A popular program for more than 25 years, the Master of Arts in Holistic Health Education has helped students learn to apply an integrative perspective of health, education and knowledge of best practices as a foundation for professional work.
The program is designed for students who are interested in healthcare or are already in a health care profession and are seeking more fulfilling roles in alternative and complementary health care environments. Graduates are working in the fields of corporate and health care wellness, health coaching and nutritional consulting.
All courses in the Holistic Health Education program integrate academic principles, professional skills, social awareness, and personal growth. The program prepares students to build bridges between mainstream approaches to health and complementary approaches that arise out of a holistic paradigm which focuses on creating health through self-care and wellness practices.
Optional specializations include holistic nutrition; health, consciousness, and spirituality; and somatic education.
Graduates of the Master of Arts in Holistic Education program will be able to:
To receive a Master of Arts in Holistic Health Education, a student must complete 68 quarter units.
Prerequisites: The following undergraduate courses or their approved equivalents are prerequisite to the graduate program.
COR 3145 - Research Writing
PHR 3405 - World Religions
EDU 4000 - Teaching Practicum A
PYC 4235 - Psychosynthesis
SCI 3100 - Anatomy and Physiology
Students who have not completed them prior to admission are required to do so during the first year of graduate study.
Program
HHE 5001 - Introduction to Holistic Health Education (0 units)
HHE 5505 - Student Review: Midpoint (0 units)
Conceptual Framework
CNS 5010 - Paradigms of Consciousness (3 units)
HHE 5120 - Integrative Health (2 units)
HHE 5225 - Foundations of Holistic Health Education (2 units)
Overview off Modalities
HHE 5125 - Energy Models of Healing (2 units)
HHE 5126 - Asian Approaches to Healing (2 units)
HHE 5425 - Moving and Sensing (3 units)
Foundational Knowledge
HHE 5130 - The Collective Body (3 units)
HHE 5135 - Healthcare Economics and Politics (2 units)
HHE 5140 - Culture, Community, and Health (2 units)
HHE 5145 - Health, Environment and Sustainability (2 units)
HHE 5158 - The Challenge of Change
Basics of Wellness
HHE 5150 - Mind/Body Approaches to Self-Care (2 units)
HHE 5155 - Foundations of Holistic Nutrition (2 units)
HHE 5156 - Comparative Dietary Approaches (2 units)
HHE 5512 - Physiology and Psychology of Stress (3 units)
Preparing for Professional Roles
HHE 5147 - Health Education for the 21st Century (3 units)
HHE 5575 - Supervised Internship (1 unit)
Personal Practice of Wellness
HHE 5160 - Embodying Spirit (2 units)
HHE 5615 - Practicum in Holistic Health [1] (4 units)
HHE 5012 - Effective Communication A: Emotional Dynamics (3 units)
HHE 5013 - Effective Communication B: Intersubjectivity (3 units)
Select Integrative Project or Thesis, below (15 units)
Integrative Project Option
HHE 5610 - MA Integrative Project (2 units)
Electives [2] (13 units)
Thesis Option
IPP 5600 - Planning a Thesis A (.5 units) & B (.5 units) (1 unit total)
IPP 5615 - Thesis (3 units)
Electives [2] (11 units)
[1] This is a half-unit course which must be taken eight times to total four units. More than one per quarter can be taken.
[2] Electives may be chosen from the Holistic Health Education course listings or from any of the course offerings of the School of Holistic Studies or a graduate course within the university. Students taking the Integrative Project option complete 13 units of electives. Students writing a thesis complete 11 units of electives.
Specializations
Holistic Nutrition (25 units)
(For more information about this specialization, see the FAQs under the 'Related Downloads' on the right sidebar.)
HHE 5155 - Foundations of Holistic Nutrition (2 units)
HHE 5156 - Comparative Dietary Approaches (2 units)
HHE 5010 - Biochemistry of Nutrition (2 units)
HHE 5167 - Nutritional Consultation (2 units)
HHE 5169 - Healing Foods A (2 units)
HHE 5171 - Healing Foods B (2 units)
HHE 5172 - Healing Foods C (2 units)
HHE 5173 - From Farm to Table (3 units)
HHE 5175 - Holistic Approaches to Weight Management (3 units)
HHE 5615 - Practicum in Holistic Health (2 units)
HHE 5429 - Whole Health Coaching (3 units)
HHE 5429 - Whole Health Coaching (3 units)
Note: Must take practica on cooking or nutrition.
Health, Consciousness, and Spirituality (20 units)
CNS 5010 - Paradigms of Consciousness (3 units)
HHE 5125 - Energy Models of Healing (2 units)
CNS 5027 - Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness (2 units)
HHE 5160 - Embodying Spirit (2 units)
A&C 5900 - Art and Healing (2 units)
HHE 5163 - Spirituality in Healthcare (2 units)
IPP 5307 - Grief, Loss and Transformation (1 unit)
Select from the following courses (6 units)
A&C 5331 - Media of the Sacred Arts (1-3 units)
A&C 5327 - Faces of the Soul (3 units)
A&C 5305 - Art & Altered States of Consciousness (2 units)
A&C 5315 - Dreams and the Arts (3 units)
IPP 5328 - Alchemy and Spiritual Practice (2 units)
Somatics in Health Education (20 units)
CNS 5015 - Body Consciousness/Body Wisdom (2 units)
CNS 5039E - Self-Exploration: Alchemy (2 units)
HHE 5130 - The Collective Body (3 units)
HHE 5160 - Embodying the Spirit (2 units)
HHE 5180 - Somatic Education A (2 units)
HHE 5181 - Somatic Education B (2 units)
HHE 5425 - Moving and Sensing (3 units)
HHE 5615 - Practicum in Holistic Health (2 units)
IPP 5025 - Somatic Psychology (2 units)
TPC 5141 - Spirituality: Descent into the Body (2 units)