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Alef Trust is a UK-based transpersonal psychology educational institute founded by Emeritus Professor Brian Les Lancaster, offering an MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality & Transpersonal Psychology validated by Liverpool John Moores University and a professional certificate in Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology taught by Dr. David Luke (Imperial College) and other leading researchers. The institute also offers collaborative PhDs and open learning courses integrating consciousness studies, parapsychology, and integrative healing traditions.
Alef Trust sits in the academic and transpersonal end of the psychedelic education field, with a clear emphasis on theory, research literacy and reflective practice rather than clinical licensing. Its strongest offer is for learners who want a serious postgraduate frame around consciousness, spirituality and psychedelic studies, especially those comfortable with an academic workload and an open-minded but critical approach. The institute’s lineage is anchored by Professor B. Les Lancaster, and its psychedelic teaching is associated with Dr David Luke, whose work is well known in anomalous experiences and altered states research.
Best for academics, practitioners and mature learners who want structured study of psychedelics, altered states and transpersonal psychology within a broader consciousness-studies context. It is a strong fit for people seeking intellectual depth, not a hands-on clinical credential.
For the MSc, applicants normally need an undergraduate degree, though candidates without one may be considered if they can demonstrate relevant professional experience and academic potential. For the two-year MSc route, Alef Trust requires a psychology or cognate science degree with at least a 2:1, plus the ability to commit around 25 to 35 hours a week.
The MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology is validated by Liverpool John Moores University, and the award is issued by LJMU on successful completion. Alef Trust handles admissions and tuition collection, while the degree itself carries LJMU validation; this is an academic award rather than a professional clinical licence.
Alef Trust publishes an MSc application fee of £100 and a non-refundable £500 deposit on acceptance. For the three-year MSc route, tuition is £4,400 per year, while the overall fee is stated as £12,400; the tuition fee covers teaching and supervision. The Psychedelics and Entheogens short course is listed at £450 for 10 weeks, and the provider does not publish a single fixed price for every programme.
Learners can exit the MSc with a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or full MSc, depending on credits completed, and the full degree is awarded by LJMU. More broadly, students develop academic writing, critical thinking and research skills in consciousness studies, transpersonal psychology and related psychedelic and spiritual topics.
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By Alef Trust
Attention Strategies Skills Workshop is a 3-hour course from Alef Trust focused on attention strategies. The source text indicates it is tied to a certificate pathway and that tuition can be reused toward the 18-week certificate course.
By Alef Trust
Attention Strategies Skills Course for Presence, Power and Inner Poise in Life and Leadership is a 3-hour course from Alef Trust focused on attention strategies. It includes a certificate and 2 APA continuing education credits.
By Alef Trust
The Entheogens and Psychedelics course will run for ten weeks and will cover the scientific, cultural and spiritual aspects of psychedelics and entheogens. Students will explore the transpersonal nature of the psychedelic experience, including altered states of consciousness and exceptional experien
Delivery: Online
By Alef Trust
The MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology at Alef Trust is a 3-year online distance-learning program accredited by Liverpool John Moores University.
Delivery: Online
By Alef Trust
The one-year Psychedelics, Altered States and Transpersonal Psychology Certificate Programme at Alef Trust is a 100% online program led by David Luke, Ph.D. The program provides a collaborative environment to study the transpersonal nature of the psychedelic experience, altered states of consciousne
Delivery: Online
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