Performing Arts Health and Wellness Certificate Program

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Certificate code CTPAHW

College of Health Sciences and Professions
Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, School of
Grover Center E160
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.566.0470
Fax: 740.593.0289
chsp@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu.chsp/ahsw

Jeff Russell, contact person
russelj4@ohio.edu

Program Overview

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 wellbeing of artists, and [2] healthcare and other health science students (e.g., athletic training, exercise physiology, nutrition) desiring added qualification in health and wellness for performing artists as a means of entering the field of performing arts medicine. The certificate equips a student to 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. These demands are effectively managed through proper artistic technique, exercise, nutrition, stress reduction, and appropriate healthcare. The health and healthcare of performing artists is receiving rapidly increasing attention today. Because of its program in Science and Health in Artistic Performance, including the Clinic for Science and Health in Artistic Performance (SHAPe Clinic), Ohio University is an international leader in performing arts medicine.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Students attaining this certificate will be qualified for positions such as: Performing arts faculty member with special expertise in artistic health and wellness; Healthcare professional desiring to enter the field of performing arts medicine; Health and wellness professional desiring to work with performing artists.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The Performing Arts Health and Wellness Certificate program requires a minimum of 15 hours.

Performing Arts Component

Complete at least two courses in performing arts. Performing arts students may use their major coursework. Non-performing arts students may select from the following courses:

DANC 1010 - Intro to Modern Dance Credit Hours: 1
DANC 1020 - Intro to Dance Ballet Credit Hours: 1
DANC 1040 - Intro to Dance Jazz I Credit Hours: 1
DANC 1050 - Introduction to African Dance Technique Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 1210 - Modern Dance Technique I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1220 - Ballet Technique I Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 1221 - Ballet Technique II Credit Hours: 1.5
DANC 1700 - The Dance Experience Credit Hours: 3
DANC 2700 - History, Traditions and Languages of Dance Credit Hours: 3
DANC 2710 - Black Dance Forms Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1000 - Introduction to Music Theory Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1010 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1011 - Music Theory Non-Majors I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1200 - Exploring Musical Styles Credit Hours: 2
MUS 1250 - Introduction to Music History and Literature Credit Hours: 3
THAR 1110 - Fundamentals of Performance I Credit Hours: 3
THAR 1710 - The Theatrical Experience Credit Hours: 3
THAR 1720 - Elements of Performance Credit Hours: 3
THAR 1730 - Fundamentals of Play Analysis and Playwriting Credit Hours: 3

Health and Wellness Component

Complete the following courses. The following substitutions are permitted: EXPH 4140 for EXPH 1001; NUTR 3230 for NUTR 1500 and NUTR 1510.

AT 3690 - Health and Injury in Performing Artists Credit Hours: 3
AT 3693 - Musculoskeletal Movement in Performing Arts Credit Hours: 3
EXPH 1001 - Lifetime Fitness Credit Hours: 2
NUTR 1000 - Introduction to Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
NUTR 1500 - Personal Nutrition for Active Individuals Credit Hours: 1
NUTR 1510 - Menu Planning and Preparation for Active Individuals Credit hours 1