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PostgraduateCourse summary
Why this course?
- Approved by the HCPC and leads to a nationally recognised professional qualification.
- the only School of Psychology in Europe to offer training in all the arts and play therapies.
- Taught by the former editor of the Dramatherapy Journal.
- Top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023).
- Jointly recognised as the best modern university in the country, and the best modern university in London for research excellence. (REF 2021). 77% of our research is ranked ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021).
- Stage One, you will be introduced to basic theatre skills and use these creatively to work with established stories and characters.
- Stage Two, the focus moves on to employing drama and theatre processes as vehicles for exploring our own inter-personal and internal ‘dramas’.
- Stage Three is where you will conduct your own piece of practical investigation or research into the literature and theory-base of dramatherapy practice.
- Health and social care
- Education
- Forensic services.
- Private therapy
- Training and consultancy practice.
Modules
Year 1: Human Development and Growth Dramatherapy Placement 1 Ritual of Creative Expression Ritual of Exploration Paratheatrical Explorations Year 2: Dramatherapy Placement 2 Dramatherapy Placement 3 Research Methodologies and Methods Ritual of Transformation Therapeutic Theatre and Closure Research Project Interprofessional Learning and Practice
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
Entry requirements
Degrees in drama, or professional acting training, are especially preferred but any discipline is potentially acceptable. Graduate level professional qualifications in appropriate disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Probation or Social Work are accepted. •A minimum of one year prior clinical experience. •A sustained engagement with drama and theatre and some basic theatrical skills •Appropriate personal qualities such as emotional literacy and an ability to be self-aware and open •Two references; normally one of these should be able to comment on the applicant’s academic suitability and the other the applicant’s professional/personal suitability for the programme •Evidence of experience, maturity and personal robustness.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £10500 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £10500 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £10500 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £10500 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17325 | Year 1 |
| International | £17325 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Fees quoted for 2024
Provider information
University of Roehampton
Erasmus House
Roehampton Lane
Wandsworth
SW15 5PU