M.A./Ph.D. in Mythological Studies

  Curriculum Overview


Pacifica Graduate Institute's program in Mythological Studies explores the understanding of human experience revealed in mythology and in the manifold links between myth and ritual, literature, art, and religious experience.Special attention is given to depth psychological and archetypal approaches to the study of myth.

 


FIRST YEAR

 FALL Greek and Roman Mythology I—MS 505, 2 Units
Hindu Traditions—MS 503, 2 Units
Dreams, Visions, Myths—MS 521, 2 Units
 WINTER Approaches to the Study of Myth—MS 620, 2 Units
Joseph Campbell: Metaphor, Myth and Culture MS 516, 2 Units
Ritual—MS 603, 2 Units
 SPRING European Sacred Traditions—MS 502, 2 Units
Myth and Philosophy—MS 515, 2 Units
Jungian Depth Psychology—MS 511, 2 Units
 SUMMER Colloquium—MS 540, 1 Unit
Post-Jungian & Archetypal Theories—MS 611, 3 Units  


SECOND YEAR

 FALL Native Mythologies of the Americas—MS 522, 2 Units
Greek and Roman Mythology II—MS 705, 2 Units
African and African Diaspora Traditions—MS 506, 2 Units
Integrative Studies Process I—MS 627, 0 Units
 WINTER Folklore and Fairy Tales—MS 602, 2 Units
Buddhist Traditions—MS 605, 2 Units
Mythic Motifs in Cinema—MS 626, 2 Units
Integrative Studies Process II—MS 628, 0 Units
 SPRING Psyche and Nature—MS 615, 2 Units
Cultural Mythologies II—MS 614, 2 Units
Epic Imagination—MS 604, 2 Units
Integrative Studies Process III—MS 629, 0 Units
 SUMMER Colloquium—MS 640, 1 Unit
Myth and the Underworld—MS 619, 3 Units
Integrative Studies—MS 630, 1 Unit


THIRD YEAR

 FALL Religious Studies Approaches to Mythology—MS 720, 2 Units
Mythopoetic Images—MS 727, 2 Units
Hebrew and Jewish Mythology—MS 702, 2 Units
 WINTER The God Complex—MS 711, 2 Units
Christian Traditions—MS 703, 2 Units
Egyptian Mythology—MS 717, 2 Units

 SPRING Islamic Traditions —MS 608, 2 Units
Research Strategies for Dissertation Writing—MS 730, 2 Units
Dissertation Formulation—MS 733, 2 Units
 SUMMER Colloquium—MS 740, 1 Unit
Myths of the Self: Memoir and Autobiography—MS 726, 3 Units

CONTINUING

  Dissertation Writing* —MS 900, 15 Units


* Writing projects for this course take place away from campus.
This curriculum may vary depending upon changing academic needs.