Instrumental Music - Teaching, Composite Major

Required Core - 67 semester hours

• MAUP - Private Instrument - 7 semester hours

• MUS 110 - Basic Music Theory I
• MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Lab
• MUS 111 - Basic Music Theory II
• MUS 111L - Basic Music Theory II Lab
• MUS 130 - Music Literature
• MUS 210 - Advanced Music Theory I
• MUS 210L - Advanced Music Theory I Lab
• MUS 211 - Advanced Music Theory II
• MUS 211L - Advanced Music Theory II Lab
• MUS 330 - Music History I
• MUS 331 - Music History II
• MUS 341 - Vocal Pedagogy and Literature
• MUS 351 - Elementary School Music Methods
• MUS 352 - Music in the Elementary School II
• MUS 360 - Conducting
• MUS 373 - Woodwind Instrumental Methods
• MUS 374 - Percussion Instrumental Methods
• MUS 375 - Brass Instrumental Methods
• MUS 377 - String Instrumental Methods
• MUS 456 - Instrumental Materials & Techniques

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• MUS 372 - Methods & Materials of Teaching Piano
• MUS 420 - Orchestration & Arranging
• MUS 467 - Advanced Conducting
• MUAP 115 - Class Instruction-Keyboard

• (or 215)

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• MUAP 311 - Applied Music-Keyboard
• MUEN 122 - Concert Band

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 21 semester hours

• EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology
• EPSY 327 - Child Growth & Development
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities

Professional K-12 Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

• ED 444 - K-12 Student Teaching
• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning
• MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods
• SEED 408 - Professional Teacher-Secondary Only
• SEED 450 - 7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area
• SEED 495 - Practicum

Gen Ed Requirements - 37 semester hours

• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 9 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - 8 semester hours

• ENGL 101 - Composition I
• ENGL 201 - Composition II

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• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech

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• SPCM 215 - Public Speaking

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• SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate

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• WEL 100 - Wellness for Life
• WEL 100L - Wellness Lab

Note

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 128 hours. Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but to be certified to teach, a content praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study.