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 Description & Syllabi COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 700-courses are required core courses for graduate students in the Masters and Doctoral programs but most of them are open to ALL students. All Electives are open to ALL students and are listed as 800 numbers. 900 courses are required and only open to Doctoral students. Required courses for the Non-Thesis Masters and Special Emphasis Tracks for Masters, Doctoral, and Certificate courses are specified in the previous pages. Doctoral Level Only (DLO) indicates those courses that are open only to doctoral students. Some courses also have an Assignment Supplement containing additional and more specific information on assignments, bibliographies, and deadlines. Supplements may be requested from each instructor prior to each semester. All courses have a Distance Learning Component. (R) Indicates there is a required Residency component, (D) indicates All-Distance Learning. (OpRes) Indicates the choice for a Residency plus Distance Learning OR All-Distance learning. 701: ORIENTATION AND PLANNING (ORP) (R-Fall) Core Course (1 credit) 710: LITERATURE SURVEY - Survey of Spiritual Healing and Holism (D) Core Course 727: HISTORY OF SCIENCE - A Spiritual Overview (D) (3 credits) One-Day Optional Residential & Distance Learning. Students explore the historical sources of Spiritual & Energetic Healing. Students locate their own healing endeavors within developing scientific and philosophical movements, through reading and guided independent exploration of historical texts and scholarly historical studies. 730: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEOLOGY (3 credits) Used for granting equivalency credits at enrollment and as special electives to be used ONLY on petition to the Executive Committee. 731: INNER COUNSELOR - Pathways to Awareness (R-Fall) Core Course (3 credits). Three-Day Residential plus Distance Learning. The primary goal of this course is to provide tools for self-directed on-going awareness of the very ground of one’s being – that which is anchored in the duality of physical existence and that which is eternal and has no boundaries. The 15-step Inner Counselor Process™ (ICP™) is a guided self-awareness process that requires from twenty to forty minutes to complete, yet it takes place in a realm of timelessness. Although this process has great potential as a symptoms-oriented clinical intervention, it has its greatest impact when used to engage body, mind, emotions, and spirit in a life-long journey of healing, integration, transformation, and spiritual awakening. A whole systems approach is required to expand conscious awareness in ways that support progressive integration and transformation. The Inner Counselor utilizes contact with higher consciousness to bring healing, integration, and transformation to the mental and emotional aspects of the personality as well as to the physical body. Within the context of this spiritual orientation, the personality is considered a vehicle of awareness and action through which we become conscious of conflicts of duality as we move towards healthy self-actualization, self-realization, and an enlightened transformational awakening. Lectures and a manual containing correlative cognitive models complete the learning experience. Course content includes presentations, discussions, experience with the ICP™ and practice in learning to facilitate an Inner Counselor Process™, reading assignments plus composing and submitting journalistic and scholarly papers. Syllabus-SP-2012 737: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (R-Fall) Core Course (3 credits). 741: ENERGETIC HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS (R-Fall) (3 credits)Core Course (3 credits). 752: MYSTICISM – ANCIENT TO NEW THOUGHT (D) (3 credits) 757: HOLISTIC THEOLOGY (D) (3 credits) core course Distance Learning. Students will complete a course in broad ecumenical studies of Theology, emphasizing Holism, Spirituality and the great religions (Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism, Islamism, Native American Religions, South American Religions and African religions). Others can be covered (e.g. Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Manichaeism) if there is a specific interest. Students will analyze their religious belief systems in light of the course and what they learn. There will be basic readings and latitude to read in additional areas of specific interest. The focus will be on what students learn about the topic and what they learn about themselves through their experiences in the course. 767: STATISTICAL METHODS IN RESEARCH (D) (3 credits) 780: THESIS RESEARCH AND THESIS (D) (6 credits) 790: MASTER’S ESSAYS AND EXAM (D) (6 credits) Students may elect to take this course in the final semester of the Masters Specialty Track. It is a required course in the final semester of the Non-Thesis Masters program. 810: SPIRITUAL CONTRACTS (D) (3 credits) 2-day Residential & Distance Learning. Spiritual Contracts provides an in-depth understanding of the human energy field. Students explore spiritual and emotional issues as they relate to physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This course examines the influences of natal archetypes and related archetypal patterns within various life experiences. Elements of one’s spiritual contracts are symbolically explored by integrating issues related to personal life experiences, the human energy field, and insights into one’s archetypal identities. A broader understanding and awareness of the human energy field and archetypal identities may then be applied to a healing practice. This course offers an intuitive approach to whole person healing and assists students in enhancing their intuitive skills. Instructor: Delphine Rossi, ThD 816: PAST LIFE THERAPY Part I (R) (3 credits) Five-Day Residential & Distance Learning. Students experience the benefit of a personal Past Life Therapy session as well as observe the effects of the technique on other students. At the same time, the leading Past Life Therapist will share extensive supportive documentation and background material. This approach is a major intuitive skill, helping students gain a significant tool for enhancing and using intuition. Check HU Calendar for residential dates. 817: ADVANCED PAST LIFE THERAPY Part II (R) (3 credits) Ten-Day Residential. This course is open to those who have successfully completed Part I of Past Life Therapy (816). The twelve-day intensive workshop/training and clinical supervisory program includes a clinical exam for certification given by Dr. Netherton. Check HU Calendar for residential dates. 833: ADVANCED PRACTICUM FOR INNER COUNSELOR (R-Fall) (3 credits) (R). Spring. Students must have completed 731-Inner Counselor in a prior semester before enrolling in the Practicum. This course is only held with a minimum of two students. Students attend a two-day residency during Campus Week. Students conduct a conference call orientation for eight volunteers. This orientation for volunteers is followed by eight Ancestral/Generational ICP™ sessions for volunteers interspersed with session reports and Conference Call discussions during the remainder of the Semester. The goal of this course is to enhance competency with the Basic Inner Counselor Process and to create competency as a facilitator of the Ancestral/Generational ICP™ 842: PERSONAL INTUITION (D) (3 credits) Distance Learning. Distance Learning. Students will complete an in depth study of intuition exploring a variety of techniques for intuitive development. In addition, students will delve into the many personal blocks that prevent their natural intuitive ability. The course includes personalizing one’s own style of intuition. Practical applications of intuition will be explored through a variety of intuitive exercises. An important focal point of the course is learning how to listen to and trust non-judgmental intuition that contrasts to the subjective ego-based emotions driven by wishful thinking, fear, projection and stress. Intuitive dream work will also be featured as students discover how to use intuition to retrieve, respect and listen to the intuitive insights embedded in their dreams. Note: Offered in the Spring Semester only. Instructor: Marcia Emery, PhD 843: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION (R-Fall) (3 credits) 844: LIFE ALIGNMENT - A System of Energy Healing (R-Fall) (3 credits) 846: SPIRITUAL HEALING PRACTICUM (3 credits) (D). Distance Learning. There are two possible options for this particular course. First, the students can use this course to conduct a pilot study in preparation for their thesis or dissertation research. Second, the practicum may be used to conduct an in-depth field study with a faculty member of choice who agrees to accept the student and work out an appropriate plan of action and curriculum for this practicum. The goal of this advanced practicum is to permit the student to demonstrate professional competency in addressing salient elements of Body/Mind/Spirit approaches to health. Students will propose their specific study in form of a plan of action to the Dean of Faculty for approval of topic and assignment of instructor prior to the beginning of the semester. Faculty assignment must be finalized by October/April 15. Instructor: Any member of the Faculty with expertise in the studies related to the topic may serve as Instructor for #846 as approved by the Dean of Academics. 847: PART I, MEDICAL INTUITION-Developing and Refining Medical Intuition Skills (R-Fall) (3 credits) Three-day Residential and Distance Learning. Physical illness is often caused by conditions at emotional, mental, and/or spiritual levels. Medical Intuition is the process through which these root causes of physical illness can be determined. In this course the student will learn how to present medical intuitive readings in which they identify physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energetic blockages in their various manifestations. The role of personality dysfunctions and generational influences in illness will be considered. In addition, students will examine the various aspects of the human energy field including meridians, chakras, cords, electrics, radiant circuits, the basic grid, and the aura field. The influence of past lives (whether they be viewed as metaphorical or literal) and misalignment with the soul’s mission will also be considered, as well as literature and research that supports the scientific underpinning for Medical Intuition and Vibrational Medicine. 848: PART II, MEDICAL INTUITION- Practicum with 15 case studies. (D) (3 credits) Prerequisite, 847. Building on the methodology and knowledge gained in Medical Intuition Part I, Medical Intuition Part II is an all-distance practicum in which the students will have the opportunity to refine their skills by doing 15-case studies with volunteers. A thorough examination of all the various aspects of the human energy field will aid the student in their assessment of any blockages present in the volunteer. The physical problems and corresponding emotional origins experienced by Type A and Type C personalities will be discussed as well. Other similar themes and problems will emerge as the feedback from the various student energy assessments are discussed during the conference calls. As the course progresses, the student will be asked to tailor the Medical Intuitive methodology taught so that it corresponds with their pre-existing skill sets and their particular needs as a practitioner. In an effort to underscore the absolute resilience of the human bio-energy field, the neuroplasticity of the brain and its full recuperative potential for the body will also be explored. 850: PRINCIPLES AND LAWS OF PSYCHIC ENERGIES (D) (3 credits) Students will learn about the principles and laws that govern psychic energies and how we can experience unnecessary moodiness and confusion when we are exposed to the toxic thoughts and feelings of others. Students will learn about how to detect when we are being manipulated by the psychic energies of others, how to protect ourselves from these influences, and how to repair the damage 857: EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY (R-Fall) (3 credits)Three-Day Residential & Distance Learning. The residency covers general information about astrology and its relationship to the world in general and helps prepare students to use their natal astrological chart as a template for self-exploration. The natal chart is perceived as a holistic model of a person’s life, one that reflects both its karmic context, as well as the soul’s intention for its own evolution. Students will use the language of the astrological symbols in their birth chart to achieve a deeper understanding of their life’s work through the integration of their unique constellation of gifts, challenges, and soul lessons. The course work can also be applied to the charts of others and to understanding day-to-day astrological alignments in a more meaningful way. 865: PERSPECTIVES IN TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY (D) (3 credits) Distance Learning. In this course, students will be exposed to a wide variety of transpersonal pathways, both ancient and modern, that are directed towards the evolution of consciousness and the experience of oneness and inseparability from the web of life. The focus will be on the philosophical, developmental, and transcendental aspects of transpersonal psychology, exploring an enlarged view of human nature and the Cosmos. Transpersonal understanding has existed continuously down through the ages, exemplified in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Sufism, Esoteric Christianity, and many indigenous systems. The emergence of Modern Transpersonal Psychology from these ancient philosophical and spiritual roots will be studied, and its significance and meaning in contemporary life explored. The course is offered in five monthly segments, each with assigned reading, a telephone conference and a scholarly paper. 876: INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS (D) (3 credits) Distance Learning. This course introduces students to the complementary and alternative healing systems found in selected parts of the world and to the complexity of the topic of Integrative Healthcare. Utilizing the structure developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), aspects of choice of Integrative HealthCare systems of the U.S. and Canada are explored as well as healthcare systems outside of North America. Current standards, requirements, and expectations of specific Integrative HealthCare practices and issues worldwide are examined, shared, and discussed in written assignments and telephone conferences. A historical context is also developed that offers indications as to the changes likely to occur in the next decade. 880: INTENTIONAL TRANSFORMATION - A Body/Mind/Spirit Approach (D) (3 credits) All distance learning. Students will explore and experience techniques used in autogenic biofeedback and voluntary control. Students have the opportunity to acquire a life-long skill in modulating autonomic nervous system responses, with intentional control of the sympathetic nervous system. Students will explore in depth the dynamic transformational potential for using these techniques in combination with the psychosynthesis approach to self-knowing developed by Dr. Roberto Assagioli. This course is both experiential and didactic. The relationships between awareness and volition will be clarified and mastered with biofeedback and psychosynthesis exercises. Two scholarly papers are required, and “stream of consciousness” papers arising from the experiential exercises are directed toward deepening self-exploration. 881- SACRED GEOMETRY: Shape, Form, and Healing Insights (D) (3 credits) 882: INDIGENOUS HEALING STUDIES (D) (3 credits) Distance Learning. This course focuses on basic principles of indigenous healing with special emphasis on specific indigenous spiritual healing traditions selected by the instructor for each semester. Selected indigenous traditions include, but are not limited to, Brazilian, Chinese, Hawaiian, and Native American. Students engage in extensive reading of classical and modern indigenous healing literature, field notes of respected scholars and oral narratives of indigenous healers and practitioners. A scholarly paper and an experiential journal or project summary are required. 884: PRINCIPLES OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION (D) (3 credits) Students will explore, understand, and integrate spiritual direction/companionship in their personal life so as to be able to accompany others on their spiritual journeys. Using a broad perspective towards spiritual growth and direction as seen through the lens of several religious traditions and inclusive of many spiritual paths, students will understand the historical and contemporary developments, forms, principles, and values of spiritual direction/companionship. Students will experience several disciplines of spiritual direction and reflect on how these relate to one’s current spiritual journey. 885: INTEGRATIVE SPIRITUAL COUNSELING (D) (3 credits) Distance Learning. Students will develop a specific integrative approach for offering spiritually based self-help guidance to those who seek spiritual counseling. Each student will creatively combine personally selected processes, methods, and schools of thought into an integrative approach to spiritual guidance. After designing an approach, students will be asked to put that design into practice with informed, consenting adult volunteers and submit a description that illustrates how the approach is being used in a self-help manner. The course includes a section on counseling ethics. Students are advised to enroll in this course in their last 30 hours of course work. Instructors: Ann Nunley, PhD, and Christine Hibbard, PhD 886: PASTORAL SPIRITUAL COUNSELING (D) (3 credits) 887: SACRED CEREMONIES AND CELEBRATIONS (R-Fall) (3 credits) 889: PEACEMAKING AND THE INTEGRAL MODEL OF MINISTRY (D) 893: EXPLORING THE NATURE OF HEALING (D) (3 credits) Distance Learning. This course is designed to broaden student’s perspective on the dynamic process of healing. Students will discuss and write about their already considered understanding of ‘healing’ including: implications of healing-related language, the healer and healee relationship, locus-of-control, and the role of intention, belief, meaning, and expectations in the healing process. Instructor: Geneie Everett, PhD, RN 894: MIND-BODY PERSPECTIVES OF TRAUMA (R-Fall) (3-credits) 895: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEOLOGY (D) (3 credits) SpecialTopics_EmeryDreamworkSyllabus 896: SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPIRITUALITY (D) (3 credits) 994: SPIRITUAL HEALING CAPSTONE (D) (3 Credits) 996: PRELIMINARY ESSAYS AND EXAMINATION (D) (3-Credits) 998: RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION (D) (12 credits) |
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