Art Therapy (MEd) Concentration
Get an in-depth look at the Art Therapy concentration within our Counseling & Personnel Services (MEd).
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2026 Virtual Art Therapy Forum
Learn about art therapy, listen to panels of professional art therapists and current students, and have the opportunity to ask questions.
Saturday, October 24
Check in 9:45 a.m. Program begins at 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET
Email marybeth.orton@louisville.edu to receive the Zoom link.
RSVP by Friday, October 23, 10 p.m. ET
The MEd in Counseling and Personnel Services with a specialization in Art Therapy was the first art therapy university-based educational program established in the U.S. Our students meet requirements for national certification as art therapists as well as licensure as art therapists in the state of Kentucky.
Counseling & Personnel Services Concentration In Depth
CAAHEP Accredited Program
The University of Louisville is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of The Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE)
Graduates of the program secure employment in private school settings, medical hospitals, inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and forensic correctional institutions.
Click on a course name (ex. "ECPY 676" or "ECPY 640") in the degree requirements or concentration requirements for further information about courses.
Information includes class description, prerequisites (if any), terms offered, among other information.
Marybeth Orton
Department of Counseling and Human Development
Room 306
College of Education & Human Development
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
502-852-0630
Program Faculty
FAQs: Art Therapy Concentration
Once you are admitted to the program, you may request to transfer up to six credit hours if your UofL advisor approves the request. Transfer requests are then submitted to the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies.
