Music Therapy, B.M.

Required Music Courses: (89 credit hours)

• 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 156 - Clinical Musicianship, 2 credit hours ⁴
• 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] ⁷
• MUA 240I - Music History & Literature 1, 3 credit hours
• MUA 241I - Music History & Literature 2, 3 credit hours
• MUA 242 - Music History & Literature 3, 3 credit hours
• MUC 252 - Therapeutic Process with Lab, 2 credit hours
• MUC 253 - Percussion Skills for Music Therapists, 1 credit hour
• 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 358X - Music Therapy Practicum, 1 credit hour ⁵ (4 credit hours required)
• 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

Required Non-Music Courses: (16 credit hours)

• PSY 100 - Principles of Psychological Science, 3 credit hours
• PSY 278 - Elements of Statistics, 4 credit hours
• PSY 302 - Psychological Disorders, 4 credit hours
• SOC 100D - Principles of Sociology, 3 credit hours
• EDU 103DX - Education of Children with Special Needs, 2 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 MUC 156 - Clinical Musicianship  course and before taking any other Music Therapy course.
⁵ A minimum of four 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 Replaces one semester of private instrument secondary study.