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  Mason Gross School of the Arts 2016–2018 Graduate Programs in Music Doctor of Musical Arts Program Music Education Track  

Music Education Track


The doctor of musical arts (D.M.A.) in music education is designed for professional music educators who want to expand and refine their teaching and musical skills and who seek to broaden their knowledge of current music education research and practice. With courses offered through the Graduate School of Education and the Department of Music, the curriculum includes advanced studies in music education, theory, history, research, and a cognate area of the student's choice. The cognate may be taken in such areas as performance, conducting, musicology, educational administration, or another area related to music education.

Required Course of Study

All requirements for the D.M.A. degree may be completed within five years of continuous enrollment. They must be completed within seven years. Exceptions to this time limit may be made with the approval of both the graduate director and dean. Upon matriculation, the student must enroll in a minimum of 3 credits each semester until the degree is completed. One semester's leave, which may be taken at any time during the course of study, is allowed. Permission for the leave must be arranged in advance with the graduate director, and the student must register for matriculation continued for that semester. Additional leaves will be permitted only in extraordinary circumstances.

The following requirements must be met:

1. Research and music education courses: 21 credits (9 credits of required classes and 12 credits of electives)

Required Courses

16:960:531  Statistical Methods in Education I (3)

16:960:532  Statistical Methods in Education II (3)

08:702:614  Graduate Research in Music Education (3)

Electives in Music Education: Students will choose four courses (3 credits each) from the following:

(a) 08:702:640  Doctoral Seminar in Music Education Curriculum (3)

(b) 08:702:513  Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education (3)

(c) any education research course for which the student is eligible (3)

(d) 08:702:538  Proseminar in Music Education (3) (may be repeated with different content)

(e) 08:702:539  Behavioral and Cognitive Approaches to Music Learning (3)

Students should choose from courses listed above, remembering that 538 may be repeated with differing content.

The master of music in music education online program offers the below elective courses. Permission to take the below is pending adviser approval.

  • 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

**Behavioral (08:702:537) and Cognitive (08:702:536) Approaches to Music Learning should not be taken in the same semester.  


2. Music courses: Two courses (6 credits) in graduate-level music theory and two courses (6 credits) in graduate-level music history.

3. Cognate: Selected in one specific field related to music education. A maximum of 4 credits of ensemble may count toward this requirement. Upon declaring a cognate area, students must meet any specific entrance requirements and prerequisites for that area (12 credits).

4. Dissertation: Students are required to undertake an individual project that is designed and approved in consultation with a faculty adviser. The focus and scope of the project will depend on the student's interests and skills. (12 credits)

Comprehensive Examinations

Candidates must pass written comprehensive examinations in music education, music history, and music theory. The oral comprehensive examination is the Dissertation Proposal Defense, explained below. Reexamination and appeal procedures mirror those established for the D.M.A. in performance.

Dissertation

A dissertation consisting of original research related to music education and developed under faculty direction is required. After successful completion of the written comprehensive examination and preparation of a Dissertation Proposal, a proposal defense can be scheduled. A five-member committee hears the presentation of the proposed dissertation. The committee will include the graduate director, two members of the music education faculty (one of whom will serve as chair), one member of the music department faculty, and one outside reader. The graduate director, in consultation with the student's adviser, appoints the outside reader. This person is expected to be a recognized authority on the subject of the dissertation. Following approval and completion of the dissertation, an oral defense of the document may be scheduled.

 
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