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COURSES Arts in Healthcare Coursework at the University of Florida+ Introduction to the Arts in Medicine, DAA 4930, College of Fine Arts + Dance in Medicine, DAA 3775, College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre & Dance + Writing and Healing: Process and Practice, IDH 2931, section 2554, Honors Program + Music and Health, IDH 3931, section 0924, Honors Program + Spirituality and Creativity in Healthcare, NGR 4930, NGR 6930, College of Nursing + Dance Clinical Practice, DAA 4930, CFA School of Theatre and Dance + Reflective Writing, NEUR 06, College of Medicine (for 1st & 2nd year med students only) + 4th Year Medical Student Elective in Holistic Health and Art, College of Medicine + Independent Studies in Theatre, Music & Dance, College of Fine Arts New Course Offering, Spring 2007: Culture, Health, and the Arts: Sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S. + HUM 4905 College of Fine Arts Culture, Health and the Arts: Africa and the U.S. is a new course representing an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Center for the Arts in Healthcare, Medical Humanities Program, and the Digital Worlds Institute at UF. With a primary focus on providing undergraduate health science students with a broader understanding of African cultures, health issues and belief systems related to health and the arts, the course will also provide students with opportunities for interacting directly with African students, caregivers, patients and artists. This highly interactive course will include introductions to Sub-Saharan African cultures, the roles of the arts and humanities in African life and healing traditions, healthcare communication, and the roles of the arts in healthcare in the United States. It will also provide a framework through which students can understand health and health care systems in other cultures. Culture, Health and the Arts: Africa and the U.S. will include lectures
by primary and guest faculty, live interactive web-cast discussion with students,
faculty, caregivers, patients and artists in Nairobi, Kenya, readings, an independent
project, film viewing and participatory arts activities including writing,
music, and dance. The course is open to undergraduate students of the
health sciences, fine arts, honors program, and cultural studies, and will
be available to forty students per semester. Medical students and graduate
students are also encouraged to enroll. Arts in Healthcare Summer Intensives Summer 2008 Study Abroad in Andalusia, Spain, HUM 4956 Medicine and the Arts: The Historical Roots of the Arts in Healing Traditions in Europe The four-week four-credit course will explore the historical roles of the arts in healing traditions in Europe as well as in North Africa. Participants will view prehistoric cave paintings, religious healing sites, and spend several days in Morocco studying Gnawan healing music traditions with local practitioners. For more information, contact Jill Sonke-Henderson, jsonke@ufl.edu
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