The UT Arlington Master of Music in Music Education curriculum is designed to facilitate successful teaching careers in music and encourage personal development. Through further education, music teachers will become more articulate, reflective practitioners so that they are able to select, adapt, adjust, and assess teaching and learning expectations. With a focus on in-service teachers, we have created a robust online curriculum that allows students to complete their classes in the evenings from anywhere in the world while still maintaining their full-time job.
Specific goals of the degree include:
Graduate credit will be given for grades of A, B, and C for work done at the University of Texas at Arlington. For work completed at other institutions, graduate credit may be granted only for grades of A or B. The student must maintain a B average in all graduate courses. Students enrolled in the Master of Music in Music Education program have two degree-plan options:
(36 semester hours total) 33 semester credit hours of coursework and a project for which 3 semester credit hours are given. The final comprehensive examination will be comprised of a written and oral exam covering the coursework and project.
(30 semester hours total) 24 semester credit hours of coursework and a thesis, for which 6 semester hours are given. The final comprehensive examination will be comprised of an oral defense of the thesis and a written and oral exam based on coursework.
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Degree Options: |
Thesis Option |
Non-Thesis Option |
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Core and prescribed electives |
15 hrs |
18 hrs |
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Thesis or Project in Music Ed. |
6 hrs |
3 hrs |
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Music Education Electives |
3 hrs |
6 hrs |
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Free Electives |
6 hrs |
9 hrs |
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Total: |
30 hrs |
36 hrs |
Sample Graduate Course Worksheet
| Academic Year |
Session | Fall | Spring |
| 2022-2023 | 16 Week Session |
MUSI 5301 Form and Analysis (S) |
MUSI 5363 Research in Music Education (S) |
| MUSI 5351 Philosophy, History and Curricular Trends (A) |
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| 8 or 16 Week Session |
Free Choice Elective |
Free Choice Elective |
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| 1st 8 Week Session |
MUSI 5364 Assessment in Music Education (A) |
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| 2nd 8 Week Session |
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| 2023-2024 |
16 Week Session |
MUSI 5308 Selected Topics in Music History (S) |
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| MUSI 5353 Project in Music Education |
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| 8 or 16 Week Session | Free Choice Elective |
Free Choice Elective |
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| 1st 8 Week Session |
MUSI 5352 Psychological Foundations of Music Education (A) |
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| 2nd 8 Week Session |
MUSI 5357 Current Trends in Music Education (A) |
(S) = Synchronous Instruction
(A) = Asynchronous Instruction
Free-choice electives can be online or in-person depending on the student's choices.
