General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Education and Liberal ArtsIntegrative HealthIntegrative health acknowledges the whole ecology of humanhealth. Here we focus on the integrative nature of wellness. Integrativehealth links the social and cultural values and experiencesof humans and the connection of the mind and body in achievingwellness. It takes into account the influence of health beliefs andhealth behaviors and considers risk perceptions and social networksas they impact health and well-being. This course of studyprovides a comprehensive view of the body as a living system, andas such looks at various complementary approaches to sustaininghealth and obtaining health care and evaluates the utility of alternateapproaches to health maintenance.School of Educationand Liberal ArtsCourses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Select TWO of the following 6SCI 4305 Nutrition and Behavior (3) —SCI 4320 Chinese Medicine and Culture (3) —SCI 4335 Alternatives in Health Care (3) —SCI 4337 Stress and Health (3) —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select TWO of the following 6PYC 3318 Essentials of Addiction and Recovery (3) —SEC 3210 Metaphors of Dis-ease and Healing (3) —SEC 4150 Cancer, Health and Politics (3) —SEC 4312 Women and Integral Health (3) —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Multicultural StudiesThe Multicultural Studies track is designed to equip students withmulticultural competency necessary for functioning effectively ina multicultural age. The curriculum provides an understandingof multicultural dynamics as well as tools for communicating andparticipating in diverse contexts, whether it be a professional,interpersonal, or activist context. Overall, courses examinecontrasting perspectives and experiences of different culturalgroups, dominant historical legacies that figure prominentlyin contemporary cross-cultural dynamics, the relations betweensocial ideologies and the inner landscape of individual consciousness,and the many alternative paths individuals forge to buildcross-cultural alliances and create nurturing community relations.Students will investigate the ways social categories such as race,ethnicity, nationality, class, gender, sexuality, and disability shapesocial relations at home and in global contexts. They will alsohave an opportunity to explore some of the creative paths individualsare choosing to pursue their dreams for social justice, such asturning to spiritual practices and the arts as sources of inspirationfor social transformation.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Select TWO of the following 6SEC 3115 Cross-Cultural Communication (3) —SEC 3320 Intercultural Relations (3) —SEC 4505 Making Race, Making Peace (3) —SEC 4510 Living in a Global Village (3) —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select TWO of the following 6COR 3500 Sustainability: Meaning and Practice (3) —PHR 3405 World Religions (3) —PYC 4220 Cross-Cultural Psychology (3) —SCI 4320 Chinese Culture and Medicine (3) —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________John F. Kennedy UniversitySchool of Education and Liberal Arts 37