HHP 227 - Topics in Alternative Medicine

Credits: 3

Description
An examination of modern definitions of health. Course includes a comparison of traditional and alternative health care, an overview of complementary and alternative health choices, and trends in complementary and alternative medicine. This course is informative onl yand is not designed for the practitioner.

Student Learning Outcomes

Compare and contrast traditional allopathic medicine with alternative therapies.
Analyze the emergence of alternative and complementary therapies in Western society.
Assess current trends in complementary and alternative health.
Defend cultural beliefs in the use of alternative and complementary therapies.
Review current writings on alternative and complementary therapies.
Evaluate the importance of alternative therapies.

Prerequisite: None
May Be Repeated: up to a maximum of three credits