Enlightenment and Leadership, MA

Program Description

The Master of Arts in Enlightenment and Leadership is an advanced study of the principles expounded upon by MIU’s founder, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, to bring solutions to the problems of life and replace them with bliss consciousness. The curriculum focuses on 12 areas of life found in the Damru Chart:

Law

Health

Economics

Architecture

Communication

Religion and Culture

Education

Agriculture

Administration

Defense

Music and Arts

Supreme Political Science

By studying these twelve representative fields from the perspective of Enlightenment, the first key element of the degree program, students not only learn to locate Consciousness as the antidote to suffering but, as Dr. Tony Nader elucidates, “Consciousness is all that there is” in life, or to put it another way, everything in life is Consciousness. The second part of the program’s title, Leadership, stands for the second key element of the degree program. The greatest leaders in life are those with the highest consciousness, in tune with Natural Law who routinely gain the support of all mighty nature in all their actions. Graduates of this program are prepared to be leaders in the highest sense with ultimate goal of raising the consciousness of the world to a state of supreme fulfillment.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the MA in Enlightenment and Leadership, students will be able to:

Take on a leadership role in an organization devoted to the development of the Self and the full expansion of Consciousness.

1. Offer solutions to the problems that plague the individual and society.
2. Engage in the process of developing their own Consciousness while reducing suffering and creating happiness.
3. Apply Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s universal principles that bring fulfillment to every field of existence.
4. Cooperate with like-minded individuals to promote the most profound ideals that have come down through history.

Entrance Requirements

To be accepted into the Master of Arts in Enlightenment and Leadership program, prospective students must:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited academic institution.
• Learn and practice the Transcendental Meditation technique regularly for four months minimum before enrolling in the program.
• Complete the TM-Sidhi Program prior to the start of the degree program requirements.
• Write a letter indicating their strong desire to be admitted to the program.
• Participate in an interview with one of the program directors to demonstrate not only a strong desire for the program but also an emotional maturity and stability.
• For students whose first language is not English, a minimum English score is required for entrance into this program: TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS 7.0, PTE 65, and Duolingo 110.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with an MA in Enlightenment and Leadership, students must complete a minimum of 58 credits, including 6 credits of required prerequisite courses, 34-37 credits of core Enlightenment and Leadership courses, 14 credits for fieldwork or scholarly research experience, and a 4-credit capstone thesis project.