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Associate Degree · Undergraduate

Associate of Arts in Zoroastrian Studies

A sixty-credit pathway combining the complete Foundations sequence, interdisciplinary Asha Core work, language, Persian history, comparative religion, research methods, and an integrative project.

Curriculum developmentSee curriculum plan
60planned institutional credits40 credits currently built

Program position

Curriculum development

Independent Magus University institutional credential under AZIIE educational oversight; not represented as a state-accredited or government-recognized degree.

Planned two-year equivalentexpected format
2.00minimum institutional GPA
Associate degreeaward level

Published requirements

16 courses
  1. MU-101Introduction to Zoroastrianism
    2 credits
  2. MU-102Zarathustra: Life, Mission, and Teaching
    2 credits
  3. MU-103Ahura Mazda: The Wise Lord
    2 credits
  4. MU-104Asha, Druj, and the Moral Universe
    2 credits
  5. MU-105The Gathas: An Introduction
    2 credits
  6. MU-106Amesha Spentas and Spiritual Creation
    2 credits
  7. MU-107Fire, Purity, Prayer, and Practice
    2 credits
  8. MU-108Death, Chinvat, Resurrection, and Frashokereti
    2 credits
  9. MU-109History of the Zoroastrian People
    2 credits
  10. MU-110The Persian Empires and the Magi
    2 credits
  11. MU-111The Persian Shadow: Comparative Theology
    2 credits
  12. MU-112Foundations Capstone and Final Examination
    2 credits
  13. ASHA-201Mathematics, Logic, and Honest Reasoning
    4 credits
  14. ASHA-202The Seven Creations and Natural Science
    4 credits
  15. ASHA-203Ancient Iran, Archaeology, and Evidence
    4 credits
  16. ASHA-204Avestan Language Foundations
    4 credits

Planned curriculum

Not yet open
  1. Avestan Reading I
  2. Persian Civilizations Survey
  3. Comparative Religion and Method
  4. Academic Research and Citation
  5. Community and Public Scholarship
  6. Associate Integrative Project

Course names and sequencing remain subject to faculty approval before enrollment opens.