Music Therapy, MM

The School of Music offers the Master of Music (M.M.) in music therapy.

 

Admission Requirements 

 An undergraduate degree in music therapy (or the equivalent) is required for full admission to the 30-credit hour Master of Music in Music Therapy degree. Additionally, students must hold the MT-BC credential in order to fulfill the requirements of the MM in music therapy. A combined equivalency/master’s degree program is available for students without an undergraduate degree in music therapy. Applicants for the combined equivalency/master’s degree are expected to have earned an undergraduate degree in music or, at a minimum, a music minor. Students who have earned a music minor should contact the program director prior to applying to the combined equivalency/master’s degree program. 

Entrance Requirements  

Applicants must meet the entrance requirements of The Graduate School as well as those of the School of Music.  

In addition to the items required on the Graduate School application, applicants for the MM in Music Therapy must complete the following: 

• An interview with the music therapy faculty, during which students will be asked to sing one song while accompanying themselves on guitar and one song while accompanying themselves on piano. Students who have not yet learned to play guitar only sing and play one song with piano accompaniment. 

• The specialize Music Therapy entrance exams cover music theory, music history, and music therapy. These three entrance exams are specific to the music therapy area and serve in lieu of the entrance exams used for other degree programs. Applicants should contact the music therapy program director to arrange for an interview and schedule the entrance exams. Admission is conditional upon passing the entrance exams or passing any required review classes with a grade of A or B before accumulating 12 credit hours. 

• Information about this exam can be found in the School of Music Graduate Handbook, section 1.11.3: https://finearts.uky.edu/sites/default/files/Uploads/Documents/graduate_handbook_2020.pdf 

 

Degree Requirements  

At least fifty percent of all course credits must be at the 600 level or above. 

Equivalency Requirements: Combined equivalency/master’s students must have met all AMTA Professional Competencies before finalizing the Master of Music in Music Therapy degree. The number of credits required to complete the equivalency option will vary based on previous courses taken.   

All students (both traditional and combined equivalency/master’s degree students) must complete the following coursework to finalize the master’s degree. Please note: any graduate coursework taken to remediate professional competencies will not count toward the master’s degree.   

• MUS 600 RESEARCH I  (3)   
• MUS 633 GRADUATE CLINICAL PLACEMENT IN MUSIC THERAPY  (1-3)   
• Music Therapy (The student will select 11 hours from the following courses: MUS 630 ; MUS 631 ; MUS 633 ; MUS 664 ; MUS 706 ; MUS 730 ; MUS 732 ; MUS 770 ) (11)   
• Electives (9) (The student will select 9 hours of electives based on consultation with their academic advisor.)   
• MUS 768 RESIDENCE CREDIT FOR THE MASTER’S DEGREE  (6)   

Total (30)