PhD in Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University
The PhD in Creative Arts Therapies program is one of four graduate programs offered by the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University. The curriculum consists of interactive learning modules that are designed to promote critical thinking, integrate interdisciplinary bodies of knowledge, develop research skills and gain hands-on research experience.
The mission of the Creative Arts Therapies department is to provide exemplary and innovative professional preparation for our students to become ethically informed, clinically competent, critically engaged, socially and culturally responsive practitioners and scholars.
The PhD in Creative Arts Therapies program aims to prepare the next generation of researchers and leaders in creative arts therapies. By providing a research environment that encourages innovative and rigorous research, we seek to cultivate scholars who will advance knowledge, theory and clinical practice; drive innovation; and contribute to the growth of the creative arts therapies and ultimately to the mental, physical and social health of the society.
A hallmark of quality doctoral training is mentorship. Our PhD faculty pride themselves in offering close mentorship to our students. Besides supervision in terms of research and academic development, faculty also mentor students in areas of career development and professional networking. In addition, because the PhD program is based on a cohort model, students receive significant support from their fellow students.