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This course explores the use of energy field practices for supporting health and well-being. Students will be introduced to and experience evidence-based mind body approaches to mitigate stress and trauma and enhance resilience via practices such as meditation, breath awareness, yoga, and reiki. Fee: $10

During this course, students will examine a variety of wellness approaches, including but not limited to Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naturopathy, Aromatherapy, Homeopathy, and Indigenous Medicine. Students will evaluate the state of the science for one wellness approach, along with determining the role of evidence supporting their use for achieving wellness.

This course provides the theoretical foundation for working with individual clients/learners in coaching practice. Integrating change and wellness theories, students will explore coaching methods for supporting the individual. Students will gain a full understanding of the psychodynamics of the therapeutic relationship as they practice simulated coaching sessions. Fee: $125

Examines theoretical foundations of health education and health promotion in integrative health through the study of health behavior theory, learning theory, and principles of adult learning. Students explore ways to understand health behavior from a holistic, individualized perspective. Advocacy and health policy are examined from a systems level, discussing the power of health promotion efforts as a means to support increasing health equity.

This course explores the research process, including: study design, collection and analysis of data, and interpretation of results. This course prepares students to implement evidence-based interventions in health and wellness practice. $70

Established in biological science, students explore evidence for plant based foods, herbs, and supplements to understand how they support health. Following the idea of food as medicine, students will begin with plant foods, including herbs and spices, discovering how they impact cell health. Students will explore herbal remedies, including essential oils, that support balance well-being in body, mind, and spirit. Fee $25

Intermediary nutrition course detailing nutrients and how the body utilizes them in physiology; dietary planning principles that support good health with emphasis on cultural and lifestyle diversity; the special nutrient needs of people throughout the life cycle and with specific disease states; and practical applications to use nutrition as part of a wellness plan in health coaching, practitioner education, and patient care. Fee: $10

This course focuses broadly on the history of social movements, social change efforts and community organizing, both in U.S. and other countries. Exploring theory and practice, coursework focuses on the ways that race, class, gender, sexuality, indigeneity and other forms of difference shape privilege and power. Students will interact directly with communities and their representatives. 

This course builds on IHW 325 to elucidate the professional role of community organizer. Students will evaluate models of social change through a mix of skills-based workshops, guest speakers from local social justice groups, and theoretical readings. In practicum-based work, students will apply community organizing concepts within the context of population health promotion and integrative health and wellness. Includes 45 field experience hours.