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The School of Art + Art History nurtures a culture of critical inquiry in our scholarly and creative work. We empower each individual with knowledge, skills, and insight to engage thoughtfully with our changing world.
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Curriculum


Courses

HUM 2510 Design for Understanding the Visual and Performing Arts 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Analysis of the basic elements and concepts of the visual arts, music, theater, and the dance to establish a fundamental base from which decisions can be made about what one sees, hears, and feels. Understanding, appreciation, and literacy in the arts are developed and are strengthened by participating in arts experiences. (H) (WR)

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, Satisfies 2000 Words of Writing Requirement

HUM 2511 Basic Fundamentals and Skills in the Visual Arts and Music 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Fundamentals of visual arts and of music needed by the classroom teacher for teaching art and music in the elementary school. Students with sufficient background may exempt the course by examination.

HUM 2592 Introduction to the Arts in Medicine in a Global Context 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Explores the field of arts in medicine in a global context, focusing on the many ways that the arts can be used to enhance health and wellbeing in healthcare or community settings and the relationship of culture to healing practices, systems, and health literacy in various regions of the world.

HUM 2930 Special Topics in Fine Arts 1-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Variable topics course exploring the interaction between various arts and between the arts and other disciplines.

HUM 3940L Arts in Medicine Practicum 1 2 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides basic to intermediate-level mentored practice in the arts in healthcare in a clinical or community environment. Emphasizes a primary discipline while deepening the understanding of the practice through documentation self-assessment and a culminating paper.

Prerequisite: (Certificate plan of Visual Arts in Medicine or Dance in Medicine or Music in Medicine) and HUM 2592 and (DAN 3775 or HUM 3523 or HUM 3351).

HUM 4594 Music in Medicine Capstone 1 Credit

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Through literature review and a culminating research paper, provides an opportunity to research a topic in the field of music in medicine relevant to educational and professional goals.

Prerequisite: HUM 2592

HUM 4912 Fine Arts Undergraduate Research 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: S/U

Provides an opportunity for firsthand, supervised research. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery, or creative application, depending on the topic. Projects are supervised by an advising faculty member or a grad student working under faculty supervision. (S-U)

HUM 4930 Special Topics in Fine Arts 1-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

An upper division general fine arts special/rotating topics on various subjects in the arts.

Prerequisite: junior standing or higher.

HUM 4941L Arts in Medicine Practicum 2 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides an individualized and in-depth practice of the arts in healthcare in a clinical or community environment. Emphasizes a primary discipline while deepening the understanding of the practice through documentation reflection and a culminating paper.

Prerequisite: HUM 3940L and instructor permission.

HUM 4956 Overseas Studies in Fine and Performing Arts 1-18 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides a mechanism by which coursework taken as part of an approved study-abroad program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.

Prerequisite: undergraduate advisor permission.