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Apr 06, 2026
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PHIL 243 - Spirituality & Health
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
Explores the intersections between religion, spirituality, and health. Topics include cultural values and beliefs toward illness and well-being, the distinction between religion and spirituality, medicine and healing in aboriginal, Chinese, and selected religious traditions, holistic (or mind/body) medicine, and contemporary complementary medical practices.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3B - Humanities
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Read complex texts, and discuss these in thoughtful written dialogue, practicing empathy for the ideas of others;
- demonstrate knowledge of philosophical and/or religious traditions, especially in terms of their approaches and beliefs to health and death care;
- develop their capacities for ethical decision making, specially in the context of health and death care;
- cultivate an appreciation for the diversity of human cultures, especially as this relates to health and death care.
GE-3B. Humanities Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate the impact of the humanities on your life.
- Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the humanities.
- Describe the ways that diverse identities influence experiences in the humanities.
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