Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts
Start Dates:
April 2023
April 2024
Expressive Arts offer people of all ages the opportunity to express themselves through art, craft, writing, music, movement, and narrative arts.
Program Highlights
Expressive Arts practitioners incorporate a range of creative options into their existing professional skills and areas of expertise. Learn how to facilitate the development and transformation of the people in your care through expressive arts. You will explore your own creativity and learn how to design and deliver expressive arts programming to people in a variety of circumstances. Problem solving, conflict resolution, self-exploration, group dynamics, self-care, and much more are investigated in this highly experiential and discovery-based program. Examine the theoretical and practical approaches to expressive arts as a means of assisting people, and learn how to protect yourself from burnout. Fleming's Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts is a helpful addition to the counselling, teaching, support or ministry you currently offer others.
Mandatory courses include Expressive Arts - Exploring Relationships, Introduction to Expressive Arts, Planning Expressive Arts Experiences and Professional Issues with the Expressive Arts. The additional four courses focus on various modalities including - but not limited to - music, dance, mask, storytelling and art making.
Students may take this program part-time if there is space available, as priority registration is given to full time students. Part-time students pay individual course fees in accordance with our part-time fee schedule. There is no guarantee of part-time availability from year to year and college policy requires that students complete all certificate requirements (8 courses) within a five year timeframe. To register for an individual course, please call the school directly, 1-866-353-6464 ext. 4.
Why Choose Fleming
Our particular approach to training in the expressive arts is unique. A range of modalities is studied in a studio-based environment, providing an opportunity to work with a variety art materials and methods. Backed by the reputation of the Haliburton School of Art + Design and many enthusiastic instructors with experience in counselling therapies and/or the arts, you will benefit professionally and personally from your time spent in pursuit of this certificate.
Is this You?
- an interest in the arts
- good communication skills
- empathetic, tactful and sensitive
- culturally aware and diplomatic
- a holistic attitude toward health and well-being
- a respect for confidentiality
- active listening skills
- previous work experience in a social service capacity is an asset
Career Opportunities
The Expressive Arts Certificate will be a useful complement to an existing career in education, counselling, social work, social service, the arts, or ministry. With the broad-based focus of this certificate, expect to find yourself using many of the skills you have learned in the workplace on a daily basis.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Students applying to Expressive Arts must meet the following requirements:
- Ontario College Diploma or University Degree in Human Services or Arts or equivalent
Applicants who do not meet the requirements listed above who possess a combination of education and relevant experience may be considered on an individual basis.
Tuition and Fees Detail
Tuition and ancillary fees are subject to change without notice. The fees presented below reflect Fall start programs only for the current academic year. For details about the fee differences for other program start dates please refer to the Tuition and Fees Details Chart below.
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Domestic Students
| Semester 1 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Academic Supports | $28.62 |
| Alumni Fee | $18.24 |
| Career Services | $14.25 |
| Health & Counselling | $57.01 |
| Health Plan | $149.10 |
| Information Technology Fee | $105.93 |
| Provincial Advocacy | $2.70 |
| Student Achievement & Records | $12.26 |
| Student Activity Fee | $59.50 |
| Student Association Student Experience | $17.91 |
| Student Association Transition Fee | $2.55 |
| Student One Card Fee | $10.00 |
| Tuition | $1,359.18 |
| Total | $1,837.25 |
International Students
| Semester 1 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Academic Supports | $28.62 |
| Alumni Fee | $18.24 |
| Career Services | $14.25 |
| Health & Counselling | $57.01 |
| Information Technology Fee | $105.93 |
| International Health Plan | $367.47 |
| Provincial Advocacy | $2.70 |
| Student Achievement & Records | $12.26 |
| Student Activity Fee | $59.50 |
| Student Association Student Experience | $17.91 |
| Student Association Transition Fee | $2.55 |
| Student One Card Fee | $10.00 |
| Tuition | $7,048.71 |
| Total | $7,745.15 |
The fees above are for the current academic year for international students. Please note that the fees reflect the Health Plan and Integrated Transportation (Sutherland Programs only) charges for the fall entry point. These charges are applied up front and provide service coverage for a full year September to August. The charges for the winter and spring terms are as follows:
| Health Plan | Intergrated Transportation | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | $880.74 | $365.00 | September to December |
| Winter | $807.79 | $255.50 | January to August |
| Spring | $367.47 | $142.35 | May to August |
Transfer Agreements
You may be able to use credits obtained at Fleming College to continue your postsecondary education in pursuit of a degree. The articulation and credit transfer agreements with our partner institutions are summarized below.
The Create Institute
Requirement
- Completion of the program.
Transfer Credit
- Eligible to receive 100 studio hours, this represents approximately one-year of studio time. Refer to the articulation agreement for further details.
To apply please see the The Create Institute's admissions website.
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