Minor in Holistic Health Studies
Holistic Health Advisors: Burke, Burrows, Daubenmier, Harvey, Peper
A Minor in Holistic Health Studies complements many SF State majors, provides unique learning opportunities, and expands career options. Benefits to HH minors include priority waitlisting for HH courses, individual advising with IHHS faculty and collaboration with others interested in integrative health perspectives.
Institute for Holistic Health Studies
The Institute for Holistic Health Studies offers a Minor in Holistic Health Studies. The minor is taken in conjunction with one’s bachelor's degree and appears on the diploma along with the major. A minor in Holistic Health Studies is an excellent complement to many SF State majors. It provides unique learning opportunities, a chance to explore or expand career options, and a way to improve personal health and well-being. Course content is interdisciplinary, examines human experience and health from an interdependent or holistic perspective, and focuses on practical, experiential learning in diverse areas such as stress management, autogenic training, East Asian medicine, meditation, yoga, biofeedback, guided imagery and more. Additional benefits to minors include priority waitlisting for Holistic Health Studies courses, individual advising with faculty, and collaboration with others interested in integrative health practices. The minor involves taking 15 units of holistic health studies courses – nine units of core courses (Eastern, Western, Global Human Nature and, Chinese Perspectives), six units of elective courses – and four units of human biology, or anatomy or physiology, or microbiology or, chemistry for a total of 19 units (see the description of the minor below).
Program Learning Outcomes
- Analyze health and wellness from a holistic, whole person or systems perspective.
- Understand theoretical models of complementary and integrative health approaches from Western, Eastern and, Global scientific and traditional healing perspectives, including personal and social factors that influence health equity.
- Gain experiential and skill-based learning of integrative health and wellness emphasizing how integrative and complementary health approaches impact people.
- Deepen knowledge of physiological, psychological, social and environmental aspects of health and wellness through foundational knowledge of scientific research methodologies and data analysis techniques.
- Understand how indigenous, traditional, and integrative health and wellness approaches are used around the world and by various groups for addressing illness as well as improving health.
Holistic Health Studies Minor – 19 units
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Core Courses (9 units)
Select Three:
Code | Title | Units |
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HH 380 | Holistic Health: Western Perspectives | 3 |
HH 381 | Holistic Health: Eastern Perspectives | 3 |
HH 382 | Holistic Health: Human Nature and Global Perspectives | 3 |
HH 383 | Chinese Perspectives in Holistic Health | 3 |
Holistic Health Emphasis (6 units)
Select from any of the courses listed below:
Western Perspectives
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
HH 205 | Relaxation and Stress Reduction | 3 |
HH 430 | Biofeedback: Mind-Body Connection and Self-Regulation | 3 |
HH 435 | Autogenic Training and Embodied Living | 3 |
HH 535 | Western Nutrition and Herbs | 3 |
HH 560 | Naturopathic Medicine and Personal Wellness | 3 |
HH 690 | Seminar: Psychophysiology of Healing | 3 |
Eastern Perspectives
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
HH 210 | The Dao of Well-Being in Chinese Tradition | 3 |
HH 420 | Qigong Body-Mind Energetics | 3 |
HH 530 | Eastern Nutrition and Herbs | 3 |
HH 540 | Meditation for Health and Wellness | 3 |
HH 545 | Mind-Body Healing in Tibetan Culture | 3 |
KIN 136 | Hatha Yoga | 1 |
KIN 236 | Intermediate/Advanced Hatha Yoga | 2 |
Human Nature and Global Perspectives
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
HH 200 | Holistic Approach to Academic Success | 3 |
HH 450 | Somatics: Body Awareness, Movement, and Well-being | 3 |
HH 650 | Anthroposophical Health Studies | 3 |
HH 660 | Art as Healing | 3 |
HH 670 | Alternative Health Practices | 3 |
HH 680 | Holistic Health and Wellness in Practice | 3 |
HH 699 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
PH 290 | Promoting Positive Health | 3 |
PH 655 | Environmental Health | 3 |
Human Biology, Anatomy, Physiology or Chemistry (3-5 units)
Select one:
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
BIOL 100 | Human Biology | 3 |
BIOL 210 | General Microbiology and Public Health | 3 |
BIOL 230 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
CHEM 101 | Survey of Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I | 4 |