DISTANCE DEGREES IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
validated by Calamus International University
B.A. and M.A.
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
is an interdisciplinary subject focusing on change
and personal growth. It may be studied for personal interest or as a
professional development degree for counsellors, therapists, life
and personal coaches, “New Age” practitioners, sports coaches, etc.
As a CIU field of study, Personal Development offers the
opportunity to combine studies of self-help approaches and
motivation together with options in the study of counselling and
psychotherapy and also possible studies of topics in wellness and in
spirituality. A unique study plan will be agreed with each
student. This degree is ideal for those interested in personal
growth but who do not necessarily wish to study psychology or
counselling in depth.
This degree major can make use of course units from
any of the following fields (and any similar fields):
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Personal
Development,
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Counselling,
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Psychotherapy,
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Hypnotherapy,
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Psychology,
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Wellness
Studies/ Healing Studies,
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Life
Coaching,
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NLP,
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Stress
Management,
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Organizational Behaviour,
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Creative
Writing,
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Workplace
Spirituality,
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Contemporary Spirituality,
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Religious
Studies,
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Shamanic
Studies,
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Metaphysics/Esoteric Studies/ New Age Studies,
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Regression
and Reincarnation Studies,
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Parapsychology,
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Social
Studies
(You do NOT have
to take units from ALL of these fields).
Other electives
can be taken from different subject areas subject to approval, and
the student can also suggest areas of independent special study.
Students for a
degree in Personal Development will normally draw from both
non-spiritual and spiritual areas of study to create a balanced
syllabus, but if such a combined syllabus does not suit you and you
wish to concentrate exclusively, for ideological reasons, on
spiritual or on non-spiritual fields, you can discuss an appropriate
degree path with the course admissions advisor. We will do our best
to fit in with your preferences and needs.
The first step is to decide what level of degree you
are seeking (normally BA or MA). The level of degree depends largely
on your previous qualifications and experience.
Our Bachelor’s degree is by distance learning only,
and is normally an accelerated programme equivalent to second-year
or third-year entry to a full-time degree. The student should have
a range of credit already. This can be from any field and can
include university credits, further education (e.g. HND), skilled
work experience, and other documentable skilled experience which may
have accrued via pastimes, sports, military service, charity or
voluntary work, etc. This way of building up a degree is similar to
the well-established American “Liberal Arts” system in which
students take general courses and specialise in their final year(s).
If you are not sure if you have enough credit for an
accelerated degree, please send us your full resume or CV so we can
advise you further. Other options that could provide a route to a
Bachelor’s, if you do not have enough credit now, are:
- Studying one or more short courses that we can
help you select
- Enrolling on an extended Bachelor’s degree (which
will cost more than the accelerated degree, and take longer).
The exact
programme of study will negotiated between the personal tutor and
the student after enrolment, depending on amount and type of
transfer credit, interests and professional needs. Credit transfer
will be given as appropriate. The student may also select
content-rich internet sites of his or her choice, subject to
approval, on which course units may be based. If the student is in
an ongoing practical training programme, completed modules of that
programme may be submitted for additional credit. You will have the
opportunity to devise your own personal project.
Higher degrees
The BA in Personal Development can provide access to
the CIU MA in Personal Development and also to other related MA
degrees provided the student has a suitable background. It is then
possible to go on to certain doctoral degrees – depending again on
the student’s background and interests.
The MA is open to applicants with most approved
Bachelor’s degrees and also to certain professionals – such as
nurses, teachers and social workers – who do not have a Bachelor’s
degree.
A PhD by research and dissertation is available;
however this degree demands sound academic writing and research
skills and those without such skills may be asked to take a special
course. If you are a published author in the field of Personal
Development, it could be possible to use ongoing research for your
next project as the basis of a Ph.D, subject to approval.
Further advice
This is an abbreviated brochure
and further advice is available on enquiry. For best advice, please
send us a copy of your curriculum vitae or resume with details of
all relevant trainings you have done.
To see our prospectus and course
unit list, and also to download an application form, please go to
www.unicalamus.org/downloads.htm
To see our tuition fees on-line
please go to
www.unicalmus.org/tuition.htm
If you have any
queries please contact us, preferably by email on
info@unicalamus.org
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