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 part 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 are receiving rapidly increasing awareness 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 have an added qualification 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.