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Unit of Study AAD72208 - Art and Health (2019)

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  • Pre-requisites

    <96> credit points in any SCU unit

  • Enrolment information

    A minimum 80% attendance record for all scheduled classes is required to qualify for a passing grade.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe the relationship between the wider community and contemporary arts practices and discourses on health
2 critique and evaluate public, community and arts health programs, their objectives, methods, practices and outcomes
3 develop the concept, aims and objectives of a program for community engagement with the arts
4 demonstrate understanding of practical approaches to using artistic expression and its health effects.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the relationship between the wider community and contemporary arts practices and discourses on health
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  2. critique and evaluate public, community and arts health programs, their objectives, methods, practices and outcomes
    • GA3:
  3. develop the concept, aims and objectives of a program for community engagement with the arts
    • GA4:
  4. demonstrate understanding of practical approaches to using artistic expression and its health effects.
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.