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Pre-Art Therapy - B.A.

Art therapy utilizes art in therapy and art as therapy to help individuals express thoughts and feelings. The art major with art therapy concentration provides an educational foundation in art and psychology. Art therapists serve a variety of people in numerous settings including mental health centers, medical and cancer treatment programs, schools, nursing homes and art centers.

The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) requires a master’s degree as the entry-level degree for practicing art therapists in the United States. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offers a Masters of Arts in Art Therapy. Undergraduates can prepare for graduate instruction by adding a concentration of psychology courses to the Art major.

(51 credit hours)

Required courses:

AD 1102D Foundations

3

AD 1113D Foundations

3

AD 121Drawing Foundations

3

AD 157Digital Imaging

3

AD 215Photography I

3

AD 221Painting Foundations

3

AD 249Art History I: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

AD 250Art History II: Renaissance to Contemporary

3

AD 323Ceramics

3

AD 395Introduction to Art Therapy

3

AD 449Visual Communication & Cognition

3

AD 452Space & Time

3

AD 453Senior Studio

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

PS 260Developmental Psychology

3

PS 360Abnormal Psychology

3

PS 440Personality

3