Head of the Postgraduate Programme in Music Therapy
PhD Daniela Colonna-Kasjan

Postgraduate Studies in Music Therapy

The aim of the Postgraduate Studies in Music Therapy is to educate professional music therapists who may seek employment, among others, in healthcare institutions, educational and therapeutic centres for people with disabilities, social welfare and rehabilitation facilities, as well as recreational and community centres. The programme is addressed to graduates of higher education institutions who possess musical knowledge and competencies at least at the level of a first-degree music school or a church music (organist) programme.

The structure of the Postgraduate Studies in Music Therapy is consistent with the development strategy of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, as it assumes the use of musical art in activities supporting prevention, protection, and restoration of human health in both the psychological and physical domains.

Graduates of the programme acquire the skills necessary to design and implement their own music therapy concepts. They are prepared to undertake therapeutic, preventive, and educational activities, as well as to cooperate professionally with specialists from other disciplines.

The programme lasts two years (four semesters) and includes, among others, courses in:

• music therapy theory,

• programming music for therapeutic purposes,

• methods and techniques of music therapy,

• music therapy in clinical practice (including psychiatric rehabilitation, mental and neurotic disorders, surdo- and typhlomusic therapy, and therapy for individuals with central nervous system damage),

• art therapy and dance/movement therapy.

Classes are conducted in a part-time (weekend) format, once a month (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Lectures and workshop-based classes take place at the Academy, while practical exercises with children and adults (in group settings) are carried out in hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centres, and educational-care institutions in Wrocław. Participants are granted access to library resources, sound recordings, and other academic materials.

Depending on the global epidemiological situation, the mode of instruction may be adapted to current requirements. Part of the programme may be delivered remotely.