Overview

Counseling - Art Therapy from Wayne State University prepares students as competent entry-level art therapists, in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Students’ CMHC +AC programs culminate in applied clinical experience in our state-of-the-art, on-site training clinic and in off-campus internships. The counseling faculty believes that our students are the foundation of our program, and thus, we strive to offer top quality, hands-on training to prepare the most competent and ethical professional counselors and art therapists.

Students at Counseling - Art Therapy from Wayne State University will:

be able to demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical, philosophical and evidenced based research assumptions of counseling processes and techniques in clinical mental health counseling, rehabilitation counseling and school counseling programs.

be able to demonstrate the ability to challenge personal beliefs and biases promote advocacy and social justice for diverse populations.

understand the legal, ethical and professional issues that impact the fields of clinical mental health counseling, school counseling and rehabilitation counseling.

be able to translate theories and evidenced based strategies into effective practices in a culturally diverse society.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art Therapy: Ethics

Theory of Art Therapy

Studio Art Therapy

Art Therapy in the Schools: Assessment and Practice

Art Therapy with Adults: Assessment and Practice

Multicultural Aspects of Art Education/Art Therapy

Aspects of Art Therapy

Designing Art Therapy Experientials

Advanced Ethics

Visual Journal

Eco-Art Therapy

Grief and Loss

Art for Community Health

Clinical Art Therapy

Art Therapy with Older Adults

Theories of Counseling

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Detroit, United States

Disciplines

Art History Art Therapy View 204 other Masters in Art History in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

International applicants must complete the equivalent of a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree, including all state and external/internal examinations required for the degree.

Submit your transcript(s)

Demonstrate English proficiency

Pay the non-refundable $50 application fee

Test Scores

If you are applying to a master's program, your minimum undergraduate GPA must be 2.75 or its equivalent in upper division coursework.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

59532 USD / full

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Out-of-State

59532 USD / full

≈ 59532 USD / full
Domestic

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In-State

27489 USD / full

≈ 27489 USD / full

Living costs

Detroit

United States

1050 - 1770 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Students at Counseling - Art Therapy from Wayne State University will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Detroit

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

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