Expressive and Movement Arts

Concentration

Concentration Description

The Expressive and Movement Arts concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, employee wellness programs.

Practices, methods, ideas, and topics engaged within this concentration’s courses, by way of example, include: Body metaphors, art as therapy, embodiment, psychodrama, and historical trauma.

Meridian PsyD student Valerie shares how her holistic and integrative approach supported a young girl navigating anxiety and dyslexia on a journey of healing and transformation through expressive and movement arts.

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Sample Courses

Play, Imagination, and Healing

Expressive Arts in Groups

Movement Practices and Cognitive Development

Myth, Ritual, and Expressive Arts

The Poetic Body

Expressive Arts in Therapy

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Academic Structure

Meridian’s academic structure gives students the flexibility to navigate the University’s curricular architecture in ways that match their passions, professional goals, and other life commitments.

The structure is designed to serve a diverse student body, who live around the globe, have varied cultural and clinical visions for their careers, and are at different stages in their professional journey.

Students enroll in a degree program, can elect a concentration, and register for one or multiple courses each quarter. In addition to core courses for the specific degree program and anchor courses that represent the Transformative Learning intent of Meridian’s curriculum, students select elective courses that align with their Meridian concentration, background, and career path.

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Learning Formats

Meridian University offers two learning formats: Online and Hybrid.

The Online format is ideal for students completing their degrees remotely, combining synchronous and asynchronous learning.
The Hybrid format is tailored for those seeking a blend of online learning and in-person classes at Meridian’s Los Angeles Campus.

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