# Aesthetics of Crisis: Health and Well-being

**Source**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/aesthetics-of-crisis-health-and-well-being-TVXA11
**Parent**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/mission-vision-and-values/sustainability/sustainability-education-lund-university

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](#nav-event-tab-1)

Start

Autumn 2025

Level

Bachelor's

Language

English

Place of study

Distance learning

Course code

TVXA11

[Application dates](#)

- Overview
- Teaching and learning
- After the course

## Overview

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.

[How to apply
 ->](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/aesthetics-of-crisis-health-and-well-being-TVXA11/how-to-apply)

### 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 window)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/kurs/en/TVXA11)

### Course literature

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

[Course literature TVXA11 (PDF, New tab)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/litteratur/senaste/en/TVXA11)

## 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.

- Dates
- Requirements and selection
- Tuition fees

## Dates

### Applications for this course are currently closed.

You can find information about future application opportunities here.

## Requirements and selection

### Prerequisites

General requirements for university studies in Sweden

## 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](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/bachelors-masters-studies/applying-for-studies/tuition-fees)

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

[Convert currency – xe.com](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=5750&From=SEK&To=EUR)

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

[Application fee](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/fees-scholarships-residence-permit/pay-your-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.

## Overview

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.

[How to apply
 ->](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/aesthetics-of-crisis-health-and-well-being-TVXA11/how-to-apply)

### Course literature

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

[Course literature TVXA11 (PDF, New tab)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/litteratur/senaste/en/TVXA11)

## 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.

## Dates

### Applications for this course are currently closed.

You can find information about future application opportunities here.

## Requirements and selection

### Prerequisites

General requirements for university studies in Sweden

## 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](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/bachelors-masters-studies/applying-for-studies/tuition-fees)

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

[Convert currency – xe.com](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=5750&From=SEK&To=EUR)

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

[Application fee](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/fees-scholarships-residence-permit/pay-your-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

### Adacemic Advisor

Jonna Jansson

Email:
[jonna.jansson@kultur.lu.se](mailto:jonna.jansson@kultur.lu.se)

Phone: [+46 46 222 74 05](tel:+46 46 222 74 05)