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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Therapy, Instrument, B.M.


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The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy is a 136 credit hour professional degree designed for students who wish to use music to help individuals of all ages improve physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. The Music Therapy major includes study in music, music therapy, biology, psychology, social and behavioral sciences, and general studies. The goal for the program is to become a healthcare professional who can seek certification with the Certification Board for Music Therapist (CBMT). The graduates of this program will also acquire the academic credentials needed to apply for graduate study in music therapy.

NOTE: Students are confirmed in the Major in Music Therapy through a series of gateways articulated in the Music Therapy Policies and Procedures Handbook. The first gateway typically occurs at the end of the Freshman year. The culminating required course in the major– MUY 4030 Music Therapy Internship  –begins following the completion of all other coursework (typically following the completion of the eighth semester) and is six months in duration. A music therapy major graduates after completing all coursework including the six-month internship.

Music Therapy majors should follow the curriculum outline (see options here ) which matches their principal applied area (i.e., voice, piano, or instrument).

BELL Core Requirements: 38 Hours (minimum)


Technical Requirement to be taken and credit hours counted within the B.M. Bell Core for this major:

Must take path “b” in wellness:


  • WEL 1500   Lifetime Fitness (1) plus one activity (1) plus one NUR (1)

Applied Music


(Choose one track, Classical or Commercial)

Classical Track


OR

Commercial Track


Instrumentalists other than guitar principles add:


Music Ensembles


  • MUN ____, Instrumental Ensembles (6 Semesters) 6 Hours

Free Electives: 7 Hours (minimum)


(Electives may be music or non-music, extra ensemble and/or principal hours do not count as electives.)

Total Required for the Program: 146 Hours


Notes: To complete Music Therapy Internship, student will enroll in MUY 4030  for two consecutive semesters (6 credit hours each semester; 12 total credit hours).  First semester of enrollment conincides with start date of internship.  

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