Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University

iTh 5101 integral research 3
In this course, students learn basic principles of qualitative and
quantitative research methodology and clarify their goals regard ing
a research topic. Students will also formulate research ques tions and
begin a literature review of books and articles relevant to their topic.
Students will complete a small-scale project using six different
methodologies and write a final research paper.
Core integral Courses
iTh 5210 Subtle energy Systems 3
This course provides students with an overview of the various
models of subtle energy. The various esoteric traditions are examined
as well as current research.
iTh 5211 Perspectives on the Body 3
This course examines the many ways the body has been under stood
historically, philosophically, experientially, and physically. Students
will be given opportunities to read, discuss, and analyze classical and
contemporary views of the body, including those found in works of
art, religion, and literature as well as work on language, metaphors,
body image and sexuality, and embodiment practices. The work of
somatic theorists such as reich, Lowen, and Keleman will also be
introduced as well as common body work modalities.
iTh 5212 ecological Medicine 2
This course provides students with the opportunity to make
connections between their own health and the health of the natural
environment around them. Issues of sustainability and
environmental toxicity will be covered.
iTh 5213 Cognitive Science 3
This course examines the recent research about the brain and
behavior coming from cognitive science as well as autopoiesis.
Particular focus will be placed on the embodied mind and how
cognitive research can benefit from phenomenological inquiry.
iTh 5214 intersubjectivity 3
This course explores a number of perspectives on the space between
people. Theories of object relations, postmodernism, and infant
development will be covered. Students will use various exercises to
explore their own lived experience of intersubjectiv ity.
iTh 5215 Cultural development 3
This course explores the evolution of consciousness in culture
through a seven-stage journey drawing on Gebser’s research. The
relationship between individual and cultural development will be
highlighted.
iTh 5216 Social Systems 2
This course exposes students to systems theory and its relevance to
society. Luhman’s work on systems and autopoiesis is used to explore
the role of communication within social systems.
iTh 5217 neuro-religion 2
This course explores the neurological correlates of meditative states,
investigating the research and theories relating to this.
College of Professional Studies Course Descriptions
iTh 5218 ethics and Compassion 2
This course will connect existential perspectives and religious
understandings in a personal and meaningful way for students using
various practices and small-group exercises.
iTh 5219 emergence 3
This course examines the role of living systems in the phenom ena of
emergence. It will draw on the systems sciences of com plexity and
chaos as well as evolutionary theory. Whitehead’s philosophy will
serve as a foundation for exploring these topics.
integral application Courses
iTh 5300 integral ecology 2
This course will focus study on the field of ecology using the integral
model to make sense of the main perspectives and approaches to
ecology as well as how to work with differences in values and
worldviews on ecological systems.
iTh 5301 integral Business 2
In this course, students will learn about applying an integral approach
to business with particular focus on both small-scale
entrepreneurship as well as the global economic context for
multinational business. Students will learn how to use quadrants,
lines, and levels of integral theory in leadership development,
capacity building, and conscious communication in a business
context. dr. William Torbert and dr. Cook-Greuter’s work on
self-development and organizational development will be a key part
of this course curriculum.
iTh 5302 integral art 2
In this course, students will explore how the consciousness of the
artist gives rise to the artwork itself and will examine the work of
certain artists from different stages of consciousness and cultural
contexts.
iTh 5303 integral Politics 2
This course investigates the complex realm of politics using an
integral approach, particularly focusing on the many dimensions of
the political left and right, and what a transcendent synthesis of these
might become. In this course, students will look at both healthy and
unhealthy expressions of power from different levels of awareness,
explore the issue of corruption, and learn about the emergence of
good governance. Other aspects to be explored here is how to use
skillful means for communicating and working with multiple
worldviews present in any population and how to integrate
spirituality into the field of politics.
iTh 5304 integral Medicine 2
This course will look at various modalities of medicine and health
from the perspectives of Ken Wilber’s integral all-quadrants/all-levels
(AQAL) model.
iTh 5305 integral Science 2
This course will look at various scientific principles from the
perspectives of Ken Wilber’s integral all-quadrants/all-levels (AQAL)
model.
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