Perspectives of the Arts on Health and Wellbeing

• • To be confirmed at the commencement of the study term

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• TAS-FXA302-Perspectives of the Arts on Health and Wellbeing

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject explores historical and current case studies of creative arts practitioners from a range of cultural contexts living with physical or mental illness and the ways this is reflected or subsumed in their work. This engagement with creative work provides valuable perspective on lived experience and insights into the impacts of acquired or congenital disability or illness on the creative process and the impacts of the arts on health and wellbeing of individuals. The subject will draw on perspectives and literature of Health Humanities that reinforce empathy in engagement with people experiencing physical or mental illness and promotes patient-centred care and can underpin and enhance a current or future role in planning or delivery of arts programs in the healthcare settings and the community.

• Quiz (20%)
• Poster presentation (30%)
• Essay (40%)
• Contribution to online discussions (10%)