Master of Music in Music Therapy degree plan
Graduate Courses in Music Therapy
Sam Houston's music therapy master's program will produce
- accomplished music therapists who are able to serve a wide range of patient populations with extensive clinical knowledge and experience,
- equipped researchers utilizing the scientific research model of music in therapy and medicine, and
- consummate promoters and marketers of music therapy. Therefore, upon graduation, music therapy students are eligible for a variety of employment opportunities such as:
- rehabilitation therapists for individuals in medical settings and psychiatric hospitals,
- researchers for medical centers or university hospitals,
- pediatric specialists/therapists in schools or treatment centers for children with developmental disorders, and
- private music therapists.
Curriculum of 30 credit hours of Masters Degree in Music Therapy
- Analytical Techniques (3)
- Research Techniques (3)
- Musicology (3)
- Philosophy & Theory of Music Therapy (2)
- Advanced Music Therapy Practice (3)
- Graduate Practicum (2) or Clinical Supervision (2)
- Research in Music Therapy (2)
- Research Design and Statistics (3)
- One elective that reflects an area of musical, clinical or research interest (3)
- Master's Thesis (6)