Master of Music – Music Education

Program Overview

Campbellsville University's online Master of Music in Music Education empowers music educators with advanced teaching theories, music education strategies, and a comprehensive understanding of music history and styles. The program prepares students for Rank II certification in Kentucky and provides a foundation for doctoral studies or college-level teaching. Graduates are equipped to become effective music teachers with a deep understanding of the communicative nature of music and its value in education.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The Master of Music in Music Education from Campbellsville University will empower you and allow you to explore advanced teaching theories, music education strategies, specialized instruction and the communicative nature of music.
The program was designed by experienced music and education faculty members. Upon graduation, you will understand music as a communicative art, its value to others and how to offer instruction in musical skills.
• The master’s in music education online program provides an examination and analysis of the musical styles throughout all eras, as well as composers and how music will be studied and discussed within the classroom.
You’ll explore music through the Baroque and Classical periods, the 19th century and after 1900. You will examine the historical and philosophical foundations of music education and the various methodologies utilized in music education today. Additionally, the program covers music technology, the psychology of music, contemporary issues in music education and global perspectives related to music education and learning.

Outline:

• The online Master of Music in Music Education degree is primarily intended for certified music educators having a Rank III teaching certificate, who are required, if teaching in the State of Kentucky, to attain the Master’s level (Rank II) certification.
The degree can also assist non-certified musicians who have a bachelor’s degree to prepare for further studies in doctoral programs and college-level teaching. This degree does not certify individuals for public school teaching in the elementary or secondary schools unless Rank III certification was previously earned.
• The music education degree online program takes about two years to complete and includes 32 credit hours.
You will choose two music eras to study, as well as a thesis track or capstone project track.
• Core Requirements (10 credit hours)
MUS 502: Analytical Techniques I MUS 544: Methods of Research in Music MUS 602: Analytical Techniques II
• Choose two from the following:
MUS 516: Medieval Music MUS 517: Renaissance Music MUS 519: Music in the Baroque Period MUS 520: Music in the Classical Period MUS 521: Music in the 19th Century MUS 522: Music Since 1900
• Emphasis (22 credit hours)
Take all of the following courses: MUS 508: Music Technology MUS 509: Music Entrepreneurship MUS 573: Foundations of Music Education MUS 574: Music Teaching and Learning: A Global Perspective MUS 640: Psychology of Music MUS 649: Contemporary Issues in Music Education Choose one of the following tracks: Thesis Track MUS 641: Thesis I MUS 642: Thesis II Research Project Track MUS 673: Capstone Project I: Music Education

Careers:

• As a graduate of our master’s in music education online program, you can become a music teacher.
Music teachers earn a median salary of $40,943 per year, according to PayScale. Wages may vary depending on the experience, location and the institution.