Contemplative Studies (AB)
Brown University · Providence, United States
About this programme
The concentration in Contemplative Studies investigates the underlying philosophical, psychological, and scientific bases of human contemplative experience. Students pursue a third person academic approach drawn from the humanities and sciences to analyze the cultural, historical, and scientific underpinnings of contemplative experiences in religion, art, music, and literature. This is developed in combination with a critical first-person approach based in practical experience of contemplative techniques and methods to provide an integrated understanding of the role of contemplative thought and experience in societies and on the individuals who constitute them.
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Field
- Social
- Tuition
- $71,700 / year
- English
- IELTS 8 · TOEFL iBT 105
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (3)
- Brown PromiseFully funded · Standard application timeline
- Sidney E. Frank ScholarshipFully funded · Standard admission deadlines
- Boren ScholarshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-27