Plan of Study: Art Therapy Preparation

First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
AR148 Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
AR205 Intro to Digital Arts & Media Design I – 4 credits
OR
AR309 Intro to Digital Arts & Media Design II – 4 credits
AR111 2D I – 4 credits
OR
AR115 2D II – 4 credits
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits 

First Year Spring

AR149 Contemplation & Action Elective – 3 credits
AR215 3D I: Sustainable Media – 4 credits
OR
AR331 3D II: Ceramics – 4 credits
AR103 Global Art – 3 credits
OR
AR168 Approaches to Contemporary Curating & Art – 3 credits
PY101 Introduction to Psychology – 3
SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits 

Second Year Fall

AR268 Decolonizing Contemporary Art – 3 credits
PY122 Life Span Development Psychology – 3 credits
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits
General Elective – 3 credits 

Second Year Spring

AT205 Foundations of Art Therapy – 3 credits
AR207 Creative Research Methods – 3 credits
AR240 Sophomore Portfolio – 2 credits
AR330 Advanced Projects – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits 

Third Year Fall

AR209 Women in Art – 3 credits
AR326 Elementary Art Methods – 3 credits
PY203 Personality Theory – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
General Elective – 3 credits 

Third Year Spring

AR247 Deaf & Disability Arts – 3 credits
AT339 Expressive Visual Techniques – 3 credits
PY209 Psychological Perspective on Mental Health – 3 credits
PY285 Introduction to Counseling – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits 

Fourth Year Fall

AR370 Colloquium I – 2 credits
AT406 Art Therapy Practicum – 1-3 credits
OR
PY-450 Internship – 1-4 credits
Ethics & Social Responsibility Elective – 3 credits
General Elective – 3 credits
General Elective – 3 credits 

Fourth Year Spring

AR421 Colloquium II – 2 credits
AR450 Internship – 5 credits
General Elective – 3 credits
General Elective – 3 credits
General Elective – 3 credits 

Total Credits = 120