Department of East-West Psychology

The Department of East-West Psychology offers a master’s program and a doctoral program in East-West Psychology, and a certificate program in East-West Spiritual Counseling. To learn more, click on the links below:

Master of Arts in East-West Psychology
PhD in East-West Psychology
East-West Psychology Certificate in Spiritual Counseling

Mission

Founded in 1976, East-West Psychology (EWP) is a multidisciplinary department concerned with the meeting of Eastern, Western, and indigenous psychological and spiritual traditions. Through its unique combination of cognitive and experiential offerings, the department seeks to ground academic excellence and the acquisition of professional skills in both the personal transformation of students and the cultivation of a spiritually informed scholarship.

As an academic field, EWP constitutes a larger context for many disciplines that explore the interface of psychology and spirituality, including transpersonal and integral psychology, Asian psychologies, modern consciousness studies, participatory spirituality, depth psychology (Jungian, archetypal, and psychoanalytic), contemplative psychology, religious comparative studies, shamanic studies, and ecopsychology. Approaching the encounter among Eastern, Western, and indigenous world views in the spirit of pluralism, dialogue, and open inquiry, we actively explore the implications of this convergence for our diverse and multicultural world. This commitment also entails bridging psychospiritual growth with social transformation.

Educational Vision

The department of EWP is guided by and dedicated to the following educational ideals:

• To create a learning community focused on the exploration of Western, Eastern, and indigenous psychologies and spiritualities in the spirit of integral inquiry and open-ended dialogue.
• To offer an integral education that honors not only intellectual excellence, but also the voice and wisdom of the somatic, vital, emotional, imaginal, and spiritual dimensions of the person.
• To bring spirituality into academia and explore the transformative elements of inquiry, learning, and writing.
• To foster the psychospiritual development of students, as well as their unique individual gifts and potentials.