Programs

Holistic Health Undergraduate Minor

 

The Basics

The program begins with an examination of the connection between different dimensions of health within the individual. It then explores how people’s lifestyle choices have an impact on their professional work and the larger community. Through a required sequence of courses for the minor, students are exposed to the connection between an individual’s health and our global health: an expanded lens that seems especially important given the current state of world affairs.

The undergraduate minor curriculum considers the principle of “holism” both within health care as well as across other disciplines and fields. The minor is structured in order to meet the needs of two student populations:

Undergraduate students who are majoring in a health care field and desire specialized study in the areas of holistic health that are central to understand in order to be an effective professional in the current health care field.

Undergraduate students majoring in a non-health care field, who are interested in considering the application of holistic theories to their field of study.

In both cases, the minor degree will assist graduates in being effective and responsible professionals who are aware of how their life choices have an impact on their own health, their professional work, and the larger communities in which they live.

How do I enroll in the minor? Students must be seeking degrees at WMU to receive credit for the minor. For advising and/or to declare a minor in holistic health, contact Jan Dekker, College of Health and Human Services (269) 387-2656.

What if I have already taken HOL courses prior to fall 2004? To discuss the possibility of counting already completed HOL course credits toward the minor, please talk with the advisor for the minor.