Master of Creative Arts Therapies

As WA's only master's in creative arts therapies, this course is committed to experiential learning through expressive arts psychotherapies in workshops, clinical practice and clinical supervision. You will learn to critically appraise arts psychotherapy literature and gain an understanding of both theoretical knowledge and hands-on creative arts psychotherapy practice.

Explore the newly-emerging theory in this area of counselling and gain the hands-on experience that will prepare you to work in a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical contexts, in which building relationships is a key component.

This course builds on study in our already-established Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapies. Students who hold this qualification will be granted advanced standing in the Master.

3 reasons to study the Master of Creative Arts Therapies

1. Learn in a highly experiential environment at our purpose built creative arts therapies spaces.
2. Study the only university Creative Arts Therapies course in Western Australia.
3. Study on your own terms – we offer flexible study arrangements allowing you to study full-time or part-time.

• Using creative arts therapies practices in your therapeutic work
• Engaging creatively with children and adolescents seeking mental health support
• Exploring your professional strengths and motivations through the use of creative arts materials and methods
• Engaging in creative arts therapy interventions experientially through small group work
• Reading and talking about contemporary research, theory and professional practice of Creative Arts Therapists internationally

For admission into one of our postgraduate degrees, you must provide evidence of the successful completion of a relevant degree from a recognised university, in addition to meeting Murdoch’s prescribed English Language requirements. At a minimum, to qualify for one of our postgraduate degrees, you must meet one of the following requirements.

Please note that entry requirements are dependent on the course you wish to study and as such, your specific course may have different entry requirements:

• A qualification equivalent to an AQF Associate Degree
• Bachelors degree of AQF Level 7 in relevant discipline
• Bachelors degree of AQF Level 7 with relevant work experience
• Bachelors degree of AQF Level 7 with specific professional registration
• Postgraduate qualification of AQF Level 8 or above
• Submission of a Portfolio and/or substantial work experience

• Counsellor/Advocate in a crisis centre
• Children's Therapist in a family bereavement service
• Group Worker in a women's prison
• Addictions Specialist in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation service