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Twin Cities Campus
Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching M.A.Spirituality & Healing, Center for
School of Nursing
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, Mayo Memorial Building, Room C591, MMC 505, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-9459; fax: 612-626-5280).
Email:
csh-academics@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Health coaching is an emerging method of partnering with clients/patients to help them achieve their overall goals. Integrative health coaches practice from a holistic perspective that views the client as intrinsically healthy, whole, wise, and the ultimate expert in their own wellbeing journey. Health coaches do not diagnose or treat illness, but assist those with health conditions to make meaningful changes in their lives to enhance their overall wellbeing. While an individual may make some changes alone, many changes happen more easily within the structure and support of a partnership, which can be uniquely provided by a health coach. This assistance includes necessary connection to resources, and the assembly of an optimal, interprofessional healthcare team. The ability to perform this role requires that health coaches have a comfortable working knowledge in both conventional and integrative healthcare.
The Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing is a pioneer in the health coaching field, working to advance education, research, and care model innovation. The Master of Arts in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching was the first master’s level health coaching degree to be offered through an accredited university in the United States. Graduates of the program work in a multitude of practice settings, including hospitals, clinics, health educational facilities, community centers, senior living centers, fitness venues, corporations, schools, and private practice.
All required coursework is offered in a blended format that combines online curriculum with in person intensives. Students are required to be on campus one extended weekend per semester during year one. The program requires a set of core coaching classes, with additional coursework in health behavioral change theory, mind-body science, trauma informed mental health, leadership, and evidence-based decision making, principles of management in health services organizations or coaching for chronic conditions, and group health coaching. One credit of elective coursework rounds out the degree, which gives students the opportunity to take other CSPH courses. Students may also use the credit to satisfy requirements for a minor in another department. Students finish the program with a 3-credit internship.
The Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing Integrative Health Coaching programs are accredited by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) (https://nbhwc.org). The Bakken Center has been a national leader in defining the scope of practice, developing educational competencies and standard of practice, and helping to lead the creation of a national certification process and exam in Health and Wellness coaching.
Although the instruction is based on research in the field, this Plan B degree is not intended to provide intensive research training and is understood to be a terminal degree.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 2.80.
Bachelor's degree in a health-related field or a bachelor's degree in a non-health-related field with specific coursework in psychology and physiology from an accredited institution.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
In addition to the University's online application, applicants submit a personal statement describing their goals for the program and their professional qualifications. This two to three page statement should focus on what led to the applicant's interest in health coaching as a professional activity, including a description of interest in, and experience with, holistic integrative health and healing. Applicants also answer the question: Why is an understanding and appreciation of equity, diversity, and belonging important to health coaching? How might you contribute to making society a more inclusive and equitable place? Three letters of recommendation, transcripts, and a current CV or resume are also required. All items are uploaded into the University's online application. Selected applicants will be invited for admissions interviews.
Required prerequisites
Required Prerequisiste Coursework
Previous coursework in basic psychology and human physiology must have been completed. All prerequisites must be completed at an accredited institution for a grade equal to B (2.8) or better.
Special Application Requirements:
The degree is designed for individuals with a bachelor's degree in a health-related field, or for professionals without healthcare backgrounds who have extensive interest in working with individuals and groups to optimize wellbeing, assuming completion of required prerequisites. All applicants must have completed the prerequisite courses in Physiology and Psychology before beginning core health coaching coursework the Fall semester of entrance. All prerequisite courses must be completed at an accredited institution with a grade equal to B (2.8) or better.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires
29 to 30
major credits and
0 to 1
credits outside the major.
The final exam is written and oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:The three-credit CSPH 8701 course is the culminating course for the program. This internship experience is designed to provide, at minimum, 100 hours of health coaching practice in the field, with oversight and supervision provided by numerous partnerships in our communities. This internship experience offers students the opportunity to apply and integrate skills and knowledge gained in the previous semesters of the program. Students, at their internship site, will recruit, schedule, and coach individual clients in short-term and long-term sessions. In addition, coaching notes will be reviewed. This course will also include the development of an evidence-informed capstone case report and opportunities to work on professional communication and leadership skills. CSPH 5701, 5702, 5703, 5704, 5708, and 5716 are prerequisites for this course.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
CSPH courses at the 4xxx-level may count toward the elective credit.
Core Required Coursework (14 credits)
Core courses require a grade of B (3.0) or higher, except CSPH 5703 and 5716, which require a grade of S. Final skills assessments for CSPH 5702, 5703, 5709, and 5716 must earn scores of at least 80%. If a core course or skills assessment is not successfully completed, students may be required at instructors' discretion to repeat the course and/or take CSPH 5712 for 1 credit for remediation within one calendar year. CSPH 5712 taken for remediation cannot be counted as an elective.
CSPH 5701 - Health Coaching Fundamentals I
(3.0 cr)
CSPH 5702 - Health Coaching Fundamentals II
(4.0 cr)
CSPH 5703 - Advanced Health Coaching Practicum I
(1.0 cr)
CSPH 5704 - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Health & Wellbeing
(3.0 cr)
CSPH 5709 - Health and Wellbeing Group Coaching
(2.0 cr)
CSPH 5716 - Health Coaching Practicum II
(1.0 cr)
Additional Core Required Coursework (3 credits)
Additional Core Required Coursework requires a grade of S. This variable credit internship/capstone course should be taken as 3 credits for students entering Fall 2023 and beyond.
CSPH 8701 - Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching MA Capstone Project
(2.0-3.0 cr)
Additional Required Coursework (10 credits)
Each additional required course must be taken on an A-F grading basis and requires a grade of B- or higher. Failure to earn at least a B- may result in required remediation work at the discretion of the instructor, the program director, and the director of graduate studies. Remediation work may include repeating the course for an acceptable grade within one calendar year.
CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices
(3.0 cr)
CSPH 5708 - Mind-Body Science and Trauma-Informed Mental Health
(3.0 cr)
CSPH 5714 - Health Behavior Change Theory and Lifestyle Medicine
(2.0 cr)
CSPH 5715 - Leadership and Evidence-based Decision-making
(2.0 cr)
Leadership or Clinical Conditions Course (2 credits)
Students with healthcare backgrounds as determined by the program director take PubH 6751. Students with non-healthcare backgrounds take CSPH 5707. Leadership or Clinical Conditions Course must be taken on an A-F grading basis and requires a grade of B- or higher. Failure to earn at least a B- may result in required remediation work at the discretion of the instructor, the program director, and the director of graduate studies, which may include repeating the course for an acceptable grade.
CSPH 5707 - Coaching People with Clinical Conditions
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Electives (1 credit)
Complete 1 CSPH credits. 4xxx-level CSPH courses may count. Electives require a passing grade of C- or higher or S, provided an overall GPA of 3.0 is maintained.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CSPH 4311 - Foundations of Hatha Yoga: Alignment & Movement Principles
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 4312 - Hatha Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, & Ethics
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 4313 - Hatha Yoga Teaching Principles & Methodology
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5000 - Explorations in Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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CSPH 5102 - Personal Wellbeing: The Journey of Self-Care
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5111 - Ways of Thinking about Health
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5115 - Cultural Awareness, Knowledge and Health
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5118 - Whole Person, Whole Community: The Reciprocity of Wellbeing
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5121 - Planetary Health & Global Climate Change: A Whole Systems Healing Approach
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5201 - Spirituality and Resilience
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5212 - Peacebuilding Through Mindfulness: Transformative Dialogue in the Global Community
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5215 - Forgiveness and Healing: A Journey Toward Wholeness
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5225 - Meditation: Integrating Body and Mind
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5226 - Advanced Meditation: Body, Brain, Mind, and Universe
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5303 - Pain Management and Evidence Based Complementary Health Approaches
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5305 - Introduction to Integrative Mental Health
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5307 - Integrative Nursing: Application across Settings and Populations
(1.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5313 - Acupressure
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5315 - Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5317 - Yoga: Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5318 - Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda, and Yoga in India
(4.0 cr)
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CSPH 5319 - Yoga and Ayurveda in India
(4.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5331 - Foundations of Shamanism and Shamanic Healing
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5341 - Overview of Indigenous Hawaiian Healing
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5343 - Ayurveda Medicine: The Science of Self-healing
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5401 - People, Plants, and Drugs: Introduction to Ethnopharmacology
(3.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5421 - Botanical Medicines in Integrative Healthcare
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5423 - Botanical Medicines: Foundations and Practical Applications
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5431 - Functional Nutrition: An Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and Optimal Health
(2.0 cr)
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CSPH 5503 - Aromatherapy Fundamentals
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5521 - Therapeutic Landscapes
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5522 - Therapeutic Horticulture
(3.0 cr)
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CSPH 5535 - Reiki Healing
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5536 - Advanced Reiki Healing: Level II
(1.0 cr)
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CSPH 5541 - Emotional Healing and Happiness: Eastern and Western Approaches to Transforming the Mind
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5555 - Introduction to Body and Movement-based Therapies
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5561 - Overview of the Creative Arts in Health and Healing
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5601 - Music, Health and Healing
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5631 - Healing Imagery I
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5641 - Animals in Health Care: The Healing Dimensions of Human/Animal Relationships
(3.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5642 - Nature Heals: An Introduction to Nature-Based Therapeutics
(3.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5643 - Horse as Teacher: Introduction to Equine-Assisted Services (EAS)
(3.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5706 - Lifestyle Medicine
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5711 - Optimal Healing Environments
(3.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5712 - Supervised Health Coaching Skills Advancement
(1.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5713 - Health Coaching for Health Professionals
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5805 - Wellbeing in the Workplace
(3.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5806 - Wellbeing and Resiliency for Health Professionals
(1.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5807 - Mindfulness in the Workplace: Pause, Practice, Perform
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5905 - Food Matters: Cook Like Your Life Depends On It
(1.0 cr)
·
CSPH 8191 - Independent Study in Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices
(1.0-6.0 cr)
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