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Master of Arts (MA) Organizational Management and Development - Integral Studies Concentration

 
Integral Studies

Integral Studies (IS) focuses your studies on the principles of Integral Theory.  Integral Theory was developed by Ken Wilber and his associates at Integral Institute.  It is a framework to integrate everything that is known about human potential – physical, psychological, social, and spiritual growth. It draws on all known systems and models of human growth and inquiry from ancient cultures and mystics to current breakthroughs in areas such as cognitive science and evolutionary theory.

You will learn to apply the integral model to a wide-range of organization management and development strategies.  All Integral courses are taught by faculty trained at the Integral Institute as well as trained in online facilitation at Fielding.

In addition to the required courses within the degree curriculum, the Integral Studies concentration curriculum consists of the following requirements:

  • OMD 660, 661 in place of 8 credits of electives
  • OMD 690IS, 691IS instead of OMD 690, 691

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Elective Courses

OMD-660 Introduction to Integral Studies, 4 semester credits
This course begins with a virtual orientation to the certificate program and the learning environment. It provides a basic introduction to the core concepts of Integral Theory, their interrelationships, and their potential applications across a range of specific disciplines (e.g., business, criminology, ecology). Students have opportunities to practice applying Integral Theory to aspects of their own personal and professional lives. Each of the five elements of the Integral Model (Quadrants, Levels, Lines, States, and Types) will be explored in detail.
Pre-requisites: Open only to masters students who have declared the Integral Studies optional concentration.
Faculty/Instructor(s): 
OMD-661 Advanced Integral Studies, 4 semester credits
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the core concepts of Integral Theory and their interrelationships. It also introduces more subtle aspects of the theory and provides opportunities for more sophisticated and in-depth applications. Students expand and refine their capacity to make use of a new and unique lens for interpreting and integrating material and information from a wide range of traditional disciplines/areas of study. Students also have opportunities to practice applying Integral Theory to aspects of their own disciplines/professions. A particular emphasis will be placed on Integral Methodological Pluralism and the relationship between epistemology, ontology and methodology.
Pre-requisites: Open only to masters students who have declared the Integral Studies optional concentration.
Faculty/Instructor(s): 
OMD-690IS Integral Research, 4 semester credits
This course is designed to expose students to the foundations of Integral Research - a mixed methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative traditions. Students will explore the history and concept of research design and then will identify a topic to research through six distinct methods using 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person approaches. Students explore the tradition of Action Inquiry and how it supports Integral Research. Students begin developing a project exploring their topic from multiple methodological perspectives including: phenomenology, structuralism, hermeneutics, ethnomethodological, empirical, and systems analysis.
Pre-requisites: OMD 601-603, OMD-611, OMD-660, OMD-661
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