Course: FdA Creative Arts for Health and Wellbeing
Study Level
Level 5
Location
Great Yarmouth Campus
Duration
Two Years
FT / PT
Full-time
This dynamic course is designed to enable you to work with groups using the creative arts in art, health, care or education contexts. Creative activity is known to have tangible benefits on health and wellbeing. The arts, creative practice and the human imagination are all agents of wellness, they encourage resilience, flourishing and in mental health are an established means of aiding recovery. You will examine concepts of psychotherapy, while developing creative skills and applying this to supporting the work of others.
This course is be combined with employment or a voluntary placement while studying to gain vital relevant experience and use creativity to engage communities in ways that enrich their lives.
Modules you may study include:
- Client Groups and Approaches to Wellbeing
- Developing Skills in Creative Activities
- Safeguarding and ethics
- Creativity, the Environment and Found Resources
You can apply for this course on the University of Suffolk website to study at the East Coast College Great Yarmouth campus. Click ‘More Information’ to be taken to the full course and application page.
Requirements
80 UCAS tariff points (or above), CDD (A-Level), MMP (BTEC)
All applicants are required to hold GCSE English and maths at Grade 4 or above. Applicants who do not hold these qualifications may be considered on an individual basis based upon their overall application and the course applied for.
Progression
On successful completion of our Foundation Degree, you will have gained knowledge of a variety of relevant demographics and a sound working understanding of the professional frameworks of creative arts in therapy. This will allow you to pursue a range of related careers or further study with our BA (Hons) Applied Care Practice or BA (Hons) Arts Practice top-up awards.
Past students have gained funding to set up community provision and self-employed peripatetic services for schools pastoral needs.
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