LIBERAL ARTS

Art Therapy Degree

Liberal Arts Bachelor's Caste Programs

The pre-professional person fine art therapy major prepares students to apply to graduate programs in art therapy. Art therapists can find employment in a variety of areas including senior centers, hospitals, mental health centers, special education programs, veteran services, and penal institutions. The fine art therapy major combines coursework in art, psychology, and social piece of work.

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Why should I earn an art therapy degree?

Helping Hand

Teach fine art skills while helping adults and children improve their mental wellness and abound as individuals.

Double-Discipline

Become an expert in both art education and mental health.

High Earning Potential

According to a 2009 survey conducted past the American Medical Association, experienced art therapists may earn salaries betwixt $80,000 to $100,000.

What Can I Do With an Art Therapy Degree

  • Counselor
  • Fine art therapist
  • Case worker
  • Group habitation supervisor
  • Community arts educator/administrator

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Why study art therapy at BVU?

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As an art therapy major, get ready to call the art studios your home away from dwelling house. The dedicated studios are big, contemporary, and versatile. Hither is a taste of what you'll get to experience:

Metal Store – MIG, TIG, ARC, and oxy-acetylene welders; plasma cutter, dry out cut saws, band saws, and sand blasting.

Woodshop – Band saw, table saw, panel saw, radial arm saw, sliding compound miter saw, lathe, laser drill press, sanding station, and many mitt tools.

Ceramics – Mixing dirt, formulating and applying glazes, kiln firing, electric and kick wheels, plus extruders and slab rollers.

Painting – A flexible infinite with many easels and taborets forth with custom paint mixing for oil, acrylic, and encaustic paints.

Printmaking – 4 high-end intaglio and lithograph presses, including lithography stones.

Mac Lab – Mac computers with large monitors, loaded with the most contempo version of Adobe CS, several digital scanners, color laser printers, large format printers, and an archival printer.

Gallery Spaces – Ii unlike gallery spaces with customizable lighting and digital projection capabilities.

BVU seeks to unite students with artists, innovators, and creators to mentor and inspire Beavers while showcasing their ain talents and piece of work. Creative person-in-Residence Program

Art Therapy Courses

  • Major in Pre-Professional Art Therapy (63 Credit Hours)

    Art and Blueprint Core (24 credit hours)

    • ARTD 180 Art Foundations: Drawing
    • ARTD 185 Fine art Foundations: 3D Design
    • ARTD 190 Art Foundations: Digital Blueprint
    • ARTD 195 Portfolio Review
    • ARTD 240 Visual Literacy and Criticism
    • ARTD 250 Life Cartoon
    • ARTD 280 Business of Art
    • ARTD 304 Disquisitional Issues in Modernistic and Contemporary Fine art
    • ARTD 492 Art and Design Capstone
    • ARTD 493 Art and Design Practicum

    Art and Design Studio: 12 credits

    • ARTD 310 Painting
    • ARTD 320 Sculpture
    • ARTD 330 Ceramics
    • ARTD 340 Introduction to Printmaking or ARTD 342 Experimental Printmaking

    Art and Pattern Fine art Therapy: 3 credits

    • ARTD 380 Applications of Fine art Therapy

    Psychology and Social Work (24 credit hours)

    • PSYC 100 General Psychology
    • PSYC 111 Social Psychology
    • PSYC 220 Behavior Modification or PSYC 389 Counseling
    • PSYC 239 Abnormal Psychology
    • Selection of 300 level PSYC grade (or i additional 300 level form if PSYC 389 was chosen above)
    • SCWK 200 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
    • SCWK 255 Man Behavior and the Social Environment I
    • SCWK 380 Methods of Social Research I

    Recommended General Teaching courses

    • BIOL 120 Introduction to Cellular and Man Physiology
    • PHIL 361 Racism and Sexism in American Life

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Transfer Your Credits

Exercise you have previously earned credits or an associate degree? BVU accepts most—if not all—of your credits so y'all don't take to retake courses.

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