Music Education: Choral Option, B.Mus.Ed.

B.Mus.Ed. degree 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

See the information at the beginning of this section.

Program Requirements

Core Courses I (18 hours)

Music Theory, History, and Literature

• 7 semesters of MUS 097.

MUS 097	Recital Attendance	0(0-0)
MUS 101	Fundamentals of Music Theory	4(3-2)
MUS 109	Introduction to Music Technology	1(1-1)
MUS 201	Tonality in the Common Practice Period	4(3-2)
MUS 211	Historical Survey of Music I	3(3-0)
MUS 303	Form and Analysis	3(3-0)
MUS 311	Historical Survey of Music II	3(3-0)

Core Courses II (3-4 hours)

Select one of the following:

MUS 102	Theory and Analysis of Popular Music	4(3-2)
MUS 304	Instrumentation and Scoring	3(2-2)
MUS 305	Choral Arranging	3(3-0)

Core Courses III (4 hours)

Music Education

MUS 230	Introduction to Music Education	2(1-2)
MUS 333	Music Education in the Elementary Grades	2(2-0)

Required Courses I (4 hours)

MUS 241	Diction for Singers I	2(1-2)
MUS 242	Diction for Singers II	2(1-2)

Required Courses II (10 hours)

• 2 semesters of MUS 150, MUS 151, or MUS 152 (2 hours)
• 2 semesters of MUS 250, MUS 151 or MUS 152 (4 hours)
• 3 semesters of MUS 350, MUS 351, or MUS 352 (4 hours)
• Solo performance (0 hours)

Note: All applied study used to fulfill these requirements must be on the same instrument.

MUS 150	Voice	1-12(Spec)
MUS 151	Organ	1-12(Spec)
MUS 152	Piano	1-12(Spec)
MUS 250	Voice	1-12(Spec)
MUS 350	Voice	1-16(Spec)
MUS 351	Organ	1-16(Spec)
MUS 352	Piano	1-16(Spec)

Music Electives (0-1 hours)

Select any MUS course.

Total: 40 semester hours