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19 Master's degrees offered by the university
Expressive Arts Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy is one of five master’s programs offered through California Institute of Integral Studies’ Counseling Psychology department. The pedagogy provides an engaging online, hybrid curriculum that weaves multimodal expressive arts, such as visual and digital arts, music, dance and movement, poetry etc.
East-West Psychology
The MA in East-West Psychology is a two-year program at California Institute of Integral Studies requiring 36 units of study. The structure of the program is designed to provide an ample degree of flexibility that allows students to focus on specific areas of study, as well as to explore a variety of Western, Eastern, and Indigenous approaches to psychology and spirituality.
Somatic Psychology
The Somatic Psychology program at California Institute of Integral Studies is one of three accredited academic programs in the United States that prepares students to use both conventional and holistic, embodied approaches to psychotherapy.
Fine Arts
California Institute of Integral Studies’ Interdisciplinary Arts department offers a unique Master of Fine Arts degree that focuses on the vital role of inquiry in artmaking.
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from California Institute of Integral Studies is designed to help launch or expand your professional career as an artist and maker. Using the coursework as a guide, students have the opportunity to develop strategic tools and materials necessary to meet their professional goals.
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
The Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at California Institute of Integral Studies is dedicated to reimagining the human species as a mutually enhancing member of the Earth community.
Integral Counselling Psychology
The Integral Counselling Psychology program at California Institute of Integral Studies has trained students in a vision of psychotherapy that combines major spiritual traditions of the East and West and contemporary psychoanalytic, humanistic, systemic, multicultural, and transpersonal psychologies.
Integrative Health Studies
Our online hybrid M.A. in Integrative Health Studies at California Institute of Integral Studies prepares students to become leaders in the expanding fields of integrative health, personal wellness, and health promotion. We teach a client-centered, individualized approach to health coaching, combining a whole-person model with evidence-based strategies and practices.
Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies
Our master’s in East-West Psychology with a concentration in Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies from California Institute of Integral Studies is a two-year, online M.A. program consisting of 36 units.
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness - Integral Ecology
The Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness - Integral Ecology program at California Institute of Integral Studies has been designed to help shape the intellectual, moral, and spiritual leadership necessary for meeting historic global challenges.
Women, Gender, Spirituality, and Social Justice
California Institute of Integral Studies MA in Women, Gender, Spirituality, and Social Justice (WGS) is designed to serve students who are passionate about integrating social justice and spiritual transformation.
Transformative Leadership
California Institute of Integral Studies’ two year, online master’s in Transformative Leadership is a non-traditional degree program for creative, passionate, innovative leaders.
Drama Therapy
The Drama Therapy Program at California Institute of Integral Studies has been exploring how therapeutically-adapted dramatic processes work over time to heal wounds, facilitate lasting change, and help people reach their highest potential.
Critical Sexuality Studies
The Master’s in Critical Sexuality Studies at California Institute of Integral Studies helps students understand the research, practice, and cultural dialogue around a wide variety of sexuality-related subjects. Through coursework, students undergo an analysis of power structures by exploring the many sociocultural organizations of sex and gender that influence societies.
Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion
The MA in Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion at California Institute of Integral Studies emphasizes an embodied, engaged approach, in which contemplative practice and career exploration complement rigorous study.
Anthropology and Social Change
California Institute of Integral Studies’ online master’s degree in Anthropology and Social Change is unique among graduate programs for its focus on activism and social justice.
Community Mental Health
The Master’s in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Community Mental Health from California Institute of Integral Studies is a Board of Behavioral Sciences approved, 2.5 year, weekend cohort program.
Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing
Through classes, workshops, and events, Master of Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from California Institute of Integral Studies engages a culture of inquiry to further develop and articulate your work. Through this conversation across the arts, genuine and meaningful discovery happens.
Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid
The Integral Counseling Psychology-Hybrid program expands the vision and training of the on-campus program and makes it accessible to a greater diversity of students, to meet the rapidly evolving needs of mental health and education in the digital age.