BSC 425 - INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

College of Medicine

Credit(s): 3

This fully online course will delve into topics at the forefront of integrative and alternative medicine. Students will explore the history and organization of fields such as ‘functional,’ ‘integrative,’ and ‘complementary and alternative’ medicine, and examine the content and philosophies of these fields. Students will learn about topics such as direct-to-consumer genetic testing, the use, regulation, and safety of vitamin, mineral, and botanical supplementation in personalized medicine, and the influence of ancient healing traditions such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda on Western medicine. This course will give students an introduction to an integrative and alternative view of health and healing.

Prereq: Junior classification; undergraduate credit or permission of the instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning.