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The undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in art therapy will provide students with foundational skills and preparation for graduate work in art therapy. As the minimum educational requirement to become an art therapist is a Master鈥檚 degree in art therapy, this BA degree program will allow students to explore a variety of psychology, counseling, and therapeutic artmaking coursework necessary for continued education in the field of art therapy. The proposed curriculum is designed to include a minor in Human Services which will afford students the opportunity to learn valuable interpersonal skills and engage in community-based art practice.

At the end of this program, students will be able to:

• Construct a personal art making philosophy that analyzes individual strengths and skills.
• Develop strong communication and interpersonal skills through engagement in studio art, art therapy, psychology, and human service coursework
• Describe and define primary principles of visual art therapy modalities and the roles of visual art therapists in human service professions.
• Demonstrate proficiency in a variety of studio art methods, materials, and practices necessary for careers in art therapy, community arts programs, and human services professions.
• Cultivate social and emotional learning (SEL) instructional methods into artmaking practices in order to address physical, social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs of students, clients, and local communities.
• Complete prerequisite coursework (as defined by the American Art Therapy Association) for admission to graduate school art therapy programs.