Master of Music Therapy

Our Master of Music Therapy (MMT) is the longest-running graduate music therapy degree in Canada. The philosophy of our program centres around music psychotherapy, clinical musicianship and psychotherapeutic techniques, which are developed through clinical, theoretical and experiential practices.
The MMT is offered full time as a two-year program with a one-year option for individuals who hold a Bachelor of Music Therapy.
Within the philosophy of music psychotherapy, our Master of Music Therapy provides a creative learning environment for you to develop your clinical musicianship and music therapy/psychotherapy skills along with the safe and effective use of self through reflexive practices and clinical work. You will learn to conduct both evidence-based and practice-based research.
The Master of Music Therapy curriculum is designed to give opportunities for advanced clinical education and the learning of contemporary clinical theories which will lead to the development of music therapy knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Careers
Our graduates have gone on to work in health care, education and private practice. Examples of jobs held by our graduates include:
music therapist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Kensington Hospice, music therapist/music psychotherapist, Grand River Hospital
music therapy supervisor/ music psychotherapy supervisor, professional orchestral player, music therapy community practice owner
music therapy university professor and researcher

Admission to the Master of Music Therapy is based on the collective results of the information below.
A completed four-year honours undergraduate degree in music therapy, with a minimum of a B (73-76 percent) standing in the final academic year.
Evidence of advanced clinical experience.
Completion of the following psychology courses with at least a B- (70-72 percent) in each course: Introduction, Developmental, Abnormal Psychology.
TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Home Edition: minimum score of 83, with minimum skill scores of 20 in each of the skills tests (speaking, writing, reading and listening).
Paper-based TOEFL: minimum of 560.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS, IELTS Online): academic minimum score of 6.5 with no band score below 6.0.