{"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:\/\/www.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":["post-14799","program","type-program","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","college_department-art-and-design","college_department-college-of-liberal-and-performing-arts","delivery-on-campus","types-major","types-undergraduate","entry"],"acf":{"page_layout":"legacy","landing_page_url":"","department_college":"Art & Design<\/a> \/ College of Liberal and Performing Arts<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>","badge_text":"","Number_of_Hours":"120","tuition_instate":"","tuition_outstate":"","estimated_total_tuition":"","start_dates":"","duration":"","Degree Plans":"