Program overview Program structure Admission requirements Application process Tuition & funding
The MA in Creative Arts Therapies, Art Therapy option, allows you to combine your passion for art with therapeutic work. Art therapists look at how visual imagery can help people overcome psychological issues and address emotional difficulties in ways that spoken language cannot. You will develop wide-reaching applications for art therapy, working directly with clients alongside departmental supervisors. Placement opportunities include hospitals and health care institutions, community centres, geriatric facilities, and schools. The Art Therapy option is a professional program that meets the education standards set by the Canadian Art Therapy Association. Graduates are eligible to become members of the Quebec Art Therapy Association and to apply for the Canadian Certified Counsellor designation offered through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete 60 credits.
Please see the Creative Arts Therapies Courses page for course descriptions.
credits of Core Courses:
• ATRP 600 Readings in Art Therapy (3.00) • ATRP 602 Assessment Techniques in Art Therapy (3.00) • ATRP 603 Symbolic Imagery and Art Therapy - Studio/Workshop (3.00) • ATRP 604 Group and Family Art Therapy (3.00) • CATS 610 Introduction to Topics in Clinical Psychology for Creative Arts Therapists (3.00) • ATRP 613 Art Therapy Practicum Supervision I (3.00) • ATRP 614 Art Therapy Practicum Supervision II (3.00) • ATRP 620 Art Therapy Advanced Clinical Skills (3.00) • ATRP 623 Advanced Art Therapy Practicum Supervision I (3.00) • ATRP 630 Child and Adolescent Art Therapy (3.00) • CATS 639 Interdisciplinary Topics: Cross-cultural Competence in the Creative Arts Therapies (1.00) • CATS 641 Interdisciplinary Topics: Ethics in Clinical Practice in the Creative Arts Therapies (1.00) • CATS 643 Interdisciplinary Topics: Ethics in Research in the Creative Arts Therapies (1.00) • CATS 691 Research in the Creative Arts Therapies (3.00) • ATRP 693 Research in Art Therapy (3.00)
credits chosen from one of the following:
Research Paper Stream: Creative Arts Therapies (Art Therapy Option)
Applied Research Project Stream: Creative Arts Therapies (Art Therapy Option)
credits:
• CATS 698 Applied Research Project with Report (6.00) • CATS 699 Comprehensive Exam (3.00)
• CATS 689 Research Paper (9.00)
January 15
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Priority will be given to complete applications submitted by the deadline. In some cases, programs may continue to accept applications as long as there is space available.
International students: Considering the waiting period involved in meeting the entry requirements to Canada and Quebec, we strongly encourage international applicants to apply early and submit supporting documents prior to the deadline.
Tuition and fees of the program may depend on your student status, among other key factors. Estimate these costs based on the most common situations.
Funding packages are generally available for students in thesis-based programs. Course-based students may be eligible for a number of donor awards, and may consult with their department for program-specific opportunities.
Draw on personal experience to develop your own philosophy of art education by connecting your studio practice with pedagogical theory in a program best suited to your individual academic and professional goals.
Department
Department of Art Education
Faculty
Faculty of Fine Arts
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