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Minor

Minor in Chronic Illness

James Madison University James Madison University 34 courses 18 total credits

About This Program

Knowledge and strategies to address the prevention and the management of chronic illness across its trajectory will enhance the skills and abilities of students who plan to practice in any profession. The minor is open to all undergraduate students at JMU and requires a minimum of 18 credits with no more than six credits in the student’s major counting toward the minor. Deadlines for submission of the Application to Declare a Chronic Illness Minor are due to the Chronic Illness Minor Coordinator by: The last day of September for fall registration for the spring term. The last day of February for spring registration for the fall term.

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 18 credits

Core Requirements: 6 Credit Hours

Students completing the nursing major must complete the core requirements prior to starting major courses.

Elective Requirements: 6-12 Credit Hours

Nursing majors select 6 credits. Non-Nursing majors select 12 credits.

Code Course Title Credits
ANTH 360 Medical Anthropology 3
EXED 306 Lifespan Issues for Individuals with Disabilities 3
GERN 280 or SOCI 280 Social Gerontology or Social Gerontology 3
GERN 305 Programs and Services for the Elderly 3
HTH 255 Chronic Disease and Disabilities 3
HTH 351 Health Behavior Change 3
IPE 313 Issues and Applications of Family Caregiving: Caregiver’s Community Network 1-2
IPE 490 Special Topics in Health and Human Services 0-4
MSCI 390 The Combat Experience 3
KIN 424 or NUTR 455 Exercise and Nutrition in Chronic Disease or Exercise and Nutrition in Chronic Disease 3
NSG 306 Combating Childhood Obesity 1
NSG 308 Empowerment and Resilience 1
NSG 310 Helping Persons in Pain 2
NSG 314 or IPE 314 Rural Health: An Interprofessional Approach or Rural Health: An Interprofessional Approach 3
NSG 318 Nursing, Chronic Illness and Health in a Global Context 2
NSG 319 Understanding Sexuality across the Health-Illness Continuum 2
NSG 322 Integrative Health Care 2
NSG 326 Care and Consideration for Children and Young Adults with Disabilities 1
NSG 328 Life, Death, and the In-Between 1
NSG 329 Best Practices in Diabetes Care 2
NSG 330 Medical Innovations 3
NSG 360 HHS in Costa Rica: Interprofessional Perspective 2-4
NSG 361 International Health Perspectives: Malta 4
NSG 363 Health Care in Spain: A Cross Cultural Exploration of Illness and Wellness 4
NSG 415 Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare: An Interprofessional Approach 1
NSG 490 Special Studies 1-6
SOWK 332 Community Mental Health Practice 3

Nursing Major Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Nursing majors must take the following courses:

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