Minor in Palliative and Supportive Care

Due to advances in medicine and science, people are living longer with serious illnesses, requiring complex often fragmented care. Palliative care is a new philosophy of team-based care, with a goal to improve quality of life for patients and their families, at any age or stage of an illness and alongside curative treatments. This is one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare in the past decade, with a shortage of trained Palliative care team members and a need for widespread advocacy and community education.

This minor introduces the basic principles and skills required to become a Palliative care team member and would complement the resume of students from diverse disciplines across the university.

Minor Requirements (15 cr.)

• PALC-A 102 Introduction to Palliative Care
  (pending final approval)
• PALC-B 302 Palliative Care Systems and Models
  (pending final approval)

Communication and Education Requirements

Select one from the following:

• EDUC-G 375 Multicultural Counseling-Related Skills and Communication
• NURS-B 231 Communication Skills for the Health Professionals
• SPCH-S 122 Interpersonal Communication 
• SPCH-S 230 Introduction to Health Communication

Social Science Requirement

Select one from the following:

• HSC-H 434 Diversity and Cultural Competence
• PSY-P 103 General Psychology
• PSY-P 303 Health Psychology
• PSY-P 331 Psychology of Aging
• SOC-S 316 Sociology of Families

Health Sciences and Systems Requirement

Select one from the following:

• HSC-H 327 Introduction to Public and Community Health
• HSC-L 230 Health Care Delivery Systems
• HSC-L 320 Health Care Delivery Systems
• HSC-W 314 Ethics and Health Professionals
• NURS-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions