学位 – Master of Science in Secondary Education, MSEd
浓度: 音乐

Description of Program

The Master of Science in Secondary Education (MSEd) degree program offers endorsements in 14 areas. Graduates are prepared for advanced preparation to serve as teachers or practitioners in various educational capacities. The endorsement in 音乐 Education offers a contemporary curriculum that embraces the ever-changing world of music in the public and private sector. The degree is designed to allow students to explore issues, design curriculum and learn new strategies and techniques that will enable them to become more effective music educators through the application of theory and new research to their educational practice.

学习成果

  • Provide educational knowledge and theory for students in music
  • 探索, 开发, and disseminate techniques and methods of teaching and research in music education subject area
  • Prepare students to serve as a resource for schools and other community organizations as it applies to music education

Admission Requirements:

Students applying for entrance to the Master of Science in Secondary Education in 音乐 Education are required to submit an application for admission, 网上申请(regulations.salamzone.com/academics/graduate-studies).

  • 教育家许可证
  • two letters of recommendation
  • official transcript from an accredited school (if a student has attended more than one school, transcripts must be submitted from all schools attended). At least one transcript must document the student has a bachelor’s degree.
  • 免疫接种记录

Decisions are made only after receipt of all credentials by the Department of Fine Arts admission committee. The department uses an admission formula to accept students. The entire application packet, including all supporting materials, must be submitted to the Graduate School.

凭证:

A Standard 教育家许可证 in a teaching area is required for admission to programs in the Master of Science in Secondary Education with the exception of certificate programs.

学位要求:

The curriculum for the Master of Science in Secondary Education in 音乐 Education requires 33 credit hours of coursework and passing required exit exams for degree completion. Students complete 12 hours of required core credits and 21 hours of required course credits.

Graduation expectations require the following:

  • A minimum of 27 credit hours of graduate instruction must be completed in residence at pg电子下载 State University
  • Earn no more than two Cs in coursework
  • Successfully pass the Core Exit Exam
  • Successfully pass the Area Exit Exam according to content area
  • Official transcripts on file for all transfer credits accepted by the University

Academic advisors are allowed to accept up to six semester credit hours earned at an accredited university with a grade of “B” or higher for graduate coursework completed. Substitutions of coursework are allowed with the approval of an advisor and department administrators up to nine hours if the substitution(s) meet curriculum requirements.

看到 Transfer of Credits Policy for additional information.
看到 Substitution of Courses Policy for additional information.

学术之路: 退出考试

Students pursuing a Master of Science in Secondary Education must pass a Core Examination and Area Examination to exit.

硕士学位审核:

Before candidacy for graduation can be confirmed, each student progression to degree completion will be evaluated to determine if student has met all academic requirements for course work and other aspects of the student’s course of study and Graduate School requirements. When these requirements are met, the student is cleared for graduation.

Time to 学位 Completion

pg电子下载’s time to degree completion policy allows 6 years to complete the music education program. 学位 completion depends on the pace a student completes the curriculum. If the time exceeds six years, the student must petition the Graduate School to consider an appeal for more time to degree completion.

看到 Student Academic Appeals Policy for Expiration of Timeline for additional requirements

学位 Plan and Course Sequence

Core Education Courses (12 Hours)
ED 512 Foundations of American Education
ED 514 Methods of Educational Research
ED 533 Curriculum Development
PH 513 Advanced Educational Psychology

Approved Electives (21 Hours)
MU 505 Seminar in 音乐 Theory
MU 506 Seminar in 音乐 Education
MU 508 Seminar in 音乐 历史 and Literature
MU 509 Selected Topics in 音乐 历史 and Literature
MU 510 音乐 Pedagogy and Techniques
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MU 512 Selected Topics in 音乐 Education

For More Information Contact:
Dr. 肖恩·丹尼尔斯——601.877.6263 ▪ (电子邮件保护) (Department of Fine Arts)