The Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness curriculum addresses the complex relations between philosophy, religion, and science as these converge to shape a cultural worldview. It seeks to provide students with a critical grounding in the larger Western intellectual tradition, including ancient and esoteric as well as contemporary feminist and ecological perspectives, while also addressing Asian and indigenous traditions. Areas of inquiry include cosmology, depth psychology, evolutionary science, cultural history, religious studies, ecology, epistemology, and metaphysics, as well as history of ideas, evolution of consciousness, archetypal studies, esoteric thought, transpersonal theory, new paradigm studies, literature, feminism, and the changing relationship between science and spirituality. See full description of this specialization. Women's Spirituality Specialization Women's Spirituality at CIIS is designed to reclaim women's spiritual experience, cultural history, and ways of knowing.
Courses seek to discover the truth and wisdom of women's personal and social lives.
See full description of this specialization. Information about transfer of credit can be found here . Those accepted into the Advanced Standing Ph.D. program will be expected to have had significant background in either philosophy or religion or both in their master's-level work. An M.A. in humanities or psychology typically will not be sufficient for admission with Advanced Standing.