Creative Health MA
University of BedfordshireBedford Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Creative Health is an emerging field, and this pioneering MA places you at its evolving centre. Designed for artists, facilitators and practitioners, the course brings together embodied and somatic practice, creative enquiry and reflective research to explore how creativity can act as a catalyst for individual, social and systemic wellbeing. Drawing from performing arts, socially engaged arts and creative research, you’ll learn how to design, deliver and critically reflect on creative health interventions in real-world contexts, working ethically and relationally with communities and partners such as Mind and take heart, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Rooted in care, presence and responsibility (this is not therapy training), the course values lived experience alongside academic rigour and supports you to develop your own authentic voice rather than fit a predetermined mould. Through collaboration, applied projects and a final practice-as-research project shared at a Creative Health Symposium, you’ll be supported to help shape this emerging field with integrity, curiosity and courageous imagination. For further information, contact Amalia Garcia at [email protected] This MA reflects national priorities for creative health education, aligning with NHS and Arts Council strategies.
Key highlights
- Combines embodied and somatic practice with creative enquiry and reflective research
- Design, deliver and evaluate creative health interventions in real-world settings
- Work with partners including Mind and Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Final practice-as-research project shared at a Creative Health Symposium
- Aligned with NHS and Arts Council creative health strategies
- Designed for artists, facilitators and practitioners; not therapy training
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include related area
Scholarships
Alumni Scholarship
The University of Bedfordshire values its alumni and is proud to offer a scholarship worth 20% of your first year’s fees.
Up to 20% of feesPostgraduate Global Merit Scholarship
Our Postgraduate Global Merit Scholarship is worth £3000 off the total international tuition fees for the course.
Up to £3,000Postgraduate Global Subject-Specific Merit Scholarship
Our Postgraduate Global Subject-specific Merit scholarships are worth up to £4000 off international tuition fees for the course.
Vice Chancellor's Scholarship for Postgraduate Students
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is a reduction of £1,000 off their first year’s fees.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Creative health practitioner
- Arts in health coordinator
- Community arts facilitator
- Socially engaged artist
- Participatory arts project manager
- Arts and wellbeing officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,000 per year | International: £17,900 per year
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 Bedfordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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