A Survey of Guitar Course Offerings in Music Therapy Degree Programs

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Course Offerings

Music Therapy Knowledge and Interest: A Survey of Music Education Majors

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-474
Author(s):  
Lori F Gooding ◽  
D Gregory Springer
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Career Option ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Music Education Majors

Abstract Music teachers play an important role in exposing students to career options in the field of music. As a result, there is a need to explore music education students’ interest in and knowledge of music therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate music education students’ exposure to, knowledge of, and willingness to promote music therapy as a career option for prospective collegiate students. A survey was given to 254 music education majors from four research institutions, two with and two without music therapy degree programs. Participants answered demographic, yes/no, Likert-type scale, and open-ended questions about their exposure to, knowledge of, and willingness to promote careers in music therapy. Results indicate that exposure to music therapy occurred in both pre-collegiate and college settings, and that music teachers appear to be influential in exposing students to music therapy. Students often sought out information on music therapy independently, which played an important role in how individuals learned about music therapy, though it has the potential of providing misinformation. Significant differences were found in participants’ knowledge and willingness to promote music therapy as a career option based on the presence of music therapy degree programs. Exposure seemed to be a key factor in music therapy knowledge and promotion; thus, music therapists need to ensure accurate dissemination of music therapy-related information in both pre-collegiate and college settings. Increasing the visibility of the field has the potential to expand interest and potentially attract young musicians well suited for a career in music therapy.

scholarly journals Survival in the `90s: How a Non-land-grant School Maintains Its Horticulture Program

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 693g-694
Author(s):  
C. B. McKenney ◽  
D. L. Auld
Keyword(s):  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Articulation Agreements ◽  
Pressing Time ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Burn Out ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
A Minor ◽  
The University

With the current climate of consolidation in academia, maintaining viable discipline-oriented curricula requires concerted effort. In the past 8 years, the horticulture program at Texas Tech reduced the number of degree programs and faculty while it increased the course offerings available and quadrupled the enrollment in horticulture courses. This increase in productivity and program security came about through the efforts of the College and the Department. The designation of the Introductory Horticulture course as a core curriculum lab science elective dramatically raised enrollment. The introduction of horticulture as a minor within the College and across the University resulted in many of the horticulture courses being accessed by students previously not reached. In addition, efforts to create articulation agreements with and actively recruit students from 2- year institutions are beginning to show some success. The greatest future impact appears to be in the creation of mutually beneficial distance education alliances with other 2- and 4-year institutions. Areas of continued concern include balancing faculty teaching and research loads, frequency of upper level course offerings, and identifying large classroom facilities during peek hours. Support facility space utilization, pressing time constraints and “faculty burn-out” are also current problem areas associated with increased faculty productivity levels.

What’s in a name?

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 15.1-15.16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Murray ◽  
Jonathan Crichton
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
University Websites ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Australian Universities

In this paper we explore the provision of applied linguistics within Australian universities. We focus on how the ‘what’ of applied linguistics, as captured in scholarly definitions of the discipline, accords with the ‘where’, as captured in potential contexts of application as these are manifested in provision. In doing so, we examine the extent of any congruence or divergence between how applied linguistics is understood in the abstract and how it is realised in degree programs. Our findings, based an analysis of data collected via a survey of university websites, suggest that while the rhetoric around course offerings may suggest a wider view of the discipline, the content of applied linguistics programs generally reflects a narrower interpretation which aligns closely with observations often made as caveats to scholarly definitions and sees English language teaching as predominant

Fitting It All In? A Census of Undergraduate Ethics and Leadership Courses in Accredited U.S. Journalism and Mass Communication Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mills ◽  
Amy Kristin Sanders ◽  
Shakir Shahid Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Media Ethics ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Communication Programs ◽  
The Cost

As journalism and mass communication programs struggle to help prepare their students for the unknown digital future, many are answering the industry call to inject curricula with the instruction of digital skills. However, this likely comes at the cost of teaching long-standing conceptual courses, including media ethics, or introducing new ones, including media leadership. Although university administrators are likely to say their curricula adequately address these issues, the reality is that they may not. This study analyzed undergraduate degree requirements for all accredited U.S.-based journalism and mass communication degree programs ( N = 119) to evaluate the course offerings in ethics and leadership.

scholarly journals Meeting the Demands For New Degree Programs and Course Offerings: The Experience at Maryland

1978 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. E. Strand ◽  
F. E. Bender
Keyword(s):  
Master's Degree ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
The Past ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Academic Year

During the past fifteen years, many changes have taken place in the curriculum of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland. Twelve new courses have been added, ten courses dropped and a new non-thesis Master's degree developed since the 1963–64 academic year.

scholarly journals What’s in a name?

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 15.1-15.16
Author(s):  
Neil Murray ◽  
Jonathan Crichton
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
University Websites ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Australian Universities

In this paper we explore the provision of applied linguistics within Australian universities. We focus on how the ‘what’ of applied linguistics, as captured in scholarly definitions of the discipline, accords with the ‘where’, as captured in potential contexts of application as these are manifested in provision. In doing so, we examine the extent of any congruence or divergence between how applied linguistics is understood in the abstract and how it is realised in degree programs. Our findings, based an analysis of data collected via a survey of university websites, suggest that while the rhetoric around course offerings may suggest a wider view of the discipline, the content of applied linguistics programs generally reflects a narrower interpretation which aligns closely with observations often made as caveats to scholarly definitions and sees English language teaching as predominant

University Professors and the Entrepreneurial Spirit

2012 ◽  
pp. 600-606
Author(s):  
Liora Bresler
Keyword(s):  
Academic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Entrepreneurial Characteristics ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
State Budgets ◽  
The University

The pressure of shrinking state budgets, uncertain returns on endowments, and the search for revenue producing course offerings and degree programs have made it important for academics to re-consider their roles in the university. This article discusses academic entrepreneurship as a mindset that attends to and promotes their commitments. It also identifies entrepreneurial characteristics that are related to habits of mind and enculturation of university faculty, as well as to those of musicians.

Student Experience Applying to Graduate School for Speech-Language Pathology

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-205
Author(s):  
Lesley Sylvan ◽  
Andrea Perkins ◽  
Carly Truglio
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Master's Degree Programs ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Master’S Degree

Purpose The purpose of this study is to better understand the experiences faced by students during the application process for master's degree programs in speech-language pathology. Method Data were collected through administering an online survey to 365 volunteers who had applied to master's degree programs in speech-language pathology. Survey questions were designed to gain the student perspective of the application process through exploration of students' deciding factors for top choices of graduate programs, emotional involvement in the application process, biases/rumors heard, student challenges, advice to future applicants, and what students would change about the application process. Results Factors that influenced participants' reasoning for selecting their “top choice” programs were largely consistent with previous studies. Issues that shaped the student experience applying to graduate school for speech-language pathology included financial constraints, concern regarding the prominence of metrics such as Graduate Record Examinations scores in the admissions process, a perceived lack of guidance and advising from faculty, and confusion regarding variation among graduate program requirements. Conclusion Gaining insight into the student experience with the application process for graduate programs in speech-language pathology yields useful information from a perspective not frequently explored in prior literature. While the data presented in this study suggest the process is confusing and challenging to many applicants, the discussion highlights practical solutions and sheds light on key issues that should be considered carefully by individual graduate programs as well as the field as a whole.

The Evolution of Music Therapy

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-221
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Mastnak
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Modern Music ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
International Importance ◽  
Evolution Of Music ◽  
Based Medicine

Abstract. Five overlapping eras or stages can be distinguished in the evolution of music therapy. The first one refers to the historical roots and ethnological sources that have influenced modern meta-theoretical perspectives and practices. The next stage marks the heterogeneous origins of modern music therapy in the 20th century that mirror psychological positions and novel clinical ideas about the healing power of music. The subsequent heyday of music therapeutic models and schools of thought yielded an enormous variety of concepts and methods such as Nordoff–Robbins music therapy, Orff music therapy, analytic music therapy, regulatory music therapy, guided imagery and music, sound work, etc. As music therapy gained in international importance, clinical applications required research on its therapeutic efficacy. According to standards of evidence-based medicine and with regard to clearly defined diagnoses, research on music therapeutic practice was the core of the fourth stage of evolution. The current stage is characterized by the emerging epistemological dissatisfaction with the paradigmatic reductionism of evidence-based medicine and by the strong will to discover the true healing nature of music. This trend has given birth to a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary hermeneutics for novel foundations of music therapy. Epigenetics, neuroplasticity, regulatory and chronobiological sciences, quantum physical philosophies, universal harmonies, spiritual and religious views, and the cultural anthropological phenomenon of esthetics and creativity have become guiding principles. This article should not be regarded as a historical treatise but rather as an attempt to identify theoretical landmarks in the evolution of modern music therapy and to elucidate the evolution of its spirit.

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