Master of Music Education
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CIP 13.1312
ACCREDITED BY: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Each candidate’s program is individually arranged with approval of the graduate coordinator in the Department of Music. The program is in accord with requirements for the Kentucky Certificate for Teaching Music Grades K-12 and includes a 12- semester-hour specialization component. The program may be completed in four semesters. Two summer terms are required.
Requirements for Admission
- an undergraduate music major, or the equivalent, with teacher certification
Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees
Total Course Requirements...................................... 30 hours
Professional Education Courses..................................12 hrs
MUS 600 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education
MUS 601 Psychological Foundations of Music Education
MUS 602 Curriculum and Assessment in Music
MUS 639 Methods of Research in Music Education
Specialization Component............................................12 hrs
Music Theory
MUS 610 Advanced Music Theory and Analysis
Music History
MUS 659 Advanced Music History and Literature
Music Education
MUS 629 Contemporary Instructional Practices in Music Education
MUS 642 Seminar in Music Teaching
CHOOSE NON-THESIS OR THESIS TRACK
Non-Thesis Requirements……………………………..........… 6 hrs
Approved MUS electives, 600-level (6 hrs)
OR
Thesis .............................................................................. 6 hrs
MUS 698 Music Thesis I
MUS 699 Music Thesis II
The listed requirements provide an example of what is applicable to most students entering Murray State University at the present time. Criteria as they may relate to individual students may vary. The primary source is the Murray State Bulletin applicable at the time of the student's enrollment.