Program Overview

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Academic Catalog

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Public Health (Joseph J. Zilber College of)

The Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health offers a range of programs, including:

• Biostatistics, MS
• Environmental Health Sciences, PhD
• Epidemiology, PhD
• Health Care Informatics, MS
• Health Care Informatics, MS/Library and Information Science, MLIS
• Health Care Informatics, Undergraduate Certificate (Zilber College of Public Health)
• Health Data Science, Graduate Certificate
• Interprofessional Public and Population Health, Graduate Certificate (Zilber College of Public Health)
• Kinesiology, BS
• Kinesiology, Minor
• Kinesiology, MS
• Kinesiology, PhD
• Maternal and Child Health, Graduate Certificate
• Nutritional Sciences, BS
• Nutritional Sciences, Minor
• Pre-Athletic Training
• Pre-Dietetics
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Public Health, BS
• Public Health, MPH/Social Work, MSW
• Public Health, MPH: Biostatistics
• Public Health, MPH: Community and Behavioral Health Promotion
• Public Health, MPH: Environmental Health Sciences
• Public Health, MPH: Epidemiology
• Public Health, MPH: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Public Health, MPH: Public Health Policy and Management
• Public Health, PhD: Biostatistics
• Public Health, PhD: Community and Behavioral Health Promotion
• Public Health, Undergraduate Certificate
• Study of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches, Undergraduate Certificate

Study of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches, Undergraduate Certificate

Overview

Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches (CIH) are important components of the American health care system and support a focus on health and wellness. Students who complete the Certificate in CIH will learn to advocate for patient-centered and healing-oriented care, emphasize the therapeutic relationship, and use therapeutic approaches originating from conventional and alternative medicine. Health and wellness, mind and body, and natural products are key areas of focus within this certificate. Current and future professionals in health, wellness, exercise, and sport will benefit from competency in understanding and critically evaluating practices considered as complementary and alternative or integrative.

Requirements

To earn the academic certificate, a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required in the 15 credits.

• Required courses:
  • BMS 260: Introduction to Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches (3 credits)
  • KIN 365: Health Aspects of Mind and Body Practices (3 credits)
  • KIN 368: Intervention Strategies in Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches (3 credits)
  • KIN 400: Ethics and Values in the Health and Fitness Professions (3 credits)
• Electives: Select 3 credits from the following options
  • General Focus:
    • CHPS 245: Client Diversity in Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (3 credits)
    • COMMUN 381: Health Communication (3 credits)
    • PHILOS 244: Ethical Issues in Health Care (3 credits)
    • PSYCH 254: Introduction to Neuroscience (3 credits)
    • SOCIOL 331: Sociology of Health Care (3 credits)
  • Health and Wellness Focus:
    • BMS 232: Introduction to Nutrition (3 credits)
    • NUTR 241: Why We Eat What We Eat: An Ecological Approach (3 credits)
    • KIN 556: Multilevel Approaches to Changing Physical Activity and Eating Behaviors (3 credits)
    • NUTR 235: Introduction to Nutrition for the Health Professions (3 credits)
    • NUTR 245: Life Cycle Nutrition (3 credits)
    • NUTR 355: Modifying Nutrition and Eating Behavior (3 credits)
  • Active Learning (Experience) Focus:
    • FITWELL 296: Exercise and Fitness Activities: (Energy Vinyasa Yoga) (1 credit)
    • FITWELL 298: Meditation, Relaxation, and Wellness: (Mind Body Awareness) (2 credits)
    • FITWELL 298: Meditation, Relaxation, and Wellness: (Meditation with a Touch of Yoga) (2 credits)
    • FITWELL 298: Meditation, Relaxation, and Wellness: (Running with the Mind of Meditation) (2 credits)
    • FITWELL 298: Meditation, Relaxation, and Wellness: (The Art of Healing: Introduction to Self-Care Practices) (1 credit)
    • FITWELL 298: Meditation, Relaxation, and Wellness: (Wellness: Conscious Living) (2 credits)