Dramatherapy
Course overview
• Study a Masters course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council • Graduate successfully and you’ll be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to become a registered arts therapist (dramatherapist), as long as you meet the HCPC’s requirements. This is a legal requirement for those wishing to work as a dramatherapist in the UK • Enhance your knowledge of theatre in the therapeutic process, and explore the role of improvisation and the need to adapt therapeutic interventions to individual and group needs • You’ll conduct a major piece of independently researched work in an area of personal interest • Further your understanding of psychological processes and have the opportunity to develop your own therapeutic approach • Dramatherapy Studio Practice (20 credits)
Key highlights
- Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Graduates eligible to apply for HCPC registration as a dramatherapist
- Explores theatre, improvisation and adapting interventions to individual and group needs
- Major independent research project in an area of personal interest
- Builds understanding of psychological processes and your own therapeutic approach
- Includes a Dramatherapy Studio Practice module
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: dbs_check — A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required at the point of accepting a place at the University.
- Additional condition: portfolio — Your portfolio Following application submission, applicants will be asked to submit an online portfolio.
Scholarships
10% Alumni Discount
All other alumni will receive a 10% discount.
Up to 10% of fees25% Alumni Discount
The 25% alumni discount is available if you graduated in the academic years 2023/24 or 2024/25 and are fully enrolled on a postgraduate programme by July 2026.
Biomedical Science Excellence Scholarship
Two awards of £1,000 are available, and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction in the second semester. Each recipient will also be allocated up to £500 to use to attend a conference.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Dramatherapist
- Arts therapist
- NHS dramatherapist
- Mental health dramatherapist
- School-based dramatherapist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £14,490 for the full course | International: £20,520 for the full course
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Derby, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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