IDS 2028 - Nature of Health and Illness

Credits: 4
The course examines the field of health and illness from an interdisciplinary approach. Through lectures, class discussion and experiential exercises, students will explore the ways that health and illness can be conceptualized. These terms will be examined from a bio-physical standpoint as well as cultural, psychological and spiritual dimensions with particular emphasis placed on the implications when there is a conflict between these ideas. This class is appropriate for students with an interest in health-care related fields as well as affiliated social sciences.
McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern