Program Recognition
•Bullet: Founded in 1956, the program is described by Loyola as "one of the longest-running programs in the United States" and is accredited by the American Music Therapy Association
Training
•Bullet: The Bachelor of Music Therapy - Instrumental is a 120-credit degree: 27 modified Loyola Core credits, 52 music credits, 23 Music Therapy credits and 18 Psychology credits, with no general electives
•Bullet: Instrumental students take Guitar Concepts 1 to 3, Class Voice and Class Piano for Clinicians, with 12 credits of applied study on the principal instrument
•Bullet: Clinical courses include Recreative and Compositional Methods, Receptive Methods and Clinical Improvisation Methods, and benchmark exams fall in the second, third and fourth years
Professional Development
•Bullet: Supervised fieldwork runs throughout the degree and is followed by a required six-month, 1,200-hour clinical internship; graduates are then eligible to sit for the Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) exam
•Bullet: Placements span schools, hospitals, behavioral health, rehabilitation, hospice, older adult services and community programs
