During the program, students can opt to complete a final project or a thesis. The art therapy course work is 58 credits if the students do a project and 61 credits if the thesis option is selected. Three courses outside the program (career counseling, chemical dependency and human sexuality) are highly recommended and, if taken, will provide students who remain in Florida the ability to work towards the mental health counselor license (LMHC).
The philosophy of the Department of Art Education as well as the Art Therapy program is based on Art for Life. In this model, art is considered as life-enhancing and is integral to the critique and betterment of society. The power of art for social justice and societal change is not only infused in our philosophy, but is the overarching theme that pervades our curriculum and coursework. In fact, the Department of Art Education, which houses the Art Therapy Program as well as two other programs, publishes the Journal of Art for Life, which focuses on social progress through the arts.
Florida State University, United States
During the program, students can opt to complete a final project or a thesis. The art therapy course work is 58 credits if the students do a project and 61 credits if the thesis option is selected. Three courses outside the program (career counseling, chemical dependency and human sexuality) are highly recommended and, if taken, will provide students who remain in Florida the ability to work towards the mental health counselor license (LMHC).
The philosophy of the Department of Art Education as well as the Art Therapy program is based on Art for Life. In this model, art is considered as life-enhancing and is integral to the critique and betterment of society. The power of art for social justice and societal change is not only infused in our philosophy, but is the overarching theme that pervades our curriculum and coursework. In fact, the Department of Art Education, which houses the Art Therapy Program as well as two other programs, publishes the Journal of Art for Life, which focuses on social progress through the arts.
Florida State University, United States