Entry Requirements For This Course
- An undergraduate degree or an equivalent professional qualification or extensive experience in a related field.
- Two references uploaded with your application - providing referee details alone is not sufficient.*
- An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on the Child & Adult Workforce and Child and Adult Barring Lists and subscription to the DBS Update Service. (Overseas equivalent required for non-uk applicants)**
- One year's full time (or equivalent) relevant experience which may include paid or voluntary work and experience gained through caring responsibilities in your personal life.
- Ability to provide evidence of sufficient life experience, intellectual and emotional capacity to cope with the demands of the course.
- A current and ongoing arts practice, including the use of art for personal expression of thoughts and feelings
- If your first language is not English, you'll need to have achieved an IELTS of at least 7.0 or equivalent with no element below 6.5, as stipulated by the HCPC at the point of application.
*The references must be on letter headed paper or the referee can send them direct from a professional/work email address to admissions@southwales.ac.uk
**Please note any disclosed police record will be assessed in line with the USW Fitness to Practice process and the requirements of HCPC, to check the potential of successful professional registration with the Regulator upon graduation from the course.
We do not accept deferred applications for the MA Art Psychotherapy
Interview
Artistic portfolio required. Tutors will explain the course content and you will be given the opportunity to ask us questions in addition to us assessing your suitability for the course. We will wish to explore the professional experience you can bring to the programme and expect all applicants to be able to discuss and evidence their experience.
If you are selected to attend an interview we will contact you by e-mail to make a booking. This is a very popular course and we receive more applications than we have places. Therefore, if you are selected to attend an interview we would strongly advise that you book yourself onto the earliest interview date to avoid disappointment as interview dates/spaces are limited.
