The Music Therapy Course was set up within the Music Department in 1994 by Helen Odell-Miller and Amelia Oldfield. In addition to providing the first MA Music Therapy training in the UK, the department is world-leading centre for research. The original and the subsequent academic members of the department have had many years experience in clinical practice in a variety of fields, which is reflected in their publications and research interests. On this site you will find details of current and past research activities undertaken by academic staff and by students in supervised studies that form part of their MA. Included are several papers and projects which have not been published, or are difficult to locate, and which may be of interest to music therapists, researchers, employers and students. Anglia Ruskin University welcomes therapists who would like to undertake research in the department; details on how to do this can be found on the postgraduate studies pages.

Music therapy research at Anglia Ruskin incorporates several strands: formal research projects; investigative studies; writing and publication of papers and postgraduate studies.

Research Projects

Several research projects have been carried out by the academic staff, fully or partially funded by Anglia Ruskin University. These are detailed in the research pages, and some are available to view online. There is also information about current research projects.

Videos

Amelia Oldfield has produced several videos focusing on aspects of her work with different clients groups, all of which are available for purchase.

MA Dissertations

The Music Therapy training course at Anglia Ruskin University includes an MA dissertation. This dissertation module can also be undertaken separately by music therapists who have already received a Postgraduate Diploma from another music therapy training. Those dissertations which have achieved the award of MA are listed in the dissertations pages, together with abstracts. Some dissertations are also available to view online.

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