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Overview
The EVMS Graduate Art Therapy Program
is a rigorous clinical and research-based program that has been
educating art therapy professionals since 1973.
- Approved by the American Art Therapy
Association
- Master of Science degree in art
therapy
- Two years of full-time study
- 63 required credits; 16 elective
credits
- Four full-time faculty
- Internship experiences with
children, adolescents, and adults
- View a video
interview with
faculty and students
Curriculum
The educational format of the EVMS
Graduate Art Therapy Program is didactic and experiential,
integrating psychodynamic concepts with humanistic and family
systems approaches.
- Students learn various theories and
are then encouraged to develop their own theoretical approach to
the practice of art therapy.
- Coursework,
internship, and weekly individual and group art therapy
supervision develop the students' knowledge and clinical
skills.
- The program provides training in
research, culminating in the completion of a master's
thesis.
- While the core curriculum has a
mental health focus, other areas of emphasis are offered: medical
art therapy, school art therapy, and family art therapy.
- Personal art making is required
across the curriculum in a variety of assignments, including
visual journaling.
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Samples
of student artwork.
Students making art is an
important
component of the
EVMS Art Therapy
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In the process of becoming art
therapists, students integrate theoretical knowledge acquired in the
classroom and supervised experience obtained in internship
placements at participating agencies.
- Art-making space is available to
students around the clock at EVMS's Studio 200 in the d'Art Center, located
off-campus in downtown Norfolk.
- Internships provide students with
three semesters of hands-on experience in a variety of settings
throughout Hampton Roads.
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The Art Therapy
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Costs of Attendance
Tuition for the 2008-2009 academic year
is $19,980. Other costs include required fees of $976 and
approximately $1,200 for books. Tuition and fees are subject to
change.
Students must show proof of major
medical insurance coverage. Students who are eligible for coverage
under the policy of a parent or spouse are urged to do so. As an
alternative, EVMS offers a student
health
insurance plan for an estimated $2,377 per year.
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Art therapists
work in hospitals, clinics, schools, rehabilitation centers,
universities, and other health care and educational
settings. | Admission Requirements
Both personal characteristics and
academic qualifications of applicants are evaluated to insure that
students are capable of developing professional competence as art
therapists. For consideration the applicant must:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from an
accredited institution of higher education.
- Have a background in visual arts,
psychology, education, and/or social services prior to admission.
Prerequisites must include a minimum of 18 semester credits of
studio art and 12 semester credits of psychology, which must
include developmental psychology and abnormal psychology.
The program does not accept transfer
credits.
Application
Procedures
- Interested applicants may
apply, be interviewed, and be accepted even if they have not yet
completed all of the pre-requisite coursework. However, they
cannot enter the program until all pre-requisites are complete.
- Complete and submit the online
registration form, including your autographical statement and
writing sample, along with the $60 application fee.
- Have recent (past 5 years)
official test scores on Miller Analogy Test or the Graduate
Record Examinations sent directly from the Educational Testing
Service (see address below).
- Using the space provided
within online system, submit the names of three persons who will
submit letters of recommendation, two of which should be from
college or university professors and one may be personal or
professional (the school will automatically send a form to your
designated recommenders only after you have paid the application
fee).
- Submit official transcripts
indicating coursework completed, grades achieved, and degrees
received (see address below).
- After your completed
application has been reviewed by the faculty, you may be invited
for a personal interview at EVMS and to present an art portfolio
in digital format (CD).
The art portfolio (digital format)
should demonstrate competency in a variety of media (8-12 images
with several in your preferred media) and an understanding of
personal expression.
Official transcripts and test
scores should be mailed to the Director of Enrollment for Health
Professions at the address shown below. If you experience technical
difficulties or related problems in completing your online
application, please contact:
Rose
Mwayungu
Director of Enrollment for Health
Professions
Attn: Art Therapy Program
Eastern Virginia
Medical School
700 W. Olney Road
Norfolk, VA
23507-1607
Tel: (757) 446-7153/7096
Fax: (757)
446-8915
mwayunra@evms.edu
A priority review of
applications for fall enrollment begins the first week in January
each year; however, applications may be accepted until May. Upon
acceptance, a $300 non-refundable matriculation fee (credited toward
tuition) is required to secure class placement.
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