MSc Art Psychotherapy
Queen Margaret University Edinburgh
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Art psychotherapy is a profession with creativity at its heart and a personally rewarding career! If you have at least one year’s experience of working with people within a mental or physical health service, education, social services or the voluntary sector, this MSc in Art Psychotherapy course will help you build on your experience and develop new skills as an art psychotherapist.The life-changing potential of psychotherapy, the power of artistic expression and your desire for a more ...Read more

Art psychotherapy is a profession with creativity at its heart and a personally rewarding career! If you have at least one year’s experience of working with people within a mental or physical health service, education, social services or the voluntary sector, this MSc in Art Psychotherapy course will help you build on your experience and develop new skills as an art psychotherapist.

The life-changing potential of psychotherapy, the power of artistic expression and your desire for a more meaningful career all meet on this unique course. This is the only art psychotherapy training course in Scotland.

You can study full or part-time, and as a graduate you will be able to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to work as an art psychotherapist.

Why QMU?

  • Stimulating learning environment: The course is based in our School of Health Sciences and offers a stimulating learning environment with a practical focus. Your learning will be enriched by the interdisciplinary structure of the course as you study alongside your peers from various other pathways within QMU’s Person-Centred Practice Framework, including the MSc Music Therapy and MSc Dramatherapy.
  • Industry links: We have excellent relationships with our colleagues across the sectors that employ art psychotherapists which means that there are ongoing opportunities for knowledge exchange, with input to the course by a range of experienced professionals working in specialised fields of practice.
  • Placements: You’ll benefit from excellent placement opportunities working with a variety of people, in schools, the NHS, community settings and other organisations.
  • Internationally recognised: The course is proud to have an international perspective. It carries 240 credits/120 European Credits that are transferable across Europe.
  • Staff expertise: The team are all experienced art psychotherapists, bringing expertise in a range of areas of practice and research. Most are still in practice, working with people throughout the life cycle and in a variety of settings: schools, NHS settings and in private practice.
  • Professional Accreditation/Registration: Our graduates are eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as Arts Therapists and are eligible for full membership of British Association of Art Therapists. The course meets the requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency for Art Therapists.
  • International cohort: Students on this course usually come from across the globe, which makes for a very rich and interesting learning experience.
  • Embracing our environment: Our campus has extensive landscaped grounds and we are developing an environmental element to our teaching, encouraging our students to connect with, and be inspired by, the natural world around us.

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97th
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Entry requirements

UK honours degree or equivalent in the area of the visual arts supported by a portfolio of art work in a variety of media over a period of time. Degrees in subjects such as psychology, social work, nursing and education will be considered if supported by a substantial portfolio of art work. It is recommended to include sketchbooks, slides, photographs and other media. Online portfolios are acceptable. Normally a minimum of one year’s full-time experience (or part-time equivalent) of work in a caring capacity or equivalent. Relevant care work includes: nursing assistant, project worker, arts instructor, care work in a community setting, art teaching, or facilitating art workshops. Some experience of personal art psychotherapy or psychodynamic psychotherapy, or experiential workshops in creative therapies is desirable.

Tuition fees

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£8,295 per year

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Students from Domestic

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Year 1: £8,295 Year 2 £8,295

£15,930 per year

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Students from EU

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Year 1: £15,930 Year 2: £15,930

£15,930 per year

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Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

Year 1: £15,930 Year 2: £15,930

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Queen Margaret University Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University Drive Musselburgh Edinburgh EH21 6UU United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Musselburgh  0.1 miles away
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