| Introduction to Art Therapy |
Art Therapy |
3009 (002) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
This course is designed to offer students a didactic and experiential overview of the field of art therapy. Material covered will include history, theory, and practice of art therapy processes and approaches as well as a survey of populations, settings, and applications. Lecture, readings, discussion, audio-visual presentations, experiential exercises, and guest presentations comprise the structure of this course.
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Class Number
1300
Credits
3
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| Psychoanalytic and Anthropological Perspectives on Art and Childhood |
Art Therapy |
3035 (001) |
Summer 2026 |
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Description
This course explores the intersections between psychoanalysis, anthropology, art and childhood, emphasizing common ideas, concepts, techniques and methods across disciplines. The course consists of both theoretical and practical elements. Historical and contemporary ideas on art and human development are explored from multiple theoretical perspectives and interpretations of childhood. In the realm of the practical, students develop and implement collaborative art and ethnography projects guided by shared inquiries, and in opposition to dominant, totalizing narratives.
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Class Number
1247
Credits
3
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| Top:Black Rage |
Visual and Critical Studies |
4010 (001) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
This course aims to critically examine the affects of race and representation of others. Students will interpret nineteenth-century and early 20th-century material and non-material culture from anti-slavery and pro-slavery sources, including biblical literature, slave narratives, print media, music, visual art, and ephemera. The course considers moral motivations for recognition, empathy, assistance, and liberation of others in an era of sentimentalism. Students will interrogate modern ideas in helping relationships as they learn to 1.) explore the role of cultural materials in preserving trauma or the history of violence; 2.) discuss the role of cultural imagery in the production of charity and empathy; and 3.) ask contemporary questions about the role of desire in feeling responsibility and doing good. Throughout the course, students will be required to travel to several local archives including the Newberry Library and the Stony Island Arts Bank for research.
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Class Number
2236
Credits
3
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| Black Rage: Interpreting Feeling in Anti-Slavery Imagery |
Art Therapy |
4020 (001) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
This course aims to critically examine the affects of race and representation of others. Students will interpret nineteenth-century and early 20th-century material and non-material culture from anti-slavery and pro-slavery sources, including biblical literature, slave narratives, print media, music, visual art, and ephemera. The course considers moral motivations for recognition, empathy, assistance, and liberation of others in an era of sentimentalism. Students will interrogate modern ideas in helping relationships as they learn to 1.) explore the role of cultural materials in preserving trauma or the history of violence; 2.) discuss the role of cultural imagery in the production of charity and empathy; and 3.) ask contemporary questions about the role of desire in feeling responsibility and doing good. Throughout the course, students will be required to travel to several local archives including the Newberry Library and the Stony Island Arts Bank for research.
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Class Number
1112
Credits
3
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| Research in Art Therapy |
Art Therapy |
5009 (001) |
Spring 2026 |
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Description
In this course the student will explore the theories, principles, methods, and techniques used for conducting research in art therapy. Various models of qualitative and quantitative research from art therapy and related fields will be presented and discussed.
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Class Number
1930
Credits
3
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| Substance Use |
Art Therapy |
6007 (001) |
Spring 2026 |
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Description
This course begins with an examination of normative substance use and an exploration of cultural and therapeutic conceptualizations and attitudes toward substance use. This course presents information on the epidemiology and etiology of substance use and reviews the impacts of substance use disorders on physical, psychological, social, and vocational functioning. The various categories of substances will be discussed along with fundamental assessment methods and art therapy intervention skills for work with people who use drugs.
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Class Number
1927
Credits
3
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| Art Therapy Fieldwork III |
Art Therapy |
6020 (001) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
This course provides group supervision to support the internship component of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and a Counseling program. Internship students participate in a minimum of one hour of weekly individual supervision with a qualified fieldwork site supervisor in addition to 3 hours of weekly group supervision with a faculty supervisor per the MAATC fieldwork supervision agreement. Over the course of the semester, students complete 250 service hours which must include approximately 100 hours of direct service with clients and contribute to the development of basic to intermediate skills for a specialized area of art therapy and counseling practice. This professional practice course builds on the skills acquired in the practicum experience. Students must demonstrate an applied understanding of assessment, treatment approaches, and the therapeutic relationship in art therapy and counseling. Students also become familiar with a variety of professional activities including referral sources, case review, record keeping, preparation, staff meetings, and other administrative functions. Prerequisite: ARTTHER 6001 ¿ Art Therapy Fieldwork II
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Class Number
2027
Credits
3
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