PhD in Creative Arts in Therapy
66.0 quarter credits
General Requirements
The following general requirements must be satisfied in order to complete the PhD in Creative Arts in Therapy:- 66.0 quarter credits of required courses
- Comprehensive examination
- Candidacy/Qualifying exam (administered after the completion of one year or 45 quarter credits)
- Approval of dissertation proposal
- Practicum in one of the following: teaching, research, clinical supervision or advanced clinical practice
- Completion of dissertation
- Final oral exam/oral defense of dissertation
The required courses in the curriculum are organized into four essential learning modules: 1) interdisciplinary; 2) research; 3) self/other and artistic knowledge; and 4) practical application. These courses comprise the key components of the doctoral program, along with the dissertation.
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| Required Courses |
66.0 Credits | |||
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| Interdisciplinary Seminars |
12.0 Credits | |||
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| ARTS 703 | Interdisciplinary Seminar I: Aesthetics, Creativity, Literature and the Arts Therapies | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 704 | Interdisciplinary Seminar II: Psychology, Biology, Neuroscience and the Arts Therapies | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 705 | Interdisciplinary Seminar III: Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, Ethics and the Arts Therapies | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 706 | Interdisciplinary Seminar IV: Anthropology, Semiotics, Cultural Diversity and the Arts Therapies | 3.0 | ||
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| Research Courses |
15.0 Credits | |||
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| ARTS 712 | Research Methods | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 713 | Quantitative Research I | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 714 | Qualitative Research I | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 715 | Innovative and Emergent Research Methods I | 3.0 | ||
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| Research Specialization |
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| ARTS 732 | Quantitative Research II | 3.0 | ||
| ARTS 733 | Qualitative Research II | 3.0 | ||
| ARTS 734 | Innovation and Emergent Research Methods II | 3.0 | ||
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| Self/Other Artistic Knowledge Studio Labs |
12.0 Credits | |||
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| ARTS 716 | Self/Other Artistic Knowledge: Studio Based Artistic Inquiry I | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 717 | Self/Other Artistic Knowledge: Studio Based Artistic Inquiry II | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 718 | Self/Other Artistic Knowledge: Studio Based Artistic Inquiry III | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 719 | Self/Other Artistic Knowledge: Studio Based Artistic Inquiry IV | 3.0 | ||
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| Practical Application Courses |
9.0 Credits | |||
| Practica in either research, teaching, clinical supervision, or advanced clinical practice. | ||||
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| ARTS 808 | Practicum I | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 809 | Practicum II | 3.0 | ||
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| ARTS 810 | Practicum III | 3.0 | ||
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| Dissertation Courses |
9.0 Credits | |||
| The dissertation is an original research project, the content of which directly relates to the epistemology, theory, and/or practice of the student's creative arts therapy specialization. Students select 9.0 credits from the following variable credit courses: | ||||
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| ARTS 804 | Dissertation I | var. | ||
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| ARTS 805 | Dissertation II | var. | ||
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| ARTS 806 | Dissertation III | var. | ||
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| ARTS 807 | Dissertation IV | var. | ||
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| Electives |
9.0 Credits | |||
Students, with advisement and in accordance with their educational plan, can choose to take a cohort of three electives in the same content area, or may choose to take one elective each in three different content areas. The content areas must be related to those covered in the interdisciplinary seminars. In some cases, as approved by the program director, students may take advanced research course electives. |
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