{"id":8730,"date":"2019-07-15T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T13:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/?page_id=8730"},"modified":"2021-11-24T11:08:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:08:46","slug":"music-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/academics\/bm\/music-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bachelor of Music (B.M.)<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"b-m-music\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-b-m-music\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-5842\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5842\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/academics\/bm\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5834\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5834\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/academics\/bm\/composition\/\">Composition<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5836\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5836\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/academics\/bm\/music-education\/\">Music Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5838\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5838\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/academics\/bm\/performance\/\">Performance<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8793\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8793\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/academics\/bm\/music-therapy\/\">Music Therapy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Music Therapy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alignright\">\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/music-therapy.jpg\" alt=\"music therapist at piano singing with a client\" width=\"400\" height=\"315\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicole O&#8217;Malley, artist\/teacher in music therapy, at work with a client. Photo: Michael Salerno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The music therapy degree is designed for those who want to use their musical skills to earn a degree in healthcare that would improve sensorimotor, cognitive, language, emotion, or social functioning of others in a variety of settings. The degree provides comprehensive training in a broad musical and scientific context. This five-year program includes internship placements that lead to national board certification and state licensure as a practicing music therapist.<\/p>\n<p>Music Therapy Program Director: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/meet\/nicole-omalley\/\">Nicole O&#8217;Malley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>B.M.\/Music Therapy Program Advisor: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/music\/meet\/Jonathan Amon\/\">Jonathan Amon<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Curriculum<\/h3>\n<p>A minimum of 139 credits is required for graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Students selecting this option must complete 105 credits in Studies in Music and Professional Education, as follows:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Musical Foundations<\/strong> (62 credits):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>7 semesters of the principal applied music area, 2 credits per semester.<\/li>\n<li>7 semesters of MUS 300: Music Convocation;<\/li>\n<li>Senior recital MUS 450 (capstone);<\/li>\n<li>2 semesters of MUS 293 University Chorus or MUS 395 Concert Choir, 1 credit per semester. Students must take these courses during their freshman year.<\/li>\n<li>Also required are 7 semesters of major ensembles appropriate to the principal applied music area, at 0-1 credit per semester. Major ensembles include:\n<ul>\n<li>MUS 292: Concert Band<\/li>\n<li>MUS 293: University Chorus<\/li>\n<li>MUS 394: Symphonic Wind Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>MUS 395: Concert Choir<\/li>\n<li>MUS 396: Jazz Studio Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>MUS 397: University Symphony Orchestra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional course requirements are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MUS 119: Introduction to the Music Profession<\/li>\n<li>MUS 115: Musicianship Lab I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 116: Music Theory I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 117: Musicianship Lab II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 118: Music Theory II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 215: Musicianship Lab III<\/li>\n<li>MUS 216: Music Theory III<\/li>\n<li>MUS 217: Musicianship Lab IV<\/li>\n<li>MUS 218: Music Theory IV<\/li>\n<li>MUS 171: Piano I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 172: Piano II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 271: Piano III<\/li>\n<li>MUS 272: Piano IV<\/li>\n<li>MUS 220: Music as Global Culture<\/li>\n<li>MUS 105, 106, 222, 301, 322: Musicology Elective (2 courses)<\/li>\n<li>MUS 239: Movement, Gesture and Sound<\/li>\n<li>MUS 170: Guitar Methods I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 180: Guitar Methods II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 173: Voice Methods I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 183: Voice Methods II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 334: World Percussion Traditions<\/li>\n<li>MUS 438: Music, Mind &amp; Body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Clinical Foundations<\/strong> (18 credits)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY 113: Intro to Psychology<\/li>\n<li>KIN 122: Human Anatomy &amp; Physiology<\/li>\n<li>PSY 254: Problems &amp; Personality Disorders<\/li>\n<li>MUS 243: Seminar in Therapeutic Relationships I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 244: Seminar in Therapeutic Relationships II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 343: Seminar in Therapeutic Relationships III<\/li>\n<li>MUS 344: Seminar in Therapeutic Relationships IV<\/li>\n<li>MUS 443: Seminar in Therapeutic Relationships V<\/li>\n<li>MUS 444: Seminar in Therapeutic Relationships IV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Music Therapy<\/strong> (25 credits)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MUS 136: Music Therapy Overview<\/li>\n<li>MUS 137: Clinical Observation<\/li>\n<li>MUS 232: Music Therapy in Adult &amp; Late Life<\/li>\n<li>MUS 233: Assessment and Treatment Planning<\/li>\n<li>MUS 332: Psychiatric Music Therapy<\/li>\n<li>MUS 335: Music Therapy Foundations<\/li>\n<li>MUS 331: Music Therapy with Children and Adolescents<\/li>\n<li>MUS 439: Medical Music Therapy<\/li>\n<li>MUS 236: Practicum I<\/li>\n<li>MUS 237: Practicum II<\/li>\n<li>MUS 336: Practicum III<\/li>\n<li>MUS 337: Practicum IV<\/li>\n<li>MUS 436: Practicum V<\/li>\n<li>MUS 437: Practicum VI<\/li>\n<li>MUS 435: Clinical Musicianship<\/li>\n<li>MUS 486: Music Therapy Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Internship<\/strong> (5<sup>th<\/sup> year)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MUS 493: Internship Seminar &#8211; Therapeutic Relationship<\/li>\n<li>MUS 491: (2 sem)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy (meets requirements in all states)&nbsp;<\/b><br \/>\nIn accordance with the 2019 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act,&nbsp;URI&nbsp;hereby discloses only that the curriculum for this program meets the&nbsp;educational requirements&nbsp;for national certification and licensure when applicable in all U.S states and territories. States requiring licensure will also require additional paperwork; we encourage you to investigate those requirements as well as an updated list of states requiring licensure through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Music Therapy The music therapy degree is designed for those who want to use their musical skills to earn a degree in healthcare that would improve sensorimotor, cognitive, language, emotion, or social functioning of others in a variety of settings. 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