The knowledge offered within this 18 credit Art Therapy minor aligns with the needs of students who are pursuing a variety of majors such as Fine Arts, Visual Arts Education, Early Childhood and Special Education, Psychology, Sociology, Speech Pathology, Music Therapy, Social Work and Nursing. The courses offered (see listing an catalog descriptions) will provide these individuals with the opportunity to consolidate the theoretical skills of their particular major with the tactile-visual skills inherent to artistic expression in two and three-dimensional art works created in traditional and non-traditional media.
It is highly recommended that students take additional courses (outside the listing below) in Psychology and Sociology. See these departments for advisement.
6 courses - 18 credits
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Required Courses
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Credits
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Art 248 History of Art and Healing **
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3
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Art 250 Introduction to Art Therapy
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3
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Art 101 Two Dimensional Design
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3
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Art 102 Drawing and one of the following:
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3
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Art 208 Sculpture
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3
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Art 120 Ceramics
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3
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and one of the following:
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Art 130 Fundamentals of Painting
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3 |
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Art 133 Abstract Painting and Construction
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3 |
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** or one of the following:
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Art 136 Art of the Western World II (Renaissance - Modernism)
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3 |
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Art 222 Medical Humanities and the Human Condition
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3 |
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Art 228 Modern Art
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3 |
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Art 233 Contemporary Art
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3 |
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Art 234 Expressionism, Surrealism, and Realism in Art in the Cinema
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3 |
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Total:
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18
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