Level II Master's Degree in Western Esoteric Systems & New Age Phenomena
The Level II Master's Degree in Western Esoteric Systems & Contemporary New Age Phenomena, is designed and developed as an advanced program of historical studies on Western esotericism, and the influence these exerted in the emergence of the New Age phenomena of the contemporary era, which assumes previous familiarity with the humanities and humanities. Recommended for students interested in topics in history, culture and society. The history of Western esoteric currents is a complex and definitely intellectually stimulating area of study. Students, as indeed has been the case with all researchers in the field of esoteric history, will have the opportunity to reconsider aspects and themes taken for granted by the humanities, as well as religious and historical-political ones, offering new perspectives on our history and culture. In the magnum sea of esotericism, a broad view is needed that traces its history, characters, symbols, organizations, initiatory rituality, disciplines, thought-understood as Traditional-and its procedure by analogy. This program provides academic training for graduate students in the humanities and humanities disciplines.
Modules and content
This program offers the student the opportunity to:
- Analyze the characters and events that have shaped the history of Spiritism, Metapsychicism, Parapsychology, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Freemasonry, Alchemy, Hermeticism, and Magick and how these have defined the esoteric and occultist environment to the present day.
- Students are taught to study, work and think as independent academic researchers, even with a view to a possible professional academic career.
- Understand how certain doctrines have changed the mental approach to the religious and spiritual world of Western society.
- Recognize the links of esotericism with science, religion, art and politics.
- Perceive, recognize and know how to read symbology, developing or improving critical and analogical thinking.
- Learn about the main disciplines of the psychic sciences in order to study them in depth and employ these skills to make historical, philosophical and sociological analyses.
- Understand how esoteric currents and magic, although rejected by the major Western religious and academic institutions-which were guilty centuries ago of taking away their hegemony in Western cultural and intellectual history-have never disappeared and continue to operate and influence society and humanity.
Employment outlets
- Work in publishing on topics related to esotericism, occultism and holism.
- Organize events and conferences on topics related to esotericism and the holistic field.
- To continue academic studies and research in national and international fields.
- To operate as an expert librarian on the subject of esotericism.
- Working in the third sector: cultural associations.
- Opening a study center in the esoteric field.
Admission requirements, examinations and final exam.
Applicants possessing a High School Diploma and a Bachelor's Degree or a Master's Degree, Master's Degree, or Old Degree are eligible to apply. In the absence of the required qualifications, admission on dossier is possible, based on an evaluation of the qualifications obtained and the experience acquired, as well as the skills developed within the framework of professional activity.
Lectures will be delivered at the discretion of the Lecturer through term papers, commentaries, specialized manuals, handouts or lectures via live streaming platform. Evaluation is expressed in thirtieths.
The final examination consists of a Thesis of at least 30 pages on one of the topics covered during the Master's program
Exams
M-STO/06 - Introduction to the history and characters of Western esotericism: Spiritism, Metapsychics and Parapsychologists - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - The link between art and magic and between power and magic: the influences of occultism in the 20th century - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - Hermetic Tradition and Alchemy - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - Theosophy and Anthroposophy - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - The Traditional Initiatic Orders - Freemasonry: esoteric symbolism - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - Tarology and the initiatory path of the Tarot - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - Carl Gustav Jung and Giordano Bruno: spiritual and magical practices - 7 ECTS
M-STO/06 - The Ufological Question. Exorcism and demonology. New Age and new trends - 7 ECTS
Final thesis - 4 ECTS
DURATION AND STRUCTURE OF MASTER'S DEGREE II LEVEL
Duration: Annual - 1500 hours
Enrollment: Always open throughout the year
Credits: 60 ECTS
Mode: Online
Price
CHF/EUR 2,000.00
