2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Expressive Arts Therapy Minor 15 credits

The minor in expressive arts therapies offers students an opportunity to study the principles of expressive arts therapies: visual art, music, dance, drama, play, poetry, and intermodal arts while considering professional application in a range of settings.

Requirements

I. Required Core (6 Credits):

LA+D students & students in majors outside of Psychology & Applied Therapies or Human Services are required to take CPSYC 1401: Lifespan Development (making 9 credits in this category)
CEXTH 2623Principles of Expressive Arts Therapy

3

Choose ONE (3 Credits):

CEXTH 3506Integrated Arts Approaches

3

CEXTH 3623Expressive Arts Therapy Studio

3

II. Arts Courses: Choose from three different categories (9 Credits) – at least one course must have a CEXTH or GEXTH prefix

Students required to take CPSYC 1401 (above) only need 6 credits of “Arts courses” from two different categories. LA+D students may not choose courses from the Visual Arts category. NOTE: Graduate courses (GEXTH prefix) are only available to 2nd semester juniors or seniors who must have permission from their academic advisor and the course instructor.

Visual Arts

IFINE 1630Drawing Intensive

3

IFINE 16703D Concepts

3

IPHOT 1220Introduction to Photo: Non-Majors I

3

IPHOT 1240Introduction to Photography Non-Majors: Digital

3

GEXTH 5045Arts and Healing

3

GEXTH 6352Principles and Practices of Art Therapy

3

GEXTH 6360Drawing from Within: A Studio Course

3

Music

CPMUS 1340Introductory Piano

3

CPMUS 2345Concert Choir

1

CPMUS 2400Secondary Piano

3

CEXTH 3502Music Therapy: History, Theory, and Application

3

CEXTH 3504Guitar for Therapy and Education

3

GEXTH 6020Music, Imagery and Psychotherapy

3

GEXTH 6200Principles and Practices of Music Therapy

3

Theater / Drama

CDRAM 2042Play Production Projects

4

CDRAM 2050Play Production: Shakespeare

4

CDRAM 2060Introduction to Voice and Acting

3

CDRAM 2070Movement and Improvisation for the Actor

3

CDRAM 2080Art & Craft of Directing & Stage Management

3

CDRAM 3000Acting II

3

CEXTH 3304Psychodrama and Sociometry: Making the Invisible Visible

3

GEXTH 5047Principles and Practices of Drama Therapy

3

GEXTH 6005Storytelling in Therapy

3

GEXTH 6009Developmental Transformations with Children and Adults

3

Dance / Movement

CDANC 2000Modern Dance I

3

CDANC 2002Modern Dance II

3

CDANC 3190Advanced Performance Workshop

3

CEXTH 3402Expressive Movement and Somatic Psychology

3

CEXTH 3404Nia: Mind-Body Movement

3

CEXTH 3406Dance/Movement Therapy: A Kinesthetic Approach to Healing

3

GEXTH 5250Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy

3

GEXTH 6254Dance Movement Therapy with Children

3

GEXTH 6255Jungian Dance and Drama Therapy

3

Literary Arts

CCRWT 1400Introduction to Creative Writing

3

CCRWT 2000Art and Craft of Creative Non-Fiction

3

CCRWT 2300The Art and Craft of the Short Story

3

CCRWT 2310The Art and Craft of Poetry

3

CCRWT 2400Art and Craft of Writing Children's and Young Adult Literature

3

CEXTH 3302Writing from the Body

3