Hidden away on a residential road, is the building that is home to Bhaktivedanta Institute. Started in 1997 as the world's first full-fledged graduate degree program in Consciousness Studies, Bhaktivedanta Institute provides a rigorous study of matter, while taking into account the presence of consciousness in the living world. The Bhaktivedanta Institute offers M.S./Ph.D programs that are of two years duration, consisting of four semesters (three semesters of course work and one of dissertation) and is a vibrant, inter-disiplinary program involving a variety of fields in science, including physics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, psychology, quantum physics, cognitive philosophy, chemistry, biology, and mathematics.