Master of Music in Music Education

Program Objective

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:

  • improving teaching skills through advanced coursework and research
  • offering graduate courses to improve general musicianship, including performance, theory, and music history
  • preparing students to enter graduate programs leading to the doctoral degree
  • offering opportunities for advanced research in specialized areas
  • providing professional enrichment for members of the community

Degree Requirements

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:

Non-thesis Option

(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.

Thesis Option

(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.

Overview

Degree Options:

Thesis Option

Non-Thesis Option

Core and prescribed electives

15 hrs

18 hrs

Thesis or Project in Music Ed.

6 hrs

3 hrs

Music Education Electives

3 hrs

6 hrs

Free Electives

6 hrs

9 hrs

Total:

30 hrs

36 hrs

Sample Graduate Course Worksheet

Upcoming Course Schedule (all courses online)

 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)
 8 or 16 Week Session
 Free Choice Elective
 Free Choice Elective
 1st 8 Week Session
   MUSI 5364 Assessment in Music Education (A)
 2nd 8 Week Session

 

 
 2023-2024
 
 
16 Week Session
   MUSI 5308 Selected Topics in Music History (S)
 MUSI 5353 Project in Music Education
 8 or 16 Week Session  Free Choice Elective
 Free Choice Elective
 1st 8 Week Session
 MUSI 5352 Psychological Foundations of Music Education (A)
 
 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.