendent synthesisof these might become. In this course, students will look at bothhealthy and unhealthy expressions of power from different levelsof awareness, explore the issue of corruption, and learn about theemergence of good governance. Other aspects to be explored hereis how to use skillful means for communicating and working withmultiple worldviews present in any population and how to integratespirituality into the field of politics.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5304 Integral Medicine 2This course will look at various modalities of medicine and healthfrom the perspectives of Ken Wilber’s integral all-quadrants/alllevels(AQAL) model.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5305 Integral Science 2This course will look at various scientific principles from the perspectivesof Ken Wilber’s integral all-quadrants/all-levels (AQAL)model.Integral Religion CoursesITH _____________________________________________________________________5400 Integral Buddhism 2This course will engage a deep inquiry into Buddhism framedby the integral approach. Importance lineages will be covered.Students will learn about and analyze the premodern, modern,and postmodern practices of the religion and explore its relevancein different regions of the world today.ITH _____________________________________________________________________5401 Integral Christianity 2This course will examine Christianity using the integral approach.Importance denominations will be covered including the premodern,modern, and postmodern expressions of the religionin various regions across the world. Students will learn boththeoretically and practically these various expressions throughexperiential exercises and will learn how an integral Christianitymight serve to address some of the global issues present in boththe global North and South today.School ofHolistic Studies<strong>John</strong> F. <strong>Kennedy</strong> <strong>University</strong>School of Holistic Studies 147

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