Facilitate healing through creativity

Our art therapy program offers an immersive learning experience utilizing the theoretical and practical application of psychotherapeutic principles. Through a variety of interventions and in myriad settings, you will be exposed to contemporary approaches, evidence-based practices, and various research methodologies including art-based inquiry.

You will gain hands-on experience in didactic and experiential teaching methods and be encouraged to use personal art-making across the curriculum as a means of developing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors required for the competent and ethical practice of art therapy.

On top of that, you will have endless opportunities for university-wide interdisciplinary collaboration.

Accreditation

Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI has a site visit scheduled for pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. This step in the process is neither a status of accreditation nor a guarantee that accreditation will be granted.

Registration and licensure

Developed in accordance with the guidelines established by the Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE), Herron's Master of Arts in art therapy prepares you with the academic, clinical, and research experience necessary to apply for the Provisional Registration as an Art Therapist (ATR-P) through the Art Therapy Credentialing Board (ATCB) and for Licensure as a Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) in Indiana.