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The Major in Music Therapy

The B.Mus.Ed degree program in Music Therapy prepares students to use music as a therapeutic tool for the welfare of a variety of populations, including the elderly, the physically handicapped, and the mentally impaired. The program at Wooster is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and the American Music Therapy Association.

An audition is required to major in music therapy.

38.750 courses are required for graduation, subject to current restrictions on residency, fractional credit, transfer credit, and course load. 24.5 courses are taken in music as specified below.

Courses in Music (24.5)

1. Music Theory: 7 courses
   1. Music 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 303, and 305
2. Music History and Literature: 2 courses
   1. Music 210
   2. Music 212 or 213
3. Music Therapy: 6 courses
   1. Music 190, 191, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 392, 393, 394, and 407-408
4. Music Education: 2 courses
   1. Music 290 and 390
5. Group Music: 1 course
   1. 8 semesters in Music 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, or 165
   2. at least two semesters in Music 160 or 161
6. Class Instruments and Voice: 2.500 courses
   1. Music 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 177, 370, and 372
7. Applied Music: 3.500 courses
   1. applied music study leading to a half recital in the student's junior or senior year
   2. sufficient piano study (Music 132) to satisfy the piano proficiency requirement
8. Music Technology: .500 course
   1. Music 280: Introduction to Music Technology
9. Piano Proficiency Requirement by the end of the junior year
10. Attendance at ten departmental recitals and concerts in each semester after declaring the major in music

Non-Music Courses (16.50-16.75)

Except where noted, individual courses may be counted toward multiple requirements. A student may not use the same course in fulfillment of both the Studies in Cultural Difference requirement and the Religious Perspectives requirement.

1. First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry (1 course)
   1. to be completed in the first semester
2. Writing Requirement (1-2 courses)
   1. Students will demonstrate basic writing proficiency in their first year through placement examination or completion of the College Writing Tutorial.
   2. Students will complete a course designated as Writing Intensive (W) in any semester between the completion of the First-Year Seminar and second semester of the junior year.
3. Studies in Cultural Difference (1 course)
   1. Students will complete a course (C) in History or the Social Sciences that examines either a culture outside the United States or the culture of an American minority group (e.g., African American, Asian American, Hispanic or Latino American, Native American). Courses may be taught in English or in a foreign language.
4. Religious Perspectives (1 course)
   1. Students will complete a course (R) from any department or program that examines the religious dimension of humankind in relation to issues of cultural, social, historical, or ethical significance.
5. Quantitative Reasoning (1 course)
   1. Students will demonstrate basic quantitative proficiency through completion of a course (Q) in the Mathematicalor Natural Sciences that involves a substantial element of quantitative reasoning.
6. History and Social Sciences (2 courses)
   1. Students will complete two approved courses in Political Science, History, or Economics. [A student may not use these courses in fulfillment of the Studies in Cultural Difference requirement or the Religious Perspectives requirement.]
7. Psychology (3 courses)
   1. Psychology 100: Introduction to Psychology
   2. Psychology 212: Abnormal Psychology
   3. Psychology 299: Introduction to Statistics and Experimental Design
8. Mathematical Sciences (1 course)
   1. Students will complete one course in the Mathematical Sciences.
9. Natural Sciences (1 course)
   1. Biology 116: Human Anatomy and Physiology
10. Sociology (2 courses)
    1. Sociology 100: The Sociological Perspective
    2. One: Sociology 200, 204, or 213
    3. A student may not use these courses in fulfillment of the Religious Perspectives requirement.
11. Education (1 course)
    1. Education 200: Teaching Children with Special Needs
12. Non-Music Electives (1-2 courses to complete 14.25 courses outside the major)
13. Independent Study (.250 course)
    1. Students will complete Music 395 (a six-month, full-time clinical experience in a facility approved by the American Music Therapy Association).