The European Graduate School (EGS) is a cross-disciplinary institution of higher education awarding Masters and Doctoral degrees within its two divisions: Arts, Health and Society (AHS), and Philosophy, Art and Critical Thought (PACT). Founded in Switzerland, the School operates on two locations: Saas-Fee, Switzerland, and Valletta, Malta.
The EGS is a privately funded international graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. EGS is not recognized by the Swiss University Conference, the main regulatory body for universities in Switzerland.
Video European Graduate School
History
The European Graduate School was founded in 1994 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland by the Swiss scientist, artist, and therapist, Paolo Knill. The school initially offered programs in Expressive Arts Therapy, as a part of a broader initiative to develop a network of training institutes in Expressive Arts Therapy.
A division of Philosophy, Art and Critical Thought was subsequently established by Wolfgang Schirmacher.
Maps European Graduate School
Programs
Arts, Health, and Society division
- Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy with a Minor in Psychology
- Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Coaching and Consulting with the option of a concentration in Education or Special Education
- Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
- Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (mandatory part of qualification for doctoral studies or alone as a continuing education certificate
- PhD in "Expressive Arts Therapy"
The division has exchange agreements with the California Institute of Integral Studies and with Appalachian State University.
Philosophy, Art & Critical Thought division
- Master of Arts and PhD in Philosophy, Art, and Social Thought
- Master of Arts and PhD in Literary, Musical, and Visual Thought
Three to six-day courses on socio-political, philosophical, and artistic inquiry are offered during the summer on campus. Students remain in contact with the university either via the internet or through meetings in "decentralized organization of the university arranged in cities where a significant number of EGS students live".
People
Notable visiting faculty members
- Giorgio Agamben.
- Chantal Akerman
- Pierre Alféri
- Sandy Stone.
Notable alumni and attendees
- John Maus
- Gael García Bernal
- Bruce Barber
Status
EGS is licensed as a university in Malta and is recognized in the Swiss canton where it operates, but is not recognized by the Swiss University Conference, the main regulatory body for universities in Switzerland. In the US, the State of Texas includes the European Graduate School on its published list of institutions that issue "fraudulent or substandard degrees" and notes that it is illegal to use an EGS degree to obtain employment within the state.
Notes and references
Further reading
- MacLaughlin, Nina (10 April 2003) "Going the distance". The Phoenix.
External links
- European Graduate School
Source of article : Wikipedia
0 Comments