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Aesthetics of Crisis: Health and Well-being

Course • Bachelor's level • 3 credits

The Aesthetics of Crisis: Health and Well-being is an interdisciplinary distance course that offers new perspectives on how artistic expressions reflect and shape our understanding of care, crisis, and human dignity.

Application dates

Start

Autumn 2025

Level

Bachelor's

Language

English

Place of study

Distance learning

Course code

TVXA11

Application dates

Teaching and learning

The course is offered online at quarter-time pace during November and December, with seminars in the afternoon. You’ll work with texts and audiovisual material, discussing representations of health and well-being based on WHO’s holistic definition of health. The course is a collaboration between several faculties at Lund University and is taught in English.

After the course

After completing the course, you will have developed your ability to analyse and evaluate artistic representations of crisis and well-being. You’ll gain insight into how different academic perspectives can work together to deepen our understanding of the human condition – and how film and music can contribute to public discourse, empathy, and change.

Requirements and selection

Entry requirements

General requirements for university studies in Sweden

When and how to apply

This is a local application round, primarily recommended for EU/EEA citizens. Due to time constraints, we do not recommend applying if you are from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. You must first find and add the course or programme on Antagning.se before you can log in to Universityadmissions.se and apply.

Guide: When and how to apply

Tuition fees

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

  • The European Union (EU)
  • The European Economic Area (EEA) and
  • Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 5,750
First payment: SEK 5,750

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

This course is designed for those interested in film, culture, and societal issues – especially in relation to health and well-being. Through lectures and seminars with researchers from film studies, law, and medicine, you’ll gain a multifaceted view of how different disciplines interpret and complement each other. You’ll learn to analyse film and music as expressions of crisis and recovery, and reflect on their significance for both individuals and society.

Course syllabus

The syllabus contains the formal and legal details of the entire course. It’s a legal document outlining the course structure and requirements, intended mainly for administrative use.

Syllabus (PDF, new tab)

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

Course literature TVXA11 (PDF, New tab)

The course is offered online at quarter-time pace during November and December, with seminars in the afternoon. You’ll work with texts and audiovisual material, discussing representations of health and well-being based on WHO’s holistic definition of health. The course is a collaboration between several faculties at Lund University and is taught in English.

After completing the course, you will have developed your ability to analyse and evaluate artistic representations of crisis and well-being. You’ll gain insight into how different academic perspectives can work together to deepen our understanding of the human condition – and how film and music can contribute to public discourse, empathy, and change.

Applications for this course are currently closed

You will find information about future application opportunities here.

When and how to apply

This is a local application round, primarily recommended for EU/EEA citizens. Due to time constraints, we do not recommend applying if you are from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. You must first find and add the course or programme on Antagning.se before you can log in to Universityadmissions.se and apply.

Guide: When and how to apply

Entry requirements

General requirements for university studies in Sweden

When and how to apply

This is a local application round, primarily recommended for EU/EEA citizens. Due to time constraints, we do not recommend applying if you are from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. You must first find and add the course or programme on Antagning.se before you can log in to Universityadmissions.se and apply.

Guide: When and how to apply

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

  • The European Union (EU)
  • The European Economic Area (EEA) and
  • Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 5,750
First payment: SEK 5,750

Convert currency – xe.com

Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Contact us

Academic Advisor

Jonna Jansson

Email: jonna.jansson@kultur.lu.se

Phone: +46 46 222 04 57