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Music Therapy Master of Music degree

The Master of Music in Music Therapy program requires completion of 48 credit hours of graduate-level courses. This includes the core music graduate curriculum, core music therapy courses and mental health courses (Psychopathology and Developmental Psychology). The program is designed with the needs of full-time working music therapists in mind and may be pursued on a part-time basis.

Requirements for Admission to Program without Deficiencies:

  • Bachelor's degree (in Music Therapy) or the equivalent from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum of 2.75 overall grade point average
  • Two letters of recommendation: one from a clinical supervisor, and one from an academic source (i.e. professor or advisor)

Requirements for the Music Therapy Master of Music degree

Graduate Core Curriculum

MUS 521Music Bibliography

3
MUS 624Analytic Techniques

3

Music Therapy Course Work

MUTY 505Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy I

3
MUTY 510Advanced Guitar Skills for Music Therapists

2
MUTY 518Advanced Clinical Piano Improvisations

2
MUTY 520Theory of Vocal Psychotherapy

2
MUTY 530Introduction to Guided Imagery and Music

2
MUTY 590Special Studies in Music Therapy

1-3
MUTY 606Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy II
MUTY 620Vocal Psychotherapy Practice

2
MUTY 630Theory and Practice in Guided Imagery and Music

2
MUTY 640Clinical Applications of Guided Imagery and Music Theory and Practice

2

MUTY 590: as advised

Either:

MUTY 550Internship in Music Therapy

4
or
MUTY 650Advanced Practicum in Music Therapy

2

MUTY 650: four enrollments of 2 credit hours each

Music Education Course Work

MUED 514Psychology of Music

3
MUED 522Psychological Research in Music

3

Psychology Course Work

PSY 5XXPsychopathology
PSY 5YYLifespan Developmental Psychology