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MA - Master of Arts
Britannia Mill
Full Time
SEP
2 years
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MA - Master of Arts
Britannia Mill
Full time
SEP
2 years
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The course reinforces the centrality of the image and the role of the imagination in the practice of art therapy. It will give you experience of clinical art therapy practice under supervision, as well as experience of group work, studio practice and a critical understanding of current theoretical ideas.
Course description
Professional registration
The course aims to enable you to become eligible to apply for professional registration as an art therapist or art psychotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), as long as you meet the HCPC’s requirements.
Careers
The course can lead you to a career in areas such as mental health, education, the prison service, social services and the voluntary sector, as well as in private practice (following gaining additional post training clinical experience), and increasingly, in business.
The course is made up of three stages – Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc.
To apply for this course you are required to have completed an undergraduate degree, either: • BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing • a degree in the visual arts, or • an undergraduate degree in other related areas, such as psychology, occupational therapy, social work, and nursing and have a sound current folio of artwork, or • an equivalent professional qualification and extensive experience in a related field. You will also need: • around one year's full time (or equivalent) relevant experience which may include paid or voluntary work and experience gained through caring responsibilities in your personal life • to be able to show you've got sufficient life experience and emotional maturity, as well as having the intellectual capacity, to cope with the demands of the course.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,275 per year
Students from Domestic
£950 per 20 credits (2023/24).
£7,450 per year
Students from EU
£14,900 for the full course (2023/24).
£7,450 per year
Students from International
£14,900 for the full course (2023/24).