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VOLUME 11 • NUMBER 4 |
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From the Curriculum Director
As our big project for 2004, the curriculum development department has been working on a pair of exciting new degree programs that will be introduced in March 2005. Here’s a quick preview of both. A complete portrait will appear in the spring issue of the Holistic Times.
The Master of Arts in Holistic Wellness program, with a focus on holistic approaches for maintaining health, will include such courses as Overview of Energy Systems, Psychospiritual Health, and Wellness and Belief, as well as studies of human development, nutrition and anatomy. Instead of writing a thesis, students will finish the program with a major project in which they will draw on outside research plus their coursework to design their own plans for holistic wellness. After earning this master’s degree (or any other, accompanied by the appropriate prerequisites) students may progress to our brand new doctoral program, which is the Doctor of Philosophy in Traditional Naturopathy.
As we considered how to best present an academically-focused curriculum in traditional naturopathy, we realized the importance of examining the elements on which this healing art is based—whole foods, pure water, fresh air, sunlight, exercise and rest. This PhD program will include three new courses that look at these factors plus a fourth that focuses on toxicity and detoxification. Other topics are the history and philosophy of traditional naturopathy, ethics, research design, and preparation for writing the required dissertation. Students will also have the opportunity to complete the consulting practicum and other related courses if they wish to develop their skills as practitioners.
Krista Leamon
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