Master of Music - Music Education

For general degree requirements, see the College of Arts and Letters and the General Degree Requirements pages.

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Students with an undergraduate music major in an area other than music education must enroll in the two-year program and complete the following 31 semester hours of course work prior to enrolling in courses at the 5000 level or above: 
EDCI 6225 Foundations of Education
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology for Student Teachers
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management 
MUSE 3202 Intermediate Conducting 
MUSE 4205 Elementary School Music Methods 
MUSE 4485 Student Teaching 
Select one of the following courses: 
MUSE 4206 Secondary School Choral Methods 
MUSE 4207 Secondary School Instrumental Methods 

Area 1 Professional Core                      Required Hours: 18 
EDUF 6115 Ed Psyc: Achievement for Diverse Learners 
EDUF 6116 Research Methods and Action Research
MUSC 5115 Music History Survey 
MUSC 5140 Music Theory Survey 
MUSC 5245 Music Technology 
MUSE 6485 Graduate Music Project 
MUSE 6795 Seminar in Music Education 

Area 2 Prog. Concentration                   Required Hours: 14

CONDUCTING OPTION: 
MUSA 6251 Graduate Conducting 1 / Score Analysis 1
MUSA 6252 Graduate Conducting 2 / Score Analysis 2
Select one of the following courses: 
MUSE 6215 Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy 
MUSE 6216 Teaching Wind Instruments 
MUSE 6217 Teaching String Instruments 
Select one of the following courses: 
MUSE 6111 Choral Literature Survey 1 
MUSE 6119 Wind Ensemble Literature Survey 
MUSE 6120 Orchestral Literature Survey 
Select one of the following courses: 
MUSC 7070 Orchestral Ensemble Act (twice) 
MUSC 7080 Wind Ensemble Activities (twice) 
MUSC 7090 Vocal Ensemble Activities (twice) 

GENERAL MUSIC OPTION:
MUSE 6125 Teaching Elementary Music 
MUSE 6126 Teaching Middle School Music 
Select six semester hours of electives in music from the following: 
MUSE 6215 Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy 
MUSE 6216 Teaching Wind Instruments 
MUSE 6217 Teaching String Instruments 
MUSE 6111 Choral Literature Survey 1 
MUSE 6119 Wind Ensemble Literature Survey 
MUSE 6120 Orchestral Literature Survey 
Select one of the following: 
MUSC 7070 Orchestra Ensemble Act (twice) 
MUSC 7080 Wind Ensemble Activities (twice) 
MUSC 7090 Vocal Ensemble Activities (twice) 

PEDAGOGY OPTION:
MUSA 6211 Applied Music
MUSA 6212 Applied Music
MUSE 6211 Graduate Pedagogy 1
MUSE 6212 Graduate Pedagogy 2
MUSA 7000 Graduate Lecture Recital
Select one of the following courses:
MUSC 7070 Orchestral Ensemble Activities (twice)
MUSC 7080 Wind Ensemble Activities (twice)
MUSC 7090 Vocal Ensemble Activities (twice)

Area 3 Electives                                   Required Hours: 3
(EDCI 6228, if not taken previously)

Total Hours Required:  35