Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University

College of
Professional Studies
College of Professional Studies
Select Integrative Project or Thesis, below 9
Integrative Project Option
IPP 5610 MA Integrative Project 4 (2) IPP 5052
Electives 4 (7)
Thesis Option
IPP 5600A Planning a Thesis A (.5)
IPP 5600B Planning a Thesis B (.5) IPP 5600A
IPP 5615 Thesis 5 (3) IPP 5600B
Electives 4 (5)
Total units required 68–74
1 These undergraduate courses or their approved equivalents are prerequisite to the graduate program. Students who have not completed
them prior to admission are required to do so during the first year of graduate study.
2 This is a .5 unit integration class to be taken 4 times across the life of the students’ program.
3 Please find Professional development course descriptions under CnS courses.
4 Students taking the Integrative Project option complete seven units of electives. Students writing a thesis complete five units of electives.
Electives may be chosen from graduate courses offered throughout the University.
5 Theses may be converted to MA Integrative Projects at the discretion of Program Chair.
Integral Theory
Over the last decade, John F. Kennedy University has established
itself as the world’s premier university for the study and exploration
of the integral model. Pioneered by Ken Wilber, the integral model
is a unifying and comprehensive framework that resonates with
people seeking more integrative ways to understand and respond
to the complexity of today’s world.
In partnership with the Integral Institute, JFK University:
• Hosts the international biennial Integral Theory Conference;
• Operates the Integral research Center; and
• Offers the only accredited online Certificate and Master of Arts
in Integral Theory.
Ma in integral Theory
Offered in partnership with Integral Institute, the online Master of
Arts in Integral Theory at John F. Kennedy University is the most
rigorous and complete training available in the integral model. This
68-unit online program is designed to educate the next generation
of integrally informed scholar-practitioners to skill fully apply the
integral approach to real-world challenges in a variety of fields. The
online program will include students from around the globe and
will form the heart of the world’s first integral theory
learning community.
This 68-unit online program is designed to educate the next
generation of integrally informed scholar-practitioners to skill fully
apply the integral approach to real-world challenges in a variety of
fields. The online program will include students from around the
globe and will form the heart of the world’s first integral theory
learning community.
The courses, taught by leading integral scholar-practitioners,
deliver a practical and theoretical foundation in all aspects of the
integral model. Students also gain access to the world’s most
extensive integral knowledge library, including subscriptions to
AQAL Journal, Integral Life.com, and the Integral Institute.org.
The curriculum interweaves experiential learning, perspective
taking, academic inquiry, integral research, and professional
application. Transformational self-inquiry and intellectually
rigorous scholarship are emphasized within a highly supportive
student community. A sense of community is fostered by weekly
online and telephone contact in addition to two residential
intensives per year.
Program learning outcomes
• Graduates will be able to communicate to/with/as the value
schemas generated by traditional, modern, and postmodern
levels of the values/worldview line.
• Graduates will be able to take/write-from first-person,
second-person, and third-person perspectives as differentiated
phenomena available to all humans.
• Graduates will be able to use/employ multiple methodologies as
defined by the quadrants and zones of Integral Theory.
• Graduates will be able to apply the five elements of Integral
Theory: quadrants, levels, lines, states, and types.
• Graduates will be able to successfully engage in an ongoing
Integral Life Practice as defined by Integral Theory.
admission requirements
Enrollment is available to students who have an undergraduate
degree from an accredited institution. In addition to satisfying the
entrance standards of JFKU, admission requires the following:
• A writing sample (five to ten pages, double-spaced).
• Two letters of recommendation.
• A five- to ten-page, double-spaced personal statement that
discusses one’s use of integral principles in life.
• The application deadline is July 1. Applications received after
the deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
International applicants whose native language is not English must
comply with JFKU standards. requirements relating to the Foreign
Student Financial Statement and immigration status will not be
applicable as students will not be in residence in the U.S. If foreign
students decide to attend the annual face-to-face gatherings, they
will be responsible for obtaining visas and making their own travel
arrangements.
Note: The certificate in Integral Theory serves as the first year of the
master’s program.
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