Pacifica Expands Online and Hybrid Degree Offerings
M.A. or M.A./Ph.D. in Mythology and Religious Studies goes fully online and M.A./Ph.D. in Community, Liberation, Indigenous & Eco-psychologies transitions to hybrid online model
51社区 is pleased to announce strategic enhancements to its online and hybrid degree offerings, expanding access to its globally recognized graduate programs.听
The M.A. and M.A./Ph.D. in Mythology and Religious Studies (formerly Mythological Studies) will now be offered fully online, providing greater flexibility听for students听seeking a rigorous education with core dimensions in religion, literature, depth psychology and culture, and graduate research.听In addition, the M.A./Ph.D. in Community, Liberation, Indigenous and Eco-Psychologies听(CLIE) program will transition to a hybrid online model, blending immersive, low-residency experiences with expanded online learning to support a dynamic and engaged student community.听
鈥�These distinctive degree programs reflect Pacifica鈥檚 commitment to advancing a more accessible model of graduate education鈥攐ne that brings students into meaningful engagement with our exceptional faculty and a globally relevant body of scholarship. Rooted in depth psychological inquiry, these programs cultivate not only intellectual rigor, but also a profound sense of community, imagination, and purpose. In doing so, they invite learners to听participate听in the ongoing reimagining of how we learn, and more importantly, what it means to be human in a complex and hurting world,鈥� said听Interim Provost,听Loralee M. Scott, MFA.听
The updated program offerings will begin with the Fall 2026听cohorts听and applications are currently being accepted.听
Now听Fully Online听for Mythology and Religious Studies听
Pacifica鈥檚 Mythology and Religious Studies program is the only doctoral program in the country dedicated to the multicultural and cross-disciplinary exploration of human experience through myth and religion in dialogue with depth psychology and other contemporary lenses of interpretation.听Guided by internationally recognized scholars, authors, and educators, the program invites students into the mythological, folkloric, archetypal, and sacred structures of the stories that shape our lives 鈥� in religion and spirituality, ecology and the arts, popular听culture听and politics.听听
The change to a fully online program reflects growing demand and popularity of the degree.听听
Faculty of the program听said,听鈥淲e live in an era hungry for meaning. The MA/PhD in Mythology and Religious Studies joins scholarly rigor with soulful inquiry to consult the oldest stories from across traditions for the answers we need most right now.鈥�听
An听Admissions Webinar,听,听featuring Dr. Evans Lansing Smith and Dr. Kali Cape, as well as other faculty, current students, and alumni will be presented听virtually on听May 11, 2026.听Interested students can register for the free event听here.听听
Community, Liberation, Indigenous & Eco-Psychologies Program Goes Hybrid听
The CLIE program integrates transdisciplinary approaches to address social, community, and ecological challenges of our time. Accomplishing this听necessitates听a radical engagement in re-conceiving psychology as a liberatory and restorative movement anchored in relational epistemologies and praxes. Our work is informed by听pluriversal听theories that promote socioeconomic, epistemic, and environmental justice, peace-building, and ecological sustainability.听听
The curriculum places scholarship across disciplines in dynamic dialogue with critical community, liberation, Indigenous, and eco-psychologies from a wide range of global cultural settings. Students gain an understanding of听the interdependence听and holistic relationality within knowledge systems and praxes with well-being.听听Coursework nurtures creative approaches to collaboration in organizations, non-profits, community groups, and educational settings. Through qualitative and participatory research, students are supported in pursuing their distinctive areas of interest and in strengthening skills to contribute to life-sustaining decolonial futures.听
As the program transitions to a hybrid format, faculty said,听鈥�CLIE approaches the creation of decoloniality as an ongoing and always incomplete project that requires building relationships among communities, faculty, and students to generate听plurilogues听departing from anthropocentric norms to evolve shifts in curriculum, pedagogy, research, and community praxis. Through these approaches, CLIE听seeks听new and creative possibilities that may听emerge听in multiple localities beyond a single discipline or sub-discipline.鈥�听
Students interested in either program can visit the鈥�Admissions鈥痙epartment of鈥�51社区.听All of Pacifica鈥檚 graduate degree听programs are currently accepting applications for 2026.听听
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