Next course Period: Feb.-may 2008 (period III).
Last update: Mar 15 20 2008
Note this text is under revision because the course is adapted to the UvH topics.
Next course Period: Feb.-may 2008 (period III)
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Last update: Mar 15 20 2008
Description
The library.
The virtual library is a site where students can find the articles that they have to do their assignments on, virtual classroom pictures and also all the assignments that they have submitted.
Crediting
Dutch students have to take an exam at the end of course.
Entrance level requirements
Internet students as well as regular students are required to read the book 'Parapsychology, the Controversial Science' by Richard Broughton, before they start the course. If you cannot easily acquire this book at your local book store you may use the book 'The conscious Universe' by Dean Radin (order through Amazon.com). Another source of valuable information to be studied before the course is the PSI-explorer CD-ROM. Please order this CD-ROM a few weeks before the start of the course
A list of the currently used key-articles is given below. Note that there is a limited number of students that can actively participate. There is also an option to become a 'lurking' student. These students just read the literature and the ongoing discusions. They do not fulfill assignments. There is no limitations on the number of 'lurking' students.
Registration
Registration register for the 2007-2008-course will be closed on Jan.14 2008.
One can also 
mail the teacher (Prof. Bierman) for more information. But please indicate precisely what you want to know. Expected pricing will be $450 (non-dutch actively participating students) for the whole course if crediting is required. It is also possible to participate as a 'lurker' and just read the articles and the comments of the actively involved students and teacher ($75). For details about the tuition click here. Students at a dutch University don't have to pay tuition but have to register as 'bijvakker' at the University for Humanistics..
Preliminary Program (by clicking on the weeknumber you will see the detailed assignment (not yet fully adjusted to program 2008)).
| Number | Period | Key-Article | Topic | |
| 0 | th feb. 14 2008 13:00-16:00 | Introductory class at Drift 6, Utrecht | Introduction & videopresentions | |
| 1 | feb 15-Feb 21 | tekst Oratie Prof. Bierman | Extraordinary Experiences | |
| 2 | Feb 22- Feb 28 | Rao & Palmer, Behavioral & Brain Sc.,10,529-551 | General Review GESP, PK | |
| 3 | Feb 29 - Mar 14 (2 weeks) | Roll Handbook of Parapsychology., 383-413. | macro PK | |
| ~ Feb 29 (15:00 utc) | John Palmer | CHAT session | |
| 4 | Mar 15- Mar 21 | Radin & Nelson Found. of Physics, 19-12, 1499-1514. | RNG PK | |
| Mar 20 15:00 utc (16:00 dutch) | Roger Nelson | CHAT session | |
| 5 | Mar 22-April 4 (2 weeks) | Braud & Schlitz Subtle Energies, 2-1,1-46. | DMILS / bio-PK | |
| ~April 4 | Marilyn Schlitz | CHAT session | |
| 6 | April 5- April 18 (2 weeks) | Bem & Honorton Psychological Bulletin, 115-1, 4-27 | GESP-Ganzfeld telepathy | |
| 7 | April 18- Apr 25 | Child American Psychologist, 40, 1219-1230 | GESP-dreams | |
| 7 | Apr 26- May 2 | Bruce Greyson Near Death Experiences Varieties of Anomalous Experience ,315-352. | Case Studies | |
| ~ Apr 25 15h00 UTC | Daryl Bem | CHAT session | |
| 8 | May 2- May 16 | Bierman & Radin Proc. of Toward a Science of Consciousness III, The MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-58181-7, pp. 367-386. Bechara et al Science 1997 February 28; 275 (5304):1293 (in Reports) | GESP Presentiment / Intuition | |
| ~ May 2 | Dean Radin | CHAT session | |
| 9 | May 16- May 23 | David M. Wulff Mystical Experience Varieties of Anomalous Experience ,397-440. | Case Studies | |
| 10 | May 2- May23 | ALERNATIVE for assignments 8 & 9: Paper 'zingeving en BE' -, - | - - | |
| - | Thursday, June 5 2008 | Exam for dutch participants only: | book /Radin+coursematerials+ comments |