Bachelor's + MA Arts in Medicine Combination Degree

Students completing their Bachelor's at UF can begin earning an Online Master's in Arts in Medicine during their Junior or Senior year. Get a headstart and combine your passions for creativity and wellbeing.

Qualifying majors: Music, Public Health, Biology, Microbio, Chemistry & Psychology 

If you have any questions or need any assistance with the admissions process, please contact our admissions team at camadmissions@arts.ufl.edu or (352) 273-1488. You can also request more information or start an application to learn more.

How does a combination degree work?

As an undergrad, you can dual-enroll in up to 12-credits of online graduate-level arts in medicine courses. After finishing your Bachelor's (in a qualified major) you'll take an additional year—also known as a growth-year—to complete the remaining 24-credits online and earn an MA in Arts in Medicine.

• Our graduate courses are dual-counted as undergraduate credits. This means our courses count toward your bachelor's—allowing you to save both time and tuition. 
• As an undergrad, you'll have the opportunity to take four graduate courses in place of four undergraduate courses/electives required by your major.
• Accelerate your development as an interdisciplinary art in health leader, practitioner, or advocate.

Why should I choose this combination degree?

Combination degree students learn to understand, research, and bring the restorative power of the arts into health settings. As national leaders in the field of arts in health, the UF Center for Arts in Medicine and its faculty provide a rigorous curriculum that supports students as they develop their bedside manner, creative facilitation, and research skills. Our students gain valuable hands-on experience and transferable skills propelling them to stand out from the crowd when applying to jobs and other graduate programs. Students can choose to pursue an arts in health career path; or incorporate arts in health into their professional music, public health, mental health, or medical careers.

Creativity and Health: Foundations of Arts in Medicine (HUM5357, 8 weeks, 3 credits)

This online graduate course explores the deepest questions at the heart of arts in health. From historical perspectives to theoretical foundations, the course engages at the intersection of the arts, creativity and health promotion to facilitate an understanding of these complex and interwoven disciplines. Lively discussions and all course materials help inform the field and practice of arts in health in a variety of settings. This is the initial core course for the Master of Arts (MA) in Arts in Medicine and the Graduate Certificate in Arts in Medicine. (This course can be taken as an elective by nonmajors.)

Arts in Medicine in Practice (HUM5595, 8 weeks, 3 credits)

This second core course for the Master of Arts (MA) in Arts in Medicine and the Graduate Certificate in Arts in Medicine explores the practice of arts in health in the fields of health and human services. The course provides a dynamic, interdisciplinary overview of the diverse practices and methodologies in the contemporary field of arts in health in healthcare and community settings. Students learn what they need to know to navigate these settings safely and professionally as they prepare for their practicum. (This course can be taken as an elective by nonmajors.)
Prerequisite: HUM5357 Creativity and Health: Foundations of the Arts in Medicine.

Graduate Practicum in Arts in Medicine* (HUM6942, 16 weeks, 3 credits)

This is the third core course for Master of Arts (MA) in Arts in Medicine and the Graduate Certificate in Arts in Medicine. The course supports students as they engage in focused, professional level practice in an arts in health program at a healthcare or community health setting in their home community. Students undertake 96 hours of work over 12 weeks. The goal of this course is to prepare students for professional arts in health practice.
*Prerequisites: HUM5357 Creativity and Health: Foundations of the Arts in Medicine and HUM5595 Arts in Medicine Practice.

The Arts in Medicine Professional Seminar* (HUM6353, 8 weeks, 3 credits)

This course provides a practical orientation to professional competencies, practice, and ethics for the field of arts in health. ProSem is the culminating course in the graduate certificate, or of the first year of the MA in Arts in Medicine. This course focuses on applications of course materials to date in the program and specifically engages in core issues, trends, and critical debates central to practice in arts in health.
*Prerequisite: HUM6942 Arts in Medicine Practicum.

Remaining MA Curriculum (HUM5000-6000, 1-Year, 24 Credits)

Upon graduating from UF, you can complete the rest of your online graduate coursework during a growth year. This includes 12 more credit hours of core curriculum, including the 4-credit Capstone course. You'll also get to choose a minimum of 12 credit hours of electives to hone and specialize your practice, administration, interdisciplinary collaboration, self-care, and research skills. View the rest of the MA curriculum here.