Certificate in Music Therapy

The Post-Master's Certificate in Music Therapy is designed to help students develop advanced music therapy clinical skills in an academic health center setting. The program is the only music therapy training model housed in an academic health center. It is unique in that faculty members include mental health and medical professionals who assist students in integrating music therapy with current developmental, mental health, and medical practices.

Didactic and clinical aspects are balanced to provide a foundation of theoretical knowledge and practical application. The curriculum integrates knowledge of music therapy with current theoretical approaches to assessment and treatment. Experiential core and music therapy modality courses are designed to help students develop the use of the self within the music therapy relationship.

 About the certificate

The Post-Master’s Certificate in Music Therapy consists is a 52 quarter credit certificate program designed to meet the needs of qualified individuals who seek to become eligible to sit for the Board Certification Exam from the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). The certificate program is designed for those with a master’s degree in another clinical mental health specialty who wish to add a specialization in music therapy. Each of the following courses addresses one or more competency areas delineated by the American Music Therapy Association. All are taught at the graduate level.

Admissions

Admission requirements for the certificate program are similar to those for the MA program in Creative Arts, with the exception of standardized test scores. For additional information about admission to the program, visit the College of Nursing and Health Professions' Creative Arts in Therapy web site.