Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
A minimum of 48 quarter hours of graduate credit is required for the Master of Music degree. This total is divided between the basic studies required of all master’s degree students, and courses in the specialization.
Music Core Requirements (16 credits)
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| MUS 408 | ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES | 4 |
| or COM 405 | ANALYTICAL STUDIES |
| MUS 400 | MUSIC RESEARCH | 4 |
| 8 |
JZZ 405 | JAZZ HISTORY | |
MUS 420 | HISTORY OF THE ORATORIO | |
MUS 435 | 18th & 19th WIND HISTORY AND LITERATURE | |
MUS 436 | 20th CENTURY WIND HISTORY AND LITERATURE | |
MUS 475 | MEDIEVAL MUSIC | |
MUS 478 | RENAISSANCE MUSIC | |
MUS 479 | BAROQUE MUSIC | |
MUS 481 | HISTORY OF OPERA | |
MUS 482 | WORLD MUSIC CULTURES | |
MUS 484 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | |
MUS 485 | ROMANTIC MUSIC | |
MUS 486 | MUSIC SINCE WORLD WAR II | |
MUS 487 | 20TH CENTURY MUSIC BEFORE WWII | |
Music Education Specialization (20 credits)
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| |
| MED 401 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION I: PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC EDUCATION | 4 |
| MED 402 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION II: PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC TEACHING & LEARNING | 4 |
| MED 403 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC EDUCATION III: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN MUSIC EDUCATION | 4 |
| MED 404 | HISTORY OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES | 2 |
| MED 498 | MASTERS CANDIDATE RESEARCH | 2 |
| MED 492 | TECHNIQUES OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION | 4 |
Music Electives (12 credits)
Students may take any 400 level courses within the School of Music, selected in consultation with their advisors.
Terminal Requirements
Two terminal requirements are required of all students:
- A written comprehensive examination, in which the students must demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of their major field of study. The comprehensive examination may be taken at any time after 32 quarter hours of graduate credit have been earned.
- The completion of a final project.
Residency Requirements
All courses for the master’s degree must be taken at DePaul University. Graduate credit for courses completed at other institutions may not be applied toward the degree.
The music education graduate program is designed to accommodate the schedule of working teachers, and students typically enroll part time for three summers and two intervening academic years. To earn full-time status, graduate students must be registered for a minimum of six quarter hours in any term. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six calendar years from the time a student is first enrolled. For students removing deficiencies, this period will begin when all deficiencies are removed and admission to the master’s degree program has been granted.
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