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Honours Bachelor of Music Therapy

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to meeting the regular requirements for admission to the University, admission to the B.Mus.Th. is conditional upon a successful audition evaluated by faculty members in Music. The audition will consist of:
(a)a theory evaluation test designed to show the nature and extent of the student's aptitude in music theory;
(b)a performance of at least ten minutes' length on the student's major instrument, showing a grasp of a variety of styles;
(c)a personal interview to assess the student's background in working with exceptional people and his or her suitability to pursue a career in music therapy.

Candidates should contact a program advisor in Music for specific requirements in the various performance media. If an accompanist from Music is required, two weeks' prior notice must be given to the Music office, and an accompanist's fee will be charged. Candidates auditioning in Voice or Orchestral Instruments must perform at least one selection with accompaniment.

For further information about auditions, please click here.

OTHER REGULATIONS

Music courses whose middle digit is 0 may not count toward the B.Mus.Th. degree.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Total courses: forty.

Major requirements: twenty-seven courses as given below:

History and Literature (Musicology):two courses, 32-126 and 32-127.

Theory and Composition: six courses, consisting of 32-112, 32-113, 32-212, and 32-213; plus the 1.50 credit hour courses 32-222, 32-223, 32-322 and 32-323.

Performance Studies: six courses, including one course from the private instruction series 33-347 to 33-369 taken four times; plus one 1.50 credit hour course from the private instruction series 33-317 to 33-339 taken four times.

Ensembles: two courses, consisting of four 1.50 credit hour courses in each of four terms from 33-210, 33-220, 33-230, 33-240, 33-250, 33-260, 33-310, and 33-330.

Music Therapy: seven and one half courses, consisting of 32-120, 32-121, 32-330, 32-331, and 32-420; plus five 1.50 credit hour courses, 32-340, 32-341, 32-440, 32-441, and 32-490.

Other Music courses: three and one half courses, consisting of 32-248 and 33-111; one additional Music course; and the 1.5 credit hour course 33-213. Students whose major instrument is Voice will substitute the equivalent of 1.5 credit hours in any other Music courses (32- or 33-) for 33-213.

Other requirements:
(a) 01-150, 01-151:
(b) three courses in Psychology, consisting of 46-115, 46-116, 46-333;
(c) seven additional courses from the following areas of study: Drama, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Women’s Studies, or the course 32-211 American Sign Language and the Disabilities Arts Movement;
(d) Biology 55-204 or 55-202 or Kinesiology 95-265.


CERTIFICATION

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for certification as a Music Therapist Accredited (MTA) with the Canadian Association of Music Therapy.

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