Unique to Pacifica

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

  Curriculum Overview

	M.A./Ph.D. Mythological Studies
	Program Home
	Curriculum Overview
	Degree Requirements
	Program Chair
	Program Faculty
	Mythology and Religious Traditions
	Myth and Literature
	Depth Psychology and Culture
	Research
	Dissertation Handbook (pdf)
	Mythological Studies Dissertation
	Mythological Studies Program Videos
	Mythological Studies Journal
	Take the next step Request Information Download Catalog Section Attend a One-Day Introduction Apply Online Today Contact Gwyn Wood call 805.969.3626, ext. 308 email: gwood@pacifica.edu

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		Arthurian Romances of the Holy Grail—MS 502, 2 Units Myth and Philosophy—MS 515, 2 Units Jungian Depth Psychology—MS 511, 2 Units
SUMMER		Colloquium—MS 540, 1 Unit Archetypal Psychology—MS 611, 3 Units

SECOND YEAR   FALL   Alchemy and the Hermetic Traditions—MS 616, 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   Native Mythologies of the Americas—MS 522, 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   Folklore and Fairy Tales—MS 602, 2 Units Psyche and Nature—MS 615, 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.