The Master of Music in Music Education degree requires the completion of 31 credit hours, including a final project or thesis (ME 759 ). An oral final project/thesis defense is required. After the successful defense has been completed, a final copy of the final project/thesis must be approved by the final project/thesis committee and by the Associate Director for Graduate Music Studies, and submitted according to the guidelines found on the University Library’s website. Approval and submission must be completed before the degree can be conferred.
A separate final comprehensive oral examination (ME 799 ) covering the entire program of study, including the final project/thesis, is required at the end of the program (after the final project/thesis defense).
The Graduate Music Diagnostic Exams in music theory and music history are required for placement purposes. Depending on the results of these exams, students may be required to take review coursework (MH 508 , Graduate Music History Review; MT 508 , Graduate Music Theory Review; and/or other remedial coursework). These review classes count as General Music Electives only.
Six credit hours of the MM Music Education degree are a specialization which can be created with approval from the Music Education graduate advisor, with courses selected from elective coursework from within the School of Music, related programs at Butler University, or transfer credit from outside programs. The default specialization for students enrolled in the MM Music Education degree program is in Conducting and Rehearsal Studies.
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