07.02.05 MA - Major in Music Education
MA - Major in Music Education (Professional Studies)Degree requirement checklist for MA in Music Education (Professional Studies)
Note: This is an appropriate degree program for those seeking New York State Professional Certification in Music.
Prerequisites: Academic scholarship and a breadth of musical and general educational preparation are expected. Interest and ability in writing are highly desirable. The student can expect to complete the credits in the major field and either a Field Project (action research) or thesis.
| Thesis Option | Field Project Option | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| MUE 402
Measurement and Evaluation |
3 | MUE 402
Measurement and Evaluation |
3 |
| MUE 403
Introduction to Research |
3 | MUE 403
Introduction to Research |
3 |
| MUE 501
History and Philosophy of Music Education Seminar |
3 | MUE 501
History and Philosophy of Music Education Seminar |
3 |
| MUE 502
Curriculum Seminar |
3 | MUE 502
Curriculum Seminar |
3 |
| MUE 465
Instrumental Techniques OR CND 423 Choral Conducting OR CND 424 Choral Techniques |
3
2 |
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| MUE 471
Teaching Internship |
2 | ||
| Electives in Music Theory, Composition, or Orchestration | 3-4 | Electives in Music Theory, Composition, or Orchestration | 3-4 |
| Electives in Music Education | 3-4 | Unspecified Electives
(no more than 6 credits of applied study and no more than 2 credits of ensemble) |
7-9 |
| Unspecified Electives (total of 10 elective credits required) | 2-3 | ||
| MUE 495
MA Thesis1 |
8 | MUE 473
Field Project2 |
4 |
| Total credits | 30 | Total credits | 31-33 |
- Master of Arts degree students majoring in Music Education may apply to the Music Education faculty for permission to write a thesis as part of their degree program. Such application is made after the student has completed at least two 400-level (or higher) music education courses, one of which must be MUE 413 (Introduction to Research). Those granted permission to write a thesis will, after its completion, defend it in an oral examination by the departmental faculty. Students not writing a thesis must pass a comprehensive written and oral examination during the final semester of study.
- For further information on MUE 473 Field Project, please see: MA_MUE_field_project.pdf
M.A. MUE Summers-Only Program
Summers-only study is available for students admitted to the Master of Arts in Music Education (with Professional Certification) program. Normally, a Summers-Only student has full-time employment as a music teacher and completes the majority of coursework for the degree during consecutive summer sessions. For those music teachers employed in the Rochester area, a limited number of courses may be completed during the Fall and Spring semesters.
For complete details please see: MUE_summers_only.pdf
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