Music Education, Education Specialist (EdS)
Mission
The mission of the Education Specialist degree program in Music Education is to prepare professional educators to attain distinguished levels of both theory and practice and to become contributing members in the professional discourse of improving schooling in roles such as director of music, department head, or curriculum coordinator.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses:
| EDS 8800 | Program Orientation and Scholarship | 3 |
| EDS 8816 | Advanced Curriculum and Instruction in the Fine Arts | 3 |
| EDS 8822 | Practice of Research Analysis in Fine Arts | 3 |
| EDS 8830 | Foundations of Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| EDS 8845 | Theory and Practice of Differentiated Instruction | 3 |
| EDS 8846 | Principles of Assessment Design and Application | 3 |
| EDS 8851 | Professional Resource Utilization | 3 |
| EDS 8860 | School Law and Ethics | 3 |
| EDS 8890 | Contemporary Trends in Fine Arts Education | 3 |
| MUED 8100 | Advanced Music Education Methods | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |