Study Master of Music Therapy (MMT) at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, Faculty of Music
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Master of Music Therapy (MMT)

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What will I learn?

Our Master of Music Therapy (MMT) is the longest-running graduate music therapy degree in Canada. The philosophy of our program centres around music psychotherapy, clinical musicianship and psychotherapeutic techniques, which are developed through clinical, theoretical and experiential practices.The MMT is offered full time as a two-year program with a one-year option for individuals who hold a Bachelor of Music Therapy.Within the philosophy of music psychotherapy, our Master of Music Therapy provides a creative learning environment for you to develop your clinical musicianship and music therapy/psychotherapy skills along with the safe and effective use of self through reflexive practices and clinical work. You will learn to conduct both evidence-based and practice-based research.The Master of Music Therapy curriculum is designed to give opportunities for advanced clinical education and the learning of contemporary clinical theories which will lead to the development of music therapy knowledge, skills and attitudes.CareersOur graduates have gone on to work in health care, education and private practice. Examples of jobs held by our graduates include:music therapist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Kensington Hospice, music therapist/music psychotherapist, Grand River Hospitalmusic therapy supervisor/ music psychotherapy supervisor, professional orchestral player, music therapy community practice ownermusic therapy university professor and researcher

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Music

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
CAD$27,561.00 (US$ 19,810) per year
Textbooks and Supplies - 1500
Start date

September 2026

Venue

Waterloo Campus

75 University Avenue West,

Waterloo,

Ontario,

N2L 3C5, Central Canada, Canada

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
CAD$27,561.00 (US$ 19,810) per year
Textbooks and Supplies - 1500
Start date

September 2027

Venue

Waterloo Campus

75 University Avenue West,

Waterloo,

Ontario,

N2L 3C5, Central Canada, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have the following:

  • A completed four-year (honours) undergraduate degree in Music Therapy (for our one-year program), or a completed degree in music or related field such as psychology (for our two-year program).
  • A minimum B average in your final year of academic study.
  • Evidence of advanced clinical experience (one-year program only).
  • Piano performance abilities at a minimum Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Grade 6 (if piano is not your primary instrument).
  • Evidence of advanced musical qualifications, including ability to perform advanced repertoire (at a minimum RCM Grade 10 level)
  • Ability to improvise on your primary instrument.
  • Successful completion of the following prerequisite psychology courses: Introduction, Developmental (Child, Adolescent or Adult) and Abnormal Psychology.

English Proficiency

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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