Creative Health Higher Education Courses in England

For anyone considering a career in Creative Health, a degree may be of interest. In England, degrees relating to creative health are varied – from Arts Therapies to Arts for Health and Social Change. Typically, this type of specialism is found at the Masters level, with a small selection of locations offering Creative Health degrees at BA level, Foundation Degrees (FdA), or as PG Certificates/Diplomas.

This blog highlights some of the key places offering HE courses across England. It’s designed as a starting point for those seeking Creative Health degree options. If you notice a course we’ve missed, please let us know at info@ncch.ddev.site so we can keep this resource as up to date and as useful as possible.

North-West England

• University of Chester – MA Art Therapy
• Edge Hill University – MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling: Contemporary Creative Approaches
• Manchester Metropolitan University – MA Arts, Health and Social Change
• University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) – MA Arts Health

Yorkshire and the Humber

• University of Leeds – MA Applied Theatre and Social Change, MA Music and Wellbeing, PGDip Music and Wellbeing, PGCert Music and Wellbeing
• Sheffield Hallam University – MA Art Psychotherapy Practice

North-East England

• Teeside University – MSc Arts Therapist (Degree Apprenticeship)

East Midlands

• University of Derby - BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing; MA Creative Expressive Arts and Health Practice; MA Art Therapy; MA Music Therapy; MA Dramatherapy or MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy

West Midlands

• None identified at this time

East England

• Anglia Ruskin University – MA Music Therapy; MA Dramatherapy or MA/PG Cert/PG Dip Art, Health and Wellbeing
• University of Hertfordshire - MA Art Therapy
• University of Suffolk - FdA Creative Arts for Health and Wellbeing or FdA Children’s Health, Play and Wellbeing
• University of East Anglia (UEA) - MA Medical and Health Humanities

South-East England

• University of Brighton – MA/PG Dip Inclusive Arts Practice

South-West England

• University of the West of England, Bristol – MA Music Therapy
• Plymouth Marjon University – MA Arts, Health and Wellbeing
• City of Bristol College – BA (Hons) Creative Therapeutic Practice

London

• Brunel University London - MA Art Psychotherapy or MA Dramatherapy
• Goldsmiths, University of London - MA Art Psychotherapy or MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
• Guildhall School of Music & Drama - MA Music Therapy
• University of East London, The Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education - MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy; MA Integrative Child Psychotherapy or PGCert Therapeutic Arts, in addition to Diploma and Certificate courses
• Queen Mary University of London - MSc Creative Arts and Mental Health
• Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London - MA Drama and Movement Therapy
• University of Roehampton, London - MA Art Psychotherapy; MA Music Therapy; MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy or MA Play Therapy
• University College London (UCL) - MASc Creative Health

Other

• Nordoff Robbins (validated by Goldsmiths, University of London) – Master of Music Therapy (MMT) – available in London, Manchester & Newcastle
• Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy (accredited by University of Chichester) – MA/PG Dip/ PG Cert Practice Based Play Therapy - available across UK, Ireland and France