Integrative Health and Healing
Faculty Coordinators:
Linda Halcon PhD, MPH, RN
612-626-6450 or halco001@umn.edu
Mary Jo Kreitzer PhD, RN, FAAN
612-625-3977 or kreit003@umn.edu
Specialty Area Information:
The Integrative Health and Healing specialty area prepares graduates with skills necessary for working with individuals, families, communities and health systems in developing holistic approaches to health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management, with a special emphasis on managing lifestyle changes and incorporating the use of complementary therapies. Graduates are prepared to work in diverse settings including hospitals, outpatient settings, health plans, corporate and community organizations, and in private practice.
A wide array of courses are available which offer students the opportunity to strengthen their disciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise. Through a collaboration with the Center for Spirituality and Healing, students can opt to concurrently earn a graduate certificate in complementary therapies and healing practices including a focus in health coaching.
The Integrative Health and Healing area of study provides a foundation of knowledge and practical experiences in the following areas:
- optimal healing environments
- botanical medicine
- clinical aromatherapy
- mind/body healing
- functional nutrition
- energy healing
- health coaching
- self-care
- advanced integrative health and healing skills and program planning,
- applied research.
Students choosing to complete coursework part-time are well accommodated with our curriculum. The DNP degree can be completed as a distance student, in an on-line format combined with short on-site intensives.
Field Experiences
As part of the Integrative Health and Healing area of study, mentored field experiences are available in a wide array of clinical settings which allow students to develop knowledge and skills in their chosen area of emphasis.
Integrative Health and Healing Faculty
The Integrative Health and Healing faculty include experts in the School of Nursing and the Center for Spirituality and Healing. We invite you to visit individual faculty homepages to gain a better understanding of their research and clinical work:
Courses in the Curriculum
Sample curriculum for full-time student
- Advanced Physiology
- Botanicals in Practice
- Clinical Aromatherapy Fundamentals
- Complementary Therapies Elective
- DNP Proseminar
- DNP Seminars 1, 2, & 3
- Economics of Health Care
- Energy healing elective
- Epidemiology
- Evidence Based practice
- Functional Nutrition: An Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic Disease & Optimal Health
- Fundamentals of Health Coaching I
- Health Care Leadership for a Changing World
- Health Policy Leadership
- Holistic Health Assessment
- Imagery
- Integrative Health & Healing Practicum I, II, and III
- Interdisciplinary Healthcare
- Informatics
- Introduction to Complementary & Alternative Therapies
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Moral & Ethical Positions in Nursing
- Nursing Research
- Optimal Healing Environments
- Pharmacology
- Program Evaluation
- Science of Nursing Intervention
- Self as Healer
- Statistics
- Teaching & Learning in Nursing
More Information
For more information, please contact the Office of Student & Career Advancement Services or read the list of frequently asked questions.
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