Department of Visual Arts
Two year course
The objective is to foster the training of a new, innovative professional profile: the art therapist. An expert in visual communication, able to liaise with therapeutic teams related to psychic and/or socio-environmental distress, the art therapist experiments the different languages of art as an expressive and creative opportunity that promotes taking care of oneself. In addition to lectures, individual research and analysis, participation in conferences, seminars, workshops and internships, as well as artistic productions, to Art Therapy Workshops in healthcare facilities or socio-educational organizations, the apprenticeship in the different partner socio-educational and health organizations is considered key in order to achieve the objectives and aspire to high artistic-therapeutic professional levels.
History of contemporary art| Image archetypes | Psychology of art | Pedagogy and didactics of art | history of contemporary music | Chromatology | Principles and techniques of art therapy | Creative childhood development practices | Complementary expressive arts techniques 1 | Complementary expressive arts techniques 2 | Human body phenomenology | History and case studies of art therapy
To be chosen by the student
Additional training and educational activities to be chosen amongst a range of available courses together with Seminars-Workshops-Internships, Apprenticeships.
Enrollment is open to all those who have a First Level Academic Diploma or Degree from artistic, literary, scientific or medical educational studies.
The selection for admission takes place by means of an aptitude-motivational interview and on the basis of the evaluation of the curriculum vitae and curriculum studiorum, together with a personal portfolio (showcasing any publications, artistic documentation etc). Registration for the aptitude interview takes place exclusively via web, by connecting to the website of Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (www.accademiadibrera.milano.it), registering your personal data and following the instructions of the “online secretariat” procedure
Future Employment Prospects
Since 2004-2005( when the two year specialization course was established) today approximately 60% of graduates carry out art therapy activities in the following environments:
- Psychiatric Care Services (psychiatric rehabilitation facilities)
- Pedagogical artistic field (primary school education)
- Preventive structures (social services)
- Youth distress, prevention and recovery areas (protected communities, drug addiction recovery facilities, youth detention centres/prisons)
- Area of problematic ethic-social-cultural integration of immigrants
- Disabilities (socio-educational centres)
- Healthcare facilities (hospital facilities, departments, oncology, geriatrics, pediatrics, cardiology wards etc)
- Relations with international Associations for the aid and support of children and destitute adults
A.Y. 2023/2024
A.Y. 2022/2023