Music Therapy - M.M. Degree
School of Music
Office:Mason Hall
(716) 673-3157
Dr. Heeyoun Cho, Program Coordinator
Email: Heeyoun.Cho@fredonia.edu
Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-music/music/grad
The Master of Music in Music Therapy program requires completion of 48 credit hours of graduate-level courses. This includes the core music graduate curriculum, core graduate music therapy courses, mental health courses (Psychopathology and Developmental Psychology) and graduate music education courses (Psychology of Music and Psychological Research in Music). The program offers music therapist the opportunity to advance and deepen their music therapy skills, knowledge and practice to meet the Advanced Competencies of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and fulfills the educational requirement for the New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT). It is designed with the needs of full-time working music therapists in mind and may be pursued on a part-time basis. Opportunities for advanced training include Guided Imagery and Music, Clinical Improvisation and Vocal Psychotherapy.
Requirements for Admission to Program without Deficiencies:
- Bachelor's degree (in Music Therapy) or the equivalent from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 2.75 overall grade point average
- Two letters of recommendation: one from a clinical supervisor, and one from an academic source (i.e. professor or advisor)
Major Requirements
Graduate Core Curriculum:
| MUS 521 | Music Bibliography | 3 |
| MUS 624 | Analytic Techniques | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Music Therapy Courses:
| MUTY 505 | Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy I | 3 |
| MUTY 510 | Advanced Guitar Skills for Music Therapists | 2 |
| MUTY 518 | Foundations of Clinical Piano Improvisation | 2 |
| MUTY 520 | Theory of Vocal Psychotherapy | 2 |
| MUTY 530 | Introduction to Guided Imagery and Music | 2 |
| MUTY 590 | Special Studies in Music Therapy | 3 |
| MUTY 605 | Foundations of Advanced Music Therapy II | 3 |
| MUTY 620 | Vocal Psychotherapy Practice | 2 |
| MUTY 630 | Clinical Music and Imagery | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
| MUTY 550 | Internship in Music Therapy | 4 |
| MUTY 650 | Advanced Practicum in Music Therapy | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Music Education Courses:
| MUED 514 | Psychology of Music | 3 |
| MUED 522 | Psychological Research in Music | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Psychology Courses:
| MUTY 560 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| MUTY 570 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Final Project:
| MUED 695 | Thesis/Final Project | 1-3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
NOTE:
- MUED 695 is a variable 1-3 credit hour course. Student must complete a total of 3 credit hours.
Total Credit Hours: 48