Perspectives in Nursing

Introduction to the concepts of health and illness as they relate to the health care system and to society. An overview of health and health care services, relating historical events and social movements to developments in nursing and the health professions. Emerging roles of the professional nurse in health care. Interrelationships of nurses and other members of the health team. Prerequisite: nursing major or consent of instructor.

ST-Cree Culture, NatRes&Sustnb

This small, interdisciplinary course combines reading and group discussions, a winter camping trip with a Cree family in northern Quebec (during Spring Recess), and an individual term project to explore (1) traditional and contemporary Cree culture, (2) the local, regional, and international use of natural resources (wood fiber, minerals, hydropower), and (3) fundamental issues of sustainability, stewardship of the environment, and social justice.
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