Art Therapy Major (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

First Year - Credits: 32

• AET 100 - Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
• ART 101 - Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement

• ART 102 - Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
• ART 105 - Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
• ART 106 - Drawing and Composition II (Cr: 3)
• ART 115 - Two Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
• ART 207 - Color Theory and Light (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• PSY 100 - General Psychology (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies General Education Elective

Second Year - Credits: 32

• AET 200 - Methods and Materials in Arts and Expressive Therapy (Cr: 3)
• AET 201 - Populations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)
• ART 121 - Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
• ART 201 - Painting I (Cr: 3)
• ART 202 - Painting II (Cr: 3)

• or

• ART 222 - Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
• ART 205 - Three-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
• ART 238 - Modern and Postmodern Art: from the 1870s through the 1970s (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
• MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

• PHT 116 - Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
• PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies Individual and Society General Education Requirement

• ART 241 - Figure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)

Third Year - Credits: 33

• Global Issues General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Upper Level Art History    (Cr: 3)
• Art Therapy Electives    (Cr: 6)
• General Education Elective   (Cr:6) (Recommended PSY 335)

• AET 300 - Counseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
• ART 302 - Portfolio (Cr: 3)
• ART 340 - Advanced Art Studio (Cr: 3)
• PSY 212 - Psychopathology and Clinical Science (Cr: 3)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

• Art Therapy Elective (Cr. 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement    (Cr. 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement    (Cr. 3)

• AET 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• AET 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
• AET 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
• PSY 320 - Theories of Personality (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement

Art Therapy Electives:

• AET 205 - Music Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
• AET 206 - Guitar for Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
• AET 207 - Drumming for Healing (Cr: 3)
• AET 210 - Therapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
• AET 215 - Dance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
• AET 225 - Jung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
• AET 305 - Cross Cultural Practices of Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
• AET 306 - Drama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
• ART 331 - Art and Social Action (Cr: 3)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Requirements

Students take the following:

• DEI course attribute at any level
• DEI course attribute 200 level and above

• AET 201 - Populations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the art therapy program, students will:

• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the art fields.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and competency with computer technology as it is used in the artistic processes.
• Demonstrate a strong handling of perceptual skills in drawing.
• Experience the relationship of academic studio practices to professional applications.
• Discuss and write about the historical context for the visual arts.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the discipline.
• Exhibit a competency with a variety of materials, associated with the development of creative expression.
• Exhibit advanced skills in one or more studio art disciplines.
• Apply the elements and principles of design.
• Apply sophisticated use of color theory.
• Engage verbally in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
• Demonstrate willingness to go beyond the original parameters of an assignment, introducing new materials and forms, including tackling controversial topics.
• Discuss and present an awareness of the personal creative process.
• Deconstruct concepts, applying and carrying them out in a sophisticated and unique visual solution.