Course Description:
In this course, you will be introduced to various psychological approaches and how they were developed in the socio-political, cultural, ecological, and spiritual contexts. The course will give you the opportunity to understand psychological thinking from a wider philosophical perspective. You will have the opportunity to deepen your philosophical views on the development of the human psyche, explore a variety of approaches, and be able to understand yourself within the socio-economical and political context of your society.
Learners are advised to bring the ability to expand their perceptions and ideas about themselves and the world around them. And the ability to challenge fixed ideas and be open to challenging new ones. The course will encourage you to find your own definitions and understandings of the subject taught. And to develop your own individual understanding.
SPECIAL NOTE: There are videos included in this course and it is constructed in a way that an independent learner can navigate it and understand the teachings within. However, if you are in need of faculty-led sessions, we will record those and insert them the next time this course is scheduled to run in Live Virtual Classroom.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course you should be able to:
- Explain the philosophical progression of psychological thinking
- Describe the personal and social journey from the ego to beyond the ego
- Identify where you coming from and where you are now individually and socially
- Identify your mission and passion in life
- Make a plan for a self-actualizing and fulfilling life
- Effectively communicate your views about life
- Motivate yourself and others for change
- Integrate and apply the learning experience to your personal, professional and social life
Faculty:
Jure Biechonski has an MSc in Counselling-Psychology. He has traveled in his personal and academic journey from the Jungian approach, through Humanism and Existentialism to the transpersonal. The approach to psychological practice will be mainly through active imagination and symbolism. Jure is a board member and vice president of Eurotas (European Transpersonal Association). His interests are somatic therapy, psychoneuroimmunology, investigating how the mind is affecting the physical body, how our personal perceptions are influencing our psyche. By using symbolism Jure is interested in transpersonal art and transpersonal education, his presentations can be seen on YouTube. Jure is the director of a transpersonal school of Hypnotherapy and psychology in Estonia, as well as travelling the world offering seminars in medical schools, universities, and hospitals in 65 countries around the world.
Course Modalities:
Non-Credit Options
Lite Level – This course is delivered on-demand with no faculty interaction and is perfect for lifelong learners who want to go at their own pace and who are not interested in academic credit but still want to experience the course.
Audit-No Credit – If you would like to participate when this course is offered in our Live Virtual Classroom mode, you may attend the live faculty webinars but will not be required to submit assignments for credit.
If you take a few courses and decide you want to officially enroll in a degree program, you can gain academic credit for Lite versions or Audit-No Credit versions by paying the difference between these course fees and a normal academic fee, successfully completing quizzes, submitting your reflection journals, and delivering a Final Creative Assignment that will be graded.
For-Credit Options
Live Virtual Classroom: Study that takes place within Ubiquity University, in which Ubiquity academic coursework is accomplished through attendance in Live Webinars, with faculty and student interaction being a part of the Live Webinar content. To receive academic credit, you must not miss more than 3 live sessions, you must complete the quizzes and submit any other required assignments (if any), and a final creative assignment for grading at the degree level you are enrolled in.
Internal Online Independent Study: Study that takes place within Ubiquity University, in which Ubiquity academic online coursework is engaged in independently on one’s own and does not include faculty interaction. To receive academic credit, you must complete the quizzes and submit your reflection journals and final creative assignment for grading at the degree level you are enrolled in.
The rules guiding our assignment collection and grading process can be found here: Ubiquity University Grading Policy
Our shopping cart is simple and easy to understand. If you do not have a user account, you will be able to create one upon purchase. Save your username and password as you will need it to login to access course materials later. For more detailed, step-by-step instructions you can review our tutorial How to Purchase a Course. Again, if you experience any issues, please email Veronica Saldias at registrar@ubiquityuniversity.org.
We allow students at all academic levels to participate in our online courses. However, those students who are enrolled in MA or PhD programs are expected to offer a more sophisticated analysis on reflection tasks, writing assignments, and in the final creative assignment. You will be graded commensurate with your degree level. Except for the Final Creative Assignment, word counts are offered as guidelines. If you need to exceed the word counts to submit an MA or PhD level response, you may feel free to do so as long as the word count expansion is reasonable and necessary.
Course Contact Information:
Live Virtual Classroom macrocourses are delivered by faculty in live Zoom sessions. You will have a course facilitator who is available to answer questions and offer additional assistance and that information will be provided to you upon registration. Please do not email faculty directly with any technology or registration issues.
For on-demand lite or Internal Online Independent Study versions, click the “Chat” button down on the left-hand side of the screen for any technical issues or questions you may have about the content.
