NS 5200

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NS 5200
Health and the Humanities

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Review the roles of the humanities in the development of health care. Through readings, discussions, and field trips to locations on and off campus, you will acquaint yourself with the historical underpinnings of health care through their representations in the arts, and examine how the arts have influenced our understanding of health and illness.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: students in the DNS post-baccalaureate program.

Outcomes

  • Will be more cognizant of information obtainable through non-verbal communication and how to interpret such information.
  • Will be more aware and sensitive towards health disparities, biases and cultural difference and their impact on access, adherence and understanding healthcare.
  • Understand the usefulness of knowing the historical evolution of disease in diagnosis.
  • Will have an appreciation of medicinal botanicals and their relationship to pharmaceuticals in use today.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 14322 NS 5200   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Students in the DNS post-baccalaureate program.

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