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Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy

BM Music Curriculum Requirements

University Core

Core
University Core Requirements

27

Music Theory

MUS 141Music Theory I

3
MUS 157Music Theory Lab I

1
MUS 142Music Theory II

3
MUS 158Music Theory Lab II

1
MUS 200Sophomore Qualifying Examination

0
MUS 241Music Theory III

3
MUS 257Music Theory Lab III

1
MUS 357 Popular Music Analysis I

2
MUS 358Popular Music Analysis II

2

Music History and Literature

MUS 100Recital Attendance

0
MUS 338History of Music II

3
MUS 434SIAmerican and World Music

3

Composition and Arranging

MUS 150Introduction to Music Technology

3
MUS 371Choral Literature and Arranging

3

Applied

MUS 202Principal Applied

2
MUS 402Principal Applied

2
MUS 405Secondary Applied Piano

1

Ensembles

MUS 4XX
Ensemble

2
MUS 2XX
Ensemble

4

Conducting

MUS 382Conducting I

3

Methods

MUS 160Beginning Guitar Class

1
MUS 360 Intermediate Guitar Class

1
MUS 376Guitar Methods

1
MUS 386Percussion Methods

1
MUS 111Essential Keyboard Skills

1
MUS 112Advanced Keyboard Skills

1
MUS 116Singer's Diction I

1
MUS 212Class Voice I

1
MUS 380Choral Methods

2

Improvisation

MUS 307Hand Drumming

2

Movement

DANC 115Somatic Practice

2
Or
DANC 139Choreography I

2; max. 4
Or
DANC 230Music for Dancers

3
Or
DANC 476Special Topics: Seminar in Dance

1-3

Total Credit Hours: 52-56

Clinical Foundations

Normal Human Development

PSYC 201Introductory Psychology

3
PSYC 210Human Growth & Development

3

Exceptionality and Psychopathology

PSYC 301Psychological Diagnoses & Treatment

3

Choose 1 from the following:

PSYC 310Theories of Counseling & Psychotherapy

3
PSYC 333Substance Abuse & Behavior

3
PSYC 336Family Therapy & Family Systems

3
PSYC 430Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psycholog

3

Other Required

HLSC 270Human Anatomy and Laboratory

4
COMM 450Nonverbal Communication

3
CSD 207Introduction to Communication Sciences

2

Other Required Electives Choose Two:

 
HLSC 202Medical Terminology and Healthcare Essentials

3
HLSC 211Introduction to Health Professions and Trends in Healthcare

3
HLSC 410The Healthcare System

3
EXSC 325Motor Control

3

Total Credit Hours: 22

Music Therapy

Music Therapy Research

MATH 205Elementary Statistics

3

MUTH 330Principles of Research and Evidence-Based Practice

3
HLSC 330Principles of Research and Evidence-Based Practice

3
MATH-205 is a prerequisite for MUTH-330/HLSC-330

Pre-Internship and Internship Courses

MUTH 376MT Practicum I

1
MUTH 476Special Topics in Music Therapy

1-3
MUTH 490Music Therapy Clinical Internship

1-12

Foundations and Principles

MUTH 170Introduction to Music Therapy

2
MUTH 175MT Methods I

2
MUTH 260Guitar Repertory for Therapists

1
MUTH 275MT Methods II

2
MUTH 350 Improvisation for Music Therapy

2
MUTH 375MT Methods III

2
MUTH 475Music Therapy Practicum Ill

2
MUTH 480Music Therapy Practicum IV

1
MUTH 481Music Therapy Practicum V

1
MUTH 490Music Therapy Clinical Internship

1-12

Total Credit Hours: 21

Total Credit Hours: 120

Recommended minors:

Psychology

HLSC

Recommended Electives:

PSYC 211 – Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences

MUS 476 - Arts in Medicine

HLSC 202 - Medical Terminology and Healthcare Essentials

HLSC 211 – Introduction to Health Professions and Trends in Healthcare

HLSC 301 – Epidemiology in Health Science

HLSC 310 - Healthcare Ethics and Policy

HLSC 320 - Introduction to Health Informatics

HLSC 410 – The Healthcare System

HLSC 412 – Public Health

HLSC 420 – Healthcare Quality and Safety

MHUM 189 - Core Seminar in Medical Humanities

MHUM 375/ MHUM 472 - Special Topics in Medical Humanities

MHUM 401 - Illness, Health & Narrative