PERF 6001 Music Therapy Foundations & Approaches
Credit Points 10
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Description Music Therapy Foundations & Approaches provides a background to the historical development and theoretical underpinnings of music therapy, with focus on a broad range of music therapy approaches and orientations including Culture-Centred Music Therapy and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. Human development through the lifespan is studied, along with an overview of disability and disorders. The fundamental principles of self-care and supervision for music therapy practitioners and students are introduced within this subject and continued in later subjects of the Master of Creative Music Therapy program.
School Humanities & Comm Arts
Discipline Music
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
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Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 6 subject
Equivalent Subjects PERF 7003 - Music Therapy Method
Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1650 Master of Creative Music Therapy.
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
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Short Answer | 3,000 words in total across 10 short answers | 30 | N | Individual |
Presentation | 5 minutes and 500 words, plus responses to questions | 30 | N | Individual |
Essay | 3,000 words | 40 | N | Individual |
Participation | Attendance at a minimum of 11 lectorials across the semester | S/U | Y | Individual |
Prescribed Texts
There are no prescribed texts for this subject.
Teaching Periods