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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Master of Arts in Art Therapy 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
118673  Master of Arts in Art Therapy 
ORIGINATOR
University of Johannesburg 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Master's Degree  Field 02 - Culture and Arts  Visual Arts 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  180  Not Applicable  NQF Level 09  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Reregistered  EXCO 0333/25  2025-07-10  2028-07-10 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2029-07-10   2032-07-10  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
The purpose of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy is to develop learners' clinical practice and critical knowledge, skills, and academic research capabilities within the domains of the Art Therapy discourse, while promoting creative and imaginative thinking in the visual arts, psychological, psycho-social, and therapeutic industries. The qualification will equip learners with advanced knowledge of Art Therapy theories, research methodologies and outputs, and professional therapeutic and clinical skills. The qualification facilitates the process of exploration and critical inquiry, on both an internal and external level, to understand how meaning is created through art-making, which can then be applied in a clinical context. The qualification facilitates clinical placement and supervision aligned to ethical and professional standards that lead to registration, as outlined by the appropriate professional bodies such as the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and the South African Network of Art Therapy Organisations (SANATO).

Rationale:
The qualification was designed to address the need to transform current practice in line with imperatives for more engaged scholarship in visual art. Furthermore, to strengthen the learners' capacity to contribute meaningfully to the development of contemporary South African visual art, by means of a deeper engagement in visual and theoretical research, a better-informed, practice-led application of visual methodologies, as well as promote civic agency through art.

The qualification articulates from the Bachelor of Arts Honours in Art Therapy to complete the professional, Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) registrable qualification of Art Therapy. This creates new career opportunities for selected visual arts and allied professional graduates, to produce relevant, capable, and ethical professional practitioners, who can meet the psychosocial demands of South Africa's traumatised and fragmented society. This will be the only offering of its kind on the African continent to address the significant demand for education in the field of art therapy. a preliminary survey has indicated a significant demand from South African and African.

The qualification is designed for graduates who wish to specialise in the clinical completion of the theory and practice of Art Therapy, where the focus is on the research, individual and group clinical art therapy, community engagement and arts-based social justice. The qualification was endorsed by the HPCSA and SANATA. The qualification fills a scarce skill gap for a large cohort of interested learners to address the massive psycho-social challenges, using the arts in South Africa, and candidates.

The qualification addresses the need for academically adept, discipline-sophisticated, and civic-minded graduates who can practice as art therapists to respond to psychosocial challenges in a globalised environment using art-making, building on a sustainable model and practice for the arts in the realm of psycho-social environments. This qualification embraces the notion of cross-faculty collaboration, as the new qualification is designed to allow Humanities and Education learners to register for the Master of Art Therapy, as well as to allow Visual Art learners to access certain Humanities modules to enrich their studies.

The qualification will benefit learners in terms of the tenets of human rights, citizenship, democracy, freedom, human dignity, and equality, to educate themselves about civic action. Agency, therefore, fosters art education and art therapy for democracy. The qualification provides an opportunity for art and citizenship curriculum-integration initiatives including HIV/AIDS interventions, as well as unique opportunities for community-engaged research qualifications that invite learners to participate in arts-based interventions in rural and urban community partnerships. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
The institution accepts Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as an integral part of education and academic practice. It is acknowledged that all learning has value and accepts the challenge of assessing prior learning and awarding credit that is aligned to Faculty qualifications to promote lifelong learning. The purpose of the institution's RPL policy is to recognise prior learning to provide for access into qualifications, grant advanced placement in qualifications, and grant credits for modules on the principles and processes that serve as a basis for Faculty-specific RPL practices.

RPL for access:
  • Learners may gain access, advanced placement, or recognition of status through the recognition of prior learning.
  • The RPL for access is applicable to learners not complying with the formal admission requirements and advanced standing may be granted.

    RPL for exemption from modules:
  • Candidates may apply for exemption from certain modules on grounds of prior qualification study achieved. >Recognition of Prior Learning learner must comply with all the requirements stated in the learning modules and qualification as well as the institution's RPL policy.

    RPL for credits:
  • Credit is granted for RPL when in the assessment of the institution's selection committee, the learner's knowledge and skills correspond to the learning outcomes of the qualification or specific module for which credit is applied.

    Entry Requirements:
    The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Art, NQF Level 8 with a 65% aggregate and completion of Psychology.
    Or
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Art Therapy, NQF Level 8 with a 65% aggregate and completion of Psychology
    Or
  • Postgraduate Diploma in a cognate field, NQF Level 8. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of the following compulsory modules at National Qualifications Framework Level 9 totalling 180 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules, Level 9, 180 Credits:
  • Theory of Art Therapy, 30 Credits.
  • Art Therapy Community Practice, 60 Credits.
  • Studio Practice, 30 Credits.
  • Art Therapy Research, 60 Credits.
    Or
  • Dissertation, 60 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Show a critical and advanced understanding of the theory and practice of Art Therapy in relation to other related theoretical perspectives and social contexts.
    2. Reflect an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the development and role of creativity and imagination including psychopathology related to the realm of human development, through the learner's own continued self-reflective practice as a patient, an artist, and a researcher.
    3. Demonstrate a clinical skill set to manage and intervene with individual patients as well as groups.
    4. Use knowledge of the statutory requirements of the Health Professions Council and the maintenance of an ethical clinical practice along with an understanding of current relevant government policies and guidelines (e.g., in health, social care and education), including confidentiality and informed consent; and adhere to these standards through the candidate's professional practice.
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of the application of relevant research methods, techniques and technologies appropriate to art therapy and an ability to conduct research and write a dissertation, under supervision. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
  • Synthesise knowledge that supports an understanding of Art Therapy theory and practice.
  • Critically integrate theoretical concepts that include psychoanalysis, psychodynamic theory, behavioural/ cognitive theories, social theories, systems group theories and community psychology theories.
  • Critically assess a clinical understanding and application of historical, political, social, and cultural factors in Art Therapy in South Africa.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
  • Show detailed knowledge of creativity and play in relation to human growth and development.
  • Present a range of image-generation abilities where autographic and reflective skills are competently used to create and articulate solutions for visual art practice.
  • Exhibit a comprehensive knowledge of the practice of artmaking itself and all its different media.
  • Integrate a working knowledge of ways of interpreting and appreciating art.
  • Analyse and apply the use of fantasy, dreaming, reverie and memory in relation to symbolism in art practice.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
  • Show a clinical ability to intervene therapeutically with patients using art therapy
  • Critically engage a thorough understanding of context related to the patient.
  • Present the capacity to integrate theoretical concepts, clinical practice, and observational skills in written form.
  • Observe, record, and reflect meaningfully on clinical material.
  • Show, through application, the effective use of supervision in clinical work.
  • Present evidence of the ability to apply appropriate ethical values and approaches to making decisions in an art therapy context.
  • Apply and critically reflect on the adherence to professional standards of conduct and applicable legislation.
  • Execute the South African National Arts Therapies Organisation's (SANATO) and the Health Professions Council of South Africa's (HPCSA's) Code of Ethics.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
  • Apply and adhere to professional standards of conduct as outlined by the HPCSA.
  • Present evidence of drawing on appropriate ethical values and approaches to clinical decision-making and intervention.
  • Execute an awareness of relevant and applicable legislation and guidelines.
  • Understand and apply the South African National Arts Therapies Association (SANATA) Code of Ethics.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
  • Critically apply the theory of research processes and ethics.
  • Critically analyse and reflect on relevant South African and international seminal theory and practice.
  • Apply and integrate relevant literature and conventions
  • Critically apply appropriate research methods for analysis and dissemination of research findings. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    Best practices have been identified from leading institutions locally and abroad, ensuring that the curriculum and content are relevant and addresses the needs of both industry and prospective learners. The South African qualification is comparable to the following international qualifications in terms of content, purpose, rationale, entry requirements and learning outcomes.

    Country: United Kingdom
    Name of Institution: Hertfordshire University
    Qualification title: Master of Arts (MA) in Art Therapy
    NQF Level: 7
    Credits: 240 credit points
    Duration: The qualification can be studied in two modes, namely full-time for two years or part-time for three years.
    Entry requirements:
  • Applicants should have an honours degree or its equivalent in visual arts, a degree in a related field or relevant professional qualification.
  • All candidates whether from a visual art background or not must provide evidence of their engagement with visual art through a portfolio that is submitted as part of the interview process.
  • At interview candidates are expected to be able to reflect on their life experiences and demonstrate the capacity to be psychologically minded towards themselves, others and their art-making process.
  • Special Entry protocols may apply in cases where candidates have alternative qualifications, extensive professional experience in a related field, or may not have had access to tertiary education because of exceptional circumstances such as socio-political obstacles.
  • In cases where no first degree has been obtained, candidates must demonstrate the ability to complete academic studies at MA level through submission of a 750- word essay.

    Purpose:
    The qualification is vocational and designed to recruit motivated, creative, and psychologically minded learners from a wide range of cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds. Applicants to the programme generally have a good first degree, relevant work experience and a strong portfolio demonstrating their ongoing relationship with artmaking. Applicants without a degree but with substantial work experience in mental health or special education settings are also considered under the Special Entry criteria. Art making is central to the model of practice we teach.

    Tqualification aims to enable learners to:
  • Recognise and uphold the ethical responsibilities and obligations to maintain HCPC Fitness to Practice requirements.
  • Develop learners' capacity to adapt their practice to a wide range of contexts and needs.
  • Develop learners' capacity to be reflective, empathic, and confident practitioners.
  • Develop their knowledge about the function of art-making in art therapy with close reference to contemporary art >Develop good clinical reasoning skills and how to tailor interventions to help service users with complex needs
  • Equip learners with the professional skills required to function effectively and authoritatively as an art therapist within a diverse range of services and settings.
  • Ensure learners become research-aware practitioners who have the skills to evaluate and audit their practice and who see service users as co-producers of knowledge about art therapy.
  • Develop learners' understanding of power and trust within art therapy through exploration of intersectionality and privilege in their own lives.
  • Develop learners' entrepreneurial skills in generating employment, or creating new social enterprise opportunities within the community, business, health, or educational settings.

    Rationale:
    The qualification supports and develops learners' artistic development within a broad visual arts context to enrich their understanding of the complexities of their art therapy practice. These experiences form the foundation for a mindful, relational, and ethical career as an art therapist. Graduates of the qualification are qualified to practice in all settings and with all ages and client groups. The principal aim of the qualification is to equip learners to practice art therapy where visual art and the process of artmaking plays a central role in the therapeutic relationship. Learners develop into empathic, confident, and creative graduates equipped to practice in a broad range of settings and in accordance with professional body requirements

    The Art Therapy training at the University of Hertfordshire is internationally recognised and has been at the forefront of the profession for fifty years. The MA Art Therapy is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

    Comparison:
    This qualification is comparable to the rationale of the new qualification in that the qualification provides opportunities for learners to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
  • Make informed and thoughtful links between theory and practice and demonstrate this in writing, verbal communication and art-making.
  • Work independently and collaboratively and have a well-developed understanding of the contexts in which art therapy is practiced.
  • Develop critical and creative thinking skills that enable them to contribute to art therapy research and practice, including the ability to generate projects and work collaboratively with a range of groups.
  • Demonstrate initiative and innovation in relation to the pivotal experience of artmaking and art therapy.
  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of methods of enquiry and research relevant to the field of art therapy and will be able to apply a range of qualitative and quantitative methods in their own research.
  • Develop an in-depth understanding and applied knowledge of the psychodynamic process within the therapeutic relationship. They will have the necessary skills to apply this knowledge to working with individuals and groups.
  • Develop an in-depth understanding of the impact of psychosocial factors on the contexts of art therapy practice, including issues relating to equality, diversity, inclusion, and ethics.
  • Foster learners' personal and professional identity as an art therapist and facilitate the learning of skills required for employment and as prospective Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registrants.

    Synopsis:
    The Master of Arts in Art Therapy is approved by the HCPC and is situated in the vibrant School of Creative Arts. The qualification offers opportunities for learners to develop their artistic identities in tandem with receiving thorough training in the skills and knowledge required for safe therapeutic practice.

    Learners attend placements throughout the course and develop their professional skills through clinical supervision, reflective practice groups and by articulating their practice in writing, research, and multi-media presentations. Focusing on the public sector, placements range from adult and child mental health, rehabilitation, palliative care, learning disabilities, forensic settings, and schools.
    The qualification guides learners toward achieving employment in health care, education and/or voluntary organisations.

    Curriculum structure:
    The qualification consists of eight specialist Art Therapy modules aligned with HCPC Standards of Proficiency so learners can be confident that all teaching and learning is focused on the acquisition of the essential professional skills required to build and maintain safe, helpful relationships with Service Users. Practice-based learning is key to learners' success, and we work in close partnership with a wide variety of placement providers. Learners are on placement alongside campus-based teaching throughout their training. The experience gained through placements also strengthens their prospects for employment. We require all learners to be in personal therapy for two years, full-timers throughout their training and part-timers for the first and second years of study. Personal therapy takes place outside of the course timetable, but personal therapists must be registered with the HCPC, UKCP or BACP.
    the qualification comprises the following mandatory/compulsory modules:

    Mandatory Modules, NQF Level 7, 240 Credits:
  • Core Art Therapy Skills, 30 Credits.
  • Key Concepts in Art Therapy, 30 Credits.
  • Intersectionality in Art Therapy, 30 Credits.
  • Visual Culture and Art Therapy, 30 Credits.
  • Clinical Reasoning in Art Therapy, 30 Credits.
  • Specialised Art Therapy, 30 Credits.
  • Professional Skills in Art, 30 Credits.
  • Research-aware Art Therapy, 30 Credits.

    Exit Level Outcomes:
    The qualification outcomes are referenced in the QAA Benchmark Statement for Arts Therapies and the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies (2014) and relate to the typical learner. Additionally, the SEEC Credit Level Descriptors for Further and Higher Education (2016) has been used as a guiding framework for curriculum design. The NQF Level Descriptors have been used to develop the exit level outcomes for the South African qualification.

    1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe and effective practice within their scope of practice.
    2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of art therapy.
    3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the impact of culture, equality, and diversity on practice.
    4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key concepts of the knowledge base of art therapy.
    5. Ability to practice as an autonomous professional, exercising their own professional judgement.
    6. Ability to reflect on and review practice.
    7. Ability to assure the quality of their practice.
    8. Ability to draw on appropriate knowledge and skills to inform art therapy practice.
    9. Ability to practice in a non-discriminatory manner.
    10. Ability to work appropriately with others.
    11. Ability to establish and maintain a safe practice environment.
    12. Ability to use the practice and process of visual art-making appropriate for the context of the relationship between service user and art therapist.
    13. Ability to be able to maintain fitness to practice.
    14. Ability to understand the importance of and be able to maintain confidentiality.
    15. Ability to communicate effectively.
    16. Ability to maintain records appropriately.

    The new qualification is comparable both in scope and level to this qualification.

    Assessment methods:
    These include
  • Written assignments.
  • Viva's/oral examinations.
  • Audio-visual presentations.
  • Fitness to Practice assessment on placement.

    Work-Related Learning:
    96 days of supervised placement learning. The institution works in partnership with a variety of providers in settings ranging from residential services to special needs schools. This practice-based learning will be the key to the success, giving learners real-life experience, and knowledge of mental health services.

    Country: United Kingdom
    Name of Institution: Goldsmiths College
    Qualification title: Master of Arts in Art Psychotherapy
    Qualification structure:
    The structure of the modules is as follows:

    Compulsory Modules:
  • Theory and Practice of Art Psychotherapy I
  • Theory and Practice of Art Psychotherapy II
  • Experiential Learning, I
  • Experiential Learning II
  • Clinical Placement I
  • Clinical Placement II


    Synopsis
    This qualification provides learners with a broad understanding of the theories and practices of art psychotherapy necessary for safe and effective clinical work.
    The Masters enables practice as an art therapist in the NHS, Social Services, and educational establishments, and to become a practitioner registered with the British Association of Art Therapists.
    Learner learning is underpinned by the principles and practices of psychodynamic psychotherapy practiced within the context of mental health care and informed by contemporary art practice.
    Via theoretical studies, clinical work, and experiential learning learners integrate cognitive understanding and practical experience with developing awareness of self and others. The nature of the therapeutic relationship between the client, their artwork, and the art therapist is explored, and you can put learning into practice through two 60-day placements which are supervised and supported in-depth.
    Learners are encouraged to develop their own art practice and to situate their work in relationship to your development as a therapist, to contemporary art practice and psychoanalytic theories. Learners must be in personal therapy throughout the qualification.

    The new qualification is comparable both in scope and level to this qualification. The new qualification is, however, clearly tailored to the application of Art Therapy in South African society.

    Country: United Kingdom
    Name of Institution: The University of Roehampton
    Qualification title: Master of Arts in Art Psychotherapy
    Content:
    The course is divided into three distinct areas; theory, which will develop learner understanding as it relates to clinical practice, experiential learning to engage in art therapeutic processes to develop an understanding of the discipline from the inside while developing learners' identity as an artist, and lastly, a work placement. learners will also get the opportunity to collaborate with the other learners within the arts and play therapies in workshops and shared modules.

    Our full-time course starts with an intensive week followed by two taught days, two further days of clinical placement and one day for studio practice per week. The part-time route starts with an intensive week followed by one day per week in university and a minimum of one further day on clinical placement. Learners will need to complete one hundred days of supervised clinical practice over the duration of the qualification. learners will also attend weekly personal therapy which is compulsory to become a professional registered practitioner.

    A vital part of the qualification is a supervised clinical placement which allows learners to complete one hundred mandatory days of practice during their training. Placements are available in a variety of settings that include mental health (both in the NHS and other psychiatric hospitals and day centres), disabilities services or in hospitals or social services, special education, or a range of other settings. Our comprehensive qualification is divided into three areas covering theory, experiential learning, and work placement experience. The theoretical aspect covers child developmental and psychodynamic principles alongside art therapy theory and Jungian analytical psychology. This perspective is located within the larger field of analytical psychotherapy and provides you with an in-depth theoretical underpinning that informs clinical practice.

    Synopsis:
    This course is designed for experienced artists and professionals who have worked within a clinical setting and would like to build a rewarding career as an art psychotherapist.

    Learners will be taught by leading experts who will equip you with the skills, experience, and confidence to work as an art psychotherapist in challenging yet rewarding environments. Graduating learners are eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Registered practitioners work in a variety of different settings including psychiatric hospitals, social services departments, special education, prisons, and the voluntary sector.

    The new qualification is comparable both in scope and level to this qualification. The new qualification is, however, clearly tailored to the application of Art Therapy in South African society.

    Country: United States of America
    Name of Institution: Lesley University
    Qualification title: Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counselling: Art Therapy
    Qualification structure:
    Compulsory Modules:
  • Theories in Art Therapy.
  • Theory and Practice of Group Work.
  • Art Therapy Assessment.
  • Principles and Practices of Expressive Arts Therapy.
  • Orientation to Expressive Therapies.
  • Human Development Across the Lifespan.
  • Standards and Ethics in Clinical Practice.
  • Examining Power, Privilege and Oppression in Clinical Practice.
  • Research and Evaluation.
  • Psychopathology and Clinical Practice.
  • Theories of Mental Health Counselling.
  • Assessment and Mental Health Counselling.
  • Thesis Seminar

    Elective Modules (Select two modules):
  • Art Therapy with Older Adults.
  • Art Therapy with People with Severe Mental Illness.
  • Family Art Therapy.
  • Drawing from Within: A Studio Course.
  • Jungian Art Therapy.
  • Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents.
  • Art Therapy Studio.
  • Art Therapy with Traumatized Adults.

    Practical:
  • Clinical Skills and Applications
  • Supervision in Art Therapy and Counselling I, II and III.

    Synopsis:
    The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counselling: Art Therapy is a 60-credit program that integrates coursework, clinical work and supervision in art therapy and mental health counselling.

    Country: United States of America
    Name of Institution: Lesley University
    Qualification title: Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counselling: Art Therapy
    Qualification structure:
    Compulsory Modules:
  • Theories in Art Therapy
  • Theory and Practice of Group Work.
  • Art Therapy Assessment
  • Principles and Practices of Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Orientation to Expressive Therapies.
  • Human Development Across the Lifespan.
  • Standards and Ethics in Clinical Practice.
  • Examining Power, Privilege and Oppression in Clinical Practice.
  • Research and Evaluation.
  • Psychopathology and Clinical Practice.
  • Theories of Mental Health Counselling.
  • Assessment and Mental Health Counselling.
  • Thesis Seminar.

    Elective Modules (Select two modules):
  • Art Therapy with Older Adults.
  • Art Therapy with People with Severe Mental Illness.
  • Family Art Therapy.
  • Drawing from Within: A Studio Course.
  • Jungian Art Therapy.
  • Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents.
  • Art Therapy Studio.
  • Art Therapy with Traumatized Adults.

    Practical:
    Clinical Skills and Applications
    Supervision in Art Therapy and Counselling 1, 2 & 3

    Synopsis:
    The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counselling: Art Therapy is a 60-credit program that integrates coursework, clinical work and supervision in art therapy and mental health counselling.

    Country: United States of America
    Institution: New York University
    Qualification title: Master of Arts in Art Therapy
    Qualification structure:
    Fall 1:
  • Art for Art Therapists
  • Theory and Practice of Art Therapy
  • Psychology Elective

    Winter 1:
  • Cultural Diversity in Art Therapy
  • Ethical Issues in Art Therapy
    Spring 1:
  • Art Therapy with Children
  • Internship in Art Therapy
  • Pictorial Analysis for Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Adaptive Techniques in Art Therapy
    Summer 1:
  • Psychology Elective.

    Synopsis:
    The NYU Art Therapy Program integrates psychotherapy and visual arts practice, engaging the creative power of art for clinical assessment and treatment. The institution promotes (1) scholarly research abilities and evidence-based clinical praxis, (2) cross-cultural competency with an appreciation of social justice issues, and (3) fluency with the evolving technologies of new media art.

    The guiding theoretical orientation is psychoanalytic, which subsumes post-Freudian ego psychology, object relations, self-psychology, and intersubjective psychology.

    The new qualification is comparable both in scope and level to this qualification. The new qualification is, however, clearly tailored to the application of Art Therapy in South African society. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.
    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Master of Art Therapy, NQF Level 9.
  • Master of Visual Arts, NQF Level 9.
  • Master of Arts in Visual Arts, NQF Level 9.
  • Master of Arts in Visual Studies, NQF Level 9.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Arts, NQF Level 10.
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Visual Arts, NQF Level 10. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
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