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Apr 30, 2024
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2007-09 Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Art Therapy
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Art therapy is a relatively new branch of the expressive therapies branch. The American Art Therapy Association sets standards and grants certification. Usually a graduate degree in art therapy (a two-year program) and about one year’s working experience is required after graduation from Northwestern. On the undergraduate level a student should major in art. A double major of art and psychology is highly recommended.
Employment possibilities include positions in mental health hospitals, geriatric institutions, special education programs, prisons, detention facilities and veterans hospitals. An art therapist can aid psychiatrists and psychologists in diagnostic work, treatments, therapeutics, and social interactionary procedures which are extremely beneficial to the patient’s mental health.
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Pre-Professional Programs
Recommended general education courses for one year at Northwestern:
Choose one general education course: 4
- Fine arts option under general education
- Natural science option under general education
- Philosophy option under general education
- Social science option under general education
Total credits recommended: 8
Recommended general education courses for two or three years at Northwestern:
(For students not planning to recieve the B.A. degree at Northwestern) Choose two general education courses: 8
- Fine arts option under general education
- Philosophy option under general education
Choose one course: 4
- Natural science option under general education
- Social science option under general education
Total credits recommended: 18
Recommended courses:
- Completion of art major (36 credits)
Total credits recommended beyond major: 20
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