Certificate in Song Therapy Skills Entry Requirements

Academic Entry Requirements

Our online certificate course involves a lot of reading some of which is theory based and quite academic but we make a very special effort to communicate our learning in a way that is open and accessible

Many of our students are well qualified with Degrees Master Degrees and in some cases Doctorates too

Other students have years of practical work experience in many different walks of life and many have developed very special human skills working with those facing sobering health challenges in their lives

Our course has been independently assessed as equivalent to a 'Level Three' qualification but given the academic frameworks of the course ideally you will have studied to A level or equivalent* and so will have an understanding of the demands on your time as you embrace some of the reading that is required

You will also need to allow time for videos assignments and other practical exercises

* Please note we are happy to consider applications from mature students who have studied to GCSE level or equivalent if they have also undertaken industry training during their working lives involving some academic reading submission of essays and case studies

Musical Skills Entry Requirements

Our course is first and foremost a leadership course promoting the development of soft transferable human skills designed specifically for music deliverers

As such there are no specific musical entry requirements but we do however need to know that you plan to organise and/or deliver music in paid or voluntary work

Many of our students use their voice or other musical skills informally in their professional work settings

You might be using pre-recorded music regularly or perhaps engaging professional musicians as a part of your music making programmes

Some do indeed come from professional music backgrounds and are already delivering music wellbeing programmes in community care or education

We welcome students with qualifications and experience in other fields such as social care nursing counselling social work and psychotherapy

Finally we also accept applications from those with a wider interest in music and wellbeing for a range of different professional and personal reasons

It is important to say that there are two particular musical modules of the course that some might find more demanding than others and we provide extra support for those who are less familiar with some of the musical protocols that we discuss

If in doubt please get in touch and we can answer any queries you may have as to whether or not our course is exactly right for you

IT Entry Requirements

You will need day to day access to a modern laptop or desktop computer that can read and write docx files and you will also need a reasonably fast connection to the internet

You will need good basic IT skills