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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 127

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First Year - Credits: 32

• AET 100Ìý-ÌýFoundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 101Ìý-ÌýVisual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement

• ART 102Ìý-ÌýVisual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 105Ìý-ÌýDrawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 106Ìý-ÌýDrawing and Composition II (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 115Ìý-ÌýTwo Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 207Ìý-ÌýColor Theory and Light (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 111Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100Ìý-ÌýInternship I (Cr: 2)
  

• PSY 100Ìý-ÌýGeneral Psychology (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies General Education Elective

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• AET 200Ìý-ÌýMethods and Materials in Arts and Expressive Therapy (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 201Ìý-ÌýPopulations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 121Ìý-ÌýCeramics I (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 201Ìý-ÌýPainting I (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 202Ìý-ÌýPainting II (Cr: 3)
  
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• ART 222Ìý-ÌýCeramics II (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 205Ìý-ÌýThree-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 238Ìý-ÌýModern and Postmodern Art: from the 1870s through the 1970s (Cr: 3)
  

• INT 200Ìý-ÌýInternship II (Cr: 2)
  

• MTH 126Ìý-ÌýApplied Statistics (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

• PHT 116Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
  

• PSY 200Ìý-ÌýChild and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Individual and Society General Education Requirement

• ART 241Ìý-ÌýFigure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)
  

Junior - Credits: 33

• Global Issues General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌýÌý(Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Upper Level Art HistoryÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Art Therapy ElectivesÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 6)
• General Education Elective Ìý (Cr:6)Ìý(Recommended PSY 335)

• AET 300Ìý-ÌýCounseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 302Ìý-ÌýPortfolio (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 340Ìý-ÌýAdvanced Art Studio (Cr: 3)
  

• PSY 212Ìý-ÌýPsychopathology and Clinical Science (Cr: 3)
  

Senior - Credits: 30

• Art Therapy Elective (Cr. 3)
• Science and Technology General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr.Ìý3)
• World Cultures General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr.Ìý3)

• AET 480Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship (Cr: 12)
  

• AET 489Ìý-ÌýSenior Research (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 490Ìý-ÌýSenior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  

• PSY 320Ìý-ÌýTheories of Personality (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement

Art Therapy Electives:

• AET 205Ìý-ÌýMusic Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 206Ìý-ÌýGuitar for Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 207Ìý-ÌýDrumming for Healing (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 210Ìý-ÌýTherapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 215Ìý-ÌýDance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 225Ìý-ÌýJung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 305Ìý-ÌýCross Cultural Practices of Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
  

• AET 306Ìý-ÌýDrama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 331Ìý-ÌýArt and Social Action (Cr: 3)
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Requirements

Students take the following:

• DEI course attribute at any level
• DEI course attribute 200 level and above

• AET 201Ìý-ÌýPopulations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the art therapy program, students will:

• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the art fields.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and competency with computer technology as it is used in the artistic processes.
• Demonstrate a strong handling of perceptual skills in drawing.
• Experience the relationship of academic studio practices to professional applications.
• Discuss and write about the historical context for the visual arts.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the discipline.
• Exhibit a competency with a variety of materials, associated with the development of creative expression.
• Exhibit advanced skills in one or more studio art disciplines.
• Apply the elements and principles of design.
• Apply sophisticated use of color theory.
• Engage verbally in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
• Demonstrate willingness to go beyond the original parameters of an assignment, introducing new materials and forms, including tackling controversial topics.
• Discuss and present an awareness of the personal creative process.
• Deconstruct concepts, applying and carrying them out in a sophisticated and unique visual solution.