Integrative HOlistic Health Advanced Professional Certificate

The Self Designed Master's Degree Program also offers a 15-credit Advanced Professional Certificate in Integrative Holistic Health. This certificate is open to trained professionals in holistic health and wellness, including acupuncturists, yoga practitioners, massage therapists, "energy medicine" practitioners, occupational therapists, nurses, physical therapists, and students studying herbology and cross-cultural healing systems.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

GINTD 5011
Ways of Knowing: How We Make Meaning
Interdisciplinary explorations of how we know what we know - modes of inquiry in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences and their application in academic disciplines. Addresses how we learn from the past, new methods that influence the disciplines, and approaches for individualized research projects.

GINTD 5012
People and Place: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Development of understanding of interdisciplinary study through readings, discussion, writing, and creation of a case study developed around a theme. Interdisciplinary Studies students design their degree study plans.

GINTD 7001
Praxis
Students near the completion of their Master's work in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program assess their learning and reflect on the relationship of that learning to current and planned professional practice. The final paper raises issues related to the final thesis project or internship.

GINTD 7500
Thesis/Integrative Final Project
Students in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program complete a thesis or a project as the culmination of their program of study. Students lay the foundation for professional advancement and further study and reflection.

GEXTH 5021
Focusing and Expressive Therapies
Integrates the practice of focusing as practiced in psychotherapy and personal introspective analysis with the expressive arts.

GEXTH 5045
Arts and Healing
This course explores and examines the role the arts have in healing as well as how they can facilitate the healing process and expand self-awareness. Formerly GARED 5900 and GARED 5015.

GEXTH 5250
Creativity Movement and Dance Therapy: Introduction
This course offers experiences in basic concepts of movement therapy as it relates to working in a variety of settings with people who have special needs. It is an experiential course where students can explore and attempt to discover how each individual’s authentic movement is a source of tension release, and learn beneficial methods of appropriately transferring and sharing this knowledge. Note: Course number changed from GEXTH 6250.

GEXTH 6208
Drumming, Rhythm and Healing
Offers training in fundamental methods of percussion as tools for expressive therapy group leaders. The course also explores drumming as a mode of therapy.

GEXTH 6400
Holistic Approach to Pain and Stress
Integrated use of meditation, diet, massage, exercise, bodywork, guided visualization, expressive arts, spiritual practices, and psychotherapy in the management of pain and stress.

GEXTH 6412
Yoga and Therapeutic Touch
This course provides training in the body/mind disciplines of yoga and several forms of healing touch. The inquiry will be both experiential and theoretical. It includes an exploration of yogic philosophy, ethical considerations of safe touch, and the development of daily practice for personal and professional enhancement.