Music Education
The Music Education Division offers the following degree options:
- Bachelor of Music in Music Education
- Leads to North Carolina K-12 music teacher licensure
- Master of Music in Music Education
- Leads to North Carolina K-12 master teacher licensure
- Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education
For several decades the UNCG Music Education Division has enjoyed a 100 percent placement success for its graduates. The Division is comprehensive and degrees are offered from the undergraduate level through a PhD.
The Bachelor of Music in Music Education prepares students for positions as choral directors and teachers of general music or for positions as instrumental directors in K-12 schools. It requires students to spend approximately two-thirds of their time in music and teacher certification study.
The Master of Music in Music Education leads to graduate licensure and emphasizes the acquisition of a fundamental knowledge of research techniques and scholarly writing standards. Students develop an in-depth understanding of the historical, philosophical, psychological and cultural aspects of music education including elective concentrations involving elementary/general, secondary choral/general, choral literature/conducting, string instrument pedagogy, and winds and percussion.
The Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education prepares students for careers as public school music administrators or college-level teachers. Such development requires a comprehensive knowledge of the psychological, social and musical values in music education; theories of learning as applied to music education; historical and theoretical properties of music education; and scholarly and research techniques required for understanding and investigating problems in music and education.
