Each Summer semester a new class will be welcomed as a cohort. The cohort will continue together as a group for the first year including the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters. In the second year, students are able to choose courses within Graduate Yoga Studies coursework to focus their study on 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 (36 semester units) or 21 months for the Residential M.A. with Yoga Therapy concentration (39 semester units). Accommodations will be made to ensure students on a Residential pathway are able to complete required classes that are offered during alternating years.
Total time to complete the Low Residency M.A. in Yoga Studies is 33 months (36 semester units) or 33 months for the Low Residency M.A. with Yoga Therapy concentration (39 semester units).
Yoga Therapy for Musculo-Skeletal Ailments is required for all students seeking the Yoga Therapy Concentration and Post Graduate Yoga Therapy Certificate. This satisfies the certificate requirement for MA completion.
Admission to the program is available only for the Summer Session II 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: Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Therapy for Musculo-Skeletal Ailments, YogaEd, or a 200 hour LMU partnership Yoga Teacher Training OR will be allowed, upon review, to transfer six post-graduate credits from another institution in an area related to Yoga Studies.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Semester Hours | |
| YGST 6015 | Foundations of Yoga Studies | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6005 | Sanskrit I | 3 |
| YGST 6020 | Yoga Philosophy: Text and Practice | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6010 | Health Science and Yoga I | 3 |
| YGST 6027 | Sanskrit II | 3 |
| YGST 6030 | Hatha Yoga Texts | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| YGST 6040 | Buddhism and Yoga | 3 |
| YGST 6041 | Jain Yoga | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6028 | Sanskrit III | 3 |
| YGST 6055 | Modern Yoga, Mindfulness, Social Change | 3 |
| YGST 6082 | Comparative Mysticism | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6096 | Writing and Research Seminar | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Minimum Semester Hours | 36 | |
This course takes place on the LMU campus as a 10 day intensive course in late August. Exact dates will vary.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Semester Hours | |
| YGST 6015 | Foundations of Yoga Studies | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6005 | Sanskrit I | 3 |
| YGST 6020 | Yoga Philosophy: Text and Practice | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6010 | Health Science and Yoga I | 3 |
| YGST 6027 | Sanskrit II | 3 |
| YGST 6030 | Hatha Yoga Texts | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| YGST 6040 | Buddhism and Yoga | 3 |
| YGST 6041 | Jain Yoga | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6060 | Health Science and Yoga II | 3 |
| YGST 6070 | Yoga Therapy Applications | 3 |
| YGST 6055 or YGST 6082 |
Modern Yoga, Mindfulness, Social Change or Comparative Mysticism |
3 |
| YGST 6082 | Comparative Mysticism | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6080 | Yoga Therapy Practicum | 3 |
| YGST 6096 | Writing and Research Seminar | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Minimum Semester Hours | 42 | |
This course takes place on the LMU campus as a 10 day intensive course in late August. Exact dates will vary.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Semester Hours | |
| YGST 6015 | Foundations of Yoga Studies | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6005 | Sanskrit I | 3 |
| YGST 6020 | Yoga Philosophy: Text and Practice | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6010 | Health Science and Yoga I | 3 |
| YGST 6027 | Sanskrit II | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Buddhism and Yoga (offered every odd summer) | ||
| Jain Yoga (offered every even summer) | ||
| Semester Hours | 0 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6028 | Sanskrit III | 3 |
| YGST 6082 | Comparative Mysticism | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6030 | Hatha Yoga Texts | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Summer | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Buddhism and Yoga (offered every odd summer) | ||
| Jain Yoga (offered every even summer) | ||
| Semester Hours | 0 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6055 | Modern Yoga, Mindfulness, Social Change | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6096 | Writing and Research Seminar | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Minimum Semester Hours | 30 | |
This course takes place on the LMU campus as a 10 day intensive course in late August. Exact dates will vary.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Semester Hours | |
| YGST 6015 | Foundations of Yoga Studies | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6005 | Sanskrit I | 3 |
| YGST 6020 | Yoga Philosophy: Text and Practice | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6010 | Health Science and Yoga I | 3 |
| YGST 6027 | Sanskrit II | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| YGST 6040 | Buddhism and Yoga (offered every odd summer) | 3 |
| YGST 6041 | Jain Yoga (offered every even summer) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6060 | Health Science and Yoga II | 3 |
| YGST 6070 | Yoga Therapy Applications | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6030 | Hatha Yoga Texts | 3 |
| YGST 6080 | Yoga Therapy Practicum | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Buddhism and Yoga (offered every odd summer) | ||
| Jain Yoga (offered every even summer) | ||
| Semester Hours | 0 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| YGST 6055 or YGST 6082 |
Modern Yoga, Mindfulness, Social Change or Comparative Mysticism |
3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6096 | Writing and Research Seminar | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Minimum Semester Hours | 39 | |
This course takes place on the LMU campus as a 10 day intensive course in late August. Exact dates will vary.
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