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Degree Requirements The master’s degree in Music Education is 30 credits - five required courses and five electives that can be chosen from online courses, summer intensive workshops or traditional, face-to-face classes offered on the Hattiesburg campus. (All classes listed below are online unless otherwise noted.) Required Courses • MED 725- Foundations of Music Education (Offered each summer and fall) • MUS 620- Music Theory Review (Offered each summer) • MUS 630- Music History Review (Offered each summer) • REF 601- Educational Research: Interpretation and Applications (Offered each semester) • REF 607- Developing a Student-Centered Curriculum (Offered each semester) Elective Courses (choose five) • MED 740- Music Education in the Elementary School (Offered each summer and fall) • MED 750- Music in General Education (Offered each spring and summer) • MED 756- Evaluation and Guidance in Music Education (Offered each summer and fall) • MED 714- Administration and Supervision of Elementary and Secondary School of Music Programs
(Offered each spring and summer)
** This class is a four-day workshop at the Hattiesburg campus (Offered every June)
• MED 538- Seminar in Band Literature (Offered each fall) • MED 732-Workshop in Wind Band Conducting
• MED 624- Music Education Practicum (Offered each spring and summer) • MED 629 - Music Education Research Designs • MED 632 - Music Education Curriculum Development • MED 692- Special Problems
** This class can be tailored to the needs of the student allowing for independent study in a particular topic such as Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly, Dalrcoze, Advanced Instrumental or Choral Conducting or Music Education Research (Offered every semester). • MED 745- Music and Special Learners (Offered every summer and fall) Course descriptions and rotation subject to change. Contact us to be certain of requirements.
For more information on how to apply, please contact Dr. Amanda Schlegel at amanda.schlegel@usm.edu or 601.266.5754.
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