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, methodology, as well as educational 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.
To obtain a master of music in music education, students must complete a minimum of 30 semester credits and
successfully pass the capstone course. These credits will be derived from:
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Foundation
(two courses/6 credits)
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Electives (three courses/9 credits)
- Other Studies in Music, Core (four courses/12 credits)
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Capstone
(one course/3 credits)
Foundation
Required: (two classes/6 credits)
08:702:570
Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music Education
08:702:576 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education
Electives
Required: (three courses/9 credits)
08:702:531 Wind Band Literature for Graduate Music Educators
08:702:536 Cognitive Approaches to Music
Learning*
08:702:572 Seminar in Choral Literature for Music
Educators
08:702:537 Behavioral Approaches to Music
Learning*
08:702:575 Integrating Technology in the Music Curriculum
Other Studies in Music, Core
Required: (four courses/12 credits)
08:702:532 Modal Composition and Tonal Analysis for Graduate Music Educators
08:702:573 Studies in Form and Analysis for Graduate Music Education Online
08:702:577 History of the Western Canon for Graduate Music Education Online
08:702:579 Musical Practices of the World for Graduate Music Education
Capstone
Required: (one course/3 credits)
08:702:580 Applied Research in Music Education
Graduate Programs in Music 
