MA Expressive Arts Coaching and Community Building at California Institute of Integral Studies
Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building is a pioneering program that integrates collaborative, liberatory creative practices with coaching and facilitation to inspire individual and collective transformation. Graduates acquire a unique foundation that encourages their practice and professionalism as credentialed coaches, expressive arts facilitators, and leaders in the field.
The M.A. in Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building is designed for those who seek to use the power of expressive arts to foster resilience, connection, and positive change in individuals, groups, and diverse communities. It is a four-semester, fully online, 32-unit program that combines academic rigor with experiential learning, and includes:
- Virtual intensives: Two four-day synchronous cohort gatherings build community and deepen learning, held in the first (spring) and third (fall) semesters of the program.
- Flexible online learning: Asynchronous courses accommodate working professionals and students in diverse geographic locations.
This program draws on CIIS’ commitment to integral education, emphasizing relational-cultural theory, narrative and collaborative practices, and liberation psychology. The curriculum encourages students to apply these principles to innovative coaching and community-building praxis.
With the guidance of academic advisors and coaching supervision over their study in the program, students graduate with a unique foundation for their practice and professionalism as credentialed coaches, expressive arts facilitators, and leaders in the field.