Post Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapy
Whitecliffe College
Subject area
Rehabilitation Therapies not elsewhere classified
Qualification
Duration
1 Year
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About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapy is designed to provide graduates and/or professionals from arts, therapeutic or other clinical fields, with a solid foundation in ARTS therapy knowledge so that they may add ARTS therapy to their existing clinical practices, pursue further training and studies in ARTS Therapy (such as the Master in Creative Arts Therapy (Clinical) and/or develop their practice as community creative arts as therapy facilitators.
The programme provides an entry pathway to the Master of Creative Arts Therapy (Clinical) (MCAT), a programme designed to extend and deepen a student's knowledge and skills by building on attainment in the principal subjects of the creative ARTS and psychotherapy.
The MCAT (Clinical) builds on the successful outcomes of the Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapy programme and/or on qualifications and experience offered by students who hold equivalent qualifications in related fields and who have significant arts therapy experience.
The low residency, blended delivery mode provides flexibility for students in the workforce or travelling from around New Zealand.
Key Information for Students
Entry Requirements
Minimum requirements
Applicants must have either an undergraduate diploma or degree qualification equivalent to Level 7 on the NZQF (New Zealand Qualifications Framework) or equivalent work experience. Applicants whose first language is not English are required to provide satisfactory evidence of proficiency in the English language, such as a minimum score of 625 on the TOEFL test, If English is a second language, or 6.5 on the IELTS with no band score lower than 6.
Detailed requirements
See provider website for more details about entry to this qualification.
Duration
1 Year
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Student Success
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National Graduate Outcomes
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Contact details
Main Campus Office
Phone: (9) 309 5970
Fax: (09) 302 2957
Email: feroz@whitecliffe.ac.nz
Web: http://www.whitecliffe.ac.nz
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