Keystone logo
Navitas UK MA Art, Health and Wellbeing
Navitas UK

Navitas UK

MA Art, Health and Wellbeing

Wyndyke Furlong, United Kingdom

Master degree

English

Aug 2025

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The MA Art, Health and Wellbeing focuses on exploring the intersection between art and health. This program encourages students to engage with creative practices that promote mental and physical wellbeing. It covers various themes, including the role of art in healthcare environments and community settings, fostering skills in critical thinking and creative expression. Students will benefit from a mix of theoretical studies and practical experience, preparing them for diverse applications of art in health contexts.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates may pursue opportunities in art therapy, community arts projects, healthcare environments, or research roles focused on arts in health.

As an Art Professional, you will develop the leadership skills, understanding and knowledge critical to creating dynamic and inclusive forms of participatory research and practice, community engagement, resilience building, and creative urban culture.

ARU has been ranked in the top 20% of universities in the world for Good Health and Wellbeing in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

You'll gain a broad understanding of ethical and future health from the perspective of art and will tackle mental, physical, emotional, and social wellbeing issues in a global context. You will be rethinking existing places, environments, and communities including to reduce individual loneliness and isolation, aggression and discrimination, increasing prosocial behaviours, and improving social consciousness.

You will be developing as an art professional, while building your profile and having the freedom to use your art for different purposes, such as mental health or community support.