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Florida International University

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United States
1 Trial

Miami public research university where Dr. Jerry B. Brown has taught interdisciplinary psychedelics courses since 1975, and Professor Joseph Lichter runs an Honors College Psychedelic Renaissance course covering therapeutic applications of psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine. FIU also serves as one of 21 sites in a major national psychedelic clinical trial and hosts the Cannadelic conference — the first cannabis and psychedelics conference focused on next-generation research.

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Blossom’s read

FIU looks like a credible academic home for psychedelic study rather than a dedicated training brand: the courses sit inside an established public research university, with teaching that is interdisciplinary and explicitly research-led. Its strongest fit is for students who want a university-backed, critical overview of psychedelics in culture, science and ethics, rather than a practitioner certificate or clinical skills programme. The lineage is notable, with Jerry B. Brown’s long-running anthropology teaching and Joseph Lichter’s honours course anchoring the offer, but the overall tone is more scholarly than commercially packaged.

Who Florida International University is for

Best for FIU students, especially honours and undergraduate students, who want an academically grounded introduction to psychedelic history, science, policy and ethics. It also suits curious members of the public attending FIU events, rather than clinicians seeking formal psychedelic therapy training.

Prerequisites

For the honours course, enrolment is within FIU Honors College and the course is listed as undergraduate, in-person, Spring, section U24. FIU Honors College students must maintain honours status, including a cumulative FIU GPA of at least 3.3 and an Honors College GPA of at least 3.0; however, the course page itself does not state additional prerequisites beyond being in the course offering.

Accreditation & recognition

No psychedelic-specific accreditation, certification, CME or CE credit is stated on the sources reviewed. The offerings appear to be for academic credit within FIU, including a 3-credit undergraduate course in the university catalog and the Honors College course.

Cost

A direct course tuition figure was not found. FIU states tuition and fees vary by programme, and its general admissions pages emphasise low tuition and financial aid, but the psychedelic course pages reviewed do not publish a separate price. FIU public events on the topic, such as lectures, are advertised as free.

What you walk away with

Learners walk away with academic course credit and a structured, interdisciplinary understanding of psychedelics, including history, chemistry, neurobiology, risk, ethics and therapeutic potential. The materials suggest competence in critically evaluating research and policy, but not a clinical credential or licensure pathway.

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United States
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Collaborated Trials

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Treatment Resistant Depression (Pilot)

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Ketamine, Placebo