CSPH3001

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CSPH 3001 - Introduction to Integrative Healing (3 Cr.) Online may be available

Spirituality & Healing, Center for (11363) TNUR - School of Nursing

Course description

This course provides an overview of the current US healthcare system and US cultural views of health and wellness. Within this context it also provides students with an introduction to various complementary and alternative medical systems (also known as complementary and integrative approaches) that might be integrated into the current way of thinking about health and wellness and treatment of illness/disease. Examples include: whole systems of thinking about health such as traditional Chinese medicine or Native American healing; manual therapies like spinal manipulation and massage therapy; energy therapies like reiki and qigong; mind body therapies like yoga and meditation; and biologically based therapies like botanicals and aromatherapy.

prereq: Junior or senior undergraduates (60+ credits), or instructor consent.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Lecture

Requirements

000238

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Every Fall & Spring