Master of Arts in Music
Music Therapy

The concentration in Music Therapy is intended for students who have completed training as music therapists and wish to develop advanced clinical skills. Students will choose one of three specializations: Music Therapy with Mild/Moderately Impaired Youth, Music Therapy with Severely/Profoundly Impaired Youth, or Music Therapy with Adult Psychiatric clients.

REQUIREMENTS

I. Required Courses (17.5-21.5 semester hours)
MUTH 501, Psychology of Music, 3 credits
MUTH 510, Group Music Therapy Experience, 1.5 credits
MUCP 511, Theoretical and Aural Skills in Music I, 3 credits
MUPR 590, Piano Improvisation, 2 credits
MUTH 521, Music Therapy Assessment in Clinical Practice, 3 credits
MUTH 522, Clinical Improvisation, 3 credits
MUTH 523, Supervision and Teaching in Music Therapy, 3 credits
MUTH 521, Group Music Therapy, 3 credits

II. Required Psychology Courses
PSYC 510, Research Methods in Psychology, 3 credits
PSYC 561, Developmental Psychology, 3 credits
PSYC 667, Abnormal Psychology, 3 credits

III. Thesis
MUTH 598, Thesis Seminar, 1 credit
MUTH 698, Thesis, 3 credits

IV. Electives (6 semester hours)
(Select 6-9 semester hours for specialization in consultation with the graduate music therapy Program Coordinator, and according to individual career objectives.)

PSYC 564, Psychological Aspects of Disabling Conditions, 3 credits
PSYC 565, Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 3 credits
PSYC 573, Physiological Psychology, 3 credits
PSYC 578, Psychological Tests and Measurements, 3 credits
PSYC 582, Behavior Modification, 3 credits
PSYC 593, Clinical Interviewing, 3 credits
PSYC 670, Introduction to Psychotherapy, 3 credits
CS&D 506, Assessment of Preschool Children with Disabilities I, 3 credits
CS&D 509, Implementing Programs for Young Children with Disabilities, 3 credits
CS&D 518, Neuromotor Development of the Young Child, 3 credits
CS&D 579, Special Education for Students with Disabilities, 3 credits
CS&D 580, Nature and Identification of Learning Problems, 3 credits
CS&D 582, Basic Instructional Techniques for Students with Learning Problems (Teacher of the Handicapped section), 3 credits
CS&D 583, Language Disorders of Children (Non-Speech Pathology section), 3 credits
CS&D 595, Medical and Physical Bases of Disabilities, 3 credits
CHAD 502, Child Abuse and Neglect, 3 credits
CHAD 520, Adolescents and the System, 3 credits
CHAD 521, Substance Abuse and Family Crisis, 3 credits
MUTH525, Special Topics in Music Therapy, 3 credits

Total Credits: 40.5

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml