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Fall Courses 2025
- Introduction to Parapsychology (8 weeks)
with Jimmy Akin
Tuesday, October 7th - November 25th
7:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time
Tuition: $240 ($215 for Rhine Members)
This course is required for all certificate programs.
In this course students will be introduced to the topics that are studied by professional parapsychologists. Topics will include an overview of the phenomena (Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Precognition, Psychokinesis, and Survival Issues), history, research methodologies and researchers that make up the vibrant field of scientific parapsychology. The course textbook is Introduction to Parapsychology, 5th edition by Harvey Irwin and Caroline Watt. Besides the weekly class broadcasts, there is an online discussion forum for students to share their ideas, answer questions about the lectures, and communicate with the instructors. Students who choose to be graded in this course will receive letter grades based on their participation in the weekly discussion forums, and their scores on two multiple choice/short answer essay tests given in weeks 4 and week 8. Students who complete this course with a passing grade will receive a certificate of completion from the Rhine Education Center.
- Advanced Field Investigations (8 weeks)
with Loyd Auerbach, MS
Wednesday: October 1st - November 26th (no class Nov 19)
8:00pm - 10:00pm Eastern Time
Tuition: $246 ($221 for Rhine Members)
This course is included in a number of certificate programs.
Students who are taking this course for a grade are required to have taken the Field Investigations course from the Rhine, or taken the Ghost Hunting course from HCH, or established yourself as a knowledgeable student of parapsychology with the instructor (click Read More... for details).
In this course, students will explore the topics of field investigations more deeply, including methods related to specific models of paranormal phenomena from a scientific perspective of a parapsychologist. In addition, this course will discuss the history of paranormal field research, provide details on dealing with clients and finding resolutions during investigations, discuss issues related to “public haunts” vs. private home cases, and provide more complex methods for exploring the evidence and analyzing data to reach a conclusion. Technology used in investigations* will be reviewed along with EVPs, and psychic, mediums, and other sensitives. The technology will be evaluated at a basic level for best use in both private homes and public site investigations. Finally, this course will examine the psychology of perception and interpretation of activity and how non-paranormal explanations can apply in investigative circumstances. Parapsychology laboratory findings will be integrated into the course materials to explore how the laboratory studies apply to field investigations.
To satisfy pre-requisites, email Loyd Auerbach at profparanormal@gmail.com If you’re not taking the course for a grade, there are no prerequisites, though the Introduction to Parapsychology course and the Field Investigations course are both recommended.
- People in Parapsychology (4 weeks)
with Loyd Auerbach, MS
Thursday: October 2nd - 30th (no class Oct 16)
8:00pm - 10:00pm Eastern Time
Tuition: $125 (Rhine Members: $110)
This course qualifies for some certificate programs.
This 4-week course will explore some of the important people who helped to build the field of parapsychology and who made major breakthroughs that revolutionized the sciences. This course focuses on the people, their lives and their contributions, to give depth to our understanding of the evolution of parapsychology from the 19th century through modern times. 
This course will include some of the original psychical researchers, the early years of parapsychology in academic environments, major contributors through the mid to late 20th century, and some more recent researchers who have made thier marks on the field. The focus of this course will be the people of parapsychology, but the list of people who are included may change each time it is taught based on the preferences of the instructor.
- Paranormal Case Studies(8 weeks)
with Loyd Auerbach, MS
Monday, October 6th - November 24th
8:00pm - 10:00pm Eastern Time
Tuition: $245 ($220 for Rhine Members)
Learn about the paranormal through the study of investigations and reports of apparitions, hauntings, and poltergeists. This 8-week course will take a deep look at a hand-picked group of professional investigations of apparitions, hauntings, and poltergeists, as well as significant surveys of similar experiences. Included will be key cases (like the Seaford Poltergeist case which produced the RSPK model), important investigative methods, and a discussion of two major surveys of spontaneous psi experiences and what they say about psi in general.
Instructor Loyd Auerbach will present his own cases with details, video shot on site, and insights that have not made it into published reports or television interviews. Students will have the opportunity to ask deeper questions about Auerbach’s cases.
- Quantitative Research Methods for Parapsychology(8 weeks)
with John G Kruth, MS
Tuesday: October 7th - November 25th
2:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time
Tuition: $235; (Rhine Members $210)
This course is qualifies for a number of certificate programs.
Scientific research takes many different forms, and parapsychologists use many different approaches when exploring phenomena like ESP, Mind-Matter Interaction, and the Survival Hypothesis. This course focuses on Quantitative research methods and how structured and controlled studies can be used to explore these phenomena. Students will generate hypotheses, create a design to explore those hypotheses, document the design for review, modify the design as necessary, and create a formal research design document that can be used as a basis for grant proposals or experimental studies related to the field of parapsychology.
Students who enroll in this course should have experience in experimental designs or have taken the course Research Methods for Parapsychology in order to get the most out of this course.
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Courses offered by the Rhine Education Center are designed as professional courses to provide education in Parapsychology. Students are able to participate in weekly discussion forums and progress is evaluated throughout the courses.
Many courses are strictly for informational purposes, but some courses can be applied to certificate programs offered by the Rhine Education Center. Though not an accredited institution, the Rhine Education Center provides a professional educational opportunity for students.
Classes are broadcast once a week, but they are also recorded if you are not able to attend the live broadcast. You can watch the recordings and post in the forums at your convenience.
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