Program Overview

MA, PG Cert, PG Dip Art, Health and Wellbeing

Introduction to Art, Health and Wellbeing

Push your art practice and creativity beyond existing boundaries. Use your art for wellbeing and develop ethical, practical, and inclusive approaches addressing global health and wellbeing challenges. Make a positive contribution to society, healthcare and the planet through ethical and systemic creative interventions.

Course Options

• 1 year full-time
• September start
• Cambridge location

Key Facts

• Study options: 1 year full-time
• Start dates: September
• Location: Cambridge
• Fees:
  • £11,100 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £19,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Student Experience

• Graduate exhibition
• Industry-standard equipment
• Futures Lab and workshop equipment
• Art for health and wellbeing resources in Cambridge and beyond

Teaching and Assessment

• 1 year full-time
• Year 1:
  • Critical and Contextual Studies
  • Care Ethics: Place, Environment, and Community
  • Grand Challenge
  • Care Practices: Creative Future Health
  • Art for Health and Wellbeing

Entry Requirements

• A good honours degree (or equivalent), normally in a related subject
• Applicants with professional experience are also encouraged to apply
• IELTS 6.5 (Academic level), or equivalent English Language qualification

Fees and Paying for University

• Tuition fees for UK students (2025/26): £11,100
• Tuition fees for international students (2025/26): £19,500
• Funding for postgraduate students
• ARU scholarships

Facilities and Showcase

• Industry-standard equipment
• Futures Lab and workshop equipment
• Art for health and wellbeing resources in Cambridge and beyond
• Creative Showcase

Lecturers

• Elena Cologni
• Idrees Rasouli
• Collaborators and guest lecturers

Careers

• Health and Social Care Researcher
• Psycho-Social Interventionist (physical/digital)
• Culture and Community Innovator
• UX/UI Artist/Researcher
• Health and Wellbeing Strategist
• Social Service Artist/Designer
• Health and Wellbeing Experience Artist/Designer
• Wellbeing Consultant
• Creative Health Specialist
• Health Policy Advisor
• Wellbeing Artist

ARU Career Support

• Personal Development Planning (PDP) tool
• Employability and career development
• ARU Employability Service and ARU Enterprise and Innovation

Life in Cambridge

• Our friendly, bustling campus is a stone’s throw from the centre of Cambridge
• Explore our Cambridge campus
• Did you know...? Facts about Cambridge
• Watch: Our Cambridge

Benefits of Postgraduate Study

• Improve your employability
• Progress in your career
• Take on an intellectual challenge
• Flexible postgraduate degrees

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