Study Diploma of Arts Therapy at Ikon Institute of Australia in Australia,

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- CRICOS
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The Diploma of Arts Therapy is a higher education diploma where you will study the significance of arts marking process and symbolic expression for healing outcomes. Arts therapy is effective in engaging people who may struggle to participate in more traditional ‘talking therapies’ such as children, adolescents, people suffering from trauma, those with disabilities, language difficulties or those from other cultural backgrounds. Expressing oneself through creative activity has been found to assist in the promotion of physical, emotional, cognitive and social integration and functioning. The consequent insights and personal understandings can be instrumental in facilitating change. The course will introduce to you a range of major arts therapy theoretical perspectives and concepts, including expressive arts, multimodal approaches, and humanistic, cognitive and psychoanalytic approaches.

CRICOS

097944E

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$26,752.00 (US$ 17,630) per year

Accommodation Rent: 185 to 440 per week

Application deadline

14/05/2027

Start date

May 2027

Venue

Melbourne Campus

Levels 4, 6 & 7, 601 Bourke Street,

Melbourne,

Victoria,

3000, MELBOURNE, Australia

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$26,752.00 (US$ 17,630) per year

Accommodation Rent: 185 to 440 per week

Application deadline

28/08/2026

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Sydney - Thomas Street Campus

Levels 5, 6 & 7, 187 Thomas St,

Haymarket,

New South Wales,

2000, Sydney, Australia

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Entry requirements

For international students

This entry pathways include: Recent Senior Secondary Education: This applies to those who have completed an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (Year 12) or its equivalent within the past two years. Applicants with Higher Education (HE) study: This requires successful completion (or partial completion) of a higher education qualification. Vocational Education and Training (VET) study: This requires completion of a vocational qualification at Certificate III level or higher. Work/Life experience: If you have left senior secondary education more than two years prior to your application and have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then, you may be eligible based on your professional or work experience and/or any non-formal courses taken in preparation for tertiary study or relevant to the subject area. You must also submit a written admission statement outlining your reasons for pursuing the Diploma of Arts Therapy.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.