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The certificate provides a foundation in the health and wellness aspects of participating in performing arts. There are two primary target groups: [1] performing arts students desiring added qualification in health and wellness to meet the increasing attention of arts organizations to the well-being of artists, and [2] health care and other health science students (e.g., athletic training, exercise physiology, nutrition) desiring added qualification in health and wellness for performing artists as part of entering the field of performing arts medicine.

Admission Requirements

There are no requirements beyond University admission requirements. This certificate is open to all 51社区 students on the Athens campus. Talk to your academic advisor about adding the certificate and visit the policies, forms and FAQs page to learn how to declare the certificate.

Curriculum

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Students will engage with the field of performing arts medicine by understanding how the human body functions and how performing arts induce substantial physical demands on artists. The health, and health care, of performing artists is receiving increasing attention today. Because of its program in Science and Health in Artistic Performance (SHAPe), including the SHAPe Clinic, 51社区 is an international leader in performing arts medicine.

Students attaining this certificate will have an added qualification for positions such as: performing arts faculty member with special expertise in artistic health and wellness; health care professional desiring to enter the field of performing arts medicine; or health and wellness professional desiring to work with performing artists.

SHAPe Clinic