Antioch University

What you'll study

The program sequences residency and online semesters and integrates DMT and systemic clinical training. Example course work across the semesters includes:

• Foundational DMT theory: DMT 6200 Foundational Theories of Dance/Movement Therapy; DMT 5800 Foundational Theories of Creative Arts Therapies.
• Social context and identity: DMT 6410 Social Identities, Power, and Inequities; DMT 5180 Gender, Sexual, Erotic, and Relational (GSERD) Diversity in Therapy.
• Systemic and family therapy integration: DMT 5101 Family Systems Perspectives; DMT 5230 Applied Individual Theory in Systemic and DMT Clinical Practice; DMT 5170 Human Development and the Family Life Cycle; DMT 5240 Applied Child & Family Theory and Clinical Practice; DMT 6480 Introduction to Couples and Sex Therapy.
• Clinical assessment and trauma: DMT 5220 Neurodevelopmental and Embodied Assessment: Children and Families; DMT 6010 Psychopathology and Psychodiagnostics; DMT 6220 DMT & Systemic Approaches to Crisis & Trauma; DMT 6040 Integrative Neuro‑Embodied Assessment and Clinical Treatment Planning.
• Group and supervisory practice: DMT 6041 Group Work in DMT: Liberatory Practices; DMT 6951/6952 Case Consultation and Supervision I & II.
• Research and evaluation: DMT 5700 Research and Evaluation in Systemic and Creative Arts Therapies.
• Extended clinical internships: a CFT internship (300–500 direct clinical hours, AAMFT‑approved supervision) and a DMT internship (700 supervised hours over 6–9 months with Board‑Certified DMT supervision), with online group supervision and options to complete placements anywhere in the U.S.

Entry requirements

The source notes an online admissions application process; prospective applicants should complete the university’s online admissions application. Specific programme admission criteria (beyond the application) are not listed on the provided page.

Career prospects

Graduates are eligible to register with the American Dance Therapy Association for the R‑DMT credential; after meeting post‑graduate practice requirements (including two years of work), R‑DMTs may pursue BC‑DMT certification. The program also meets education requirements for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in many states—students must verify requirements with their state licensure board.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Antioch offers the President’s Merit Scholarship for new master’s students who meet a minimum 3.40 GPA and have relevant work/life experience. Awards of $6,000 are paid equally over the first two academic years; recipients must remain enrolled full‑time and successfully complete each registered course to continue receiving the award. The university also lists additional scholarships and grants on its funding pages.