Sierra Nevada College

Course Details

Psychology & Art or Music

Course Description

This major requires a core set of Psychology courses specializing in counseling methodologies with a choice between a concentration in either Art or Music. With advisor support, this major allows students to prepare for graduate school in either psychology or expressive arts.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

Interdisciplinary Studies Majors in Art or Music and Psychology: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the breadth of psychological theories and applications. 2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of, and use of, specific tools and media of Fine Arts and/or Music. 3. Synthesize and differentiate specific forms of expressive art therapy and articulate the principles inherent in them. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical evolution of styles, and the broad scope of cultural influence on the interplay between Music and/or Art and the healing traditions. 5. Apply research in the field of expressive art therapy to real-life situations. 6. Evaluate and assess psychological functioning on the level of cognitive, emotional, social, and cultural health and demonstrate the ability to accurately and thoughtfully match the needs of the individual to modalities of therapy. 7. Integrate and communicate a command of the concepts associated with human psychological well-being, the principles of creative expressive arts, and make interdisciplinary connections between these fields.




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