The course is designed to train students to use the creative arts, particularly music, as an intervention to address the mental health, general well-being and social problems associated with conflict. The focus population for the intervention will be young people and children but the work is designed to impact society as a whole. For those who may be interested in the theory but not the practice, the course is also intended to provide the scientific background for understanding the relationship between the arts, the mind and the body.

The course will draw on substantial scientific literature presenting evidence that creative arts interventions may address these problems effectively, and encourage mental health, well-being and resilience.