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If you have at least one year’s experience of working alongside people, either within a mental or physical health setting, education, social services or the voluntary sector, in a caring/support/facilitative capacity, this MSc in Dramatherapy could be your route to a new rewarding career in only two years.

The course is an exciting development in the life of the dramatherapy profession in Scotland and this pioneering course brings together the experience of creative, embodied expression, your desire to work with others in a meaningful way, and the life changing potential of psychotherapy.

The course will help you build on your interpersonal and creative skills and develop new competencies as a dramatherapist. It offers a creative approach to working with others and includes placements which are a vital part of the learning process.

This course leads to eligibility to register with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and use the protected title of ‘dramatherapist’.

Career opportunities

You will gain the knowledge, creative resources and practical confidence to start (and create) work as a dramatherapist, largely due to the thoughtful blend of experiential, practice-based and research elements of the course. Becoming a dramatherapist has the potential to lead to a dynamic, satisfying and exciting career. Dramatherapists work with a wide range of clients and communities, individually and with groups, within the public and private sectors. You could work in Scotland and throughout the UK, or travel and use your skills to make a difference much further afield.