The master of music (M.M.) in music education online degree program is designed for the busy professional music teacher.
Students are encouraged to explore the relationship of music teaching to music
education philosophy, history and research, as well wind and choral literature.
Additionally, they will be challenged to synthesize and apply all of the
knowledge, skills, and understandings acquired in the coursework in a capstone
project that is tailored to their specific teaching situation. This program is still under development. Consult the website for the most current information.
To obtain a master of music in music education, students must complete a minimum of 30 semester credits and
successfully pass the Capstone. These credits will be derived from:
-
Foundation
(two courses/6 credits)
- Core (four courses/12 credits)
-
Electives (three courses/9 credits)
-
Capstone
(one course/3 credits)
MAJOR AREA (five courses/15 credits)
Foundation
Required:
08:702:570
Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music Education
08:702:513 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education
Electives
08:702:537 Behavioral Approaches to Music
Learning*
08:702:536 Cognitive Approaches to Music
Learning*08:702:572 Seminar in Choral Literature for Music
Educators
OTHER STUDIES IN MUSIC (four courses/12 credits)
Core Required:
08:702:575 Integrating Technology into the
Music Curriculum
Three from
the following:
08:702:573 Studies in Form and Analysis for
Graduate Music Educators (Graduate Theory II)
08:702:577 History of the Western Canon for Graduate Music Education Online (Graduate History)
08:702:579 Musical Practices of the World for Graduate Music Education Online (Graduate Ethnomusicology)
CAPSTONE (one course/3 credits)
Required:
08:702:614 Applied Research in Music Education
(Capstone)
