Maharishi Vedic Science (B.A.)
Degree Requirements
In addition to the requirements below for the B.A. in Maharishi Vedic Science, students need to satisfy the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree.
To graduate with a B.A. in Maharishi Vedic Science, students must successfully complete 48 units of course work:
Required courses (40 credits)
- MVS 102 Sanskrit: Learning the Sounds of Nature (4 credits)
- MVS 208 Fundamentals of Maharishi Vedic Science (4 credits)
- MVS 210 Veda and Vedic Literature in Maharishi Vedic Science (4 credits)
- MVS 225 Maharishi Vedic Science and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (4 credits)
- MVS 240 EEG, Brain and Enlightenment (4 credits)
- MVS 300 Science of Being (4 credits) or MVS 302 Bhagavad-Gita (4 credits)
- MVS 302 Bhagavad-Gita: Chapters 1-6 (4 credits)
- MVS 308 Individual Benefits from the Transcendental Meditation Program (4 credits)
- MVS 309 Fundamentals of World Peace (4 credits)
- MVS 391 MVS's Majors' Senior Writing and Speaking Project (4 credits)
plus at least 8 credits from one of the following options:
Option 1 — Reading Vedic Literature and Consciousness-based Health Care
- MVS 321 Reading the Vedic Literature 1
- MVS 322 Reading the Vedic Literature 2
- MVS 323 Reading the Vedic Literature 3
- MVS 324 Reading the Vedic Literature 4
- PH 261 Prevention: Creating Perfection and Avoiding Disorder through the Principles and Practices of Maharishi Consciousness-Based Health Care
- PH 260 Self-Pulse Diagnosis
- PH 262 Diet, Digestion, and Nutrition
- PH 263 Maharishi Yoga Asanas
- BIO 260 Biology I: Living Systems
Options 2-4 are available to qualified students. However, students are not guaranteed admission into the optional courses described below. Approval of the Maharishi Vedic Science faculty is required.
Option 2 — TM Program Teacher Training
- MVS 490 Transcendental Meditation Program Teacher Training — Part 1
- MVS 491 Transcendental Meditation Program Teacher Training — Part 2
- MVS 492 Transcendental Meditation Program Teacher Training Program Fieldwork Internship
Option 3 — TM program research internship
- MVS 497 Transcendental Meditation Program Research Internship (24 credits)
The above information is subject to change any time. Students already enrolled at the University should contact the graduation director for their degree requirements. The content of this page was reviewed in June 2011.
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