Course Descriptions

MU 590N – Workshop: Neurological Music Therapy Training (2 cr.)
This NMT training workshop prepares graduate students to begin clinical practice in NMT. Students learn NMT techniques for cognitive, sensorimotor, and speech and language training.

MU 648 – Scientific Foundation of Music in Therapy (3 cr.)
This course is designed to provide students with the historical and scientific foundations of neurologic music therapy. Concepts covered will include the biological foundations of music, current developments in the neurosciences of music, biomedical research in music, and current scientific evidence for clinical practice.

MU 686 – Graduate Practicum (3 cr.)
This course is designed to further the working Neurologic Music Therapist's clinical skills. The student will practice NMT techniques while working in their selected population. Students will record current clinical work and will submit DVDs/Videotapes for review by the CSU faculty. The student will receive written feedback about their clinical practice, with suggestions for further development of NMT practice.

MU 696G – Group Study: Advanced Practice (3 cr.)
This course is designed to provide the working music therapist with experience in advanced NMT practice. Students will become familiar with current clinical practice in Neurologic Music Therapy and will receive hands-on instruction during one long weekend at CSU. This course will provide students with a unique opportunity to further their knowledge of NMT techniques while receiving advanced instruction from the CSU faculty.

EDRM 600 – Introduction to Research Methods (3 cr.)
Methods of research, scientific methods, problem identification, research design, preparation and evaluation of research reports.

STAT 511 – Design and Data Analysis for Researchers I (4 cr.)
Statistical methods for experimenters and researchers emphasizing design and analysis of experiments.

STAT 570 – Nonparametric Statistics (3 cr.)
Distribution and uses of order statistics; nonparametric inferential techniques, their uses and mathematical properties.