该学位的高度个性化课程允许您根据您的特定兴趣领域设计学习计划。课程工作和论文主题可以从定性，定量和混合方法中选择。准学生应成为具有临床专长领域的合格音乐治疗师，并希望发展研究技能，以服务学术事业或融入临床工作。您可以通过全日制或非全日制学习来完成此课程，从而获得更大的灵活性。
For credentialed music therapists with an articulated area of clinical specialization who want to develop research skills, this degree allows you to design a program of study based on your specific areas of interest. Course work and dissertation topics can be drawn from qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods options. You can complete this program by studying on a full-time or part-time basis.As a doctoral student in this degree, you will complete two foundations classes designed to broaden your access to knowledge outside your area of specialization. Courses in this category are based on current scholarship in the arts, humanities, sciences and/or social sciences, and should be applicable to common issues in your area of focus and profession. You will also complete cognate course work classes outside your area of specialization or that combine music with another academic discipline.