Emphasis in Education

Southwestern College now offers the opportunity for teachers to earn a Master of Arts in Music (Emphasis in Education) while maintaining full-time jobs.

This 33-hour program provides graduate students with the advanced education, skills, and credentials to enhance their teaching skills.

The sequence of courses will complement your career as a music teacher, and can be tailored to your schedule preference:

  • Flexible to meet your own needs and interests.
  • Cost competitive with regional music education master’s programs at $347 per credit hour.
  • Online with the exception of private lessons.
  • Can be completed in four summers, in one dedicated academic year, or over five years.
  • Provides music educators advanced study in music content areas to improve their teaching skills.
  • Provides four options for final project — graduate recital, lecture/recital, report, or thesis.
The Curriculum - 33 hrs.

The curriculum is designed with the flexibility to allow each student, in consultation with an advisor, to develop a program that fits the needs and interests of individual students.

Course of Study

Master of Arts in Music Core (12 hours)
Research Methodologies 3
Master’s Final Project (Thesis/Lecture-Recital/Recital/Report) 3
Music Theory Seminar 3
Music History (One of the following: Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Contemporary) 3
Core Total 12

Emphasis in Music Education:
Applied Major 3
Assessments, Tests & Measurement  3
Action Research (Music Ed) 3
(Core + Emphasis) 21
Electives chosen from:
Current Educational Trends (Music Ed), Applied Lessons, Ensembles, Conducting, Jazz Studies, Music Ministry, Special Topics (Summer Workshops), other approved topics		 12
TOTAL HOURS 33

Degree Requirements

You can view the MA in Music Degree Requirements on Self-Service and find what courses are being offered.  No username or login is required.  You will simply select the appropriate Period (year/semester), Program (Graduate) and Degree (MA/Music Education) under Options on the left, then click Create.

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Music (MA)