Creative Arts and Mental Health

• Learn about the application of the creative arts to research, practice, education, advocacy and activism in the field of mental health
• Study the ways in which mental health experiences are represented in the arts and in popular culture
• Consider how arts practice can critique and expand both clinical and popular understanding of mental health and the mental health system
• Learn how mental health professionals, arts practitioners and others interested in mental health and wellbeing work together in both clinical and non-clinical environments

• Develop your own area of expertise in the field of the arts and mental health through options of placements, arts practice and research

What you'll study

This Creative Arts and Mental Health program from Queen Mary University of London is grounded in both arts and science methodologies and perspectives. Examine mental health theory and practice through a critical approach which establishes the central role of the arts in mental health. Study the history, theory and practice of the arts for mental health promotion, the representation of mental health in the arts, and arts intervention for the prevention and treatment of mental distress (with a focus on theatre and performance).

You will study how the creative arts can be used to think critically about concepts and experiences of mental health and the mental health system. You will investigate how arts practices can be means of prevention and intervention in mental health, as well as ways of engaging the public with these concerns.

Courses include:

• Performing Mental Health
• Critical Mental Health Sciences
• Text, Self, Performance
• Critical Encounters in Arts and Mental Health