BA Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies invites its students to design a unique major by selecting courses from two or three different disciplines offered at Naropa University. Students begin the program by taking the required Gateway Seminar, which surveys the history of disciplines as they are studied and as they constitute major and minor degree programs. This gateway course then turns to study the various disciplines as they are constituted here at Naropa. With this background, students design their own program of study in a Learning Agreement.

This approach ensures that students bring an informed and educated perspective to their own unique focus of study. The student also chooses two mentors with whom they will work during their stay at Naropa.

Minors in Environmental Studies Students from other departments interested in an Environmental Studies minor may select one of the following 12-credit minors. Courses must be taken in the appropriate sequence where prerequisites exist. Ecology and Systems Science ENV 100 Physical Geography (3) ENV 220 Ecology and Systems Science (3) ENV 302 Environmental Pollution and Solutions (3) One field science course (3) TOTAL CREDITS 12 Environmental History and Justice ENV 207 History of the Environmental Movement (3) ENV 355 Environmental Justice (3) ENV 363 Indigenous Environmental Issues (3) ENV 420 Environmental Service Learning: Ecological Restoration (3) TOTAL CREDITS 12 Environmental Sustainability ENV 215 Sustainability (3) ENV 226 Global Corporatism (3) ENV 236 Green Building (3) ENV 253 Environmental Economics (3) TOTAL CREDITS 12 Horticulture ENV 100 Physical Geography (3) ENV 220 Ecology and Systems Science (3) ENV 260 Introduction to Permaculture (3) ENV 342 Permaculture Design (3) TOTAL CREDITS 12 Sacred Ecology ENV 245 Geography: Pilgrimage and Sacred Landscape (3) ENV 250 Nature, the Sacred and Contemplation (3) ENV 318 Deep Ecology in Context (3) ENV 370 Ecopsychology (3) or ENV 238 Survival Skills (3) or PSYT 320 Psychology of Wilderness Experience (3) TOTAL CREDITS 12

Naropa- Undergraduate Studies

Academic excellence within a contemplative environment developing the skills of body, heart and mind. The faculty of Naropa University, under the direction of the vice president for academic affairs, has established requirements and criteria for graduation with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. These requirements incorporate the breadth and depth of study traditionally associated with the liberal arts tradition in higher education. In addition, the university’s contemplative arts requirements effectively unite classroom learning with personal awareness disciplines. The core curriculum, required for all undergraduate students, forms the foundation for the full four-year program of study. For admissions requirements, contact admissions@naropa.edu.

The Structure of a Naropa Baccalaureate Education A student must meet the following requirements to receive the Bachelor of Arts degree from Naropa University:

Earn a total of 120 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00. Fulfill the core requirements; Earn the final 60 upper-division credit hours at Naropa. A grade of “C” is the minimum grade a student may receive in required courses in the major and minor field of study; Complete the requirements for one of the majors; Complete the Naropa University entry/exit survey for assessment.

The Major
Naropa University offers Bachelor of Arts degrees inContemplative Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Music, Religious Studies, Traditional Eastern Arts, Visual Arts and Writing & Literature, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance.

The Minor
The optional minor field is designed to provide students with experience in an alternative area of study. Students may minor in Contemplative Education, Contemplative Psychology, Dance, Early Childhood Education, Ecology and Systems Science, Environmental History and Justice, Environmental Sustainability, Horticulture, Music, Performance, Religious Studies, Sacred Ecology, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Traditional Eastern Arts, Visual Arts or Writing and Literature.

Naropa Requirements

Core Curriculum

Core Philosophy

The core curriculum introduces the values, modes of inquiry and essential skills of contemplative education at Naropa University. Grounded in Naropa’s mission, they attempt to strike a living balance between scholarship, contemplative practice, artistic expression and civic engagement. This multidimensional approach to teaching and learning is unique to Naropa, reflecting its singular goal to bridge the gap between knowledge and wisdom.

Core Requirements

Excellence in education requires both breadth and depth of study; no single discipline stands alone. The core curriculum consists of a series of seminars and core area requirements designed to develop both breadth and depth of study and to prepare students for advanced study in their chosen major field.

Seminars
COR 110, 115	Writing Seminars I, II (6)
COR 130	Contemplative Practice Seminar (3)
COR 150	Diversity Seminar (3)
COR 210	Humanities Seminar (3)
COR 220	Civic Engagement Seminar (3)
SUBTOTAL	18
Area Requirements
Artistic Process (3)
Body-Mind Practice (3)
Cultural and Historical Studies (3)
Scientific Inquiry (3)
World Wisdom Traditions (3)
SUBTOTAL 15
TOTAL CREDITS 33

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