Department: Yoga Studies
Modality:
Concentrations: n/a
Semester Hours: 36
Total Years: 2-3
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 and Spring semesters, and Summer sessions. I
The total time to complete the Residential M.A. in Yoga Studies will be 21 months (36 semester units).
Total time to complete the Low Residency M.A. in Yoga Studies is 33 months (36 semester units).
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, each student must successfully complete one of the following LMU Yoga Studies Certificates: Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Mindfulness and Social Change, Yoga Therapy for Musculo-Skeletal Ailments, 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.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| YGST 6015 | Foundations of Yoga Studies 1 | 3 |
| YGST 6005 | Sanskrit I | 3 |
| YGST 6010 | Health Science and Yoga I | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6027 | Sanskrit II | 3 |
| YGST 6020 | Yoga Philosophy: Text and Practice | 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.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| YGST 6015 | Foundations of Yoga Studies 1 | 3 |
| YGST 6005 | Sanskrit I | 3 |
| YGST 6010 | Health Science and Yoga I | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| YGST 6027 | Sanskrit II | 3 |
| YGST 6020 | Yoga Philosophy: Text and Practice | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| YGST 6040 | Buddhism and Yoga | 3 |
| YGST 6041 | Jain Yoga | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| 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 | ||
| Jain Yoga | ||
| 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 | 36 | |
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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