Undergraduate-Catalog

Music Therapy - B.S.

123 credit hours

Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

PH 320Ethics

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

BI 230Basic Anatomy and Physiology

3

BI 230LBasic Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory

0

 

Choose One

FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

Choose One

WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 480Woods 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 (45 credit hours)

MU 025Convocation

0

MU 110Aural Skills I

1

MU 115Music Theory I

3

MU 120Aural Skills II

1

MU 125Music Theory II

3

MU 210Aural Skills III

1

MU 213Music and Technology

2

MU 215Music Theory III

3

MU 225Music Theory IV

3

MU 315Music in History and Culture I

3

MU 415Music in History and Culture II

3

MU 243Conducting I

2

MUxxx Music Elective (6)

MUxxx Applied Music (6)

MUxxx Applied Music (6)

 

Choose Two

MU 011Piano Class I

1

MU 012Piano Class II

1

MU 019Secondary Piano

1

MU 029Secondary Voice

1

*MU 243 counts as Music Core elective and is not included in the total of Music Therapy credit hours.

*MT majors must take MU 352 (1) as one of their music electives.

*Piano (Choose from the following: MU 011, MU 012, MU 019, or MU 029) based on instrument; can repeat.

Required Music Therapy Courses (29 credit hours)

MU 011Piano Class I

1

Or

MU 029Secondary Voice

1

 

MU 242Clinical Musicianship

1

MU 282Music as Therapy

3

MU 283Therapeutic Processes in Music Therapy

2

MU 342Guitar Techniques

1

MU 344Clinical Improvisation

2

MU 383Music Therapy Clinical Skills I

3

MU 384Music Therapy Clinical Skills II

3

MU 386Music Therapy Seminar I

0.5

MU 484Music Psychology

2

MU 485Research in Music Therapy

2

MU 486Music Therapy Seminar II

0.5

MU 490Music 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 157Music Therapy Practicum I

0.5

MU 256Music Therapy Practicum IIa

0.5

MU 257Music Therapy Practicum IIb

0.5

MU 356Music Therapy Practicum IIIa

0.5

MU 357Music Therapy Practicum IIIb

0.5

MU 456Music Therapy Practicum IVa

0.5

MU 457Music 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)

MU 455Expressive Movement

1

PS 260Developmental Psychology

3

PS 285Techniques of Counseling

3

PS 360Abnormal Psychology

3