Creative Expressive Therapies BA (Hons)
Contact
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Duration and mode of study: You can study this course full time for three years or part time for up to six years. Fees: This is a resource intensive course, so it costs £8,250. Start date: You can start this course in September.
I don’t think there is any course or experience that could have set me up better to face the various challenges my job holds. Sarah Dunford Graduate
Teaching and learning There’s lots of group work where you’ll reflect on your own personal development, awareness and communication skills. We’ll also give you a deep insight into leadership, coaching and group processes to help you in your career. You’ll study different therapeutic principles and the meaning of health and illness in the context of historical and cultural values. You’ll be assessed through essays, reflective journals, performances, exhibitions, videos and production projects. Pathway modules Stage One You will study one module related to your specialist pathway from the following: Visual Art (Art Pathway) Dance Making: Physicality, Choreography and Technique (Dance Pathway) Music and Musicianship 1 (Music Pathway)
Stage one
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Perspectives of Healing
Expression and the Arts
Working Creatively with People 1
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Specialist Pathway Module
Experience of Illness
Working Towards the Future
Specialist Pathway Module
Working Creatively with People 2
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Working Creatively in Context
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Working Creatively on Placement
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Autumn
Specialist Pathway Module
Spring
Stage TWO
Autumn
About the course If you love dance, drama, music or art and think it’s played an important part in your own development, and you want to develop your skills so that you can work creatively with others, then this course is for you. You can specialise in dance, drama, music or art to develop your artistic ability. This will involve studio, performance and exhibition work. You’ll learn about the potential of creativity and the arts to promote wellbeing in various sectors.
Effective Interaction
Spring
Entry requirements: You will usually need 240 UCAS points from accepted qualifications (see www.derby. ac.uk/entryreqs for a full list).
Human Development and Creativity
Autumn
UCAS code: Dance W590; Drama W490; Music W391; Art W191
This course is accredited by the National Council of Psychotherapists (NCP), which reflects the quality of the course. In the 2013 National Student Survey, 93% of our students were satisfied overall with this course. You’ll have the choice to specialise in an art form of your choice allowing you to personalise the course to your career aspirations and interests. You’ll develop your personal and professional skills to prepare you for your first job.
Study modules
Stage THREE
Where you will study: Derby Campus, Kedleston Road, Markeaton Street and Britannia Mill.
Why choose this course?
Spring
Factfile
Interpersonal Development
Independent Scholarship
Specialist Pathway Module
Applied Drama (Drama Pathway) Stage Two You will study two modules related to your specialist pathway from the following: Visual Art 2 (Art Pathway) Image of Self (Art Pathway) Dance Making: Choreography as Creative Story (Dance Pathway) Performance (Dance Pathway) Applied Drama 2 (Drama Pathway) Performance (Drama Pathway) Music and Musicianship 2 (Music Pathway) Performance (Music Pathway) Stage Three You will study one double module related to your specialist pathway from the following: Statement as Image (Art Pathway) Dance Production (Dance Pathway) Applied Drama 3 and Applied Drama 4 (Drama Pathway) Music and Musicianship 3 (Music Pathway) Additional information You’ll learn in our fantastic, specialist facilities. There are dedicated art, dance and music
studios and we have a new learning theatre at Derby Theatre. We’ve also got strong links with Déda – the Derby dance centre. You’ll go on placements to develop your understanding of the impact that creative interventions can have on wellbeing. Your career You’ll gain transferable skills such as effective communication, personal development and leadership skills, which you’ll be able to apply to a range of different settings. You may decide to work in community arts, set up your own business or work creatively with people in different settings. This is also a great stepping stone to further study in therapeutic arts. You could choose MA Art Therapy, Dance Therapy, Music Therapy or Dramatherapy, which will lead to registration as an arts therapist. You could take further training to be a teacher, a social worker or a human resource manager. This course is accredited by the NCP, and whilst graduation from the course is not considered a license to practise as a psychotherapist, it will contribute towards any further training you may wish to take.