Degree Programs
WISR offers California State Approved degrees in the following areas:
- BA and MA degrees in Psychology, including an individualized 32 semester unit MA in Psychology and 48+ semester unit MA in Psychology that meets the State’s academic requirements for the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) license.
- BA and MA degrees in Human Services and Community Development–32 semester units of individualized and interdisciplinary study.
- BA and MA degrees in Social Sciences–32 semester units of individualized and interdisciplinary study.
- MA in Education–32 semester units of individualized and interdisciplinary study.
- PhD in Higher Education and Social Change–42 semester units of pre-dissertation study, followed by a dissertation– individualized and interdisciplinary in nature, with each student carving out one or more specializations related to education, psychology, social sciences, community services and development, social and intellectual activism, or related fields of study. The student’s pursuit of these specializations is mindful of the ways in which student learning and accomplishments can contribute to the education of others (professionals, scholars, and/or lay people) and potentially to broader social change, as well.
More details can be found on our website regarding:
- WISR’s Academic Requirements, in general and for each degree program;
- Grading and Awarding Credit at WISR
SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
WISR is also partnering with other groups, in order to offer WISR degrees that are tailor-made to the needs and learning goals of people in those groups . . .
Relationship Coaching Institute (RCI) has partnered with WISR to allow RCI learners to aply all RCI trainings toward a WISR degree. Candidates for these degrees must enroll concurrently in WISR and RCI, participate in all RCI trainings, and work with WISR faculty in applying their trainings to their academic studies. For details and costs, click here.
“Human Biographical Development Through the Life Phases–A Medical-Therapeutic Perspective” is a new program offered jointly with the Human Development Alliance and WISR. We are currently recruiting people to join with us in creating a core leadership group to expand and deepen Rudolf Steiner’s theories of biographical human development and their application within the many fields of therapeutic work. This is an intensive training program that will enable one to complete an MA or PhD, depending upon one’s previous educational level. For more information, click here.