Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

MTR 300 Music Therapy Practicum (1-3)
A supervised clinical field training experience in music therapy,
in various settings. Students have the opportunity to apply various
principles, skills, and resources acquired through course work, as
well as to develop new skills and resources. Students work under
the supervision of both an on-site music therapist and university
music therapy faculty. A weekly clinical training forum provides
students with opportunities to share experiences, address problems
and issues, and exchange peer support. Students document the
practicum in a professional report (presented at the culmination of
the semester), and record their personal experiences in self-inquiry
logs. Each student must complete a minimum of three practica
(each featuring a different client population), at 1 credit each (3
credits total), for a minimum of 50 clinical training hours per
semester (150 hours total). With permission of the department,
students may complete more than one practicum within a given
semester (with permission of the department). Prerequisites: MUSC
232, 233, 236, 210; MTR (under certain exceptional circumstances,
with permission of the department, students may take MTR 300
concurrently with, or prior to, MTR 200). (Fee: $75 each time
student registers regardless of the number of credits; normally
student will register for 1 cr per semester.)
supervision, and continue to attend the weekly clinical training
forum. Students document the internship through various reports
and summaries, and continue to record their personal experiences in
self-inquiry logs. Each student must complete a minimum of two
semesters of internship (approximately six months in total,
combined duration), at 2 credits each (4 credits total), and must
accrue a minimum total of 900 clinical training hours combined
over all semesters elected). By special arrangement and with the
permission of the department, internship may be completed on a
part-time basis over three semesters (approximately one year in
total, combined duration), at 2 credits each (6 credits total).
Prerequisites: MTR 201, 202, 203, 300 (3 credits); all music therapy
course grades at C or higher; demonstration of functional
proficiency on piano, guitar, and voice at a level suitable for entry
into internship. (Fee: $75 each time student registers regardless of
the number of credits; normally student will register for 2 cr per
semester.)
MTR 401 Music Therapy Special Topics (1-6)
Individual reading, research, and presentation of a topic or
development of a special project on an independent basis, under the
direction of music therapy faculty.
MTR 400 Music Therapy Internship (1-6)
An extended, intensive, clinical field training experience
featuring one or more client population(s) and/or setting(s).
Students continue to work under both on-site and academic
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