Course Title: Introduction to Mindbody Wellness

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Introduction to Mindbody Wellness

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BESC1482

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Internet

 Sem 1 2010,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 2 2016

BESC1482

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Internet

 Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022

Course Coordinator: Dr Ashleigh Moreland

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7545

Course Coordinator Email: ash.moreland@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.071


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

Mind-body wellness is an entirely online university wide elective, which often attracts students from 40-50 programs each offering. As such, this course runs fully online in a format we call ‘asynchronous’. What that means is that all of the content is prepared and ready for you, and you work your way through weekly modules and engage in the learning activities and discussions at a time during the week that fits YOUR timetable.

This course explores the connection between the mind and body and its impact on health and well-being. You will gain an overview of mind-body modalities and their application in enhancing wellbeing. Topics include: wellness theory; the mind-body connection and how it functions in the body; mind-body wellness and stress; mind-body modalities such as imagery, meditation, intuition and mindfulness; the power of intention and love in mind-body wellness; how mind-body modalities affect cellular health and how they may prevent illness; the practice of mind-body wellness in daily life; critical evaluation of mind-body literature and professional and ethical issues in mind-body wellness practice.

This course is fully online. You will need access to the internet, the ability to work online via myRMIT Studies, to organise your time, work online with others in small groups, and submit work by due dates


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course is a University Student Elective available to undergraduate students across a range of programs and disciplines. It also contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP154 Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology):

  • PLO 1: Understand appropriate and relevant fundamental and applied evidence based knowledge and undertake life-long learning to improve personal and professional practice.
  • PLO 2: Demonstrate a capacity to employ a variety of approaches and procedures to research to permit judgements and decisions to be supported by appropriate evidence that places practice within a global and local context.


On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Identify, trace and discuss the development of mind-body wellness concepts and practices and describe the role of intention, love and altruism in mind-body wellness
  2. Describe, discuss and explain the physiology of the mind-body connection and the stress response
  3. Describe and explain the use, therapeutic effects and safety, and professional and ethical issues relevant to a selected range of mind-body wellness modalities
  4. Practice a selected range of mind-body modalities and describe their effects
  5. Explain how mind-body wellness modalities can be applied in daily life and their role in prevention of illness and adapt mind-body wellness practices to a range of diverse settings
  6. Critically evaluate mind-body wellness literature and the effectiveness of mind-body wellness modalities 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Review of Literature for a MindBody Wellness Technique
Weighting 35%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6

Assessment Task 2: Journal
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

Assessment Task 3: Online Quiz
Weighting 15%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.