Music Therapy - B.S.
121-123 credit hours
Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)
| WC 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
| CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
| HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
| TH 200 | Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin | 3 |
| EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| PS 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
| MA 253/PS 253 | Statistics | 3 |
| PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
| MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
| BI 230 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| BI 230L | Basic Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory | 0 |
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| FR 111 | Basic French I | 3 |
| SP 111 | Basic Spanish I | 3 |
| WC 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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| WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
| WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
| WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
| WC 480 | Woods Core Capstone Topics | 3 |
BI 230 or comparable BI course with lab (Anatomy) is an approved substitution to the Woods Core Science requirement for Music Therapy majors.
Required Music Core Courses (43 - 45 credit hours)
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MU 243 and
MU 352 count as Music Core electives, and are not included in the total of Music Therapy credit hours.
Required Music Therapy Courses (29 credit hours)
| MU 011 | Piano Class I | 1 |
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| MU 029 | Secondary Voice | 1 |
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| MU 242 | Clinical Musicianship | 1 |
| MU 282 | Music as Therapy | 3 |
| MU 283 | Therapeutic Processes in Music Therapy | 2 |
| MU 342 | Guitar Techniques | 1 |
| MU 344 | Clinical Improvisation | 2 |
| MU 383 | Music Therapy Clinical Skills I | 3 |
| MU 384 | Music Therapy Clinical Skills II | 3 |
| MU 386 | Music Therapy Seminar I | 0.5 |
| MU 484 | Music Psychology | 2 |
| MU 485 | Research in Music Therapy | 2 |
| MU 486 | Music Therapy Seminar II | 0.5 |
| MU 490 | Music Therapy Internship I | 1-4 |
MU 011 and MU 029: Choose either MU 011 or MU 029, based on primary applied instrument. Repeated for a total requirement of 2 credit hours.
A total of 3 credits and 180 clinical hours by taking a sequence of practica (3 credit hours)
| MU 157 | Music Therapy Practicum I | 0.5 |
| MU 256 | Music Therapy Practicum IIa | 0.5 |
| MU 257 | Music Therapy Practicum IIb | 0.5 |
| MU 356 | Music Therapy Practicum IIIa | 0.5 |
| MU 357 | Music Therapy Practicum IIIb | 0.5 |
| MU 456 | Music Therapy Practicum IVa | 0.5 |
| MU 457 | Music Therapy Practicum IVb | 0.5 |
MU 457: optional
MT Practicum courses are typically taken for 0.5 or 1 credit each semester over 3-7 semesters.
Other Required Courses (10 credit hours)
| PE 119 | Folk, Square and Social Dance | 1 |
| PS 260 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PS 285 | Techniques of Counseling | 3 |
| PS 360 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |