CareerBuilder.com, one of the nation's leading recruitment resources in print and web media, identified Art Therapist as one of the top 10 "hot jobs" for 2007.

Master of Science in Art Therapy Program
open to women and men*

Art therapy is a human service profession through which the client is offered an opportunity to explore personal problems and develop emotional, physical, or learning skills through therapeutic art experiences. Central to art therapy is the use of the creative process within any person as a means for reconciling emotional conflicts, and for fostering self-awareness and personal growth. Art processes, forms, content and symbolic associations are recognized as reflections of a person's development, abilities, and concerns.

Program Objectives

Graduate art therapy students will:

• Develop a sophisticated professional identity as compassionate artist-therapists
• Engage in on-going personal artistic activity and growth
• Integrate aesthetic, academic, and clinical studies with professional practice
• Demonstrate the ability to formulate questions, develop hypotheses, assemble and evaluate information, and present new ideas with clarity
• Gain clinical expertise in the delivery of art therapy services to a range of client populations
• Develop ethical leadership skills and a deep appreciation for the diversity, creativity and dignity of all human beings and the artworks they create

* From its inception, Mount Mary College has been a women's college. Male students are welcome to enroll in our undergraduate nursing, post-baccalaureate certificate, and all graduate programs.