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 including mental health courses (Psychopathology and Developmental Psychology) and graduate music education courses (Psychology of Music, Psychological Research in Music and Thesis/Final Project). The program is designed with the needs of full-time working music therapists in mind and may be pursued on a part-time basis. The Master of Music in Music Therapy program has been approved as licensed-designated by the New York State Education Department, is approved by the American Music Association, and accredited by the National Association for Schools of Music.
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 521 | Music Bibliography | 3 |
| MUS 624 | Analytic Techniques | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Music Therapy Course Work
| MUTY 505 | Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy I | 3 |
| MUTY 510 | Advanced Guitar Skills for Music Therapists | 2 |
| MUTY 518 | Advanced Clinical Piano Improvisations | 2 |
| MUTY 520 | Theory of Vocal Psychotherapy | 2 |
| MUTY 530 | Introduction to Guided Imagery and Music | 2 |
| MUTY 590 | Special Studies in Music Therapy | 1-3 |
| MUTY 605 | Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy II | 3 |
| MUTY 620 | Vocal Psychotherapy Practice | 2 |
| MUTY 630 | Theory and Practice in Guided Imagery and Music | 2 |
| MUTY 640 | Clinical Applications of Guided Imagery and Music Theory and Practice | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27-29 |
| MUTY 550 | Internship in Music Therapy | 4 |
| MUTY 650 | Advanced Practicum in Music Therapy | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
NOTE: MUTY 550: may be replaced with two credit hours of MUTY 650 (by advisement).
Music Education Course Work
| MUED 514 | Psychology of Music | 3 |
| MUED 522 | Psychological Research in Music | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Psychology Course Work
| MUTY 560 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| MUTY 570 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Final Project
| MUED 695 | Thesis/Final Project | 1-3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
Total Credit Hours: 46-50