Health and Wellness

The goal of the interdisciplinary minor in health and wellness is for students to have concentrated study in the area that can complement their major with a series of courses from outside their discipline. The minor centers on a three-course core, covering the cultural, psychological, and physiological aspects of health and wellness, respectively, and two upper-division electives, selected from a list of chosen courses from various disciplines across campus for students to tailor a focused course of study in human well-being. After completing the minor, students shall be able to:

• Analyze health and wellness via a cultural lens with sociocultural factors such as race, class, sex, and gender.

• Apply different research methods for examining health and wellness issues.

• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative methods in health and wellness research. Develop sound research skills to be able to read, to interpret, and to implement research in health and wellness.

• Evaluate cultural systems that give rise to inequities in health and wellness and assess how health and wellness can be constructed culturally and may be potentially biased.

• Gain knowledge in the dimensions of wellness — physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, and emotional — and develop strategies within each dimension of wellness to modify lifestyle and to learn, to implement, and to adopt healthy behaviors.

• Make behavior changes that promote health and well-being, and identify and implement healthy behaviors that enhance the quality of life throughout the lifespan.

• Promote health and wellness through the implementation of behavioral change and lifestyle medicine.

• Explore career options in health and wellness, including allied areas such as fitness- and sports-related endeavors.

Declaration to Pursue the Health and Wellness Minor: https://pe.berkeley.edu/declaration-pursue-health-and-wellness-minor

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