Music Education M.A.T.

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee. Graduate applications are available online at: ric.edu/feinsteinschooleducationhumandevelopment.
2. A current résumé.
3. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
4. A baccalaureate degree in music or at least 50 credit hours of music.
5. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
6. An official report of scores on the Praxis II Music: Content Knowledge Test (5113).
7. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
8. Two letters of recommendation.
9. A written statement of educational philosophy, with scored rubric.
10. An interview with the music education graduate program director.
11. Evidence of musicianship.
12. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Note: Additional courses may be required for certification, depending on a student’s educational background and the results of their entrance examinations. Additional courses may include class instruments, conducting, large and small ensembles, theory, history, literature, applied music, and non-Western music.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CEP 552	Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
FNED 546	Contexts of Schooling	4	Offered fall and spring.

Academic Disciplines Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MUS 505	Systems of Musical Analysis	3	Offered fall (even years).
MUS 560	Seminar in Music Literature	3	Offered spring (even years).

Professional Education Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MUSE 412	Practicum in Music Education I	4	Offered spring.
MUSE 413	Practicum in Music Education II	4	Offered fall.
MUSE 414	Practicum in Music Education III	4	Offered spring.
MUSE 501	Research Techniques in Music Education	3	Offered summer (even years).
MUSE 502	Perception, Assessment, and Evaluation in Music	3	Offered summer (odd years).
MUSE 525	Advanced Studies in Music Education	3	Offered summer (odd years).
MUSE 526	Student Teaching in Music Education	10	Offered fall.
MUSE 560	Student Teaching Seminar in Music Education	2	Offered fall.

Comprehensive Examination

Total Credit Hours: 46