Music Therapy, B.S.
[B.S. in MUSIC THERAPY - 1099]
B.S. in Music Therapy prepares students for board-certification by thoughtfully combining coursework in Music Foundations, Psychology, Human Development and Music Therapy. Students will develop musicianship skills on their primary instrument, as well as develop foundational skills in piano, voice, guitar and percussion. Students will also graduate with the courses found in a Social Welfare minor, giving them an excellent foundation that will enable them to use music as a therapeutic tool for a variety of client populations and clinical settings.
SPECIFICS OF THE MUSIC EDUCATION B.S. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 124
General Education Requirements: Per General Education list (see General Education Council). Exceptions: FNA 102, Intro to Dance, meets the fine arts requirement; MTH 200, Elementary Statistics, meets the mathematics requirement; BIO 103, Human Biology, meets the lab science requirement; PSY 101, General Psychology, meets the behavioral sciences requirement.
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.7; no grade less than C in the major; minimum grade of C in CMC 101, CMP 101, and MTH 200.
Transfer Requirements: Audition. See institutional transfer policies.
Application to Major: Entrance audition is required. A minimum overall GPA of 2.7 is required to be accepted and to remain in the major. A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all music courses is required to be accepted to the major. Students must pass applied area performance proficiency during sophomore year. Standard institutional major application must be submitted to the Music Department prior to the proficiency; students cannot take upper-level Music Therapy courses if the major application is not approved.
Major Requirements: 82 hours
- Music Foundations Requirements:
- 9 semester hours of music theory (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 200)
- 4 semester hours of aural skills (MUS 101A, MUS 102A, MUS 200A, 205A)
- 6 semester hours of music history and literature (MUS 112, MUS 212)
- 1 semester hour of conducting (MUS 295)
- 9 semester hours of applied voice/instrument/piano/guitar
- 8 semesters of ensemble
- 8 semesters of Music Seminar (MUS 100)
- 3 semester hours of instrumental methods and repertoire (MTR 210)
- 1 semester hour of percussion methods (MUS 125)
- 1 semester hour of class voice (MUS 240)
- 2 semester hours of class guitar (MUS 280, MUS 281)
- 3 semester hours of psychology of music (MTR 410)
- 2 semester hours of research in music (MTR 498)
- Piano proficiency (Class Piano I, II, III or IV taken until the proficiency exam is passed).
- Senior recital
- Music Therapy Requirements:
- 1 semester hour of intro to music therapy (MTR 101)
- 4 semester hours of music therapy practicum (MTR 120, MTR 220, MTR 320, MTR 420)
- 6 semester hours of music therapy foundations (MTR 330, MTR 430)
- 2 semester hours of clinical improvistion (MTR 340)
- 2 semester hours of music therapy internship (MTR 450)
- Clinical Foundations Requirements:
- 3 semester hour of developmental psychology (PSY 201)
- 3 semester hour of intro to cont. social work (SWK 103)
- 3 semester hour of social work settings (SWK 204)
- 3 semester hour of drugs, HIV, and the family (SWK 206)
- 3 semester hour of social welfare history/services (SWK 301)
- 3 semester hour of human behavior and SE I (SWK 302)
- 3 semester hour of ethnic and social diversity (SOC 205)