Spring 2025  |  CSPH 5602 Section 001: Healing Stories: Narrative and Wellbeing (61881)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
UMTC, West Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course seeks to answer the question: "How can the stories that we tell ourselves and others contribute to our wellbeing?" To answer this question, students will consider how narrative helps us understand our emotions, create a sense of belonging, motivate us to address injustice, and re-author our stories. Students will learn about the role of narrative in modern health practices, including narrative therapy and the clinical contributions of narrative medicine. Students will also survey perspectives on narrative and wellbeing less directly or explicitly related to healthcare in the US, including perspectives that de-center common Western European beliefs about narrative, describe the influence of colonialism on a person's self story, or provide counter-narratives as a form of healing. Students will engage with a variety of content, including research and scholarship, therapeutic writing (e.g. diaries and personal health journals, such as CaringBridge), and popular literature (e.g. graphic novels and memoir). Students will not only read these stories, they will examine their wellbeing and apply what they learn by composing their own stories. This course will invite practitioners, researchers, and campus organizers to speak with students broadly about the importance of narrative in their work. Students will engage with a variety of content, including research and scholarship, therapeutic writing (e.g. diaries and personal health journals, such as CaringBridge), and popular literature (e.g. graphic novels and memoir). Students will not only read these stories, they will examine their wellbeing and apply what they learn by composing their own stories. This course will invite practitioners, researchers, and campus organizers to speak with students broadly about the importance of narrative in their work.
Class Notes:
If you are prompted for a permission number, please contact Christina at csh-academics@umn.edu. z.umn.edu/csph5602
Class Description:
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Textbooks:
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