Therapeutic Arts undergraduate courses

Our fascinating courses will challenge and inspire you, develop you personally and professionally, and open up career opportunities where you can make a difference every day.

Would you like to harness the arts in therapeutic ways to improve people’s physical and emotional wellbeing?

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Therapeutic Arts covers a wide range of disciplines so you can choose one that matches your area of interest. We have a longstanding reputation for innovation. No other university in the country offers such a comprehensive range of courses in this field.

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Our students in the Therapeutic Arts Facilities

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My lecturers have been extremely supportive and encouraging in finding a role to accompany my studies that gives me experience of an industry I want a career in and the course has given me a theoretical foundation for application in the real world.

Mohika Shankar
Therapeutic Arts student and One Dance UK Ambassador

"Helping people to enjoy themselves"

“In creative expressive therapies you work with the healthy aspects of the person, so we look at doing fun things with them and helping them to enjoy themselves. It’s been a wonderful experience and I’ve made real friends for life here. I would say to anyone who wants to come and do this course ‘do it, it’s great. I have had the best time here’. I’ve met amazing people, the lecturers are all incredible, everyone works really hard and we have a real community here.”

Rachel, BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies, tells us about her experience on the course and her final work at The Big Show 2015

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For information on placements, please see course pages or contact Dave Home at D.Home@derby.ac.uk.

What our Therapeutic Arts graduates do

By developing your transferable skills our therapeutic arts courses open up many doors across a variety of sectors.

Career opportunities open to graduates include:

Or you might wish to pursue careers in:

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Undergraduate Open Days

The best way to find out if studying at Derby is right for you is to experience an Open Day. Get a feel for the city and campus, tour our first-class facilities and see where you could be living.

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Student stories

Our students and graduates are people just like you. And they are making an impact in our region and around the world by using their knowledge and skills to drive innovation and change. You can be part of that story. Let our students and graduates tell you theirs.

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