Course Descriptions

MU 518 – Analytic Techniques II (3 cr.)
This course is designed for teachers and working music professionals. Participants will learn theory and practical analytical skills necessary to understand the style and structure of music of the Classical Period, the Romantic Era and the 20th Century. This course will give you a better understanding of the structure and style of music. It will improve your score reading and identification skills, and you will be better able to understand musical characteristics such as harmony, form and phrasing when looking at scores. This course is the most flexible way to complete residency requirements in the Master's program. The on-campus version of this course is only offered in alternate (every other year) summer sessions.

MU 590N – Workshop: Neurological Music Therapy Training (3 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 590N – Workshop: Neurological Music Therapy (3 cr.)
This NMT fellowship is designed to provide the Neurologic Music Therapist with feedback about their implementation of NMT techniques. Students will videotape three examples of their current clinical work an will receive feedback from the CBRM faculty and a panel of their peers. Students will also be required to do a live demonstration of a fourth NMT technique.

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.