MA in Individualized Studies: The low-residency MA in Individualized Studies Program (IMA) is a four-semester (48 credit) interdisciplinary liberal studies degree integrating personal vision and voice with radical thinking and engaged practice. Credit is granted upon fulfillment of the degree criteria, including successful completion of the final product. The IMA Program is for students interested in pursuing a question, project, or career interest that is interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary, and personally compelling. The emphasis is on helping each student find and hone a focus of inquiry that brings together deep interests with relevant theory and actual practice. The holistic approach of the degree means that professional goals — whether for eventual doctoral study, a particular career path, a tangible product (like a publication or business plan), or particular skills (like workshop facilitation or land use planning) — and can be fully integrated into the degree plan.
Visit these pages for additional information:
- Goddard College website
- Individualized MA Program
- Consciousness Studies Concentration
- Transformative Language Arts Concentration
Some IMA-related Videos:
Transformative Language Arts:
Rewriting Our Mythologies and Founding Transformative Language Arts – Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, faculty
Transformative Language Arts, Health and Community – Seema Reza, alumni
Consciousness Studies:
The Relationship Between Practice and Consciousness – Justin Kagan, alumni
Embracing All Aspects of Consciousness – Britta Love, alumni
The Organic Process of Developing Consciousness Studies – Francis X. Charet, faculty
The Beginning of Consciousness – Justin Kagan, alumni
Roots of Mindfulness – Justin Kagan, alumni
Embodiment Studies:
Accessing All of Ourselves – Lise Weil, faculty
Understanding Embodiment Studies – Britta Love, alumni
A New Lens and New Language – Britta Love, alumni