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![]() The International University of Advanced StudiesIUASMission and Statement of Philosophy of IUAS:The mission of the IUAS is to teach the disciplines and impart the knowledge that will be needed in the next century for survival on Earth and for space colonization; to advance the colonization of the oceans and exploration and colonization of the galaxy, based on ecologically sustainable (non-polluting, renewable) approaches and humanistic values. It is, further, to enable individuals to benefit from their ingenuity and to advance the entrepreneurial spirit in a philosophical environment which is holistic, humanistic, and futuristic.Charter:A Charter has been granted to The International University of Advanced Studies by The Principality of New Utopia.Board of Regents:A Founding Board of Regents has been drawn from well qualified academicians and social thinkers. The role of the Board of Regents is to provide advice and counsel to the IUAS administration and faculty regarding matters of policy, and to facilitate interface with the broader academic, political, and business communities.The Founding Board of Regents is composed of the following:Les Carr, Ph.D. (Chairman).Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Special Education at Vanderbilt University; he has served as Academic Vice President of Salva Regina College, and as President of Lewis University and New College of California. For the past twenty years he has been Dean of Faculty and Chairman of the Board of Columbia Pacific University. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the First Millennial Foundation.Ross Dickson, Ph.D.His university background includes math, physics and chemistry, culminating in a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Cambridge, UK. Dr. Dickson did extensive post-doctoral work is Alberta, Canada and has served, through the years, in several capacities in higher academic staff and administration.Lazarus R. LongFounder of the Principality of New Utopia.Jules Becker, Ph.D.Ph.D. in history from University of California at Berkeley, and Senior Faculty Mentor at Columbia Pacific University.William Gale, Ph.D.(also serving as Dean of Future Studies); Ph.D. in Physics from Rice University; published in physics, information science, philosophy, and future studies. Member of the Executive Board of the First Millennial Foundation.Joseph Greenspan, M.D.(Minister of Health and Education for the Principality of New Utopia) He earned his M.D. at the State University of New York and is Clinical Professor at Baylor College of Medicine.Daniel Hatton, Ph.D.(also serving as Dean of Information Science); Ph.D. in Information Science from Nova University; Chief Information Officer and Editor in Chief of the International Information Technology Journal.Fernando M. Soares Silva, Ph.D.(also serving as Dean of Humanities); Ph.D. from the University of California; President, Higher Education Services; Professor of Classical Studies, University of California Extension; Chair, Department of International Studies, the Wyoming College of Advanced Studies.PresidentThe President of the IUAS, is Richard Crews, M.D. (Harvard, 1963), who is board qualified in psychiatry, and has provided educational program consultation to numerous colleges and universities. For the past twenty years he has served as President of Columbia Pacific University, and for the past three years as Executive Director of the First Millennial Foundation. Dr. Crews has published numerous works in education and in various interdisciplinary fields; he is also a published poet and author of short stories, as well as a musician and composer.Program Offerings:IUAS initially offers a single degree program, a Bachelor of Arts in New-Age Studies. This program takes an estimated four years, full time (eight semesters)--or equivalent--to complete, though there is considerable self-paced flexibility for individual students who wish to speed up or slow down their studies. All administrative and academic matters can be handled "at a distance," that is, by e-mail and Web connections, phone, and regular mail. There are no on-site or "residence" requirements.The first expansions of IUAS programs will be offerings of four master's degrees: Information Technologies, Ocean Studies, Space Studies, and Future Studies. In addition, IUAS contemplates developing professional seminars for a variety of groups; these seminars will be both on-line (and via teleconferencing), and in seminar facilities provided within the Principality of New Utopia. Admission and Graduation Requirements:A high school diploma or equivalent is required for admission. Admission is without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, geographic location, physical disability, or any other factor which does not prevent academic participation. English is the language of instruction, so that applicants must have adequate fluency in English to be able to complete the curriculum (the use of translators is not allowed). Admission is continuous; a student may enroll at any time and pursue the coursework individually, as fast or as slowly as the student wishes, although there are some time limits applicable to very slow and inactive students, and some of the courses must be taken in a required sequence of prerequisites. A total of 120 undergraduate semester credits is required for graduation; of these at least 60 must be upper-division credits. Transfer, nontraditional learning, and life-experience credits can be accepted within limits to be establish by the administration to fulfill specific curriculum requirements.The IUAS admissions procedure may be found here. Individuals for whom English is a foreign language should arrange to take the "Test of English as a Foreign Language" (TOEFL) given by the Eduactional Testing Service. This test can be taken either as a paper test or via computer at many locations throughout the world. Information about the TOEFL testing program can be found on the Wordl Wide Web at http://www.toefl.org. Accreditation:IUAS will seek accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council. In addition, IUAS will participate in establishing national accreditation for schools within the Principality of New Utopia.Curriculum:The curriculum is divided into lower-division (first two years or 60 semester credits) and upper-division (second two years or 60 semester credits).The lower-division studies (roughly the first two years of academic work, or 60 semester credits) are divided among five broad areas, each area having four courses (three semester credits for each course). Suitable transfer credits, waivers, challenges, and elective substitutions may be arranged with the approval of the dean. Area I: Basic Humanities Studies (3 lower-division semester credits are earned for each of 4 courses) I-1. Writing Competency in English: This includes basics of academic research, note-taking, speed-reading and skimming, selecting and refining a topic, and expository organization and style. I-2. Math and Computer Literacy: Math through introduction to calculus and basic computer literacy including functional use of five kinds of applications: word-processing, relational data-base, graphics, spread-sheet, and telecommunications. I-3. Humanities A--introduction to the studies of archeology, anthropology, and history; the methods and broad perspectives. I-4. Humanities B--languages, fine arts, and literature, especially science fiction and science fantasy. Area II: Information Technologies (3 lower-division semester credits are earned for each of 4 courses) II-1. Computer Architecture--Software and Hardware. Introduction to the chemistry, physics, and electronics underlying computers. Theory of computer programming, programming languages, project design; introduction to logic circuits, central processing units, peripheral devices. II-2. Data Structure and Transmission. Hierarchical, relational, and contextual data. Networks: LANs, WANs, and ISPs. Corporate, government, academic, and home computing. II-3. Social Implications of Information Technologies. Considers the role of information technologies in such issues as freedom of speech, censorship, access to information, maximizing human potential, handicapped access, privacy, encryption, peace/freedom, democracy/social organization. II-4. Frontiers of Information Technology. Real-time analysis/response, speech recognition, simulation, virtual environments, parallel processing, learning/AI, telecommuting, distributed computing and the "wired" community, noncomputability, quantum computers, etc. Area III: Ocean Studies (3 lower-division semester credits are earned for each of 4 courses) III-1. Introduction to Oceanography. Ocean geology, dynamic composition, tectonics, thermohaline and other flow dynamics, etc. III-2. Marine Engineering and Architecture. How does one build on the ocean? What problems and opportunities are provided by materials considerations; wave/tide, wind, and sun power; etc.? III-3. Marine Biology Including Mariculture. The ocean presents a fertile field waiting to be tilled--perhaps ten to one hundred times the productive potential of all land resources--but it behooves us to approach it with ecological sensitivity and careful long-range planning (unlike the ways we have approached much land use). III-4. The Ocean as a Human Environment--There are special physiological, psychological, and social considerations in ocean colonization. Area IV: Space Studies (3 lower-division semester credits are earned for each of 4 courses) IV-1. Astronomy and Cosmology--What is known (and what is hypothesized) about the age, shape, composition, and dynamics of the universe--and how are such questions studied? IV-2. Mechanics and Dynamics of Launch, Orbital, and Space Travel. From rockets, mass drivers, laser and solar propulsion, to orbital and trans-orbital dynamics, LaGrangian points, etc. From Newton to Einstein and Bohr. IV-3. Space Technologies--involving microgravity, low atmospheric pressures, and radiation uses and shielding, to a general assessment of resources in space--their sources, procurement, processing, transportation, etc. IV-4. People in Space--The physiology, psychology, and sociology of space habitation and travel. Area V: Future Studies (3 lower-division semester credits for each of 4 courses) V-1. Methods for "Studying" the Future: Methods used for investigation into future social systems and technologies--techniques of trend analysis, the importance of paradigm shifts, the place of Gedanken experiments and simulations in research, etc. V-2. Future Social Systems and Technologies--the breathtaking range of probabilities and possibilities. V-3. Ocean Colonization--Moving from "hunter-gatherers" to "farmers" of the oceans; becoming responsible custodians of marine ecosystems, and participant inhabitants of this vast alien world. V-4. Space Exploration and Colonization--Three general approaches (NASA, Mars Direct, and the First Millennial Foundation) and their ecological, financial, and social implications. The realities of plans and problems in exploring and colonizing space. Following these 20 courses over the first two years, upper-division studies (roughly the second two years of academic work, or 60 semester credits) are divided between a year of advanced study focusing on any of the four major areas introduced in the first two years:
This third year is followed by a year of independent study, under the supervision of a faculty advisor, leading to the research and writing of a major (undergraduate) project. Structure of the curriculum modules: Each course is organized around a list of 50-to-200 key terms and concepts covering the topic. The student is provided a preliminary list of suitable introductory reading and reference sources, and is required to write a series of essays demonstrating understanding of the key terms and concepts and illustrating their use in recent literature. These essays are forwarded to the course instructor by e-mail for grading and comment, and for archiving in the student's academic records. Examinations: A mid-term exam (given when the student has completed half the terms and concepts satisfactorily) and a final exam in each course is structured as follows: the student is asked to select (or the course instructor proposes) three terms and concepts that particularly interested the student, and three terms and concepts that were particularly difficult for the student; the student writes more extended essays about these and their applications in recent literature. Sequencing: Certain courses must be completed before certain other courses are begun; this is to assure that the student has acquired the necessary knowledge and academic skills to undertake the subsequent course. Semester One I-1. Writing Competency in English prerequisite for I-4. Humanities B (language, fine arts, and literature) and for V-1. Methods for "Studying" the Future I-2. Math and Computer Literacy prerequisite for II-1. Computer Architecture--Software and Hardware I-3. Humanities A (archeology, anthropology, and history) prerequisite for I-4. Humanities B (language, fine arts, and literature) III-1. Introduction to Oceanography prerequisite for III-2. Marine Engineering and Architecture and for III-3. Marine Biology Including Mariculture IV-1. Astronomy and Cosmology prerequisite
for IV-2. Mechanics and Dynamics of Launch, Orbital, and Space Travel
Semester Two I-4. Humanities B (language, fine arts, and literature) requires prior successful completion of I-1. Writing Competency in English and of I-3. Humanities A (archeology, anthropology, and history) prerequisite for V-2. Future Social Systems and Technologies II-1. Computer Architecture--Software and Hardware requires prior successful completion of I-2. Math and Computer Literacy prerequisite for II-2. Data Structure and Transmission and for II-3. Social Implications of Information Technologies III-2. Marine Engineering and Architecture requires prior successful completion of III-1. Introduction to Oceanography prerequisite for III-4. The Ocean as a Human Environment and for V-3. Ocean Colonization IV-2. Mechanics and Dynamics of Launch, Orbital, and Space Travel requires prior successful completion of IV-1. Astronomy and Cosmology prerequisite for IV-3. Space Technologies V-1. Methods for "Studying" the Future requires prior successful completion of I-1. Writing Competency in English and of I-3. Humanities A (archeology, anthropology, and history) prerequisite for V-2. Future Social Systems and Technologies Semester Three II-2. Data Structure and Transmission requires prior successful completion of II-1. Computer Architecture--Software and Hardware prerequisite for II-4. Future Implications of Information Technology II-3. Social Implications of Information Technologies requires prior successful completion of II-1. Computer Architecture--Software and Hardware prerequisite for II-4. Frontiers of Information Technologies III-3. Marine Biology Including Mariculture requires prior successful completion of III-1. Introduction to Oceanography prerequisite for III-4. The Ocean as a Human Environment and for V-3. Ocean Colonization IV-3. Space Technologies requires prior successful completion of IV-2. Mechanics and Dynamics of Launch, Orbital, and Space Travel prerequisite for IV-4. People in Space and for V-4. Space Exploration and Colonization V-2. Future Social Systems and Technologies requires prior successful completion of I-4. Humanities B (language, fine arts, and literature) and of V-1. Methods for "Studying" the Future Semester Four II-4. Frontiers of Information Technology requires prior successful completion of II-2. Data Structure and Transmission and of II-3. Social Implications of Information Technologies III-4. The Ocean as a Human Environment requires prior successful completion of III-2. Marine Engineering and Architecture and of III-3. Marine Biology Including Mariculture IV-4. People in Space requires prior successful completion of IV-3. Space Technologies V-3. Ocean Colonization requires prior successful completion of III-2. Marine Engineering and Architecture and of III-3. Marine Biology Including Mariculture and of V-2. Future Social Systems and Technologies V-4. Space Exploration and Colonization requires prior successful completion of IV-3. Space Technologies and of V-2. Future Social Systems and Technologies The student is generally expected to complete each course in one semester (20 weeks), but may speed up to complete a course sooner (and move on to subsequent courses), or may slow down to take up to two semesters to complete any course. After being enrolled in any course for a total of two semesters, the student either passes the course, fails the course, or drops and gets a notation in academic records of "withdrawn" or "incomplete." With permission of the dean and with payment (a second time) of tuition for the course, a student may re-enroll (once only) for a course that has been failed or dropped. Grading:The grading system is as follows--
Tuition and Other Costs:The basic tuition for each course is $500. (This is allocated as follows: 30% for institutional development, 30% for administration, and 40% for academic services--half for the course instructor and half for the dean and for academic processing). The tuition for a course is due at the time of enrolling in the course; a prorated refund of tuition for a course is available during the first 60 days of enrollment in the course--none thereafter. (A refund of 75% of tuition due for a course is made if the student withdraws within the first 15 days after receiving the course materials; 50% if within the first 30 days; 25% if within the first 60 days.) In addition there is a one-time $25 application fee and a one-time $200 registration fee to cover the extra costs of those processes. The student is independently responsible for maintaining an e-mail link to the University, access to the World Wide Web, and for any postage, telephone, books, secretarial, and other expenses that may arise (none of which are payable to IUAS).Contacting The International University of Advanced Studies Directly:Applications and inquiries may be sent to The International University of Advanced Studies by e-mail at IUAS@millennial.org.About New Utopia | The Future As We See It | News and Updates New Utopia |