Georgia College & State University

Muziektherapie BMT

This program is designed to satisfy the current educational requirements prescribed by the AMTA and NASM. The baccalaureate program of music therapy consists of four (4) years of academic work, followed by a six-month, full-time, off-campus internship.

It is designed for those desiring a career in music therapy. Graduates of this program will be eligible to sit for the examination of the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT). Qualified applicants will be eligible to receive the MT-BC credential.

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Core Curriculum

Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.

Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.

Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.

In this section

• Area A: Communication Skills
• Area A2: Quantitative Skills
• Area B: Institutional Options
• Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
• Area C2: Fine Arts
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
• Area E: Social Sciences
• Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field

Total Credit Hours: 42

Core Area F

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses:

• MUAP 11xx Lower-Level Applied Study
• MUEN 1000 Lower-Level Large Ensemble
• MUSC 1500 Music Theory I
• MUSC 1501 Aural Skills I
• MUSC 1510 Music Theory II
• MUSC 1511 Aural Skills II
• MUST 2121 Music & Recreation

Total Credit Hours: 18

Major Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses:

• BIOL 2251K Anatomy & Physiology I
• MUAP 31xx Upper-Level Applied Study
• MUEN 3xxx Upper-Level Large Ensemble
• MUSC 2500 Music Theory III
• MUSC 2501 Aural Skills III
• MUSC 2510 Music Theory IV
• MUSC 2511 Aural Skills IV
• MUSC 3400 Introduction to Conducting
• MUSC 3550 Introduction to Instrumental and Choral Arrangements
• MUSC 3600 Music History I
• MUSC 3610 Music History II
• MUST 2110 Introduction to Music Therapy
• MUST 2300 Guitar Skills for Recreation and Therapy I
• MUST 2400 Piano Skills for Recreation and Therapy I
• MUST 2510 Method & Materials I
• MUST 2520 Methods & Materials II
• MUST 2990 Music Therapy Skills Development
• MUST 3510 Psychology of Music
• MUST 3520 Research in Music
• MUST 3600 Instrumental Survey for Music Therapy
• MUST 4011 Music Therapy Principles with Children
• MUST 4021 Music Therapy Principles with Adults
• MUST 4030 Advanced Practicum
• MUST 4110 Music Therapy Practicum with Children
• MUST 4120 Music Therapy Practicum with Adults
• MUST 4410 Leadership in Music Therapy & Creative Therapies
• MUST 4420 Improvisational Methods in Music Therapy
• MUST 4990 Clinical Internship Music Therapy
• PSYC 3200 Abnormal Psychology

Total Credit Hours: 64

Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

The internship is required before graduation, after the completion of all coursework and 180 pre-internship training hours. Students must enroll for at least 1 credit of internship for one semester and must be enrolled in a Clinical Internship for each semester in which they are actively in an internship.

• Studenten doen klinische ervaringen op door toegang tot ongeveer 20 verschillende lokale en regionale voorzieningen, ziekenhuizen en scholen.
• Studenten hebben de unieke kans om professionele muziektherapeuten te observeren en ermee samen te werken via de muziektherapiekliniek op de campus van Georgia College.
• Studenten hebben toegang tot een breed scala aan hulpmiddelen ter ondersteuning van hun klinische training en cursussen, waaronder een groot aantal adaptieve instrumenten en apparatuur, een sensorische kamer, een speciale kliniekruimte, een telezorgwerkstation en verschillende vibro-akoestische producten van Somatron.
• Studenten hebben mogelijkheden voor niet-gegradueerd onderzoek en professionele presentaties op regionale, nationale en internationale conferenties in muziektherapie.

Wat:

• Music Therapist
• Adaptieve muziekleraar
• Expressieve kunsttherapeut
• Creatieve kunsttherapeut
• Activiteitencoördinator/directeur
• Program Coordinator
• Revalidatietherapeut
• Recreation Therapist
• Eigen praktijkeigenaar
• Onafhankelijke aannemer

Where:

• Dagopvang
• Openbare en particuliere scholen voor basis- en voortgezet onderwijs
• Recreation Centers
• Algemene ziekenhuizen
• Voorzieningen voor speciaal onderwijs
• Kinderziekenhuizen
• Dag- en woonprogramma's voor personen met een handicap
• Woongemeenschappen voor senioren
• Community Centers
• Veteranen Zaken
• Hospice- en palliatieve zorginstellingen
• Correctional Facilities
• Forensische faciliteiten
• Gedragsgezondheidsziekenhuizen
• Behandelcentra voor kinderen en adolescenten