Bachelor of Science in Expressive Arts Therapy

Endicott College

Performing and visual arts come together with psychology to create this unique degree program, which includes hands on classroom instruction utilizing an integrated arts approach philosophy by incorporating the use of visual arts, dance and movement, music and sound, theater, and creative writing Over the course of study, each student is encouraged to discover his or her own treasury of personal creative resources, and share therapeutic properties with others through three internship experiences. Students are encouraged to participate in the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) as well as the bi-annual Endicott College Expressive Therapies Symposium. A degree in Expressive Arts Therapy can lead to meaningful jobs in the arts and medical professions, and can prepare you for graduate programs in psychology and expressive therapies graduate programs such as dance therapy, music therapy, drama therapy, and art therapy. Becoming a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) or a board certified therapist in any of the related creative arts therapy fields is dependent on completion of graduate education and post-graduate supervised clinical experience, and a board certification exam.

School of Visual and Performing Arts