Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 36 for the MMT; 63 for the Music Therapy/Combined Master's Equivalency Program; 12 to add the Licensed Professional Counselor option

Required Courses:

Master of Music Therapy

Core Courses
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8601Qualitative Research in Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8602Quantitative Research in Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8603Theories of Music Psychotherapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8615Adv Mus Thrpy Clin Trng1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8617Multicultural Music Therapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8618Music in Medicine2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8621Music Therapy Ethics2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8626Models of Clinical Supervision in Music Therapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9687Advanced Music Therapy Practicum1
Electives 115
Recommended courses include:
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8611
Music Therapy Research
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8612
Music Therapy Foundation
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9660
Advanced Topics in Music Psychotherapy
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9670
Advanced Topics in Music Medicine
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9680
Music Therapy: Special Topics
Capstone Course
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9995Master's Final Project3
Total Credit Hours36
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Select from Music, Music Education, Music Studies, Music Therapy, and other graduate departments. Advisor approval required.

Music Therapy/Combined Master's Equivalency Program

Core Courses
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5389Fieldwork in Music Therapy I1 to 3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5489Fieldwork in Music Therapy II1 to 3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5589Fieldwork in Music Therapy III1 to 3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5611Music Therapy Graduate Overview3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5614Psychiatric Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5616Developmental Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5619Medical/Rehabilitative Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5641Music Therapy Experiences I: Creative Methods1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5642Music Therapy Experiences II: Recreative Methods1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5643Music Therapy Experiences III: Receptive Methods1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5685Music Therapy Clinical Internship1 to 6
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8601Qualitative Research in Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8602Quantitative Research in Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8603Theories of Music Psychotherapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8615Adv Mus Thrpy Clin Trng1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8617Multicultural Music Therapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8618Music in Medicine2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8621Music Therapy Ethics2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8626Models of Clinical Supervision in Music Therapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9687Advanced Music Therapy Practicum1
Electives 115
Recommended courses include:
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8611
Music Therapy Research
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8612
Music Therapy Foundation
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9660
Advanced Topics in Music Psychotherapy
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9670
Advanced Topics in Music Medicine
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9680
Music Therapy: Special Topics
Capstone Course
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9995Master's Final Project3
Total Credit Hours55-66
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Select from Music, Music Education, Music Studies, Music Therapy, and other graduate departments. Advisor approval required.

Master of Music Therapy - Licensed Professional Counselor Program

°ä±Ê³§³ÛÌý5519Group Counseling3
°ä±Ê³§³ÛÌý5593Career Counseling and Development3
°ä±Ê³§³ÛÌý5694Introduction to Assessment3
·¡±Ê³§³ÛÌý5541Concepts in Human Development3
Total Credit Hours12

Additional Requirements:
Diagnostic Examination:Due to the large number of applications for admission and the competitive nature of its music programs, the College admits only a portion of its applicants. In addition to the general admissions credentials required of all 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate applicants, specialized admission criteria (i.e., auditions, portfolios, interviews, recommendations, departmental term papers, and standardized examinations) are very heavily weighted in admission decisions of the Boyer College of Music and Dance. Graduate applicants may be rejected for admission for failing to obtain the required level of proficiency in any one area of the specialized admission criteria regardless of the level of success in meeting the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø general admission criteria. In addition to the level of success demonstrated in the above-mentioned criteria, a final admission factor is the College’s Optimum Enrollment Policy. This policy may preclude the admission of any student who meets the minimum requirements.

²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1211Voice Class1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5558Guitar I1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5559Guitar II1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5631Advanced Functional Voice I1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5632Advanced Functional Voice II1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5633Advanced Functional Piano I1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5634Advanced Functional Piano II1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5635Advanced Functional Guitar I1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý5636Advanced Functional Guitar II1
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1212Voice Class1
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2105Jazz Secondary Piano1
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2106Jazz Secondary Piano1
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3105Jazz Class Piano1
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3106Jazz Class Piano1

Credits earned in required remedial courses do not apply toward the master’s degree.

NOTE:  All students must present themselves for the Diagnostic Examination at the designated time. Students who wish to waive any portion of the examination by taking the remedial courses are still required to present themselves for the scheduled Diagnostic Examination, unless they send written notification to the Music Therapy faculty stating their intent to waive all portions of the exam. When students waive all portions of the exam, they are required to take all remedial coursework without any further opportunity for taking or retaking the examination.

Clinical Experience:
For ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý9687 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý8615 ongoing work as a music therapist is required. Your learning in all courses will benefit from ongoing clinical experience.

Tuition and Fee Payments:
All tuition and fees must be paid according to the deadlines given by the Bursar's Office at the time of registration. When payments are not received by the University deadlines for each term, late fees are imposed. Students are encouraged to be punctual in meeting all registration deadlines, as failure to do so is very costly in time, effort and money.

Acceptable English:
All students, including those for whom English is not the native language, are expected to present all written work in acceptable English. No double standard exists to differentiate students on the basis of proficiency in the use of the English language. Students are also responsible for becoming familiar with the College's statement on plagiarism and academic honesty.

Culminating Events:
Comprehensive Examination:
When approaching completion of coursework, the student works with the MMT Program Coordinator, to formally schedule their comprehensive examination. This examination encompasses a reflective integration of learning as it relates to the student’s clinical practice. 

The written qualifying examination in Music Therapy does not limit its scope to the coursework taken at Boyer College of Music and Dance. Instead, the student is expected to study comprehensively in preparation for this examination. The written qualifying examination in Music Therapy covers:

Final Project:
As part of the Music Therapy curriculum, students undertake a final project that encompasses a pilot research study.