Art—B.A. Art Therapy

Art therapy uses the arts to help people grow, and to enable them to work out emotional problems. An art therapist uses a broad range of traditional and nontraditional media with clients, from drawing and ceramics, to poetry, movement, and performance of various sorts.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION AND PROGRESS

  • There is no formal review process for admission to the BA in Art Therapy program

  • Students must maintain a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 in order to graduate.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Transfer students should meet with a department advisor or the department chair for a review of transfer credits that may be applied to this degree.

Required Foundation Courses:12
ART 110Two Dimensional Design3
ART 111Three Dimensional Design3
ART 115Drawing Studio I3
ART 185Computer Graphics3
Required Art History Courses:6
ART 106Contemporary Art3
ART 131World Art II3
Required Art History Elective (select 1 course): 3
ART 170Time Travel: Introduction to Time-Based Art3
ART 200Art Now3
ART 263Acts of resistance: Activists, Interlopers and Pranksters3
ART 266Women Artists3
ART 275Japanese Popular Culture and Art3
Required Art Therapy Courses:9
ART 250Intro to Art Therapy3
ART 301Methods & Techniques in Art Therapy3
ART 403Group Art Therapy3
Required Psychology and Counseling Courses:18
PSYC 110Introduction to Psychology3
PSYC 150Developmental: Birth Through Adolescence3
PSYC 152Development Adolescence to Adulthood3
PSYC 301Abnormal Psychology3
PSYC 345Personality Theory3
PSYC 372Introduction To Counseling3
Required Studio Art Courses:19
ART 104Ceramics I3
ART 207Painting Fundamentals3
ART 219Life Drawing I3
ART 304Ceramic Sculpture3
ART 300Portrait Painting (or ART 404 Figure Painting)3
ART 307Relief Printing3
ART 450Portfolio Preparation1
Electives (select 3 courses):9
Any 3 Studio Art, Psychology, or Co-operative Education Course6
ART 222Ceramics II3
ART 230Photography I3
ART 305Life Drawing II3
ART 242Self: Image3
PSYC 235Experimental Psychology4
PSYC 341Perception3
PSYC 344Cognitive Psychology3
PSYC 414Contemporary Issues in Psychology3
PSYC 427Seminar: Clinical Psychology3
ART 510Case Studies in Art Therapy3
SPFD 421Cooperative Education and Internship - College of Arts & Sciences (4 credits)4
Total Art Therapy Credits:76

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Art Therapy program, students will be able to:

1. Understand the origins of the creative process from an integrated physical, sociological, psychological perspective. 
  
2. Develop an understanding of the nature of the creative process as an integral part of human growth and development.
  
3. Develop skills, [objective, perceptive and deductive] which enable the student to be a clear observer of human behavior.
  
4. Develop interpretive skills which enable them to respond to the uniqueness of individuals who are in a state of crisis.
  
5. To develop technical and aesthetic skills with art materials appropriate to populations/diagnoses in conduction with short-term and long-term treatment goals.