Online Liberal Studies Programs in California

University of Philosophical Research:
University of Philosophical Research is an accredited Los Angeles-based university that provides online undergraduate and graduate degree programs. We offer Masters Degrees in Consciousness Studies and Transformational Psychology as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. We are dedicated to providing higher education for students wishing to integrate the values of idealistic philosophical thought with rigorous academia. Our one-of-a-kind approach to education is now available to students on a global scale via online learning, maximizing the potential for a new, emergent consciousness.

Online / Distance Learning Degree Programs:

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Liberal Studies:  
Coursework is conducted according to a quarter system with four 10-week quarters in the academic year

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies program offered by UPR is for those seeking to acquire a broad-based education in the Liberal Arts.

The program focuses on four main subject areas: Philosophy, Psychology, Culture and Religion.

The university is an advanced educational institution and as such, prospective students must have completed an Associate of Arts degree or its equivalent of 90 quarter credits or 60 semester credits of lower division undergraduate study with a minimum GPA of 2.0.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires a total of 180 quarter credits for completion. 1 semester credit is equal to 1.5 quarter credits.

Undergraduate students at UPR will need to complete 90 quarter credits of upper division course work distributed over the four core areas of study (Philosophy, Psychology, Religion and Culture).

Common themes across the curriculum will include: society and politics, science and technology, anthropology and cosmology, history and the creative arts, critical thinking, reading and writing skills.

Focusing on the development of analytic and creative skills, this program underlines intersections among the selected academic disciplines so as to be cross-cultural, cross-temporal and contemporary.

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Consciousness Studies:
51 credits of coursework (17 courses) and a 3 credit thesis

The courses in the Master of Arts in Consciousness Studies program provide students with a solid foundational knowledge in the area of consciousness.

We have chosen a faculty expert in science and spirituality as it relates to human consciousness to help the student walk the conceptual bridge between science and wisdom principles.

The Consciousness Studies faculty represents internationally renowned teachers and experts in the theory and practice of ancient and contemporary wisdom disciplines.

Of the 17 courses, at least 13 must be from the area of philosophy (PHI) or religion (REL) and 4 electives from psychology (PSY).

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Transformational Psychology:
51 credits of coursework (17 courses) and a 3 credit thesis

The courses in the Master of Arts in Transformational Psychology program seek to integrate Western psychology and the deep understanding of the nature of personal human transformation as described in the world’s great wisdom traditions.

They provide the student with the basic principles necessary to develop an integral worldview in which personal insights and experiences are explored in a context of traditional and current self-awareness disciplines.

Of the 17 courses, at least 13 must be from the area of psychology (PSY) and 4 electives from either philosophy (PHI) or religion (REL).