MA: Music Education Option
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The goal of the option in music education is to develop a broad knowledge at the graduate level in the fields of music education, performance, history, and theory. |
A minimum of 30 credits is required (see below).
| Course Number | Course Name | Course Credit |
| The following four courses are required: | ||
| MUSI 955 | Bibliography | 3 credits |
| MUSI 994 | Theory Seminar | 3 credits |
| MUED 995 | Special Projects in Music Education | 3-4 credits |
| MUED 996 | Foundation and Perspectives of Music Education | 4 credits |
| Any two of the following music history courses: | ||
| MUSI 803 | Music of the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| MUSI 805 | Music of the Baroque | 3 credits |
| MUSI 807 | Music of the Classical Period | 3 credits |
| MUSI 809 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 credits |
| MUSI 811 | Music of the 20th Century | 3 credits |
| MUSI 813 | The Art Song | 3 credits |
| MUSI 815 | Survey of Opera | 3 credits |
| MUSI 956 | Readings (Antiquity to 1600) | 3 credits |
| MUSI 957 | Readings (1600-1820) | 3 credits |
| MUSI 958 | Readings (1820 to present) | 3 credits |
| One of the following two courses: | ||
| MUED 983 | Instrumental Literature and Its Performance | 3 credits |
| MUED 984 | Choral Literature and Its Performance | 3 credits |
| subtotal of required credits | 22-24 credits | |
Graduate level electives will be selected, with the advisor's approval, to bring the total credits to 30.
Each candidate will be required to complete an independent project (MUED 995) of a substantive nature on a topic of the candidate's special interest as approved by the advisor. A comprehensive exam concerning the application or philosophical, sociological, psychological, and technical aspects of music education completes the program.
Click here for the Music Education graduate student handbook
Click here for the curriculum checklist for the MA: Music Education program