MAART5100 Emotions and Relations in Art Therapy Course description

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework: The students are required to, in groups of 2-4 people, give a presentation of an assigned topic. The group will present to another group with a similar topic. You will critically discuss, ask questions, provide feedback, and compare each other’s presentations. The whole session lasts 45 minutes.

The goal of the coursework is for students to familiarize themselves with various topics in the field and gain experience in providing feedback and presenting in front of other people.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework requirements has not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version one time by the given deadline.

MAART4100 Introduction to Methods and Ethics of Art Therapy, MAART4200 Assessment and Intervention Methods in Art therapy, MAART4300 Art therapy in Prevention, Treatment, or Rehabilitation.

The exam in the course is a term paper written in groups (min. 2 students per group). The term paper must have a scope of 10 pages. The term paper must be written in English. Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5

Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the assignment for assessment.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

The course is combining campus seminars with distant learning. Teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars and skills training. The course includes 60 hours practice.

Skills training takes place in workshops. In professional experiential workshops, the focus is on simulating art therapeutic interaction to enable learning and reflection from the therapist perspective. In personal experiential workshops, students will explore and reflect art making and their own creative process from the client’s perspective.

The course includes minimum 60 hours of art therapy practice. Depending of the context of the practice and client group, it can be conducted both as physical or distant meetings. The practice can include individual or group art therapy, and if the context is relevant, it can also take place at own workplace. For a more detailed description of the practical training, look at the separate plan for practice.

The following coursework must have been approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• participation in seminars, compulsory attendance of 80 %
• participation in the practice, compulsory attendance of 90 %
• individual self-evaluation of the practice on a given evaluation sheet
• 4 individual artistic response images based on the practice experiences with traditional or digital tools

The course requirements can be conducted using English or Scandinavian language.

Individual oral exam, either at the campus or distantly, which consists of:

Poster presentation of the practice case 10 min and 15 min discussion

The exam answer can be given in English or a Scandinavian language.

All aids are permitted.

Pass / fail

All exams are assessed by two examiners. External examiner is used regularly.