Music therapy is defined broadly as the use of music to advance health-related goals and improve the quality of life. Clinical applications range across the entire life span as music therapists work with a wide range of people including individuals with and without disabilities. Because of the large variety of people with whom music therapists work, and the breadth of possible uses of music, the profession of music therapy encourages specialization at the graduate level. NYU Steinhardt offers a Master of Arts Degree in Music Therapy. The music therapy program is approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and upon graduation students are qualified to sit for the examination for Board Certification in music therapy (MT-BC) through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). The program is approved by the New York State Education Department and qualifies the student for licensure in Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT) after graduation and 1500 hours of post-graduate supervised practice.