Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

Music Therapy B.M.T.

This program is designed to satisfy the current educational requirements prescribed by the AMTA and NASM. The baccalaureate program of music therapy consists of four (4) years of academic work, followed by a six-month, full-time, off-campus internship. It is designed for those desiring a career in music therapy. Graduates of this program will be eligible to sit for the examination of the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT). Qualified applicants will be eligible to receive the MT-BC credential.

Additional department information can be viewed at: http://www.gcsu.edu/health/therapy/music-therapy-mmt

Degree Requirements

Areas A through E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

MUAP 1000-levelMUAP -1000 Level Applied Study course

4 credits required

MUEN 1000-levelMUEN -1000 Level Music Ensemble

4 credits required

MUSC 1500Music Theory I

3

MUSC 1501Aural Skills I

1

MUSC 1510Music Theory II

3

MUSC 1511Aural Skills II

1

MUST 2121Music & Recreation

2

 

Major Requirements (64 semester hours)

MUST 2110Introduction to Music Therapy

3

MUSC 2500Music Theory III

3

MUSC 2501Aural Skills III

1

MUST 2510Method & Materials I

2

MUSC 2510Music Theory IV

3

MUSC 2511Aural Skills IV

1

MUST 2300Guitar Skills for Rec & Ther I

2

MUST 2400Piano Skills for Rec & Ther I

2

MUST 2520Methods & Materials II

2

MUST 3510Psychology of Music

3

MUST 3520Research in Music

3

MUST 3600Instrumental Survey for MT

3

MUST 4011Mus Ther Principle w/ Children

3

MUST 4110MT Practicum w/Children

1

MUST 4021Music Ther Principles w/Adults

3

MUST 4120Practicum with Adults

1

MUST 4030Advance Practicum

1

MUST 4030Advance Practicum

1

MUST 4410Leader in MT & Creative Therap

2

MUST 4420Improvisational Methods in MT

2

MUST 4990Clin Internship in Music Thera

0 - 12

MUSC 3400Intro to Conducting

2

MUSC 3600Music History I

3

MUSC 3610Music History II

3

MUSC 3550Intro to Instru Choral Arrangm

2

PSYC 3200Abnormal Psychology

3

BIOL 2160Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

MUAP-3000 Level Applied Study courses

2 credits required

MUEN -3000 Level Music Ensemble

2 credits required

 

MUST 4990:Internship must be completed after all academic work is completed.

(variable 1-12 credit course)

 

Total Credit Hours: 124

NOTE: In order to graduate, students must also fulfill other requirements specified in the Graduation Requirements Section of the Catalog.