Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Arts Therapies

The PhD in Creative Arts Therapies is a research-focused program housed within the Department of Creative Arts Therapies in the College of Nursing & Health Professions at Drexel University, a comprehensive global research university located in Philadelphia, PA. 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.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 department also offers Master of Arts degrees in Art Therapy and Counseling, Music Therapy and Counseling and DanceMovement Therapy and Counseling. PhD students have the opportunity to be involved in the MA programs through teaching, supervision and thesis and culminating project advisement. Because the department is part of the College of Nursing and Health professions, students and faculty have many opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and scholarship.