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Music Graduate Program Assessment Mission

Mission 

Students who successfully complete a Master of Arts in Education with a Specialization in Music,

  1. Will further develop a basis for aesthetic judgment and understanding allowing for the implementation of enhanced learning experiences for the students they teach
  2. Will continue to achieve artistic and scholarly competency as music educators
  3. Will be prepared as music educators to serve schools, communities and the region as leaders in musical understanding and critical artistic judgment.
  4. Will be encouraged to achieve continued professional growth and/or academic success.

Learning Objectives 

  1. Graduates will understand the central concepts of music education in order to create learning experiences in music that are meaningful and useful.
  2. Graduate will further develop understanding of the styles and performance practices of diverse musical eras.
  3. Graduates will achieve broad intellectual and interpretive skills and understanding.
  4. Graduates will develop musical understanding and critical artistic judgment.
  5. Upon completion of the course of study leading to a graduate degree, students will be prepared to seek further professional placement in the competitive job market within their chosen field or pursue a further degree.