Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 36 for the MMT; 63 for the Music Therapy/Combined Master's Equivalency Program; 12 to add the Licensed Professional Counselor option

Required Courses:

Master of Music Therapy

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses
MUED 8601	Qualitative Research in Music Therapy	3
MUED 8602	Quantitative Research in Music Therapy	3
MUED 8603	Theories of Music Psychotherapy	2
MUED 8615	Adv Mus Thrpy Clin Trng	1
MUED 8617	Multicultural Music Therapy	2
MUED 8618	Music in Medicine	2
MUED 8621	Music Therapy Ethics	2
MUED 8626	Models of Clinical Supervision in Music Therapy	2
MUED 9687	Advanced Music Therapy Practicum	1
Electives 1		15
Recommended courses include:
MUED 8611	Music Therapy Research
MUED 8612	Music Therapy Foundation
MUED 9660	Advanced Topics in Music Psychotherapy
MUED 9670	Advanced Topics in Music Medicine
MUED 9680	Music Therapy: Special Topics
Capstone Course
MUED 9995	Master's Final Project	3
Total Credit Hours		36

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Select from Music, Music Education, Music Studies, Music Therapy, and other graduate departments. Advisor approval required.

Music Therapy/Combined Master's Equivalency Program

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses
MUED 5389	Fieldwork in Music Therapy I	1 to 3
MUED 5489	Fieldwork in Music Therapy II	1 to 3
MUED 5589	Fieldwork in Music Therapy III	1 to 3
MUED 5611	Music Therapy Graduate Overview	3
MUED 5614	Psychiatric Music Therapy	3
MUED 5616	Developmental Music Therapy	3
MUED 5619	Medical/Rehabilitative Music Therapy	3
MUED 5641	Music Therapy Experiences I: Creative Methods	1
MUED 5642	Music Therapy Experiences II: Recreative Methods	1
MUED 5643	Music Therapy Experiences III: Receptive Methods	1
MUED 5685	Music Therapy Clinical Internship	1 to 6
MUED 8601	Qualitative Research in Music Therapy	3
MUED 8602	Quantitative Research in Music Therapy	3
MUED 8603	Theories of Music Psychotherapy	2
MUED 8615	Adv Mus Thrpy Clin Trng	1
MUED 8617	Multicultural Music Therapy	2
MUED 8618	Music in Medicine	2
MUED 8621	Music Therapy Ethics	2
MUED 8626	Models of Clinical Supervision in Music Therapy	2
MUED 9687	Advanced Music Therapy Practicum	1
Electives 1		15
Recommended courses include:
MUED 8611	Music Therapy Research
MUED 8612	Music Therapy Foundation
MUED 9660	Advanced Topics in Music Psychotherapy
MUED 9670	Advanced Topics in Music Medicine
MUED 9680	Music Therapy: Special Topics
Capstone Course
MUED 9995	Master's Final Project	3
Total Credit Hours		55-66

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Select from Music, Music Education, Music Studies, Music Therapy, and other graduate departments. Advisor approval required.

Master of Music Therapy - Licensed Professional Counselor Program

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
CPSY 5519	Group Counseling	3
CPSY 5593	Career Counseling and Development	3
CPSY 5694	Introduction to Assessment	3
EPSY 5541	Concepts in Human Development	3
Total Credit Hours		12

Additional Requirements:
Diagnostic Examination:Due to the large number of applications for admission and the competitive nature of its music programs, the College admits only a portion of its applicants. In addition to the general admissions credentials required of all Temple University graduate applicants, specialized admission criteria (i.e., auditions, portfolios, interviews, recommendations, departmental term papers, and standardized examinations) are very heavily weighted in admission decisions of the Boyer College of Music and Dance. Graduate applicants may be rejected for admission for failing to obtain the required level of proficiency in any one area of the specialized admission criteria regardless of the level of success in meeting the Temple University general admission criteria. In addition to the level of success demonstrated in the above-mentioned criteria, a final admission factor is the College’s Optimum Enrollment Policy. This policy may preclude the admission of any student who meets the minimum requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
MUSC 1211	Voice Class	1
MUED 5558	Guitar I	1
MUED 5559	Guitar II	1
MUED 5631	Advanced Functional Voice I	1
MUED 5632	Advanced Functional Voice II	1
MUED 5633	Advanced Functional Piano I	1
MUED 5634	Advanced Functional Piano II	1
MUED 5635	Advanced Functional Guitar I	1
MUED 5636	Advanced Functional Guitar II	1
MUSC 1212	Voice Class	1
MUST 2105	Jazz Secondary Piano	1
MUST 2106	Jazz Secondary Piano	1
MUST 3105	Jazz Class Piano	1
MUST 3106	Jazz Class Piano	1

Credits earned in required remedial courses do not apply toward the master’s degree.

NOTE:  All students must present themselves for the Diagnostic Examination at the designated time. Students who wish to waive any portion of the examination by taking the remedial courses are still required to present themselves for the scheduled Diagnostic Examination, unless they send written notification to the Music Therapy faculty stating their intent to waive all portions of the exam. When students waive all portions of the exam, they are required to take all remedial coursework without any further opportunity for taking or retaking the examination.

Clinical Experience:
For MUED 9687 and MUED 8615 ongoing work as a music therapist is required. Your learning in all courses will benefit from ongoing clinical experience.

Tuition and Fee Payments:
All tuition and fees must be paid according to the deadlines given by the Bursar's Office at the time of registration. When payments are not received by the University deadlines for each term, late fees are imposed. Students are encouraged to be punctual in meeting all registration deadlines, as failure to do so is very costly in time, effort and money.

Acceptable English:
All students, including those for whom English is not the native language, are expected to present all written work in acceptable English. No double standard exists to differentiate students on the basis of proficiency in the use of the English language. Students are also responsible for becoming familiar with the College's statement on plagiarism and academic honesty.

Culminating Events:
Comprehensive Examination:
When approaching completion of coursework, the student works with the MMT Program Coordinator, to formally schedule their comprehensive examination. This examination encompasses a reflective integration of learning as it relates to the student’s clinical practice. 

The written qualifying examination in Music Therapy does not limit its scope to the coursework taken at Boyer College of Music and Dance. Instead, the student is expected to study comprehensively in preparation for this examination. The written qualifying examination in Music Therapy covers:

Final Project:
As part of the Music Therapy curriculum, students undertake a final project that encompasses a pilot research study.