MEC Course Listing
When taken
Course taken
Component and Required Course
Cr.
I. General Education
Composition I -- Advanced Compositionii
6
Humanities and the Arts (met by MUS 313 and
MUS 314)
Foreign Language
6
Western Culture
3
Non-Western Culture
PSYC 100
i
0-12
3
Social and Behavioral Science
3
Intro Psychology
4
Natural Science and Technology
6
Quantitative Reasoning I
3
Quantitative Reasoning II (opt. met by
MUS339)
(3)
II. Musicianship
MUS XXX
Applied Major
12
MUS XXX
Music Ensembles
4
A. Music Theory, Sight Singing, And Ear Training
15
MUS 101/107
Music Theory and Practice I/Aural Skills I
4
MUS 102/108
Music Theory and Practice II/Aural Skills II
4
MUS 201/207
Music Theory and Practice III/Aural Skills III
4
MUS 202/208
Music Theory and Practice IV/Aural Skills IV
3
B. Music History And Literature
8
MUS 110
Basic Music Literature
2
MUS 313
History of Music I
3
MUS 314
History of Music II
3
When taken
Course taken
Component and Required Course
Cr.
III. Professional Education
EPS 201/202
Foundations of Educationii
3
EPSY 201, 202,
or 236
Educational Psychology (201), Exploring Cultural
Diversity (202), or Child Development for
Elementary Teachers (236)
Literacy in Content Areas
3
C&I 473
1
IV. Choral Music Specialization
MUS XXX
Piano or Voice Minor
6
MUS 090
Seminar in Music Education
0
MUS 240
Introduction to Music Education
2
MUS 242
Elements of Conducting
2
MUS 243
Introduction to Technology Based Music
Instruction
Choral Literature and Conducting I / Repertory
for Secondary School Choral Programs
Choral Literature and Conducting II / Repertory
for Secondary School Choral Programs
Principles and Techniques in Music Education
Teaching Music in the Elementary School
Teaching Music in the Middle School
Teaching of Choral Music / Repertory for
Secondary School Choral Programs
Diversity in Music Classrooms
2
MUS 330/348
MUS 331/348
MUS 339
MUS 342
MUS 343
MUS 346/348
MUS 439
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
IV. Clinical Experience
MUS 320
EDPR 438
EDPR 442
1
Early Field Experience
Student Teaching (“Special Fields”)
Student Teaching (“Secondary Education”)
2
41
4
May be taken for up to 8 credits. Recommend you take for 8 credits each. You must register for
both 438 and 442 the semester that you student teach.
General or Music Electives, as needed
2-8
Total Hours Needed to Complete Degree 130
i
The non-western culture requirement may be satisfied by a number of courses. However, we strongly encourage
music education students to register for MUS133 (Introduction to World Music) to satisfy this requirement