Master of Arts in Teaching with Initial Certification in Music Education (Grades Pre-kindergarten-12)

This program option is designed for those seeking a Master of Arts in Teaching in music education, and who have earned an undergraduate degree in fine arts.

Certification requirements include the following professional sequence of classes:
(Additional credits in the student’s certificate “content” area may be required to meet state of Maryland requirements. These credits are determined in consultation with the director of graduate studies.)

MEDUC 501   Current Trends in Education      3 cr.

MEDUC 502   Learning Theory and Human Development        3 cr.

MEDUC 504   Technology for Learning           3 cr.

MEDUC 505   Management of the Curriculum  3 cr.

MSPED 508    Students with Special Needs and Diverse Learning Styles          3 cr.

MEDUC 514   Secondary Assessment and Measurement*       3 cr.

MEDUC 523   Teacher Research Seminar (to be taken concurrently with MEDUC 520)**      3 cr.

MEDUC 526   Reading in the Secondary Content Areas I*      3 cr.

MEDUC 527   Reading in the Secondary Content Areas II       3 cr.

MEDUC 540   Music Methods*          3 cr.

MEDUC 520   Teacher Internship**    10 cr.

Total number of credits in the professional course sequence:      40 cr.

* Internship I consists of MEDUC 514, 526 and 540. Two full days are required for field placements. These courses should be taken concurrently in the spring prior to Internship II.

**Internship II consists of MEDUC 520 and MEDUC 523.

Teacher Internships should be completed in a Professional Development School in Frederick County, Md., during normal public school hours. An “Application for Teacher Internship” (MEDUC 520) must be submitted to the secondary education coordinator by October 30 of the semester prior to registering for Internship I.