The 50- to 60-credit MA in Drama Therapy equips you with an extensive, culturally responsive toolkit of improvisation and theatre techniques appropriate for a range of mental health settings. You’ll gain firsthand experience through real-world clinical internships, learn core strategies, theories, and methods of drama therapy, and prepare for a professional career as a drama therapist.
You’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the history, theory, and methods of drama therapy, including counseling and psychology, psychodrama and sociodrama, and projective techniques. Your coursework will prepare you to serve a diverse range of populations, employ cultural awareness and ethical practice in your work, and take specialized classes in the areas of practice that most interest you. The program culminates in a written thesis.
Specialization Sequence
50 Credit Program of Study
Graduates of the 50-credit track will have met the academic requirements for New York State licensure as a creative arts therapist (LCAT). Once licensed, graduates are eligible to practice drama therapy throughout New York State.
60 Credit Alternate Licensure Program of Study
Graduates of the 60-credit track will have met the academic requirements for licensure for most states outside of New York. This track allows students to undergo advanced training in role theory and method, psychodrama, or arts-based research.
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