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Mindfulness and Health Studies

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Are you curious about all the buzz around mindfulness and mental health?  As a mindfulness and health studies student, you will explore academic study and experiential engagement in the emerging field of mindfulness and contemplative studies.  This program provides you with critical life skills and a foundation for flourishing in diverse fields, many of which already incorporate mindfulness training for personal enhancement, creativity, and productivity. 

Finish in Four*

with the skills to launch your career 

Your four-year academic experience

will strengthen and refine your skills in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. With a degree in mindfulness and health studies, upon graduation you will be prepared to: 

  • clearly communicate the connections between mindfulness and health in oral, written and electronic formats to the public at large;
  • demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning as applied to defining and identifying mindfulness using diverse perspectives and models; and
  • develop a critical first-person perspective on mindfulness practices. 

Explore our Graduate Outcomes to learn more about what our graduates are doing today. 

Meet our Faculty

Dr. David Schones

Dr. David Schones

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Dr. Ivette Vargas-O'Bryan

Dr. Ivette Vargas-O'Bryan

Professor of Religious Studies, Religious Studies Department Chair

Popular Courses

  • Mindfulness, Meditation and Health  
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  • Mindfulness and Social Action 

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