MA Art Therapy at University of Derby

Entry requirements

To apply for this course you are required to have completed an undergraduate degree, either: BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Arts, Health, and Wellbeing; a degree in the visual arts, or; an undergraduate degree in other related areas, such as psychology, occupational therapy, social work, and nursing and have a sound current folio of artwork, or; an equivalent professional qualification and extensive experience in a related field.; You will also need: around one year's full time (or equivalent) relevant work experience in a health and social care environment. This can be paid or voluntary and can include areas such as mental health, learning disabilities, older people, children who have experienced trauma, physical disabilities or working with asylum seekers. You may also have experience gained through caring responsibilities in your personal life. The more experience you have, the more prepared you'll be for the course; you must demonstrate sufficient life experience, intellectual and emotional capacity to cope with the demands of the course and working in challenging situations.