Music Education, Master of Music Education (MM)
EWU’s fully online MM in Music Education offers flexibility in obtaining the Master's degree in twelve months (or over a two-year period as needed). Through active engagement with a cohort of experts in the field, students explore a rigorous, scholarly program that inspires passion for teaching and values diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Students work closely with internationally recognized faculty in this project-based program for K-12 music teachers. The program prepares students to teach and lead at an advanced level by enhancing their knowledge of music best practices, research, and cutting-edge approaches. Completion of this program may provide improved opportunities for promotion and advancement in K-12 Music education, or the requisite degree for entering doctoral studies. This program does not provide music education teaching certification. However, a variety of topics enable students to explore their areas of interest and expertise as well as prepare them for the music endorsement test.
| Supportive Studies in Music & Education | ||
| MUSC 540 | MUSIC HISTORY PERSPECTIVES | 4 |
| MUSC 562 | TOPICS IN THEORY | 4 |
| MUSC 584 | TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| MUSC 610 | THEORY AND COMPOSITION FOR K-12 | 4 |
| EDUC 520 | METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 505 | CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION | 4 |
| or EDUC 522 | TRANSFORMATION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING | |
| Music Education Emphasis | ||
| MUSC 531 | ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO MUSIC EDUCATION | 4 |
| MUSC 532 | PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES | 4 |
| MUSC 546 | SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC | 4 |
| MUSC 547 | THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC LEARNING AND TEACHING | 4 |
| MUSC 550 | PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS IN MUSIC EDUCATION | 4 |
| Final Graduate Project | ||
| MUSC 603 | GRADUATE MUSIC EDUCATION PROJECT | 4 |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Students who earn an MM in Music Education from EWU should be able to:
- critically analyze current issues, theories, research, and practice relevant to music education through analysis of publications;
- articulate your own ideas on current issues, theories, research, and practice relevant to music education;
- support arguments for applying theories, research, and practical strategies to practice within music education while addressing relevant issues;
- engage in reflective practice related to your thinking and teaching in music education;
- demonstrate professional writing skills, including command of APA style, in a variety of writing assignments;
- demonstrate skills in research or creative projects relevant to the field of music education.