This Studio Art – Art Therapy major focuses on the intersection of visual art and mental health. Students create artwork in a broad range of studio courses, learn about art in context through art history courses, and gain a better understanding of human psychology. In the “Intro to Art Therapy” course, students experience how art can be used as a tool to improve lives.
All incoming first-year students who wish to pursue a degree in Art +Design are encouraged to submit a portfolio for talent scholarship consideration. All students can apply directly to the B.F.A. Studio Art – Art Therapy program. Along with the online application, students are required to submit a portfolio of original artwork at the time of application.
Currently enrolled students can declare B.F.A. degree areas and degree concentration areas in the School of Art + Design in the fall and spring semesters during open application periods. You are required to submit an application and portfolio, including a digital portfolio of 5-10 original works.
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The Studio Art – Art Therapy B.F.A. program requires a minimum of 128 semester hours.
Students will work with faculty from the Studio Arts, Art History, and Psychology fields to build on knowledge gained through a variety of General, Child and Adolescent and Psychopathology courses, and other curricular requirements meant to introduce a framework for understanding and application of art practices in health and wellbeing.
For questions, please contact Angela Sprunger at sprunger@ohio.edu.
Please request application information regarding admission as a student using the form below.