The Integrative Health Care minor involves nine credits of required courses and six credits of electives selected from the areas of mindfulness, behavior change, yoga, and integrative nutrition and herbalism.
Fifteen credits must include the following:
HLTH 101* Intro to Integrative Health – 3 credits
HLTH 102 Science and Evidence in CAM – 3 credits
HLTH/ENVS 107 SU: Human Health and the Environment – 3 credits OR HLTH 195/ENVS 195 Planetary Human Health - 3 credits
Six credits from at least two areas in the following list (with a maximum of 3 one-credit courses in a single area):
Mindfulness
HLTH 137 Mindful Eating
HLTH 095 Mindfulness-based Health and Wellness
PRNU 099 Compassionate Care for Nurses (For nursing majors only. This course replaces HLTH 295.)
Behavior Change
HLTH 098* Restore, Rejuvenate, Energize
COMU 001 Healthy Brains, Healthy Bodies
COMU 125 The Science of Happiness
COMU 122 Family Wellness Coaching
Travel/Global Health
RMS 191 Iceland: Exploring Therapeutic Effects of Icelendic Thermal Springs
HLTH 210 Mexico: Health and Culture in Oaxaca
SOC 155 ANTH 174 D2: Culture, Health and Healing
Health and the Environment
NURS 200 SU: Health and Sustainability (For nursing majors only.)
ENVS 295 SU: Climate Change and Human Health: Assessing Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies
Inclusion/Diversity
HSCI 056 D1: Anti-Racism and Health
HLTH 155 D1: Racism and Health Disparities
Yoga/Movement
PEAC 052 Yoga and Mindfulness
PEAC 115 Yoga and the Chakras
PEAC 012 Introduction to Yoga
PEAC 044 Restorative Yoga
Integrative Nutrition and Herbalism
ENVS 195 Plant-Based Healing Medicine
NFS 095 Cooking for Health
NFS 114 / FS 103 Human Health in the Food System
NFS 244 Nutrition and Health Promotion
Independent Study Options
HLTH 297 Integrative Health Independent Study
HLTH 291 Integrative Health Teaching Assistantship
*HLTH 101 is an online class and has a recommended interactive lab, HLTH 098, which is a face-to-face class.
View the UVM Course Directory for descriptions and availability.