Program Overview

Sleep for Health and Wellness Program

The Sleep for Health and Wellness program is designed to provide individuals with a comprehensive understanding of the science behind sleep and its impact on overall health and wellness. This program is fully online, allowing students to fit their studies into their busy schedules.

Program Highlights

• Fully online courses to fit your life
• Taught by instructors with industry expertise
• Open enrolment program

What You'll Learn

• The science of why the human body requires sleep
• Physical, psychological, emotional, and cognitive impacts of sleep and a lack of sleep
• Best practices for sleep
• Effective sleep hygiene and how to implement it
• First line sleep strategies
• Distinguishing between sleep disorders, sleep issues, and sleep deprivation
• Factors that impact sleep
• Physical and psychological interventions for sleep disorders
• Creating a treatment plan to address sleep issues and disorders

Program Overview

• Online format
• Approximately 4-5 hours per week, per course
• Microcredential: 6 weeks
• Certificate: 4+ months
• Open enrolment

Who Should Take This Program

• Individuals seeking to expand their offerings in healthcare and the health and wellness industry
• Professionals already working in a wellness, lifestyle, or healthcare-based field who are seeking to learn the science of sleep and improving sleep
  • Nutritionists and Dietitians
  • Health and Wellness Coaches
  • Addictions Counsellors
  • Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Counsellors
  • Massage Therapists, Holistic Wellness Practitioners
  • Integrative and Functional Medicine practitioners
  • Fitness Professionals – Personal trainers, Pilates instructors, Yoga teachers
  • Mind-body medicine practitioners
  • Meditation & Mindfulness Teachers, Energy Healers
  • Anyone wanting to improve their sleep

Career Opportunities

• Increase your clinical offerings
• Be more equipped to work with individuals wanting to improve their sleep

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize the science of why the human body requires sleep
• Define physical, psychological, emotional, and cognitive impacts of sleep and a lack of sleep
• Recount best practices for sleep
• Explain effective sleep hygiene and how to implement it
• Plan first line sleep strategies
• Distinguish between sleep disorders, sleep issues, and sleep deprivation
• Describe the factors that impact sleep
• Assess various physical and psychological interventions for sleep disorders
• Create a treatment plan to address sleep issues and disorders

Certificate in Sleep for Health and Wellness

Upon successfully completing both courses for this program, you will receive a digital certificate of completion recognizing your learning achievement. Complete with details of the skills and specialized knowledge you have acquired, your credential is digitally shareable, making it easy to add to your resume, LinkedIn profile, and to share with current or prospective employers.

Courses

• SHW 101: Understanding Sleep for Health and Wellness - $325.00
• SHW 102: Exploring Interventions for Sleep Issues and Disorders - $325.00

Admission Requirements

This program is open enrolment, which means there is no formal application or admission procedure. To enrol in a course, simply register online. Our courses can be taken as part of a program or individually.

Requirements

• Have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
• Be a mature student as defined in the Undergraduate Calendar of McMaster University
• Be deemed an exceptional case

Language Requirements

If English is not your native language, you must meet McMaster University’s English proficiency requirements by either qualifying for an exemption or passing a McMaster-approved English test.

Registration Process

1. Visit the program page to find your program of choice
2. Click on each tab on the program page to learn about credential options and requirements, schedule and fees, and a list of all courses in the program
3. Select a course and then select an available offering, noting important information such as cost, delivery format, and start/end dates; then click ‘add to cart’
4. Once you have added your courses, click the shopping cart icon at the top right-hand corner of the page
5. Review your cart and, once you’re ready to proceed with enrolment, click ‘proceed to checkout’
6. As the next step, you will be redirected to Mosaic – McMaster’s Administrative Information and Enrolment system
7. Once you are in Mosaic, select ‘new to McMaster’ or log in with your existing MacID and password (if applicable)
8. Complete all required fields and select a program of study when prompted (i.e., a specific program or open studies for standalone courses)
9. Finally, payment is required in full to secure a spot in your course(s)

Payment Options

• Payment must be made in full at the time of enrolment
• Online credit card or debit payments are preferred
• Accepted credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express
• Accepted debit cards: Visa Debit and Debit Mastercard
• Google Pay is available for faster checkout
• Payments can be made from a Canadian Financial Institution and can take 2 to 4 business days to arrive in your McMaster student account. Once payment has arrived, you can register for your course. Please note that if the amount of the course fees owing is more than what was transferred to your student account, you will be dropped from the course.

Sleep for Health and Wellness Schedule

The Sleep for Health and Wellness course schedules are designed to help you plan your academic year.

Course Schedule

The schedule table is subject to change. Please visit the course pages to browse classes currently available for registration and the latest cost information.