CSPH 5503: Aromatherapy Fundamentals

This course is offered completely online. Check the Schedule Builder semester dates.

Credits

1.00

Prerequisites

Graduate Students, undergraduate students (with junior status or above), or instructor consent.

Instructors:

Janet Tomaino

Close up of a bottle of essential oils and a jar filled with lavender flower buds

Course Description
Course Objectives

Course Description

The Center For Spirituality & Healing's Aromatherapy course will provide students an overview of essential oil therapy and current aromatherapy practices in clinical settings. You will examine key safety and toxicity issues with the use of essential oils, and critique the scientific and historical evidence about the therapeutic qualities of six essential oils in common use by the public and in clinical settings.

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Course Format

Online

Semester Course Offered:

Spring
Summer

Course Category:

CSPH 5503 Course Flyer (PDF)

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Describe the current and potential role of essential oil therapy in health and health care.
Identify safety and ethical issues and discuss their application in practice situations.
Describe the psychological and physiological dimensions of essential oil therapy.
Describe the clinical properties of six widely available and commonly used essential oils.
Evaluate the role of essential oil therapy in the management of selected conditions.
Evaluate the role of essential oil therapy in selected populations.
Critique selected research literature on the therapeutic use of essential oils and identify directions for future research.
Identify elements of protocols and policies for practice settings.

CSPH 5503: Aromatherapy Fundamentals

Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing

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