MED 185Integrative East-West Medicine for Health and Wellness
Medicine · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Introduction to integrative health care and wellness, particularly therapeutic approaches originating from traditional Chinese medicine. Study of theoretical underpinnings of integrative medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, management of personal well-being through experiential learning of various therapeutic modalities, and evidenced-based research and clinical applications of integrative medicine. Topics include integrative East-West medicine and its role in prevention and health cultivation; herbs, diet, and nutritional supplements; pain management using acupuncture, acupressure, massage, and other self-help techniques; integrative medicine research and evidence-based modalities; chronic stress and implications on sleep, inflammation, and maintaining healthy immune system. Incorporates hands-on practice and interactive sessions.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Summer 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.