Major

Music Education, Vocal (B.M.)

2025-2026 Course Catalog

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Departments/Programs

  1. Education (Undergraduate)
  2. Music
Music Education Major, Vocal Emphasis (B.M., 90 hours) Subject Endorsement Vocal Music PK-12
Performance Course Work16 hours
MUSIC 1000 Recitals
(taken every semester in residence)		0 hours
MUSIC 4940 Senior Recital0-1 hours
Major Instrument7 hours
Large Ensemble7 hours
Supporting Music Course Work29 hours
Music History and Literature: 
MUSIC 2810 World Music Cultures3 hours
MUSIC 3830 Music History I: Gender Equity4 hours
MUSIC 3860 Music History II: Racial Equity4 hours
Music Theory: 
MUSIC 1610 Music Theory I and MUSIC 1620 Musicianship I4 hours
MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II and MUSIC 1640 Musicianship II4 hours
MUSIC 2610 Music Theory III and MUSIC 2620 Musicianship III4 hours
MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV and MUSIC 2640 Musicianship IV4 hours
MUSIC 3610 Arranging and Instrumentation2 hours
Music Education17 hours
MUSIC 2500 Conducting I2 hours
MUSIC 2510 Conducting II2 hours
MUSIC 2700 Computers and Technology for the Musician and the Music Educator2 hours
MUSIC 3540 Elementary General Music Methods and MUSIC 3540L Elementary General Music Methods Lab3 hours
MUSIC 3550 Secondary Vocal Music Methods and MUSIC 3550L Secondary Choral Methods Lab3 hours
Proficiencies7 hours
Piano: 
MUSIC 1510 Piano Proficiency I and MUSIC 1510L Piano Proficiency 1 Lab1 hour
MUSIC 1520 Piano Proficiency II and MUSIC 1520L Piano Proficiency II Lab1 hour

Select 5 hours from the following:

5 hours
Capstone2 hours
MUSIC 4980 Senior Capstone Seminar2 hours
Professional Education Courses Required for PK-12 Teaching Certification26 hours
EDUC 1010 Introduction to Education in the United States AND EDUC 1750 Field Experience3 hours
EDUC 2070 Human Development And Learning and EDUC 2070L Human Developlment And Learning Lab Laboratory4 hours
EDUC 2850 Education in a Pluralistic Society3 hours
EDUC 2870 Instructional Technology/SPED 2870 Instructional and Adaptive Technology3 hours
Gateway 1: Teacher Education Program Acceptance (interviews held each October and March) 
SPED 3070 Methods for Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities3 hours
EDUC 3130 Educational Assessments: Secondary 2 hours 
EDUC 3390 Methods for Teaching Reading and Writing in 6 -123 hours
Gateway 2: Clinical Teaching Practice (Informational Meetings held each October and March) 
EDUC 4790 Supervised Teaching in Elementary School Music7 hours
EDUC 4830 Supervised Teaching in Secondary School Music7 hours
EDUC 4990 Student Teaching Seminar2 hours