The 3+2 curriculum is for students who wish to accelerate their music therapy education by completing their undergraduate and graduate training in 5 years. Students interested in this curricular pathway can talk with their faculty advisor in advisement appointments in the fall of their first year.

Requirements for the B. S. in Music Therapy + M.M. Music Therapy 

3 years of 127 undergraduate credits; 2 years of 32 graduate credits

Year 1 - Fall (16 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUEN ### Ensemble 1
MUSC 101 Musicianship I (Written) 2
MUSC 111 Musicianship I (Aural) 2
MUTH 090 Music Therapy Seminar 0
MUTH 107W Music Therapy Orientation 3
MUTH 157 Group Piano I 1
MUTK 101 Technology for Musicians

1

BRDG 100 Research & Information Skills

1

BRDG 101 Writing & Analysis

3

Year 1 - Spring (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUEN ### Ensemble 1
MUSC 102 Musicianship II (Written) 2
MUSC 112 Musicianship II (Aural) 2
MUTH 090 Music Therapy Seminar 0
MUTH 108W Music Therapy and Physical Health 3
MUTH 133W Freshman Music Therapy Practicum 1
MUTH 158 Group Piano II 1
BRDG 102 Writing & Literature 3
EQ ### Essential Questions Seminar 3

Year 1 - Summer (9 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology 3
MATH 125 Fundamentals of Statistics 3
  Bridges Competency 3

Year 2 - Fall (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUAP 135 OR Elective* Voice for Non-Voice Music Therapy OR Elective* 1
MUTH ### OR Elective* Group Voice for Music Therapy OR Elective* 2
MUEN ### Ensemble 1
MUSC 201 Musicianship III (Written) 2
MUSC 211 Musicianship III (Aural) 2
MUTH 090 Music Therapy Seminar 0
MUTH 201 Guitar for Music Therapy I 1
MUTH 207W Music Therapy & Developmental Health 4
MUTH 223W Sophomore Music Therapy Practicum 2
MUTH 257 Group Piano III 1

*MUTH ### Group Voice for Music Therapy and MUAP 135 Voice for Non-Voice Music Music Therapy are for instrumentalists; additional elective credits are for vocalists.

Year 2 - Spring (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUEN ### Ensemble 1
MUSC 202 Musicianship IV (Written) 2
MUSC 212 Musicianship IV (Aural) 2
MUTH 090 Music Therapy Seminar 0
MUTH 202 Guitar for Music Therapy II 1
MUTH 208 Music Therapy & Mental Health 3
MUTH 223W Sophomore Music Therapy Practicum 2
MUTH 258 Group Piano IV 1
MUTH 394 MT Internship Preparation 1
BRDG 105 Fundamentals of Ethical Reasoning 3
  Sophomore Proficiency Exam  

Year 2 - Summer (9 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
BIOL 207 Biology: Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 3
PSYC 252W Psychological Disorders 3
  Elective 3

Year 3 - Fall (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUEN ### Ensemble 1
MUEN 139 Pappert Chorale 1
MUSC ### Advanced Musicianship Elective 2
MUSC 301W Musicianship V 4
MUTH 090 Music Therapy Seminar 0
MUTH 301 Guitar for Music Therapy III 1
MUTH 323W Junior Music Therapy Practicum I 2
MUTH 384W Ethics & Professional Development in Music Therapy 3
MUTH 413 Clinical Music Skills 2
MUTH 420W Community Engaged Practicum 2
  Junior Proficiency Exam  

Year 3 - Spring (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
GMLI 580 Music & The Mind 2
MUEN ### Ensemble 1
MUEN 139 Pappert Chorale 1
MUSC 302W Musicianship VI 4
MUTH 090 Music Therapy Seminar 0
MUTH 302 Guitar for Music Therapy IV 1
MUTH 324W Junior Music Therapy Practicum II 2
MUTH 412 Music Therapy Repertoire 2
MUTH 420W Community Engaged Practicum 2
PSYC 201 Research Methods in Psychology 3

Year 3 - Summer (3 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
  Bridges Competency 3
MUTH 400/401 Internship Full-Time/Internship Part-Time 0

Year 4 - Fall (6 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTH 601 Applying Research in Practice 3
MUTH 603 Music as a Cultural Practice of Health 3
MUTH 400/401 Internship Full-Time/Internship Part-Time 0

Year 4 - Spring (6 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTH 610 Music & Health in Community 3
  MMT Elective 3
MUTH 400/401 Internship Full-Time/Internship Part-Time 0

Year 5 - Fall (10 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTH 620 Music Psychotherapy in Medical Contexts 3
MUTH 630 Capstone Project I 1–2
XXXX ### Interdisciplinary Elective 3
XXXX ### Interdisciplinary Elective 3

Year 5 - Spring (10 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTH 605 Professional Development: Ethics, Advocacy, and Advancement 3
MUTH 631 Capstone Project II 1–2
  MMT Elective 3
  Interdisciplinary Elective 3

Graduate Electives

Music Therapy Graduate Electives (on a rotating schedule)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTH 611 Verbal Processes in Music Therapy 3
MUTH 615 Special Topics 3
MUTH 622 Existential Human Pyschotherapy 3
MUTH 625 Clinical Supervision: Models & Techniques 3

Interdisciplinary Graduate Electives

Course # Course Name Credits
MLLS 711 Organizational Communication 3
MLLS 712 Decision-Making and Problem Solving 3
MLLS 714 Conflict Resolution 3
GPNG 526 Healthcare Ethics in Practice & Policy 3
MLSP 280 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 3

Additional LPC Requirements

Requirements

19 credits

Fall

Course # Course Name Credits
GCNE 556 Counseling and Consulting Theory 3
GCNE 562 Lifespan Development and Counseling 3
GCNE 673 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 3
MUTH 640 Advanced Music Therapy Practicum 2

Spring

Course # Course Name Credits
GCNE 557 Group Counseling: Theory & Techniques 3
GCNE 652 Career Development & Vocational Counseling 3
MUTH 641 Advanced Music Therapy Internship 2