The Integrative Health 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 2010* Intro to Integrative Health – 3 credits
HLTH 3010 Science and Evidence in CAM – 3 credits
HLTH/ENVS 2070 SU: Human Health and the Environment – 3 credits OR Planetary Human Health - 3 credits OR Climate and Human Health - 4 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/Mind and Body
HLTH 2370 Mindful Eating
HLTH 1990 Mindfulness-based Health and Wellness
Behavior Change
HLTH 1980* Restore, Rejuvenate, Energize
COMU 1010 Healthy Brains, Healthy Bodies
COMU 2250 The Science of Happiness
COMU 2220 Family Wellness Coaching
HSCI 2300 Health Promotion
Travel/Global Health
HLTH 270: SU Iceland: Exploring Therapeutic Effects of Icelendic Thermal Springs
HLTH 3100 Mexico: Health and Culture in Oaxaca
ANTH 2170 D2: Culture, Health and Healing
HLTH 2760 Greece: Health, Culture, Sustainability in the Mediterranean
Inclusion/Diversity
HSCI 1200: D1 Anti-Racism and Health
HLTH 2600: D1 Racism and Health Disparities
Health/Environment
NURS 3000 SU: Health and Sustainability (For nursing majors only.)
Yoga/Movement
PEAC 1006 Yoga and Mindfulness
PEAC 1100 Yoga and the Chakras
PEAC 1008 Introduction to Yoga
PEAC 1009 Restorative Yoga
Integrative Nutrition and Herbalism
PSS 2990 Special Topics: Plant-Based Healing Medicine
NFS 1990 Cooking for Health
NFS 2114 / FS 2030 Human Health in the Food System
Independent Study Options
HLTH 3993 Integrative Health Independent Study
HLTH 3994 Integrative Health Teaching Assistantship
*HLTH 2010 is an online class and has a recommended interactive lab, HLTH 1980, which is a face-to-face class.
View the UVM Course Directory for descriptions and availability.