Master of Music Music Education

College of Arts and Letters
Degree Program Course Requirements

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

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 - American Education
EDCI 6226 Foundations of Education - Instructional Applications
EDCI 6227 Foundations of Education - Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
EDCI 6228 Foundations of Education - Special Education
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology
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: 19
EDUF 6115 Ed Psyc: Achievement for Diverse Learners
EDUF 6116 Research Methods and Action Research
EDUF 6795 Seminar in School Improvement (1 hour)
MUSC 6115 Musicology
MUSC 6740 Graduate Theory Seminar
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
MUSA 7105 Graduate Recital
MUSE 6211 Graduate Pedagogy 1
MUSE 6212 Graduate Pedagogy 2
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: 36