Piano Pedagogy, M.M.Ed.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 32
Program Code: M709
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MUED 5212 | Research in Music Education | 2 |
| MUED 6442 | Current Trends in Music Education | 2 |
| Choose 2 hours per semester for two semesters in the following: | 4 | |
| Master's-Level Piano for Non-Performance Music Majors | ||
| MUED 5612 | Piano Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUED 5622 | Piano Pedagogy II | 2 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Music History/Ethnomusicology | ||
| Choose any graduate level MUHI, MUSC, or MULI courses | 6 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| Choose any graduate level MUTH course | 3 | |
| Music Education Foundation Course | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 2 | |
| Measurement and Evaluation in Music Education | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Music Education | ||
| Sociological Foundations of Music Education | ||
| Electives | ||
| General | ||
| Choose one approved academic course outside the School of Music or one additional Music Theory course | 3 | |
| Music Education | ||
| Choose 4 hours from Music History and Literature, Ethnomusicology, Theory, Conducting, Composition, Applied Music, Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, or Piano Literature courses | 4 | |
| Piano Pedagogy | ||
| Choose 2 hours; the following are advised electives: | 2 | |
| Teaching Intermediate and Advanced Piano | ||
| Internship in Piano Teaching | ||
| Seminar in Music Education (Applied Research in Piano Pedagogy) | ||
| Seminar in Music Education (Ensemble Music in Piano Teaching) | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 32 | |
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
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