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Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Undergraduate Prerequisites 1, 2COR 3145 Research Writing 0–3PHR 3405 World Religions 0–3PYC 3200 Personality and Psychotherapy 0–4SCI 3110 Anatomy and Physiology 0–4Conceptual FrameworkCNS 5010 Paradigms of Consciousness 3HHE 5001 Introduction to Holistic Health Education Program 0HHE 5120 Integrative Health 2HHE 5225 Principles of Holistic Health 2Overview of ModalitiesHHE 5125 Energy Models of Healing 2HHE 5126 Asian Approaches to Healing 2HHE 5425 Moving and Sensing 3Foundational KnowledgeHHE 5130 Concepts of the Body 3HHE 5135 Health-Care Economics and Politics 2HHE 5140 Culture, Community, and Health 2HHE 5145 Health, Environment and Sustainability 2Basics of WellnessHHE 5150 Mind/Body Approaches to Self-Care 2HHE 5155 Foundations of Holistic Nutrition 2HHE 5156 Comparative Dietary Approaches 2 HHE 5155HHE 5512 Physiology and Psychology of Stress 3Preparing for Professional RolesHHE 5147 Health Education for the 21st Century 3HHE 5200 Integral Research in Health Education 3HHE 5575 Supervised Externship 1ISD 5455 Preparation for Externship 2Personal Practice of WellnessHHE 5160 Embodying Spirit 2HHE 5615 Practicum in Holistic Health 4ISD 5015 Effective Communication: Emotional Dynamics 3ISD 5016 Effective Communication: Intersubjectivity 3Select EITHER Integrative Project or Thesis, below 15Integrative Project OptionISD 5610 MA Integrative Project (2)Electives (13) 3Thesis OptionISD 5600 Planning a Thesis (1)ISD 5615 Thesis (3)Electives (11) 3Total units required 68–821These undergraduate courses or their approved equivalents are prerequisite to the graduate program. Students who have not completedthem prior to admission are required to do so during the first year of graduate study.2This is a half-unit course which must be taken eight times to total four units.3Electives may be chosen from the holistic health course listings or from any of the course offerings of the School of Holistic Studies or agraduate course within the university. Students taking the Integrative Project option complete 13 units of electives. Students writing a thesiscomplete 11 units of electives. Students admitted to certificate programs such as Life Coaching, Dream Studies, and Organizational Psychologyoffered by the School of Holistic Studies and the Graduate School of Professional Psychology may also apply these courses toward theirelectives.SCHOOL OF HOLISTIC STUDIES 131