Music Therapy

View 2025–2026 Master of Music Therapy Curriculum

The online Master of Music Therapy (MMT) provides advanced training for board-certified music therapists looking to develop a reflexive, compassionate, and whole person practice. Come be a part of a dynamic community of learners committed to advancing music therapy as primary and core service.

  • Continue practicing while pursuing your degree when you enroll in asynchronous online graduate courses.
  • ​Learn how to provide specialized support to patients in treatment contexts such as cancer centers, neonatal intensive care units, and hospices.
  • Explore how to provide ethical, culturally responsive healthcare services that engage individuals as active collaborators and stakeholders in their health journey.
  • ​Become an adaptive​ and resilient healthcare professional in a rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem.
  • Experience a curriculum focused on community-engaged practice and medical music psychotherapy.

Admission Overview

Admission to the graduate division for Music Therapy requires the submission of an Audition Portfolio as well as the completion of a formal interview.

Program Information

Optional Licensed Professional Counselor Track Available

Program Type

Major

Degree

Master's

School

Mary Pappert School of Music

Academic Department

Music Education and Music Therapy

Duration

2-year

Required Credit Hours

32

Modality

Online

The Student Experience

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I really enjoy the opportunity to interact with other music therapists in an academic setting. I find that between the readings, work, and peer engagement I am more excited about my work in the field of music therapy.

Morgan Maxwell Current MMT Student

MMT Program Director

Noah Potvin

BSMT and MMT Program Director; Associate Professor of Music Therapy; Chair of Music Therapy and Music Education

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Learning Outcomes

  1. Students and graduates will apply philosophical tenets and clinical techniques of humanistic, psychodynamic, and ecological approaches as an advanced practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
  2. Students and graduates will develop a cultural reflexivity cultivating a culturally humble professional identity and ethical, responsible partnering with individuals across healthcare settings.
  3. Students and graduates will develop specialty in music psychotherapy and community-engaged practices.
  4. Students and graduates will develop the capacity for critical assessment, evaluation, and development of advanced music therapy practice in complex systems.
  5. Graduates will be positioned to become leaders in the field and in their respective communities and healthcare systems by assuming one or more of the following roles: advanced practitioners, clinical supervisors, patient advocates, clinician-researchers, and clinician-educators.