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Principles of Music Therapy


Course Description

Music as human behavior and its uses as therapeutic intervention with various populations.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to write a paper on a topic of wider scope than undergraduates and will give an oral report.


Athena Title

PRINC MUS THER


Undergraduate Prerequisite

MUSI 5440/7440


Graduate Prerequisite

MUSI 5440/7440


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

1. Adapt own skills to alleviate problems associated with various disabilities by eliciting responses. 2. Conduct activities within structures and philosophies studied with peers and clients. 3. Articulate Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice in music therapy.


Topical Outline

1. Review history of use of music in therapy. 2. Review various techniques and philosophical approaches to therapy with different populations. 3. Learn characteristics of mental disorders and methods for differentiation.


Syllabus