Required Credit Hours/Tuition and Fees
- 60
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Program of Study
The Master of Arts in art therapy counseling requires a minimum of 60 semester hours.
Required courses (52 hours)
- ART 490 Arts in Community Development
- ART 550 Counseling Techniques in Art Therapy
- ART 552 Assessment of Individuals and Families
- ART 555 Art Therapy with Groups
- ART 556 Family Art Therapy
- ART 557 Developmental Theory and Art Therapy
- ART 561 Social and Cultural Dimensions in Art Therapy
- ART 566 Research Methodology in Art Therapy
- ART 573 Counseling Theory and Art Therapy
- ART 574 Career Counseling
- ART 575 Professional Ethics and Legal Issues
- ART 576 Art Therapy Counseling for Trauma
- ART 595 Research Projects
- SOCW 564 Substance Use Services
- ART 564 Required Fieldwork (Three credit hours minimum)
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ART 559 Required Practicum (Seven credit hours minimum)
Required Options
- Studio Art (any graduate level, three credits)
- Psychopathology (PSYC 431, 531, or 553; or SOCW 537)
- Electives
This program of study, approved by the Accreditation Council of Art Therapy Education, is designed to meet the requirements for students to become:
- Licensed as clinical professional counselors in the state of Illinois
- Registered art therapists with the American Art Therapy Association
- The program can be completed in three years of full-time study
During their first year in the program, all students begin fieldwork in Head Start facilities. This introductory practicum is completed in concert with coursework in developmental theory, assessment and child art therapy.
During their second and third years in the program, each student’s experience becomes more individualized, with the student choosing from over 100 practicum sites with a wide range of client populations.
In order to meet Missouri Counselor License requirements, no online, asynchronous coursework will be approved. Any online course must be at least 50% synchronous.
Elective Examples:
- ART 572 Medical Art Therapy
- ART 549 Special Topics in Art Therapy
- Recent topics include arts-based community development
For more information about licensure in Illinois and Missouri, please visit our professional licensure website.
