Classes Open to the Public

 

As a member of the general public you can take many of the University's regular academic courses, assuming extra seats are available and you have the required prerequisites. You can either audit classes or take them for credit. Most are 11-week classes, held on weekdays, and are available through the nutrition, culinary arts, exercise science, health psychology and herbal sciences programs. Registration is handled through the Office of the Registrar.

For more information or to register, please call (425) 602-3010 or email. Or
download, print out and mail in the registration form (.pdf) to "Attn: Mike Hall, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028-4966."

Winter 2012 Registration Period: 12/05/11 - 01/06/12

Botanical Medicine/Herbal Sciences

BO4137: Horticulture Research and Grant Writing - 1 credit

This course will review how to pursue and participate in horticultural research and how techniques learned throughout this program can be applied in research studies. Grant writing basics will also be taught with a focus on how to apply for grant funding for horticulture research or permaculture projects.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Therapeutic Permaculture certificate program or permission of the program chair.

Course Dates: 2/4/2012 - 2/5/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Saturday, Sunday 9:00:00 AM 3:20:00 PM 76

Instructor: Jean Giblette

BO9100: Herbal Medicine Making for All - 1 credit

This course is an introduction to herbal medicine making and applications. The class is designed for interested students and staff, especially for those students whose programs do not offer classes in herbal medicine and for those who want to have hands-on experience in the lab learning about herbs and herbal preparation. The class introduces home remedies in the form of tinctures, teas, infused oils, salves, creams, poultices, hydrosols, steams and bath salts.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Tuesday 6:00:00 PM 7:50:00 PM 75

Instructor: Crystal Stelzer

BO9115: Herbs and Ayurvedic Medicine - 2 credits

This course engages the student in a "process-centered" approach to Ayurvedic botanical medicine, focusing on therapeutic objectives and herbal actions. The class discusses case strategy and the role of individual Ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic polyherb formulas and herb actions from the Ayurvedic perspective. Each section of materia medica includes an Ayurvedic overview of the system/function, Ayurvedic energetics, A and P review, Ayurvedic pathology and herbal properties used in treatment of that system.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/20/2012 - 2/25/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Friday 6:00:00 PM 8:50:00 PM 55
Saturday 8:00:00 AM 4:50:00 PM 286

Instructor: Karta Khalsa, BA

BO9302: Flower Essences - 2 credits

"Disease will never be cured or eradicated by present materialist methods, for the simple reason that disease in its origin is not material." (Dr. Edward Bach, 1931) Flower essences - subtle extracts still made from many of the original plants found in the region of Dr. Bach's home in England - are used to address issues of emotional well-being, soul development and mind/body health. This elective is an introductory course in the origins, nature and therapeutic use of the Bach Flower Remedies.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/7/2012 - 1/8/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Saturday 9:00:00 AM 3:50:00 PM 186
Sunday 9:00:00 AM 3:50:00 PM 186

Instructor: Lisa Berman, ND

Counseling and Health Psychology

PS3126: Psychology of Personality - 4 credits

This course offers an understanding and working knowledge of basic theories of personality, including those of Freud, Adler, Jung, Miller, Rogers, Maslow, and Mahler. Assessment inventories such as the MMPI, projective techniques such as the TAT, and taxonomies of personality traits are examined. Students also critically explore coping patterns and mental health as a result of personality differences. The concept of self via humanistic psychology and social learning theory are contrasted with a psychodynamic approach to personality.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Tuesday, Thursday 8:00:00 AM 9:50:00 AM 57

Instructor: Suz Coan, PsyD

PS3147: Myth, Ritual and Health - 3 credits

The role of mythology in culture is examined, and the impact of ritual and initiation on health and human development is explored. Indigenous healing practices and modern healing approaches, as well as the role of illness as a transformative process, are examined.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Wednesday 9:00:00 AM 11:50:00 AM 146

Instructor: Brad Lichtenstein, ND

PS4112: Creating Wellness - 3 credits

This course explores wellness comprehensively, including study of its physical, mental, emotional, behavioral, social and spiritual dimensions. We address the shifting paradigm of medical models from technocratic to biopsychosocial to holistic and look at how this shift is affecting traditional areas of study. The focus of this course is on biological-psychological interactions and the mind-body connection-how we stay healthy, how we become resilient and how we create well-being. The emerging field of positive psychology is also discussed.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Wednesday 1:00:00 PM 3:50:00 PM 57

Instructor: Tiffany Reiss, PhD

PS4149: Psychology and World Religions - 5 credits

This course examines the central beliefs, traditions and practices of the five major world religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism) as well as a variety of additional religions. The personal and cultural roles of religion as they relate to wellness and health care are discussed.

Prerequisite: none

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Tuesday 10:00:00 AM 11:50:00 AM 277
Thursday 3:30:00 PM 6:20:00 PM 280

Instructor: Charles Smith

Exercise Science and Wellness

EX3509: Winter Outdoor Sports - 1 credit

This course will provide the student the opportunity to participate in a winter activity while learning basic concepts of motor learning and development and the biomechanics of varying gait. The course will meet off campus at locations to be determined. No experience is necessary. Snowshoes and poles may be rented through various local outdoor equipment companies and rental reservations should be made in advance.

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Sunday 9:00:00 AM 4:00:00 PM

Instructor: Diane Spicer, DN

Nutrition

TR9120: Writing about Food & Health - 2 credits

This course will help prepare students for a full-time, part-time, or freelance career in food writing. Students will learn how to differentiate the basic structures and style for writing books, maganzine/newspaper articles, academic journals, web sites (such as zines), and blogs, compose a proposal suitable for editors and publishers and practice writing for specific audiences. Researching timely topics and creating fresh perspectives will be encouraged.

Prerequisite: None

Course Dates: 1/2/2012 - 3/16/2012

Section A Schedule:
Days From To Room
Friday 10:00:00 AM 11:50:00 AM 55

Instructor: Cynthia Lair, BA, CHN

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