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Full Time / Part Time / On Campus / Online · Approximately 3 hours for lectures and tutorials plus 10 hours per week per subject for self-directed study
February | May | September
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Adelaide
Level 3, 127 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
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Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Integrative Psychotherapy in Theory
Sets the foundation for knowledge and skills in counselling and integrative arts therapy practice. Introduces a comprehensive theoretical framework encompassing person-centred and experiential psychotherapy, Eastern and Indigenous practices and psychodynamic interpersonal therapy.
Integrative Arts Therapy in Practice
Applies theory into practice through one-to-one therapeutic interactions with peers. Students build and strengthen therapeutic relationships and assist clients in exploring inner experiences using foundation and intermediate counselling skills.
Models of Arts Therapy Practice
Focuses on the theory and art making practice of art therapy methodologies, examining the expressive therapies continuum (ETC), person-centred (Rogerian) art therapy, analytical (Jungian) art therapy and mindfulness art therapy.
Materials, Forms and Processes
Explores the lived experience of the art-maker using a wide variety of art media, including 2D and 3D materials, ready-made imagery, found objects, natural objects and the human body.
Mental Health and Arts Therapy in Clinical Settings
Provides a comprehensive overview of mental health practice and the role of arts therapists in promoting mental health and wellbeing in clinical and community mental health settings, including use of the DSM 5.
Embracing Culture, Diversity and Inclusion
Explores ethical foundations of individual worldviews and develops knowledge, skills and awareness required to engage in ethical and culturally mindful therapeutic practices, including work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities.
Ethics and Arts Therapy Practice
Develops understanding of ethical and legal issues critical to arts therapy practice, including ethical principles, relevant legislation, professional practice standards and codes of ethics within the Australian professional landscape.
Arts Therapy in Group Practice
Combines theory and group work participation to understand Group Art Therapy, covering historical and philosophical foundations, planning, facilitation, and experiential learning including facilitating a one-hour art therapy group.
Common Questions
Yes, this qualification is FEE-HELP approved for eligible applicants. The indicative course fee for the Diploma of Arts Therapy is $21,400 for domestic students.
Yes. Diploma of Arts Therapy graduates can advance directly into the second year of the Bachelor of Arts Therapy. Eligible applicants will be guaranteed 48 credit points out of a total of 144 points for the Bachelor of Arts Therapy.
The course consists of 8 subjects totalling 48 credit points, completed over one year full time (or part time equivalent). The academic year is structured into three trimesters, each consisting of 11 weeks of teaching followed by an exam week. Study involves a mix of lectures, tutorials, arts workshops, group discussions, and self-directed study, with approximately 3 hours for lectures and tutorials and 10 hours per week per subject for self-directed study.
Entry pathways include: completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (Year 12) or equivalent within the past two years; successful completion (or partial completion) of a higher education qualification; completion of a VET qualification at Certificate III level or higher; or work/life experience for those who left senior secondary education more than two years prior. All applicants must also submit a written admission statement outlining their reasons for pursuing the Diploma of Arts Therapy.
The Diploma of Arts Therapy is available on campus in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as online. There are three yearly intakes: February, May, and September. This course is exclusively available to domestic students commencing in 2026.
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