Course summary
The Music Therapy Masters programme aims to realise students’ full musicianship potential and equip them with the knowledge and skills to work as a registered music therapist. On this programme, students gain clinical experience with adults and children in a variety of settings, including:
- Psychiatry and dementia
- Special and main stream education
- Learning disabilities
- Communication disorders
Modules
Core modules include: year 1: A1: Clinical Practice and Reflection 1; B1: Theoretical Studies 1; C: Musical Resources; D1: Personal Awareness. Year 2: A2: Clinical Practice and Reflection 2; B2: Applied Theoretical and Research Studies: D2: Professional and Personal Awareness.
Assessment method
The strategy for assessment of the Masters in Music Therapy programme is built on the following principles: • Students should be set clear and focused tasks (as outlined in the programme handbook) with firm deadlines as stated in the handbook, and with transparent criteria for assessment • The assessment tasks will be related as far as possible to the varied professional procedures expected of the working music therapist, in order to prepare candidates effectively for their working lives and to meet the statutory requirements of the Health & Care Professions Council in the UK. This includes, for example, verbal and written clinical case reports; placement appraisal linked to termly viva voce exams; clinical improvisation; creative musicianship, performance and some composition; live seminar presentation and writing of academic papers and essays, team liaison. • As part of the Masters Level training, research-based tasks are included in the evaluation of clinical practice. • The assessment tasks focus on a variety of skills (practical, clinical, academic and research) to allow students to demonstrate their strengths and to reflect the wide range of learning outcomes developed by the programme. • Where assessment tasks involve the student’s imagination and artistry (for example in clinical improvisation, composition and general musicianship), students should recognise that their own initiative and experimentation are highly valued qualities in the learning process.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
Entry requirements
Applicants should normally have obtained an undergraduate degree with Honours in Music, or international equivalent, as a result of completing a minimum of three years in a music college or university music department. Graduates in a different discipline or professional musicians of some years’ standing can be accepted, provided they demonstrate appropriate musicianship skills at audition. Applications should demonstrate experience of a period of paid or voluntary work outside of full-time education. Experience of working with vulnerable adults or children would be highly beneficial.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | Applicants whose first language is not English must achieve as a minimum the IELTS Academic Training examination with an overall band score of 7, regardless of previous study at a UK institution. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fees are variable depending on the mode of study. Please consult the School website for more information: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/study-with-guildhall/fees-and-funding
Sponsorship information
The School does its best to ensure that no student who is offered a place on merit is prevented from taking up that place on grounds of financial hardship and so a range of financial support is offered. The School offers a wide range of scholarships to students regardless of domicile. A scholarship award may be made to cover either the full cost of tuition fees or a fraction of them, and may include an element for maintenance. Awards are made by academic staff to individuals on the basis of their talent, their potential and their personal financial need. Applicants may be considered for a scholarship at audition and a scholarship may be given along with an offer of a place at the School. All students who accept a place at the School can also apply for scholarship support.
Provider information
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Silk Street
City of London
EC2Y 8DT