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Course Schedule

Master of music therapy course schedule

The course schedule below outlines the course offerings for students entering the program as Board Certified Music Therapists. Click here for the Equivalency Track for non-music therapists.

The MMT is a 36 credit program with core music therapy courses, courses focused on the practice of music therapy in healthcare and medicine, and elective courses of interest.

Courses will be offered three terms a year based on the following schedule. (R)=Required, (E)=Elective.   Music Therapy-MT

Year 1 Fall:

  • MUS 510 Advanced MT Theory 3 cr (R)
  • MUS 515 Advanced MT Clinical Practice I 3 cr (R)*
  • MUS 560 Music and Imagery 2 cr (E)*

Year 1 Spring:

  • MUS 520 Adv. Music Therapy Clinical Practice II 3 cr (R)*
  • MUS 530 MT Ethics 2 cr (R)
  • MUS 550 Music Psychotherapy 2 cr (E)*

Year 1 Summer:

  • MUS 525 Cross Cultural Awareness in MT 3 cr (R)
  • MUS 570 Music, Neurology & Physiology 3 cr (E)
  • Mus 540 MT Research I 3 cr (R)

Year 2 Fall:

  • MUS 535 MT Supervision & Prof. Development 2 cr (R)
  • MUS MT Research II 3 cr (R)
  • MUS 575 MT & Palliative Care 2 cr (E)*

Year 2 Spring:

  • MUS 555 MT, Spirituality, and Well-being 2 cr (E)
  • MUS 585 Adv. MT Group Work 3 cr (E)*
  • MUS 590 Interdisciplinary Practice and Research 3 cr (E)
  • MUS 565 Advanced MT with Infants, Children, & Family 2 cr (E)*

Year 2 Summer:

  • MUS 580 Transcultural MT 6 cr (E)
  • MUS 576 MT in Trauma Informed Care 3 cr (E)
  • MUS 595 Final Project 2 cr (R)

*MUS 511 Advanced Clinical Practicum 0 cr is a required co-requisite with MUS 515 and MUS 520 and must be taken with at least two of the following: MUS 550, 560, 565, 575, or 585.