Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Music Education

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Students seeking Alabama teacher certification in choral or instrumental music should select the following courses AND the courses listed under either the choral or instrumental emphasis track below. Additionally, music education students should select education as a second major. Students should consult with their advisors concerning all certification requirements.*

Specialized General Studies Requirements

Area II Requirements

MUS 2240 - World Music Cultures 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2250 - Survey of Western Music History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2251 - Survey of Western Music History II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Area V Requirements

MUS 1102 - Music Theory I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1103 - Music Theory II 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1107 - Aural Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1108 - Aural Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1105 - Class Piano I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 1106 - Class Piano II 1 Credit Hour(s)

Professional Studies

EDU 3310 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3305 - Music Technologies 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 4471 - Curriculum and Instructional Delivery 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3346 - Educational Psychology & Classroom Assessment in Fine Arts 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4403 - Classroom Management for the Music Educator 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4460 - Music for the Diverse Learner 3 Credit Hour(s)
RED 4401 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4481 - Methods and Materials for the Secondary Music Teacher 3 Credit Hour(s)
IED 4454 - Internship Seminar for Interdisciplinary Education 3 Credit Hour(s) - Must be taken with Internship
MUS 4472 - Internship in Music Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

Teaching Field

MUS 2202 - Music Theory III 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2203 - Music Theory IV 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2207 - Aural Skills III 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3306 - Conducting 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4461 - Orchestration and Arranging 2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4471 - Music for ECE and Elementary School 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4499 - Senior Recital 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2210-4428 - Private Instruction 6 Credit Hour(s)

Select 2 courses from the following for a total of two credits:

MUS 3385 - Symphony Band 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3386 - Jazz Ensembles 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3387 - Concert Chorale 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 4436 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)

Choral Emphasis Track *

MUS 1183 - Collegiate Singers 1 Credit Hour(s) - repeat for a total of seven credits
MUS 3340 - Diction for Singers 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3341 - Vocal Pedagogy 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3360 - Wind and Percussion Methods 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3354 - Class Strings 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 2214 - Private Instruction - Piano 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
MUS 2216 - Private Instruction - Voice 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3382 - Choral Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)

Instrumental Emphasis Track *

MUS 1181 - Band 1 Credit Hour(s) - repeat for a total of seven credits
MUS 3351 - Class Brass 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3352 - Class Woodwinds 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3353 - Class Percussion 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3354 - Class Strings 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3356 - Class Voice 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3384 - Band Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)