Master of Arts in Life Physics

Objectives

The required courses of the Life Physics M.A. program are designed to provide the graduate student with a solid foundation in biophysics, research methodologies, Traditional Chinese Medicine and anatomy and physiology.

Students enrolling with graduate courses in one or more of the above mentioned disciplines may take advantage of the transfer credits policy (see Transfer Credits under the General Admission to the Institute). Relevant undergraduate courses may grant a student the opportunity for substitution courses with the approval of the program director.

Degree Requirements

Fifty-two (52) quarter units are required to complete the Master of Arts degree program in Life Physics.

MASTER OF ARTS IN LIFE PHYSICS

CORE CURRICULUM

LP 501       Foundations in Integral Studies  (4 units)
LP 503 *     Counseling and Communication Skills (4 units) 
LP 504**     Spiritual Education (4  units)
LP 505       Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Research (4 units)
LP 506       Research Statistics (4 units)
LP 521       Basic Notions of Biophysics (4 units)
LP 523       Traditional Chinese Medicine and Subtle Energy Systems (4 units)
LP 525       Anatomy & Physiology (4 units)
LP 527       Paradigms of Health and Disease (4 units)
* PSY635   Foundations of Life Coaching fulfills the requirements for LP 503
** Additional units of this course may be taken as electives.

Electives
LP 600      Foundations of Research with the Apparatus for Meridian Identification (AMI)
                (4 units)
LP 605      Survey of Complementary Medicine  (4 units)
LP 610      Consciousness Studies (4 units)
LP 620      Electrophysiology & Biofeedback (4 units)
LP 630      Behavioral Psychoacoustics (4 units)
LP 640      Psychophysiology (4 units)
LP 650      Cellular Biocommunication  (4 units)
LP 660      Influence of Geocosmic Phenomena on Biological Processes (4 units)
LP 670      Introduction to Homeopathy (4 units)
LP 680      Topics of Special Interest (4-8 units)
LP 690      Thesis (6 units)
LP 699      Independent Study (2-12 units)

Courses from other departments can also be taken as electives in consultation with the program director.