I I want to do a masters degree in music therapy but i am doing psychology in undergrad. Will they accept me?
June 20th, 2010 by admin
my school now doesnt offer music therapy, but i want to do it in grad school…
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Because music therapy is a type of psychological treatment, I don’t see why not. Talk to your adviser or a dean of admissions from the college you are planning on receiving your masters from.
I’m actually applying to grad school now for music therapy, too– I will have an undergrad in Music with a general studies concentration (no therapy at my school either…)
From what I understand, you need an undergraduate degree in Music Therapy, Music Education, or music of some sort in order to qualify for a Master’s degree in music therapy. If you don’t have an undergraduate degree in Music Therapy, (like say you had a Music Ed degree), most Music Therapy schools offer an "equivalency" degree that allows you to work on the therapy portions that you missed in your undergraduate studies while working on your Master’s.
Although, requirements vary by school– so if you have your heart set on it, you might be able to find a school that allows psych majors to pursue the master’s degree. Otherwise, you probably need to switch your major to music. The good news is that if you did switch, you’d probably have already taken a lot of the psych courses that are required for music therapy.