INST-341 - Indigenous Healing Practices - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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This course focuses on the traditional healing practices and cultural protocols of a local Indigenous group, or a specific healing practice across several Indigenous groups. Students are expected to participate in the organization and preparation of one or more traditional healing practices.
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Part of the:UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
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Prerequisites : INST 241, 3rd year standing or permission of Department Head
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree or Equivalent
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Office Hours:
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1.5 per week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50-70%, Final 30-50%, Total 100%. Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the role of the healer in Indigenous communities;
- demonstrate that there are many ways of knowing and doing regarding traditional healing in Indigenous communities;
- engage in critical thinking regarding the relationship between health, culture, environment, and identity;
- appreciate the traditional relationship between medicine and spirituality;
- employ the holistic perspective when attempting to understand traditional healing practices;
- respectfully engage, organize and participate in traditional healing practices; and
- display ethical approaches to sharing indigenous protocols, philosophies and teachings
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Text and Materials:
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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