Creativity and WellbeingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
• can identify and explain the well-being effects of music, creativity, and art
• is capable of using and applying knowledge about the health and well-being aspects of art in the observation and planning of creative activities
• can plan and experiment with implementing creative group activities in a team, aiming to enable well-being and meaningful experiences for participants
• uses their musical, artistic, and creative skills
• can identify and develop opportunities to implement participatory music activities, considering the starting points of different communities and environments
• can develop their skills in a peer group
• can structure and describe the benefits and impact of music and creative activities in building the well-being of group processes and communities
• strives to enhance their own creativity as part of their professional growth and activities.

Content

• Art, culture, creativity, and well-being
• Promoting inclusion
• Meaningful experiences, examples and possibilities of applied art
• Nurturing one's creativity as a professional skill
• Guiding group activities
• Individual and group reflection

Qualifications

No prerequisites.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• can describe the well-being effects of creativity and art and reflect on related knowledge
• can plan creative group activities in a team, aiming to enable well-being and meaningful experiences for participants
• is able to function as a member of a team and guide creative group activities
• can structure and describe the benefits and impact of music and creative activities in building the well-being of group processes and communities
• can identify and describe factors affecting their own creativity and strive to find ways to maintain their creativity.