New York City , New Yorkasdasds , United States
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Overview
Your Music Therapy degree from New York University will range from 48 to 60 units, based on your experience and background, and you can choose to study full or part time depending on your schedule.
You will learn how to design and implement a treatment plan for clients across the life span with a diversity of physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges; how to employ a wide range of methods employing improvised and composed music to meet the needs of clients in individual and group therapy; and how to work within a music psychotherapy framework to meet the holistic needs of clients in medical, educational, and rehabilitative settings.
Careers and Outcomes
The degree is approved by the New York State Education Department and qualifies you for Licensure in Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT) after graduation and 1,500 hours of post-graduate supervised practice. The degree is also approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and upon graduation qualifies a student to apply for national certification in music therapy (MT-BC).
When you finish the degree, you will also have developed your own advanced specialization in an area of music psychotherapy in which you would like to pursue your music therapy career.
More information
Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Music Therapy: Advanced Theory and Methods
- Music Therapy Practicum: Adults and Elderly
- Clinical Improvisation in Music Therapy
- Group Music Therapy
- Internship in Music Therapy
- Music Therapy Research
- Key Concepts in Music Therapy
- Theory Development in Music Therapy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
48 alternative credits
48-60
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Music View 975 other Masters in Music in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 100
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- Résumé/CV
- Statement Of Purpose
- Transcripts
- Letters Of Recommendation
- Proficiency in English
- Interview/Audition
Tuition Fee
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International
21540 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 10770 USD per semester and a duration of 24 months. -
National
21540 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 10770 USD per semester and a duration of 24 months.
Funding
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