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Full time | College Lane campus - University of Hertfordshire | 2 years | 27-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

2 years

Start date

27-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Art Therapy

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

About the course

Join a vocational course, comprising of campus and placement-based learning. We’ll teach you through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops, to bring together theory and practice. We offer a stimulating learning environment, teaching through role play, visual art practice, peer participation and experiential group work.

You’ll complete 96 days of supervised placement learning to give you valuable experience in practicing art therapy in real-life settings. This experience will help guide you to become a mindful, relational and ethical art therapist.

Every step of the way, we’ll encourage you to be an active learner. To be creative. Art making lies at the heart of this course, so you’ll have lots of opportunities to develop strong practical skills. Plus, you’ll reflect on how to use your own art making as therapy practice.

Outside of the course, we’ll require you to explore your own therapeutic journey. To engage with personal therapy to gain self-awareness and to see the approaches used to facilitate honesty of expression.

Careers

When you graduate from MA Art Therapy, you’ll be eligible for professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

You’ll be qualified to practice in all settings, with all ages and client groups. These could include: the NHS, social services, the voluntary sector and mainstream education.

You could also establish a social enterprise within community, business, health or educational settings, drawing upon entrepreneurial skills taught throughout the course.

Modules

This module introduces students to the core art therapy skills needed for safe practice with Service Users. There is a particular focus on HCPC Standards of Proficiency and the essential components of safe effective practice. Placement learning, typically over 24 days throughout the academic year, is an integral part of the module and focusses on safe practice and good governance. Students will begin to learn how art materials can be used to help build and maintain helpful relationships with service users. Teaching on this module will frequently involve the use of art making as an aid to reflection and learning. Students will be encouraged to be active learners, and a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops will aid the integration of theory and practice.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,450

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£11,655

Entry requirements

Applicants should have an Honours Degree or its equivalent in Visual Arts, the Humanities, Education or a related field.