Music Therapy
Upon program completion, students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge from music therapy, music medicine, music technology, biological and behavioral sciences to investigate health phenomena.
- Use criteria to evaluate theories related to individual’s focus area.
- Synthesize knowledge from psychometric theories and research as it relates to reliability and validity of measurement instruments.
- Synthesize empirical literature (integrative review) in focus domain such that development of proposal of research builds on background knowledge.
- Define health/or health-related concept as the phenomena of concern for research focus.
- Explain types of knowledge and methods for knowledge generation and philosophy of science underpinnings.
- Synthesize knowledge from minor to apply to focus domain.
- Describe the nature, purposes, and types of research in technology-based arts.
- Investigate the components of music technology.
- Describe the role of technology as it relates to communication, information competency, creativity, and music education/therapy.
- Identify and evaluate companies involved in music technology production.
- Assess commonly used music software and hardware.
- Identify and evaluate cognitive theories that apply to music theory.
- Identify problem in clinical practice that requires application of research findings.
- Ability to synthesize research literature and identify gaps in knowledge.
- Submit an integrative review article in research focus area.
- Demonstrate skills in scientific writing.
- Utilize analytical and empirical methods to extend music therapy knowledge and scholarship.
- Know research vocabulary.
- Describes research designs and methods for application to research questions.
- Recognize and interpret the basic language and vocabulary of statistics used in selected research reports.
- Understand the process of design and implementation of a research project.
- Review, summarize and critiques journal articles.
- Critically analyzes various forms of analytical and empirical methods to generate knowledge and scholarship in music therapy.
- Explore potential application of knowledge utilization in clinical practice.
- Interpret research findings appropriately for application to practice.
- Apply knowledge of descriptive and interferential analytical methods to answer research questions.
- Explore potential application of knowledge utilization in clinical practice.
- Apply knowledge of analytical methods to experimental design.
- Formulate research questions or hypotheses.
- Demonstrate ability to logically link problem identification to research hypothesis and application to practice.
- Demonstrate data management skills.
- Choose data collection methods or instruments consistent with theory and research question.
- Apply APA style guidelines in citations and written reviews.
- Develop and present a convincing written and oral argument that supports the method of choice for thesis.
- Prepare a research proposal that builds on current research and theory.
- Complete a report of the final project in APA style.
- Conduct and communicate research that advances the body of scientific knowledge.
- Prepare a data-based manuscript based on research experiences.
- Conduct and communicate research that advances the body of scientific knowledge.
- Identify and describe major and changing forces in healthcare and the music therapy profession.
- Conduct and communicates research that advances the body of scientific knowledge.
- Develop and present a convincing written argument that supports the significance of a specified problem.
- Prepare a thesis proposal that builds on current research and theory.
- Discuss the ethical considerations and legal implications of using software.
- Develop a theoretical position of ethical use of technology.
- Discuss ethical considerations when utilizing human subjects in research.
- Engage in ownership and responsibility for his or her culminating set of personal, academic, and professional experiences.
- Work effectively as a working member of a research team.
