Art Therapy Program

Are you... artistic, sensitive, intuitive, compassionate? Do the words ART and THERAPY resonate for you when you hear them mentioned together?

If so, maybe art therapy is the professional path you were meant to pursue.

At Seton Hill we offer a Master's Degree in Art Therapy with a specialization in counseling. The program prepares you to combine your love of art and your desire to help others into one creative, inspiring and meaningful career.

Art therapy is based on the belief that when we make art we embark on a voyage of self-discovery.

The Seton Hill University graduate art therapy program is designed to develop compassionate scholar-practitioners. The art therapy classes are experiential and students make art in almost every class. They learn from their own art and the art of others about the power of art to transform feelings, thoughts and lives.

Professional preparation is guided by standards established by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA).

The Seton Hill M.A. in Art Therapy with specialization in counseling has been approved by the AATA since 2000. The program couples a strong foundation in counseling with an in-depth exploration of art therapy theory and practice.

Our Graduates
At Seton Hill we provide the theory, skills, and supervised experience needed to practice art therapy effectively with diverse clients in a variety of settings. Our graduates have worked in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, alternative educational settings, prisons, homeless shelters, juvenile detention centers, residential group homes, day treatment centers, halfway houses, burn centers, pediatric hospitals, rehabilitation centers, sheltered workshops, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and in private practice. Seton Hill also offers a B.A. in Art with an undergraduate art therapy major that prepares undergraduates for admissions to AATA approved graduate art therapy programs.

Our Faculty
Seton Hill's Master of Arts in Art Therapy Program courses are taught by credentialed professionals in the fields of art therapy, counseling, psychology, and marriage and family therapy. Most faculty engage in part-time clinical work in addition to their teaching and supervising responsibilities.

The Seton Hill Visual Arts Center
The new Seton Hill Visual Arts Center in downtown Greensburg, Pa., houses Seton Hill's Art Therapy Program and large painting and drawing studios. The Visual Arts Center is located in Greensburg's Cultural District, which features a variety of local arts organizations and venues, including the new Seton Hill Performing Arts Center. The Visual Arts Center is walking distance from main campus, and is also served by Seton Hill's student shuttle.

Harlan Gallery
Seton Hill's Harlan Gallery is a professional venue that features student work and a variety of exhibitions by renowned artists.