Music Therapy MA
University of Derby
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If you would like to register and go into practice as a music therapist, this inspirational new masters course is the ideal route to success. Achieve your ambitions on the only course of its kind in the Midlands and North of England. Choose an innovative masters degree which places music and musicianship at the heart of your learning and focuses on an integrative approach to practice. Integrate theory with practical experience as you’ll spend a significant amount of your time on placement. ...Read more

If you would like to register and go into practice as a music therapist, this inspirational new masters course is the ideal route to success. Achieve your ambitions on the only course of its kind in the Midlands and North of England. Choose an innovative masters degree which places music and musicianship at the heart of your learning and focuses on an integrative approach to practice. Integrate theory with practical experience as you’ll spend a significant amount of your time on placement. Learn from our experienced and enthusiastic tutors who continue to practise professionally as music therapists and broaden your perspectives through inter-professional learning with other arts therapists. Benefit from our flexible and convenient study modes so that you can balance your learning with your other commitments, and join a department with a longstanding reputation for high-quality training in therapeutic arts. Our new MA Music Therapy helps meet a growing demand for expert practitioners who can harness the power of music in health, social care and community settings. Music therapy can have a significant impact on quality of life for people with learning difficulties, disabilities, dementia and mental health issues. It can also play an important role in palliative care, adoption scenarios, forensic work and in a broad range of other interventions which promote inclusivity and wellbeing. This course will equip you with the skills to use music in ways which stimulate creativity, problem-solving and positive change.

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79th
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Applicants for the programme must hold a first degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject, or have significant relevant experience or equivalent qualifications.

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£7,245 per year

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£8,450 per year

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£8,450 per year

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University of Derby
Kedleston Road Derby Derbyshire DE22 1GB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Peartree  1.8 miles away

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