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Humanistic Psychology Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Psychology via distance learning
Humanistic Psychology via distance learning
This program provides a psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person, and the uniqueness of each individual. Humanistic psychology believes that the individual's behavior is connected to inner feelings and self-image. It considers that people have free will and that they are motivated to achieve their potential and self-actualize.
Academic Supervisor : Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
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Humanistic Psychology Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Humanistic Psychology.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Addictive Behavior - Clinical Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Counseling Psychology - Educational Psychology - Forensic Psychology - General Psychology - Gestalt Therapy - NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming - Organizational Psychology - Performance Psychology - Positive Psychology - Psychoanalysis - Psychotherapy - Sexology - Social Psychology - Transpersonal Psychology .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Humanistic Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Humanistic Psychology via distance learning = Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board.
Bachelor's Degree - Humanistic Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Humanistic Psychology via distance learning = Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Positive Psychology.
Master's Degree - Humanistic Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Humanistic Psychology via distance learning = Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Positive Psychology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Humanistic Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Humanistic Psychology via distance learning = Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Positive Psychology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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Humanistic Psychology Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Human Development
This course introduces the theory, the empirical research, and the applied issues in developmental psychology. It discusses the social, psychological, cultural, emotional, and spiritual aspects of development and stresses on the applications of these theories to counseling. Students are encouraged to revisit their own developmental path.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Human Sexuality
This course presents a comprehensive view of human sexuality and to the sexual attitude restructuring process. It covers topics such as endorsement, communication, fantasy, masturbation, homosexuality, bisexuality, desensitization and resensitization, female and male sexuality, sexual enrichment, special problems, therapy, and cultural expression. It overlooks how sex is shaped by culture from tribal to industrial societies.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Marriage & Family Relations
This course examines the impact of modern society upon the family as it relates to courtship, size of family, member relationships, economic problems, and marital stability. It compares alternative life styles, marriage, and family relations throughout the life span. It examines family development across generations.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Mind, Body & Spirit
This course highlights the importance of the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. It discusses different practices of stress management, meditation, guided imagery, physical exercise, art expression, and biofeedback related to emotional states, wellness, and disease.
Academic Supervisor: Robert Burton Bradley
Personal Growth Techniques
This course explains the personal and social factors involved in learning about ourselves, setting personal goals, taking control of our lives, and becoming a contributing member in the society. It teaches us how to integrate our experiences into a new and better self. All the negativity that happened to us in the past can be cleared up, leaving you lighter, clearer, and ahead in your life. This program focuses on the science of happiness.
Academic Supervisor: Susana Merino Lorente
E-Motion Therapy
Life is an expression of energy in motion (E-Motion). Energy emerges from a source and constantly returns to it. This course discusses the principles and philosophies that underlie that flow of energy. It reviews some the theories and techniques used to channel the energy into motion particularly the Polarity therapy, Ayurveda, Chinese Traditional Medicine, and Reiki.
Academic Supervisor: Susana Merino Lorente
Personality & Social Development
This course explores the processes of social and personality development. It focuses on four key areas of research: cognition, attachment theory, language development, and moral development. It also addresses the issues and debates about the role of genes, gender, socialization, and neurological development as interacting forces that affect how infants and children acquire self/other awareness, identity, and social competence.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine
Developmental Psychology
This course covers all aspects of human development. After introducing the history and the systems of developmental psychology, it covers the biological bases of development, perceptual and motor development, cognitive development, communication and language development, social development, personality and emotional development, moral development and wisdom, motivation, and developmental psychopathology.
Academic Supervisor: Jean Mutabaruka
Psychology of Personality
This course provides a critical overview of personality theory, research, assessment, disorders, and therapy. It presents the current research on specific personality topics: personality units (motives, goals, traits, temperament, and cognition), social-environmental determinants of personality, personality development, personality assessment, self-concept and self-esteem, and cultural psychology of personality.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Emotional Intelligence
This course delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence, and shows how they determine our success in relationships, work, and even our physical well-being. What emerges is an entirely new way to talk about being smart. It explains why empathy, self-awareness, and self- discipline is essential to successful and positive human interaction. It provides an effective tool that can make our schedules, behaviors, and relationships more manageable.
Academic Supervisor: Francisco Yuste Pausa
Mindfulness
This course of mindfulness reviews several meditation techniques to achieve a state of alert and focused relaxation by deliberately paying attention to present thoughts and sensations without judgment. This allows the mind to refocus on the present moment. Achieving a state of mindfulness and present awareness requires intention, attention, attitude.
Academic Supervisor: Susana Merino Lorente
Psychoanalysis
This course uses multiple perspectives to teach psychotherapists how to listen and intervene. Students learn, studying and analyzing various theories, how to develop his/her own therapeutic approach and how to analyze a conflict, interpret a problem, and reflect on the best solution.
Academic Supervisor: Frances Chelos Lopez
Psychotherapeutic Strategies
The course focuses on therapist-client dialogues and shows how each of the major counseling and psychotherapy theories can be applied to common psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, borderline disorders, and target patients- individual, couples, families, and groups.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Positive Psychology
This course focuses on the positive events and influences in life including: Positive experiences (like happiness, joy, inspiration, and love) and positive states and traits (like gratitude, resilience, and compassion). It aims to maximize the benefits of the factors essential to happiness and wellbeing: positive emotions, engagement, meaning, relationships and accomplishment.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Humanistic Psychology
This course considers the whole person and the uniqueness of each individual. Humanistic psychology looks at human behavior not only through the eyes of the observer, but through the eyes of the person doing the behaving, connecting to the inner feelings and self-image of each person.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
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Humanistic Psychology Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AEPCHS - Associação Espírita de Pesquisas em Ciências Humanas e Sociais
AHA - American Humanist Association
AHP - Association for Humanistic Psychology
AHPB - Association for Humanistic Psychology in Britain
AICSLP - Associação Internacional de Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Lígua Portuguesa
APHICE - Asociación de Psicoterapia Humanista Integrativa y Counselling
APIH - Asociación de Psicoterapia Integradora Humanista
APPHAT - Asociación de Profesionales de la Psicología Humanista y del Análisis Transaccional
BHA - British Humanist Association
CFHSS - Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
FSHS - Fédération des Sciences Humaines et Sociales
ICPHS - International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences
IHPA - International Humanistic Psychology Association
SHS - Sciences Humaines et Santé
SSHRA - Social Science and Humanities Research Association
UKAHPP - UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners
WAPCEPC - World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling
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Admission requirements - Humanistic Psychology
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Humanistic Psychology Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
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Faculty of Psychology via distance learning
Humanistic Psychology Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
