Course Description
An intensive focus on the intersection of health and wellness and information literacy, with explicit instruction in how to understand decisions as they impact the health and wellness of individuals or communities. Prerequisite: Restricted to students in Lloyd International Honors College; Note: May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Minerva’s Academic Curriculum Health and Wellness (MHW) Competency Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify factors that contribute to physical, mental, and/or social health.
- Demonstrate the connection(s) of different aspects of wellness to the overall health of an individual or population.
- Critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of formats.
- Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly
Honors College Student Learning Outcome
- Build critical oral communication skills using creative pedagogies and modes of learning that incorporate performance, improvisation, and play as part of developing social and emotional intelligence for greater global competency.
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Learning Outcomes
- To explain how gender is produced within social institutions and how these institutions affect individual lives.
- To explain theories of embodiment, such as how bodies are constituted within social and biological discourses, or the relationship between embodiment and subjectivity, consciousness, and agency.
- To analyze the mutual constitution of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, nationality, and religion.
- To identify the intellectual paradigms and political perspectives of different modes of knowledge production or interdisciplinary methodologies.
Course-Specific Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify and compare major models and theoretical frameworks within Disability Studies, including medical, social, feminist, crip, and disability justice perspectives, and explain how they shape understandings of disability, access, cure, and society.
- Analyze disability through historical, cultural, and social perspectives, and identify the relationship between disability and other aspects of identity.
- Critically evaluate the ideology of cure and apply Disability Studies scholarship to examine accessibility, collective care, and contemporary approaches to disability.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Weekly Reflections | 20% |
| Disability Discussion 1 | 10% |
| Disability Discussion 2 | 10% |
| Standpoints Paper | 20% |
| Reimagining Cure Infographic | 20% |
| Reflective Analysis | 10% |
| Attendance/Participation | 10% |
NOTE: In order to receive Honors credit for this course, you must earn a final grade of B or higher.
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 93-100 | A |
| 90-92 | A- |
| 88-89 | B+ |
| 83-87 | B |
| 80-82 | B- |
| 78-79 | C+ |
| 73-77 | C |
| 70-72 | C- |
| 68-69 | D+ |
| 63-67 | D |
| 60-62 | D- |
| 59 and below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance and participation are expected at each scheduled class meeting. Students should complete assigned readings before class, arrive prepared to engage with course material, and participate thoughtfully in discussions and activities. Attendance and participation account for 10% of the final course grade.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
No course materials are required.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.