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are you a coffee person too? 😆 @MedicinalGypsy

@Blackcloud ohhh that's be so good if you can get credit from those previous units, fingers crossed it can be added!!

hey @Bow i'll be around here if you wanna join us for a cuppa!

No thanks can’t keep up on my better days let alone today @rav3n doesnt matter

no worries @Bow, you're always welcome to join in whenever you're feeling up to it 😊

Hey @Blackcloud , from my prior experience with Universities, if you completed the unit (subject) you should be able to get Credit (as long as its been completed within their allowed timeframe); it should not be dependent upon completion of a full certificate. I would find that unusual if that is the case.

Fingers crossed for you!

And I agree with @rav3n about sometimes it taking a little trial of things to find out what you thrive with, and yeah some units will be a bit of a slog through if that topic isn't your passion.

My cousin did a Fine Arts degree with COFA in Sydney. She loved it - but she also loves a big variety of art and crafts - it was her enjoyment hobby too, so she invested a lot of her free time into projects also because she enjoyed it.

Can I ask what made you interested in a fine arts degree initially @Blackcloud ? 😊 (there is no wrong answer!)

Hi @Shaz51 @MedicinalGypsy and others. 🙂

Just got home and I'm tired and got a million admin things to do this evening, so I won't be online for a back-and-forth but might pop back on occasionally to read/post as breaks from life admin! 😊 Next up: dinner time. Ethiopian lentils with Indian roti/pratha (instead of injera lol).

i haven't heard of people combining Eritrean and Indian food before but that sounds interesting! @AlwaysMyself i'm yet to try out Eritrean food but i do like paratha!

also read your post on the other thread about needing to slow down and picking up on those "orange lights", definitely something i'm continuing to work on too. i hope you're able to rest up and have a slower paced evening tonight 💙

Hi @AlwaysMyself thanks so much for your answer, I've just submitted an application for that so hopefully my current uni will be able to accept it 🙂

So what got me interested in wanting to pursue a fine arts degree (it was an undergraduate certificate) in the first place was because around the time when I started applying for this course, I thought of wanting to become an art therapist. But also around that time I was going through something and because of that specific thing I went through, it led me to do a google search on careers that are suitable/ideal for highly sensitive people, and art therapist was the one that stood out to me, so I thought why not choose a fine arts degree since I thought if I was to create any type of art, that would mean that I'd be able to use that as a way to express myself. However, when I did those first two units into the undergrad certificate last semester, one of the units there (which was called 'drawing') had eventually led me to lose motivation in doing art (especially the tasks in the assessment) halfway through the unit because it was just all too complex and overwhelming for my autistic-being to handle. So today when I was looking through the assessments, as well as the examples of past students work on those assessments that were posted on the LMS of one of the units I'm currently enrolled in (which starts next Monday) I immediately was like 'woah...yeah, I'm definitely not gonna be doing this'. On top of that, I've been spending so much of my time on the units that I'm doing in my psychology bachelors degree right now so yeah...can't imagine having to handle different assessment tasks from more than one field. For me, I now find that doing anything that's related to fine art - especially the practical/creative side of things to be really difficult for me now - I even got a 65% overall for that 'drawing' unit last semester which wasn't too bad, but still, I'd rather not really risk it again for another unit that's similar to this.

Oh wow, @Blackcloud you're doing the UG Cert fine arts *and* an UG Psych bachelor at the same time?? That is a big workload! And from what I hear generally Psych is not an "easy" course - lots of content is what I hear -- is that your experience too?

I've never thought about how one becomes/qualifies specifically for Art therapy (as opposed to other types of therapy). That's a really interesting thought! And a fine arts qual makes a lot of sense in that. But I reckon there would be other pathways into it too, not necessarily requiring one to be an artist/creative themselves. And/or of course the ability to pick it up again after completing the psych studies for the therapist portion. 🙂

Ive always wondered what art therapy is like. Ive never had any. But I do like creating things and used to like drawing - and sometimes used this to express how I felt. But I dont think I could do it within the time frame of a 1 hour appointment??

I wonder if some lecturers or other contacts you meet through the Psych degree might have some ideas/insights in terms of specialising into art therapy. 🤔 I found a few of my uni lecturers quite approachable to ask real-world and career questions from 🙂 and I did mine 100% remote so I did not meet them in person at all.

I was quite surprised in my degree what topics I found really interesting and enjoyable which I did not expect! I did not expect to enjoy Eco-Tourism, Events Management, HR or Economics subjects - but I did! It actually put me onto the path of being an Analyst (Events Mgt and Economics) and my passion for team-management/leadership (HR), as well as my better understanding of how to select which tourism companies to use when I travel (for sustainable community-benefits, not just environmental). 🤩

@AlwaysMyself technically yeah I am doing both at the same time haha - though I enjoy doing psych more than doing fine arts anyway. And yes, I guess you could say it's technically not an easy course as it is very content heavy, but regardless of that I still enjoy being able to learn about all sorts of aspects involving human psychology 🙂 I'm only in my first ever trimester and first year into the degree at the moment so I'm looking forward to see the rest of the units I'll be doing in the upcoming trimesters and years.

Oh same, I'm doing my bachelors degree online as well, and I'm also doing the UG certificate in fine art course online too! xD

I agree/like that just being something might be hard/challenging/ a lot of work, that that doesnt mean it cant also be a positive and interesting thing. ☺️😁 @Blackcloud

I look forward to hearing how you go with it, and cheering you on from the sidelines to help you stay motivated and keeping focus even at times when it might be harder or lower results that you'd wish. 😊