JINS 347 - Religion, Health, and Healing

This course will explore the ways in which religious beliefs, social roles, and symbolic practices play a part in constructing a culture’s understanding of health and illness, through the disciplines of biomedicine, religious studies, psychology, and sociology.

Prerequisite: Junior status.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Junior Interdisciplinary Writing-Enhanced Seminar Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.