Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019

Creative Arts Therapies Minor

The minor in Creative Arts Therapies combines the unique qualities of the creative arts with therapeutic interventions.  Students will choose a focus of art, music, dance or a combination focus. The combination focus will be designed in collaboration with the student's advisor.  Students in the Bachelor of Music Therapy degree program are eligible for the art or dance focuses only.

Requirements

18 hours distributed as follows:

Nine (9) semester hours must be 3000-4000 level courses.

Required Creative Arts Therapies courses (6 hours):

MOVT 2100Intro to Creative Arts Therapy

3

and

PSYC 2101Intro to the Psy of Adjustment

3

or

PSYC 2103Intro to Human Development

3

or

PSYC 3200Abnormal Psychology

3

Art Therapy Focus

Required Art Therapy courses (6 hours):
ARTH 3000Principles of Art Therapy

3

ARTH 3001Art Therapy Studio

3

Select from the following (6 hours):
ARTS 1000Drawing I

3

ARTS 1200Two-Dimensional Design

3

ARTS 1201Three-Dimensional Design

3

ARTS 1620Intro to the Computer in Art

3

ARTS 2100Painting I

3

ARTS 3100Painting II

3

ARTS 2200Photography I

3

ARTS 3200Photography II

3

ARTS 2300Printmaking I

3

ARTS 3300Printmaking II: Relief & Intag

3

ARTS 2510Ceramics I

3

ARTS 3510Ceramics II

3

ARTS 1105Understanding Visual Art

3

ARTS 2800The Ancient & Medieval Worlds

3

ARTS 2810From Renaissance to Mod World

3

ARTS 4800Women and Art

3

ARTS 4810Twentieth-Cent Art, 1900-1950

3

ARTS 4820Late 20th Cent Art Since 1950

3

ARTS 4845African Art History

3

ARTS 4850Art Criticism

3

ARTS 4870Hist Photography,1839-Present

3

Dance Therapy Focus

Required Dance courses (6 hours):
MOVT 2200Survey Dance Movement Therapy

3

MOVT 3000Movement & Dance for Therapist

3

Select from the following (6 hours):
DANC 1300Tap Dance

1

DANC 1500Dance Improvisation

1

DANC 1150Modern Dance I

1

DANC 2150Modern Dance II

1

DANC 3150Modern Dance Workshop

1

DANC 1100Ballet I

1

DANC 2100Ballet II

1

DANC 1400Jazz Dance

1

DANC 2200Dance Performance Practicum

1

DANC 3100Ballet Workshop

1

DANC 3300Dance History

3

DANC 3500Dance Pedagogy

2

DANC 4200Dance Performance Practicum

1

DANC 4950Special Topics

1

THEA 1105Theatrical Heritage

3

Music Therapy Focus

Required Music courses (6 hours):
MUST 2110Introduction to Music Therapy

3

MUST 3510Psychology of Music

3

Select from the following (6 hours):
MUST 1001Mus Ther Sign Lang Performers

1

MUST 2010Elem Sign Lang for Therapists

3

MUST 2121Music & Recreation

2

MUST 2300Guitar Skills for Rec & Ther I

2

MUST 2400Piano Skills for Rec & Ther I

2

MUST 2520Methods & Materials II

2

MUST 3001Mus Ther Sign Lang Performers

1

MUST 3520Research in Music

3

MUST 3600Instrumental Survey for MT

3

MUST 4001Mus Ther Sign Lang Performers

1

MUST 4210Music for the Exceptional Chld

3

MUST 4410Leader in MT & Creative Therap

2