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 521	Music Bibliography	3
MUS 624	Analytic Techniques	3

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 606	Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy II
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

MUTY 590: as advised

Either:

MUTY 550	Internship in Music Therapy	4
	or
MUTY 650	Advanced Practicum in Music Therapy	2

MUTY 650: four enrollments of 2 credit hours each

Music Education Course Work

MUED 514	Psychology of Music	3
MUED 522	Psychological Research in Music	3

Psychology Course Work

PSY 5XX	Psychopathology
PSY 5YY	Lifespan Developmental Psychology