Each of the degree programs consists of 30 semester hours of work composed of the following elements:
Plan A or Plan B
To earn a Master of Music Education, students must complete the following requirements:
Basic Music Core (11 Hours)
No more than 12 credits can be counted from 4000-level courses toward any graduate program of study.
MUSC5310 - Music Research Methods Credits: 2
Choose a total of at least THREE courses from the following (minimum 9 credits from the following two categories):
Upper-Division Music History (3-6 Credits):
MUSC4315 - America’s Ethnic Music Credits: 3
MUSC4330 - Undergraduate Seminar Credits: 3
MUSC4350 - History and Literature of Jazz Credits: 3
MUSC4651 - String Solo Literature Credits: 3
MUSC4490 - History of Rock and Roll Credits: 3
MUSC5320 - Advanced Seminar Credits: 2-6
Upper-Division Theory (3-6 hours):
MUSC5035 - Advanced Theory Credits: 3
MUSC5340 - Advanced Composition Credits: 1-4
MUSC5350 - Advanced Analysis Credits: 3
Major Area Courses (12-15 Hours)
EDRE5530 - Introduction To Research Credits: 3
MUSC5760 - Music Education Seminar Credits: 2
MUSC5720 - Musical Supervision: Choral Credits: 2
Music education electives Credits: 5-8
Thesis Requirement (0-4 Hours)
Plan A
Four hours (the thesis must be on a music education topic)
MUSC5960 - Thesis Research Credits: 1-12
Plan B
The thesis requirement may be fulfilled under the Plan B paper/lecture-recital as appropriate to the specific degree program. A proposal for a thesis or Plan B paper must be submitted to and approved by the student’s graduate committee chair.
Plan B paper, plus extra courses Credits: 0
Electives (4 to 7 Hours)
Require successful completion of the written comprehensive exams, which cover theory, history, and the major area.