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Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
PhD
Major
Music | Women's Studies
Discipline
Arts | Cultural Studies
Minor
Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies | Music Teacher Education | Sacred Music and Liturgical Studies
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
This doctoral program in Music Education emphasizes research and pedagogy, requiring coursework in experimental research, music education methods, music history, and theory. Students can choose an optional concentration in Gender Studies, which includes coursework in gender/sexuality and a dissertation with a focus on the topic. The program culminates in a dissertation and comprehensive examinations.
Program Outline
Outline:
Course Requirements:
- 12 credit hours of Research courses in:
- Experimental research
- Historical qualitative research
- Observation research
- Statistics
- 6 credit hours of Music Education Methods from:
- Mus 536: Kodaly Music Education in America
- Mus 551: Orff Level I
- Mus 523: Advanced Instrumental Directing
- Mus 524: Advanced Techniques of Choral Directing
- Mus 548: Psychology of Music
- Mus 620: Research in Music Education
- Mus 619: Foundations of Music Education
- 3 credit hours in Music History
- 3 credit hours in Music Theory
- 9 credit hours in elective area:
- Choral music
- Applied pedagogy
- Music theory
- Music history/literature
- Music education
- Mus 797: Dissertation
Additional Requirements for Students without Prior Credit:
- MUS 520: Introduction to Music Research
- MUS 575: Perspectives in World Music
- MUS 619: Foundations of Music Education
- MUS 620: Introduction to Research in Music Education
Concentration in Gender Studies (optional):
- 18 credit hours of coursework in gender/sexuality
- 12 hours of required core Gender Studies:
- G St 600: Gender Studies Methodology
- G St 601: Gender Theory
- G St 605: Feminist Pedagogy
- G St 641: Readings in Global History - Gender
- 6 credit hours of gender studies electives chosen in consultation with graduate coordinator
- Comprehensive exam and dissertation with a significant focus on gender/sexuality
Assessment:
- Written and oral comprehensive examinations covering course work for the degree
- Research projects
- Syllabus for an undergraduate course
- Essays on the philosophy of music education
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