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Music Education - Ph.D. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (75 credits)
Course Title Credits
Music Education Core  
MUS 86001 Seminar in Music Education I 3
MUS 86002 Seminar in Music Education II 3
Choose three from the following: 9
MUS 73272 Learning Theories in Music (3)  
MUS 73273 Psychology of Music (3)  
MUS 73274 Foundations of Music Education (3)  
MUS 73284 History of Music Education (3)  
MUS 73285 Philosophy of Music Education (3)  
MUS 73286 Sociology of Music Education (3)  
MUS 73295 Special Topics in Music Education (3)  
Choose one from the following: 3
MUS 73261 Advanced Studies in Secondary Choral and General Music (3)  
MUS 73262 Advanced Studies in Instrumental Methods (3)  
MUS 73263 Advanced Studies in General Music for Children (3)  
Educational Theory Core  
CI 77001 Fundamentals of Curriculum 3
CI 87000 Theory and Research in Teaching 3
Choose two from the following: 6
CI 71130 Multicultural Education (3)  
CI 77002 Curriculum Leadership (3)  
CI 77003 Teacher Education (3)  
CI 77004 Professional Development in Teaching (3)  
CI 77010 Curriculum Evaluation (3)  
CI 87001 Theory and Research in Curriculum (3)  
CI 87002 Forms of Inquiry in Curriculum and Instruction (3)  
Research Literacy  
EVAL 75510 Statistics I for Educational Services 3
MUS 73283 Research in Music Education 3
Choose one from the following: 3
EVAL 85515 Quantitative Research Designs in Educational Services (3)  
EVAL 85516 Qualitative Research Designs in Educational Services (3)  
Musical Literacy  
Choose two from the following: 1 6
MUS 71171 Analytical Techniques I (2)  
MUS 71172 Analytical Techniques II (2)  
MUS 72281 Seminar in Music History and Literature (3)  
MUS 72412 Introduction to Ethnomusicology (3)  
MUS 72511 Music History I (2)  
MUS 72521 Music History II (2)  
MUS 72531 Music History III (2)  
MUS 72541 Music History IV (2)  
MUS 74111 Conducting Project: Choral (2 or 4)  
MUS 74121 Conducting Project: Band (2 or 4)  
MUS 74131 Conducting Project: Orchestra (2 or 4)  
MUS 81211 Composition (2 or 4)  
Dissertation 2 30
MUS 88199 Dissertation I (15)  
MINIMUM TOTAL 75
  1. Students may also elect other courses in the School of Music, with advisor approval. Note that if classes less than 3 credits are chosen, the Musical Literacy category must still meet the 6 credit required minimum.
  2. Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for MUS 88199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter MUS 88299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.