{"id":14799,"date":"2021-11-30T12:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T18:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&p=14799"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:54:21","slug":"pre-art-therapy","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/pre-art-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Art Therapy BFA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cArt Therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.\u201d (American Art Therapy Association, 2010)<\/p>\n

This 120 credit hour undergraduate program is a collaboration between the Department of Art and Design and the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department. This program would serve as a preparatory program for those seeking admittance to a master\u2019s program in Art Therapy as determined by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) or alternately, a masters in counseling or related fields with an emphasis in art therapy.<\/p>\n

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Learning Goals<\/h3>\n
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  1. Students will be able to communicate orally, visually and in written form to support a visual art or design decision.<\/li>\n
  2. Students will understand art in terms of its civic and ethical impact.<\/li>\n
  3. Students critically analyze\u00a0visual design problems, synthesize information and create pieces with\u00a0corresponding\u00a0written or oral language to support their outcomes.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Students employ\u00a0traditional art techniques and technological knowledge necessary to work in the\u00a0art and design community.<\/li>\n
  5. Students use the tools and technology related to their specific concentration, and will acquire an informed voice as it pertains to art history.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \u201cArt Therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.\u201d (American Art Therapy Association, 2010) This 120 credit hour undergraduate program is a collaboration between the Department of Art and… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17349,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[309,18304],"delivery":[255],"types":[28854,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-14799","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-art-and-design","8":"college_department-college-of-liberal-and-performing-arts","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-major","11":"types-undergraduate","12":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"Art & Design<\/a> \/ College of Liberal and Performing Arts<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"

    University Requirement (2 hours)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 Freshman Seminar\r\n

    General Education (35 hours)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n(ART 2013 Art Appreciation cannot fulfill the fine arts\/humanities requirement; PSYC 2003 - General Psychology cannot be used to fulfill the social science requirements)\r\n

    Art (41 hours)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nART 1013 Drawing I\r\nART 1023 Three-Dimensional Design\r\nART 1043 Two-Dimensional Design\r\nART 2023 Printmaking I\r\nART 2063 Ceramics I\r\nART 2103 Painting I\r\nART 2133 Basic Digital Photography\r\nART 4033 History of Modern Art\r\n\r\n8 hours of upper-level Art electives\r\n\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:\r\nART 1033 Concept Art\r\nART 1113 Drawing II\r\n\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:\r\nART 2143 Art History I\r\nART 3123 Art History II\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:\r\nART 4023 Advanced Art Studio I\r\nART 4123 Advanced Art Studio II\r\n

    Psychology (33 hours)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nPSYC 2003 General Psychology\r\nPSYC 3013 Educational Psychology\r\nPSYC 3093 Physiological and Comparative Psychology\r\nPSYC 3223 Developmental Psychology\r\nPSYC 4023 Industrial and Organizational Psychology\r\nPSYC 4033 Abnormal Psychology\r\nPSYC 4043 History and Systems of Psychology\r\nPSYC 4053 Theories of Personality\r\nPSYC 4063 Social Psychology\r\nPSYC 4133 Introduction to Counseling Theories\r\n\r\nSelect 3 hours from the following:\r\nPSYC 3123 Child Psychology\r\nPSYC 4163 Child Psychopathology\r\n

    Art Therapy (9 hours)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nART 2203 Introduction to Art Therapy\r\nART 3163 Processes and Materials of Art Psychotherapy\r\nART 4213 Art Therapy Senior Seminar","minor_requirements":"","Degree Plans":"