Music Therapy Undergraduate Degree

General Education (34 hours)

(see Certified General Education Courses for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Communication: (6 hours)

• Complete two approved courses in rhetoric and communication

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

• Complete four approved courses from at least two prefixes (i.e., ART, ENGL, HIST, MUS)
  • MUS 1110 - Introduction to Music
  • MUS 3110 - Musics of the World
  • One approved Humanities and Fine Arts course outside of MUS prefix
  • One approved Humanities and Fine Arts course outside of MUS prefix

Natural Sciences: (4 hours)

• Complete one approved natural science course including a laboratory component 

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

• PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology

• One approved behavioral or social science course other than Psychology

Quantitative and Reasoning: (3 hours)

• One approved quantitative and reasoning course 

Individual and Global Citizanship: (3 hours)

• Complete one approved individual and global citizenship course

Music Therapy Curriculum

Music Foundations (44 hours)

• MUS 1710 - Musicianship I
• MUS 1720 - Musicianship II
• MUS 1730 – Aural Skills I
• MUS 1740 – Aural Skills II
• MUS 1750 - Musicianship Lab I
• MUS 1760 – Musicianship Lab II
• MUS 2050r – Fundamentals of Music Composition
• MUS 2710 – Musicianship III
• MUS 2720 – Musicianship IV
• MUS 2730 – Aural Skills III
• MUS 2740 – Aural Skills IV
• MUS 2750 – Musicianship Lab III
• MUS 2760 – Musicianship Lab IV
• MUS 3030 – Basic Conducting
• MUS 3110 – Musics of the World#
• MUS 3150 – History of Music I
• MUS 3160 – History of Music II
• Ensemble participation (7 hours/semesters).
• 4 semesters (4 hours) of 2000-level primary applied study.

Clinical Foundations (17 hours)

• PSY 1010 – Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 2210 – The Psychology of Child Development
• PSY 2220 – The Psychology of Adolescence and Adulthood
• MUS 1820 - Beginning Dance for the Music Therapist (3)
• MUS 3800 - Anatomy & Physiology for the Music Therapist (3)
• EDUC 2200 – Survey of Exceptional Learners (3)
• HHP 0021 – Concepts of Wellness (1)

Music Therapy Concentration (26-28 hours)

• MUS 1360R - Guitar Class for Music Therapists (2 semesters)
• MUS 1810 - Introduction to Music Therapy (3)
• MUS 2810 - Music Therapy Clinical Skills (2)
• MUS 3810 - Music Therapy Principles and Foundations (3)
• MUS 3820 - Music Therapy Applications (3)
• MUS 3830r - Music Therapy Practicum (1 hour/4 semesters)
• MUS 4210 - Psychology of Music (3)
• MUS 4820 - Music Therapy Measurement and Research (3)
• MUS 4830 - Music Therapy Internship (6)

Electives (3 hours)

Additional Requirements for all Music Therapy Majors:

• All course work must be completed prior to enrolling in MUS 4830 - Music Therapy Internship. 
• Successful completion of Continuation Standards is prerequisite to enrollment in upper-division music courses and Music Therapy concentration courses.
• Seminar is required each semester of residence. A minimum of 8 semesters with a grade of SATISFACTORY is required.
• For graduation: 2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).
• 2.75 average cumulative, including 2.75 average at UTC and 2.75 average in content area course work with no grade lower than C.
• Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses
• See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

#Also satisfies General Education requirement.

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Please see the Courses section of this catalog for complete course descriptions.