Music Therapy, B.M.

Minimum Music Credits Required: 86

• MUC 001 - Performance Attendance, 0 credit hours (6 semesters)
• MUC 002 - Departmental Recital, 0 credit hours (8 semesters)
• MUA 101 - ICTUS (Introduction to Conservatory Training, Understanding, and Skills), 2 credit hours
• MUC 101 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 3 credit hours¹
• MUC 102 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 3 credit hours¹
• MUA 110 - Theory 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 110 - Music Technology and Notation, 1 credit hour
• MUC 118 - Songwriting, 2 credit hours
• MUA 120 - Aural Skills 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 133 - Keyboard Musicianship 1, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 134 - Keyboard Musicianship 2, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 135 - Voice Class, 1 credit hour [instrumentalists only]
• MUC 136 - Guitar Class, 1 credit hour
• MUC 140 - Singers’ Phonetics, 1 credit hour [vocalists only]
• MUC 151 - Introduction to Music Therapy, 2 credit hours
• MUC 152 - Vocal Skills for Music Therapists, 2 credit hours
• MUC 201 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 3 credit hours¹
• MUC 202 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 3 credit hours¹
• MUC 205 - Major Ensembles, 1 credit hour ³
• MUA 210 - Theory 2, 2 credit hours
• MUA 220 - Aural Skills 2, 2 credit hours
• MUC 233 - Keyboard Musicianship 3, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 234 - Keyboard Musicianship 4, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 235 - Keyboard Musicianship for the Practitioner, 1 credit hour [keyboardists only] ⁸
• MUA 240I - Music History & Literature 1: World and Medieval Music History, 3 credit hours
• MUA 241I - Music History & Literature 2: Renaissance and Baroque Music History, 3 credit hours
• MUA 242I - Music History & Literature 3: Music of the Classical and the Romantic Eras, 3 credit hours
• MUC 251 - Recreational Music: Programming and Leadership, 2 credit hours ⁴
• MUC 253 - Percussion Skills for Music Therapists, 1 credit hour
• MUC 257 - Music Therapy Practicum 1, 1 credit hour ⁵
• MUC 291 - Conducting, 2 credit hours
• MUC 301 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 302 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 309 - Entrepreneurship and Advocacy, 1 credit hour
• MUC 351 - Music Therapy in Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, 3 credit hours
• MUC 352 - Music Therapy with the Developmentally Disabled, 3 credit hours
• MUC 353 - Program Development and Advocacy in Music Therapy, 2 credit hours
• MUC 354 - Creating Music, 1 credit hour
• MUC 357 - Music Therapy Practicum 2, 1 credit hour ⁵
• MUC 358X - Music Therapy Practicum 3, 1 credit hour ⁵
• MUC 401 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 402 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 451 - Psychology of Music, 2 credit hours
• MUC 452 - Research Seminar in Music Therapy, 2 credit hours
• MUC 454 - Music Therapy Internship, 1 credit hour ⁶

Minimum Liberal Arts Credits Required: 35

• ENG 131 - Workshop in Exposition and Argument, 3 credit hours
• MTH 101 - Mathematics Modeling & Quantitative Analysis, 3 credit hours or higher
• FYE 100 - First-Year Experience, 1 credit hour
• HPE - Wellness Courses, 2 credit hours
• PSY 100 - Principles of Psychological Science, 3 credit hours
• PSY 278 - Elements of Statistics, 4 credit hours
• PSY 302 - Abnormal Psychology, 4 credit hours
• SOC 100D - Principles of Sociology, 4 credit hours
• EDU 103DX - Education of Children with Special Needs, 2 credit hours
• Liberal Arts Electives, 6 credit hours⁷

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• BIO 101 - Human Biology, 3 credit hours

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• BIO 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I, 4 credit hours

Notes:

¹ Three credits per semester during Freshmen & Sophomore years. Two credits per semester during Junior & Senior years.
² Secondary instrument is piano until Proficiency 4 is achieved. Depending upon placement results, piano study may occur in classes, lessons, or a combination. If the requisite proficiency is achieved in fewer than 4 semesters, continued piano study or study on another instrument is required. Secondary study beyond 4 semesters requires an additional fee.
³ One credit per semester for 6 semesters.
⁴ A competency examination must be taken after completing the Recreational Music course and before taking any other Music Therapy course.
⁵ A minimum of three 1-credit practica required.
⁶ A six-month internship required after completing all other requirements for graduation. Students may register for this off-campus assignment during their last semester on campus. Grading and granting of the degree is deferred until the requirement is completed successfully.
⁷ See Bachelor of Arts & Sciences Core  for more information about Core requirements. Note that specific University core requirements for Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and a minor field of study do not apply to Bachelor of Music degree programs. Students may select to either take six credits from any areas of the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and/or Social Sciences, or to complete a minor field of study outside of the Conservatory.
⁸ Replaces one semester of private instrument secondary study.