Master of Music Therapy

This degree is pending accreditation and is not accepting new admissions.

Connect, heal and bring harmony

Beyond the fleeting presence of the latest pop-chart hit, music has an enduring, and well-evidenced, capacity to improve our health, functioning and wellbeing. Consequently, music therapy is being embraced all over the world in all kinds of settings from hospitals and aged care facilities, to early childhood and community centres.

With demand for Registered Music Therapists (RMT) rising fast, our new Master of Music Therapy will prepare you to step onto this rewarding professional stage.

Conducted over two years full-time, the degree will equip you with:

• advanced knowledge of music therapy theory and research
• high-level skills in global best-practice music therapy approaches for clients of all ages
• a firm grasp of key related ethical considerations.

You'll undertake four clinical placements, with international students able to complete their final placement in their home country*. These real-world experiences will provide the opportunity to:

• work one-on-one or in groups with real clients in a variety of settings, including hospitals, aged care, schools and community clinics
• hone your music therapy skills working with all kinds of people to achieve a vast range of therapeutic objectives
• gain valuable industry insight and professional connections.

And you'll build outstanding research skills through a major second-year research project.

The Master of Music Therapy program at the University of Adelaide is designed to prepare students to work as a registered music therapist in a variety of clinical settings. The two-year program provides intensive academic coursework and supervised placement in various settings across all age range. The program also include courses that would prepare students for future research role. The four clinical placements provide students opportunities to work directly with clients in various settings. International students are allowed to do their final placement in their home country as long as there is a Registered Music Therapist or Board Certified Music Therapist to provide supervision. Successful completion of the program and placements qualifies individuals to be registered with the Australian Music Therapy Association as Registered Music Therapist.

*Conditional on availability of a Registered Music Therapist or Board-certified Music Therapist to provide supervision.