Music Education Major B.BSED.MUED

Music Major Information
Admission to Professional Teacher Preparation Program

Required Core - 38 semester hours

Take Required Core and 1 Area of Emphasis

MUS 110 - Basic Music Theory I 2 to 4 semester hours
MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Lab 0 to 2 semester hours
MUS 111 - Basic Music Theory II 2 to 4 semester hours
MUS 111L - Basic Music Theory II Lab 0 to 2 semester hours
MUS 210 - Advanced Music Theory I 2 to 4 semester hours
MUS 210L - Advanced Music Theory I Lab 0 to 2 semester hours
MUS 211 - Advanced Music Theory II 2 to 4 semester hours
MUS 211L - Advanced Music Theory II Lab 0 to 2 semester hours
MUS 240 - Music Cultures of the World 3 semester hours
MUS 330 - Music History I 3 semester hours
MUS 331 - Music History II 3 semester hours
MUS 351 - Elementary School Music Methods 2 to 3 semester hours
MUS 352 - Music in the Elementary School II 2 semester hours
MUS 360 - Conducting 2 to 3 semester hours
MUS 420 - Orchestration & Arranging 2 to 3 semester hours
MUS 467 - Advanced Conducting 2 semester hours
MUS 185 - Recital Attendance 0 semester hours
Register for Recital Attendance every semester you are a declared Music major.

Instrumental Emphasis - 14 semester hours

MUAP 300-level Applied Instrument - 2 semester hours
MUAP 400-level Applied Instrument - 1 semester hour
MUEN Concert Band or Chamber Orchestra - 4 semester hours (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)

MUS 373 - Woodwind Instrumental Methods 2 semester hours
MUS 374 - Percussion Instrumental Methods 1 semester hours
MUS 375 - Brass Instrumental Methods 2 semester hours
MUS 377 - String Instrumental Methods 2 semester hours
MUS 372 - Methods & Materials of Teaching Piano 3 semester hours
OR
MUS 456 - Instrumental Materials & Techniques 3 semester hours

Vocal Emphasis - 14 semester hours

MUAP 300-level Applied Voice - 2 semester hours
MUAP 400-level Applied Voice - 1 semester hour
MUEN 100/300 Concert Choir - 4 semester hours (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)

MUS 302 - Vocal Diction Class I 1 semester hours
MUS 303 - Vocal Diction Class II 1 semester hours
MUS 341 - Vocal Pedagogy and Literature 2 semester hours
MUS 458 - Choral Materials & Techniques 3 semester hours

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 18 semester hours

EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission 1 semester hours
EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education 1 to 2 semester hours
EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology 2 to 3 semester hours
EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development 2-3 semester hours
INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies 3 semester hours
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 semester hours
(Gen Ed)
SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities 2 to 3 semester hours

Professional K-12 Teaching Core - 16 semester hours

SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom 3 semester hours
SEED 495 - Practicum 1 semester hours
EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 semester hours
ED 444 - K-12 Student Teaching 6 to 12 semester hours

Gen Ed Requirements - 40 semester hours

ENGL 101
ENGL 201
SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes) - 6 semester hours (see footnote below)
Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (4 classes) - 12 semester hours (see footnote * below)
Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Labs (2 classes/labs) - 6-8 semester hours
WEL 100 & 100L

Global Requirement

* Global Requirement: depending on your selection, this requirement will satisfy 3 hours of either Social Science or Arts & Humanities requirements. Take 1 course from AIS/HIST 257, ANTH 210, ARTH 211/212/251, ENGL 211/212, GEOG 210, HIST 121/122/153, HUM 100, MCOM 151, POLS 141/250.

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