Universityeducationinparapsychology(informationprovidedbythe

universities/faculty.Otheruniversitiesmayalsooffereducationalopportunities)
ListingheredoesnotimplyendorsementbythePA.*
(Revised21Jan2009)
Universitybasedstudy:
Australia
Melbourne:ParapsychologylecturesaredeliveredatDeakinUniversityinfirstand
fourthyearandHonoursandHigherDegree.Researchstudentshavetheoptionof
embarkingonpsiresearch.Formoreinformation:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/psychology/staffprofiles.php?username=rock

Germany
The'InstitutfrGrenzgebietederPsychologieundPsychohygiene'(IGPP,
www.igpp.de)[InstituteforFrontierAreasofPsychologyandMental
Hygiene]isanonprofitfoundation.TheIGPPismainlyfundedbyaprivate
organization.MembersofIGPPcooperatewithdomesticandinternational
universitiesandresearchinstitutions.PsychologistEberhardBaueroffersaseminar
"IntroductionintoParapsychology"primarilyintendedforundergraduatepsychology
studentsofFreiburguniversity.Inaddition,thecounselinggroupoftheIGPPoffers
regularlyspecialeducationalseminarsonextraordinaryhumanexperiencesintended
primarilyforclinicalpsychologists,psychotherapists,medicaldoctors
andmentalhealthpersonnel.Formoreinformation:bauer@igpp.de

Hungary
Budapest:PsychophysicistZoltnVassyteachesanundergraduateonesemester
coursesonscientificparapsychologyforpsychologystudents(inHungarian)atthe
RolandEotvosUniversity.Thereisopportunitytoparticipateinexperimental
research.Formoreinformation:vassyz@freemail.hu

TheNetherlands
Amsterdam:ProfessorDickBiermansupervisesdoctoralstudentsattheUniversity
ofAmsterdamon'intuitivedecisionmaking'.Ingeneralapsicomponentisalsopart
ofthework.Formoreinformation:d.j.bierman@uva.nl

UnitedKingdom
A) Bristol:AttheUniversityoftheWestofEngland,Bristol,UK,thereisthe
opportunitytostudyanomalousexperiencesandparapsychologyaspartof
thethirdyearmodulesonThePsychologyofConsciousnessandThe
PsychologyofReligion.Inadditionthereisprovisiontospecializein
parapsychologyoranomalousexperiencesasatopicofresearchinthefinal
yeardissertationmodule,with:DrGuySaunders(consciousnessandaltered
states),DrJennyParker(sleeprelatedanomalies),DrChrisAlford(the
physiologyofalteredstates)orDrNicolaHolt(parapsychology,beliefinthe
paranormalandanomalousexperiences).Formoreinformation:
nicola.holt@uwe.ac.uk
B) Derby:DrIanBakerattheUniversityofDerbyteachesasecondyearmodule
onaresidentialandathirdyearonlinemoduleonitsB.ScPsychologydegree

program,andofferstheopportunitytoconductaPh.DinPsychology,
supervisedbyoneofthemembersofthePsychologyofParanormal
PhenomenaResearchGroup.Formoreinformation:
http://psychology.derby.ac.uk/centre/psychology_of_paranormal_phenome
na.html)
C) Edinburgh:TheKoestlerParapsychologyUnit,whichispartofthePsychology
DepartmentattheUniversityofEdinburghgrantsaPhDinpsychology
specializinginparapsychology.Theprogramconsistsofresearchand
dissertation,thereisnotaughtcoursework.ParapsychologistCarolineWattis
currentlyaseniorlecturer.AnMSccourseonthehistoryandtheoryof
psychology,includingmodulesonmind,body,andconsciousness,andhistory
ofunorthodoxpsychologyistaughtbyPeterLamont.Formoreinformation:
Caroline.Watt@ed.ac.uk
D) Edinburgh:Dr.StuartWilsonteachesaone12houroptionalmoduleto3rd
yearPsychologystudentsatQueenMargaretUniversityandcansupervise
Ph.D.students.Formoreinformation:swilson@qmu.ac.uk
E) Greenwich:Dr.JoseMPrezNavarrocansupervisegraduateresearchon
ganzfeld,DMILSandsimilarareas.Formoreinformation:
www.gre.ac.uk/schools/health/departments/psychologycounselling
F) Hertfordshire:PsychologistRichardWisemansupervisespsychologyPhD
studentsinissuesinparapsychologyattheUniversityofHertfordshire.For
moreinformation:r.wiseman@herts.ac.u
G) Lancashire:ProfessorPaulRogersattheUniversityofLancashirerunstwo
coursesontheparanormal,thefirstisayear1electiveopentoallstudents

whereasthesecondisayear4specialist(extendedessay)onbeliefinthe
paranormal.HehadalsobehappytosuperviseaPhDstudentinparanormal
belief.Formoreinformation:progers@uclan.ac.uk
H) Lancaster,UK:WithintheSchoolofHealthandMedicineatLancaster
University(http://www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/)opportunitiesexistforselffunded
candidatestocompletePhDstudyofavarietyofanomalousexperiences
usingarangeofqualitativemethods.Examplesincludeanomalous
experiencesrelatedtotheendoflife,theadaptivevalueofhearingvoices,
outofbodyandneardeathexperiences.FormoreinformationcontactDr
CraigMurray:c.murray@lancaster.ac.uk
I) BoththeHopeandtheJohnMoorescampusesattheUniversityofLiverpool
mayhaveeducationalopportunitiesinthefield.Contact
parapsychology@hope.ac.ukandm.i.daniels@ljmu@hope.ac.ukrespectively
forfurtherinformation.
J) London:AtGoldsmithattheUniversityofLondon,ProfessorChrisFrench
teachesafinalyearoptiononAnomalisticPsychologyaspartofaBSc(Hons)
PsychologyprogramandsupervisesMPhil/PhDstudentscarryingout
postgraduateresearchinthisarea.Email:Formoreinformation:
C.French@gold.ac.ukorhttp://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/apru
K) Northampton:AttheUniversityofNorthampton,thePsychologyDivision
offersfullyaccreditedundergraduatedegreesinpsychologywitha
parapsychologicalemphasis,includinganHonoursmodule.Northampton
alsooffersopportunitiesforaccreditedpostgraduatestudy(PhDs,Mphils&
anMScinTranspersonalPsychology&ConsciousnessStudies).Thereare

sevenfulltimepsychologystaffmemberswhospecializeinresearchin
parapsychology(ProfessorDeborahDelanoy,DrRichardBroughton,DrChris
Roe&DrSimonSherwood)andrelatedareaswithintranspersonal
psychology(ProfessorHaraldWalach,DrMalcolmWalley&DrAnthony
Edwards).ThePsychologyDivisionalsohousestheCentrefortheStudyof
AnomalousPsychologicalProcesses(CSAPP),whichencompassesresearchin
parapsychologyandtranspersonalpsychologytopics.Formoreinformation:
http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/socialsciences/sshome/csapp
L) York:Dr.RobinWooffittattheUniversityofYorkoffersMPhil/PhD
supervisiononresearchontopicsthatsuggestanomalouspsychological
processesandexceptionalstatesofconsciousness.Hehasexpertiseinthe
relationshipbetweendiscourse,communicationandanomalousphenomena,
includingthelaboratorystudyofparapsychologicalprocesses.Formore
information:http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/soci/research/aeru.htmand
rw21@york.ac.uk

Sweden
A) Gothenburg:TheUniversityofGothenburgoffersadoctoralprogramthatis
mainlyadissertation(thereiscourseworkbutthisisinthegeneralareaof
methodology,researchdesign,andstatistics,withafewadditionalcourses,
thatreflectthecandidate'sareaofinterest).ParapsychologistAdrian
Parkeroffersdoctoralsupervisionintheareasofalteredstatesand
parapsychology.Formoreinformation:Adrian.Parker@psy.gu.se

B) Lund,Sweden:TheCenterforResearchonConsciousnessandAnomalous
Psychology(CERCAP)atLundUniversity,consistsofagroupofresearchers
andassociatesdedicatedtothescientificstudyofunusual(butnot
pathological)experiencesandevents,includingparapsychological
phenomena.CERCAP'saimistocontinuedevelopingmultidisciplinary,
national,andinternationalcollaborations,andtrainundergraduateand
graduatestudentsinasupportiveenvironment.Currentlythereisan
advancedundergraduatecourseonAlteredStatesofConsciousnessand
Parapsychology,supervisionofundergraduateandMAtheses,anddoctoral
studypossibilitiesforexceptionalstudentswantingtoworkunderthe
supervisionofEtzelCardeaonthethemesofCERCAP.Knowledgeof
Swedishisnotnecessaryfordoctoralstudies.Formoreinformation:
www1.psychology.lu.se/Personal/e_cardena.

UnitedStates
A) PaloAlto:TheInstituteofTranspersonalPsychologyoffersPhDsin
transpersonalpsychologythroughbothitsResidentialandGlobalprograms.
Whilethereisnoprograminparapsychologyperse,ITPisunusualinhaving
threecorefacultymembers(WilliamBraud,ArthurHastingsandCharlesTart)
whoareknowledgeableaboutparapsychology.CharlesTartoffersan
introductorycourseinparapsychologyandstudentsmaypursuedissertation
researchthattouchesonparapsychologicalaspectsofpsychology.Formore
information:www.itp.edu

B) SanFrancisco:SaybrookGraduateSchooloffersnonresidential,accredited
MastersandPhDprogramsallowingstudentstodesigntheirowndegreein
psychologywithanemphasisonparapsychology.StanleyKrippner,Dean
RadinandJeanneAchterbergcansuperviseresearchinparapsychological
topics.Formoreinformation:www.saybrook.edu

Online,universitybased,courses:
A)CoventryUniversity.FormoreinformationcontactDr.Lawrenceat
a.lawrence@cov.ac.uk
B)UniversityofEdinburgh.Formoreinformationwww.koestler
parapsychology.psy.ed.ac.uk/cwatt/OSTeach.html
C)HumanisticUniversity:Formoreinformation:
http://m0134.fmg.uva.nl/edu/excexp/

Otheronlinecourses:
A)Formoreinformation:www.aiprinc.org/courses.asp
B)Formoreinformation:www.uprs.edu
C)Formoreinformation:http://www.theschoolofparapsychology.org/about.php
D)Formoreinformation:www.hypnotherapytraining.com/parapsych.cfm

*AmorecomprehensivelistinFrenchofcenters,institutesconnectedto
parapsychology,developedbytheInstituteMetapsychiqueInternationalcanbe
accessedthrough

http://metapsychique.org/IMG/pdf/Institut_Metapsychique_International_
_Livre_Blanc_de_la_Parapsy.pdf