Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapies-095428G

Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapies

AQFLevel 8
CRICOS Code095428G
Course TypeGraduate Diploma

Murdoch University

GovernmentGovernment
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Accredited by the Ministry of Education of ChinaAccredited by the Ministry of Education of ChinaAustralia Rank 25Australia Rank 25World Rank 423World Rank 423
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Course Fees
Last Updated02/12/2025
International Student Tuition Fees
37,445 AUD / Total Tuition
Course Duration
1.0 Year (52 weeks)
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Course Description
Artists have been using art to express themselves for centuries – Vincent Van Gogh famously used his art to cope with mental illness throughout his life, and Edvard Munch is widely regarded to have inspired a whole movement of expressionism in art connecting to mood and internal emotional life.Modern science and psychology has helped to uncover the benefits of creative arts in promoting positive mental health outcomes.  There is growing evidence about the power the artistic process has to help us connect with emotions and experiences, and by doing so face life’s dilemmas.Learn how expression through the arts can be used to enhance the therapeutic process by using a person-centred framework. You’ll learn the newly-emerging theory in this area of counselling, combined with hands-on experience that will build your counselling skills.While this course has proven beneficial for counsellors to work with clients to express themselves, if you’re a teacher, social worker, chaplain, psychologist, or youth worker, you’ll also be able to apply the skills you learn in your current role. Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapies may apply for admission to the Masters of Counselling and will be exempt from the units already completed which are common to both degrees. This course offers valuable benefits for counsellors in helping their clients express themselves. Teachers, social workers, chaplains, psychologists, or youth workers, can also apply the skills acquired in this course to their current role. Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts can also pursue admission to the Master of Counselling program, with the advantage of exemption from the units already completed that are shared between both degrees.
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2026
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Start Date02-16
Start Date07-13

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      Language Requirement: IELTS Overall 7, with no band lower than 7

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    Language Requirements

    IELTS Score
    PTE Score
    2026 year(s)
    Listening
    7.0
    Speaking
    7.0
    Reading
    7.0
    Writing
    7.0
    Overall
    7.0

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