MArts (Hons) Creative Expressive Arts and Health Practice

Develop skills in using the arts to help people engage in creative activities, with a view to gaining confidence, promoting inclusivity, health and wellbeing. Achieve a Masters level award through this four-year integrated course.

Learn how to use the arts as a tool to work with others in a positive and therapeutic way on this innovative course.

• Develop your skills in the applied arts as an Arts & Health Practitioner
• Develop professional and personal skills for fulfilling careers in a wide range of arts, health, social care, and educational settings
• Gain exciting practical experience through work-based learning and placements with our partner organisations in the community.

The course will give you the opportunity to develop a range of specific and transferable skills that are applicable in a wide range of settings where you will work with people using the arts; or in contexts where engaging with people is a focus; whether this is in employment or further study. You will learn with and from tutors who are experienced practitioners and researchers in the field; as well as our community partners, who will offer a real-world experience, helping you to develop your employability.

Through this integrated masters course you'll progress towards autonomous working as a professional, as you undertake an individual piece of extended scholarship and a challenging, in-depth project in community. Both are supported through tutorials with academic members of staff at the University.

Your independent work in these areas will be underpinned by in-depth exploration of how approaches to research and research skills are applied in a range of contexts for arts and health practice. Additionally, you will develop skills in applying creative approaches in coaching and mentoring others and facilitating as well as participating in reflective practice.

• Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama
• Students with an overall score of 60% would usually be eligible for the International Foundation Year
• UKVI IELTS 4.5 with a minimum of 4.0 in all components (CEFR B1) is also required

• If you are studying and completing any internationally recognised qualification such as A-levels; International Baccalaureate (IB) or the American Curricula from the International Schools within Jordan, then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree. Please see individual course pages for specific entry requirements
• If you have completed a recognised international foundation programme with good grades
• Advanced entry to year 2 or 3 may be possible. You will need to supply detailed information including courses taken, grades achieved, syllabus and a grading guide

You'll develop transferable skills which enable you to work creatively with people in a range of different settings, drawing on your knowledge of art, dance, drama or music.

Graduates from our BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing course have gone on to work in community arts, voluntary organisations, health, education and the corporate sector. Some have set up their own businesses.

Ongoing careers support

Our Careers and Employment Service will provide you with help, guidance and support from day one of your course - and for up to three years after you've completed your studies.