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The University of Ottawa launched a groundbreaking one-year MA in Psychedelics and Consciousness Studies in 2024, jointly offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Arts under co-directors Dr. Monnica Williams and Dr. Anne Vallely. The program builds on earlier microprograms in Psychedelic Science and Psychedelics & Spirituality Studies established since 2020, training licensed professionals, clergy, and researchers in therapeutic, spiritual, and academic dimensions of psychedelics.
uOttawa looks like a serious academic home for psychedelic studies rather than a commercial training brand: it sits inside a large bilingual research university, with the work anchored in psychology and religious studies and linked to named faculty such as Monnica Williams and Anne Vallely. The offer seems best for people who already have a professional or scholarly base and want structured, interdisciplinary study across clinical, spiritual, historical, and research dimensions. It is credible by association and university-backed, but it is not a quick practitioner certificate and is not framed as a standalone professional licence in itself.
Best suited to licensed clinicians, spiritual care providers, and researchers who want an academic grounding in psychedelic-assisted therapy, consciousness studies, and comparative mysticism. It also suits graduate students who want a research pathway into the field rather than a purely skills-based workshop.
For the graduate microprogram in Psychedelics & Spirituality Studies, candidates must have a four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and students must contact the programme director; if not already admitted to graduate studies, they must email the graduate studies office with a CV and transcripts. The MA pages describe a graduate interdisciplinary programme, but I did not find any source stating a professional licence requirement for entry to the MA itself.
The MA and microprograms are official University of Ottawa graduate offerings listed in the university catalogue, but I did not find a separate external accreditation or certification body for psychedelic training. The MA is a university graduate degree, and the microprogram is an official graduate microprogram; sources also note that some microprogram units are recognised for the Religious Studies master’s and PhD pathway. No CME/CE credit was stated in the sources reviewed.
I did not find a programme-specific tuition figure for the psychedelic offerings. uOttawa says graduate tuition is generally charged per unit or as a flat fee depending on status and programme, with fees varying by student status, legal status in Canada, level of study, and discipline; non-degree students pay per-unit or flat fees depending on load. In other words, the cost needs to be checked through the university fee calculator rather than inferred from the programme page.
Learners appear to walk away with an official uOttawa MA in Psychedelics and Consciousness Studies or, for shorter study, a graduate microprogram in Psychedelics & Spirituality Studies or Psychedelic Science. The curriculum aims at advanced knowledge of therapeutic, spiritual, and ritual uses of psychedelics, plus competencies in research, consciousness studies, psychotherapeutic contexts, preparation and integration, and culturally sensitive or spiritually informed care.
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By University of Ottowa
UOttawa offers a groundbreaking Psychedelic Studies Graduate Program, focusing on the therapeutic and spiritual uses of psychedelics across history and cultures.
Source lists: Estimated 100 hours
Delivery: Online + Montreal, Canada + Jamaica
By University of Ottowa
The University of Ottawa offers a unique microprogram in Psychedelics & Spirituality Studies, designed to explore the rich and multifaceted world of plant medicines and their influence on human consciousness.
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