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Master of Arts in Music
Music Education

Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo

Program Descriptions

For descriptions of all programs in Music Education, visit the Music Education Web page in the the John J. Cali School of Music, a school within the College of the Arts.

I. Music Core Courses (12 semester hours)

A.   Required Courses
MUCP 511, Theoretical and Aural Skills in Music I, 3 credits
MUHS 549, Modern Music, 3 credits

B.   Elective Courses ( 6 semester hours):
Any applied (MUAP), theory (MUCP), history (MUHS), or inter-disciplinary course in music. No more than 3 semester hours in an ensemble.

II. Music Education Courses (15 semester hours)

A.   Required Courses
MUED 603, Seminar in Music Education, 3 credits

Core Courses ( 6 semester hours)
Choose among:
MUED 518, Microcomputers in Music Education, 3 credits
MUED 570, Critical and Creative Thinking in Music, 3 credits
MUED 560, Teaching Music from the World's Cultures, 3 credits

B.   Elective ( 6 semester hours):

Select two MUED courses at the 500 or 600 levele. No more than 3 semester hours of workshop credit.

III. Related Course  (3 semester hours)

Any course:

CHAD 502, Child Abuse and Neglect, 3 credits
CHAD 504, Children and Justice, 3 credits
CHAD 521, Substance Abuse and Family Crisis, 3 credits
COUN 559, Dynamics of Group Process, 1-3 credits
CURR 523, Education in the Inner City, 3 credits
CURR 547, Developing Gifted and Schoolwide Enrichment Programs, 3 credits
CURR 548, Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted, 3 credits
EDFD 520, Development of Educational Thought, 3 credits
EDFD 540, Social Forces and Education, 3 credits
EDFD 545, Political Forces and Education, 3 credits
EDFD 548, Crucial Issues in American Education, 3 credits
ELAD 510, Educational Administration I, 3 credits
ELAD 540, Supervision I, 3 credits
SOCI 565, Sociology of Youth, 3 credits
SOCI 574, Sociology of Ethnic Relations, 3 credits
SOCI 576, The Family as an Institution, 3 credits
SOCI 577, Sociology of Poverty in the United States, 3 credits
SPED 579, Special Education for Students with Disabilities, 3 credits

IV. Comprehensive Examination

V. Field Project  (3 semester hours)

MUED 605, Field Project in Music Education, 3 credits
                  Pre Requisite: Comprehensive Exam

Minimum Semester Hours: 33

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml


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Program Description

Concentration In:

Music Therapy

Performance

Theory / Composition

Music Education


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