Master of Music Therapy
WHY CONSIDER?
The Master of Music Therapy degree advances students from competencies
achieved in undergraduate studies to competencies which are in depth,
analytic, interdisciplinary and global. The program provides the
opportunity to acquire an advanced theoretical, research and practical
base for meeting the changing needs of the people served by
professionals.
Music Therapy is a fast growing healthcare profession and the demand far exceeds the number of board certified music therapists. Music Therapists are employed to work with people in all phases of life from premature babies to hospice care. There is substantial literature that supports the use of music to meet a variety of therapeutic needs and can be adapted to reach specific, individual needs. For example, a person who has lost the ability to speak due to dementia or stroke may still be able to sing thus enabling the person to communicate wants and needs and express themselves through remembering familiar songs. The music coupled with a trained music therapist may reach people when other therapies do not succeed.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Master of Music Therapy Program is designed with today’s music
therapists in mind. Those who, because of their practice, family, or
other life commitments, are interested in pursuing studies at the time,
place and rate of their own choosing. This is possible through
web-based distance education, virtual collaborative learning
communities, on-campus visits twice each semester and a short intensive
seminar during one summer. The program is totally on-line if a student
has an undergraduate degree in music therapy.
Students with an undergraduate degree in a music related field are eligible for the Equivalency/Master of Music Therapy program. The equivalency courses due to the experiential nature of music therapy must be completed on the Georgia College campus and then the remainder of graduate music therapy courses are completed on-line.
All students may select a study track and area of concentration. These include general/administration, international studies, women’s issues, medical/mental health, or intellectual disabilities/special education.
WHAT DO I NEED FOR ADMISSION?
The first step is to apply to the university as a graduate student.
This includes Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogy Test
(MAT) scores, transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate courses,
and three letters of recommendation.
After this is completed, please contact the director of music therapy to arrange an interview and audition.
A CLOSER LOOK
The program of study is 21 hours of core graduate music therapy courses
including a final project or thesis, and 9 hours of supportive courses
that are related to the study track and area of concentration.
Core Music Therapy courses include:
- Music Therapists and Technology
- Two Advanced Research Classes
- Gender and Transcultural Issues in Music Therapy
- Music and the Exceptional Child
- Two in-depth Independent Studies
- Study Abroad opportunities
- Graduate Seminar in Music Therapy
- Thesis or Final Project
For more information visit http://www.gcsu.edu/mtherapy/index.htm
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ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE:
Georgia College, the state’s designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships.
Founded in 1889, Georgia College boasts one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation with Corinthian columns fronting red brick buildings and wide open green spaces. Georgia College also offers graduate education at the historic Jefferson building in downtown Macon, at Robins Air Force Base and online.
