| Admission to this degree program
presumes successful completion of an undergraduate
program in music education comparable to that of
Duquesne University with a 3.0 grade in all music,
music education, and professional education courses.
Experience in teaching is strongly recommended.
Three letters of recommendation are required from
professionals in the field.
An entrance portfolio
documenting student teaching and teaching experience
is to be submitted as part of the application
materials.
(1) Thesis/Field Project Design
(2) Thesis/Field Project completion. Offered online
only.
(3) Electives may include courses in conducting,
history, theory, technology, and workshops in music
education methods.
Options
for Completion of the Degree
There are several options for completion of the
requirements for the M.M. in Music Education:
courses are available on campus during the academic
year, on campus during summer sessions, and online
during the academic year. Most students in the
Music Education degree program take courses through
a combination of these options. The program culminates
in a thesis or field project and the presentation
of a professional portfolio that is developed
throughout the course of graduate studies.
The program consists of 30-32 credits, ten of
which may be taken either as a secondary concentration
or distributed among a variety of topics in an
exploratory fashion. Secondary concentrations
may be elected in choral music education, instrumental
music education, music technology, or general
music. Those who do not choose a secondary concentration
may combine a variety of electives to satisfy
the requirements.
All courses, regardless of whether they are
taken in the academic year or in the summer are
worth two credits towards the degree
requirements. |
