Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Yoga Studies, M.A.


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Learning Outcomes of the M.A. Program in Yoga Studies


  1. Graduates will gain knowledge of the Sanskrit language and the history and philosophy of Yoga traditions.
  2. Graduates will understand the human physiological experience from Western and Yogic perspectives.
  3. Graduates will understand the effects of Yoga practices on the human body.
  4. Graduates will gain and apply knowledge of the spiritual and ethical dimensions of Yoga.
  5. Graduates will understand modern Yoga in the context of historical and sociological developments.
  6. Graduates will demonstrate effective research, evaluation, and writing skills on focused topics in Yoga.
  7. Graduates who pursue the Yoga Therapy option will demonstrate competency in designing and implementing safe evidence-based therapeutic Yoga practices for individuals and groups with a variety of health conditions.

Degree Requirements


Each Fall semester a new class will be welcomed as a cohort. The cohort will continue together as a group for the first year including the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. In the second year, students are able to choose courses within Graduate Yoga Studies coursework to focus their study in solely Yoga Studies or add courses in Yoga Therapy.

The total time to complete the Residential M.A. in Yoga Studies will be 21 months for the Yoga Studies and 21 months for Yoga Therapy optional coursework, allowing additional time to fulfill Certification with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) requirements, with 39 semester hours, plus pre/co-requisites.

Total time to complete the Low Residency/Online M.A. in Yoga Studies is 33 months with 36 semester hours, plus pre/co-requisites.

Admission to the program is available only for the Fall semester.

As a pre- or co-requisite for completion of the M.A. Yoga Studies degree (with Yoga Studies or Yoga Therapy focus area option), each student must successfully complete one of the following LMU Yoga Studies Certificates through the Center for Religion and Spirituality: Yoga Philosophy (online), Vinyasa Krama Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy Rx, Yoga Ed, Yoga Mindfulness and Social Change, or Yoga and the Healing Sciences OR will be allowed, upon review, to transfer six post-graduate credits from another institution in an area related to Yoga Studies.

Note: Post Graduate Yoga Therapy Certificate and Yoga Therapy focused M.A. students who choose to pursue their IAYT certification must take Yoga Therapy Rx Level 1 as a co-requisite during the first year of study, and Yoga Therapy Rx Level 2 as a co-requisite during the second year. M.A. Yoga Studies coursework plus these two co-requisite certificate programs and completion of 150 mentored practicum hours qualifies graduates to apply for Certification with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT), if they so choose. Practicum hours are included within the M.A. program; however, additional hours are offered through the Yoga Therapy Rx program with LMU’s Center for Religion and Spirituality.

Curriculum


Residential M.A., Yoga Studies


Fall, Year 1


Summer, Year 1


Spring, Year 2


Residential M.A. Yoga Studies (Yoga Therapy Option)


Fall, Year 1


Summer, Year 1


Spring, Year 2


Low Residency M.A. Yoga Studies


Fall, Year 1


Summer, Year 1


Fall, Year 2


Spring, Year 2


Fall, Year 3


Spring, Year 3


Low Residency M.A. Yoga Studies (Yoga Therapy Option)


Fall, Year 1


Summer, Year 1


Spring, Year 2


Fall, Year 3


Spring, Year 3


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