- IS: The Power of Visualization Across Disciplines

Catalog description

The Power of Visual Observation Across Disciplines is an interdisciplinary course that will build students’ personal, public, and professional skills in visual acuity and awareness by examining and synthesizing principles and methods of visual observation from the fine arts and the healthcare disciplines. Students interested in integrating topics of healthcare and art toward developing their own personal and professional skills in observation will find this course directly beneficial to their education. Students in this course will observe and analyze art images and medical images, develop observational drawing skills, will learn histories of observation in healthcare and art, and hear from guest lecturers in each field about visual observation. A significant part of this course will prioritize describing and dialogue, supporting opinions with evidence, tolerating ambiguity and diversity, practicing public and self-care, collaboration, and team building. Fulfills the Interdisciplinary Seminar requirement for the General Education Program.