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Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) (K-12 Certification)

The purpose of the B.M.E. degree is to provide music teacher training. Those who complete this degree are normally granted a certificate to teach in Missouri. All degrees in education are subject to state requirements which may change at any time due to action of the State Board of Education. Care should be exercised in choosing courses to assure a minimum of 40 semester hours of senior college work in courses numbered above 300. Completion of this curriculum, other University requirements, and an overall grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale qualifies a student to receive a Bachelor of Music Education degree. The Bachelor of Music Education degree is available with these majors: Instrumental Music K-12, Vocal Music K-12. Candidates must complete the following requirements:

B.M.E. Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements (42)

General Education Requirements
Directed General Education Requirement
COM 29102Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3
PSYC 08303Educational Psychology

3

Directed General Education Requirement: (must achieve grade of “C” or better in each)

Institutional Requirements (6)

Institutional Requirements Courses
Information Technology Competency

3
Multicultural Diversity Competency

3

Degree Requirement (3)

EDUC 61569Multiculturalism in Education

3
OR
LANG 14100"Communication and Culture" Modern Languages course

3

Includes LANG 14151 Introduction to Conversational American Sign Language

Professional Education Requirements (25)

EDUC 61260Secondary Teaching Practicum I

1
EDCI 62353Teaching Reading in Content Areas

2
EDCI 62371Introduction to Special Education

3
PSYC 08322Adolescent Psychology

2
EDUC 61360Secondary Teaching Practicum II

1
EDUC 61461School and Society

2 to 3
EDUC 61520Techniques of Classroom Management & Discipline

2
EDUC 61462School and Society Seminar

1
EDUC 61470Directed Teaching in Elementary and Secondary School

1 to 10
EDUC 61521Seminar in Classroom Management

1

EDUC 61360, EDUC 61461, EDUC 61520: These courses are to be taken in the same trimester as MUS 19482 Methods in Secondary School Instrumental Music or MUS 19484 Methods in Secondary School Vocal Music

EDUC 61462, EDUC 61470, EDUC 61521: These courses must be taken during the student teaching trimester.

Major Requirements (58-60)

Total Credit Hours: 124

Music Core Requirements

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts has formulated a curriculum that facilitates development of a student’s musicianship in a comprehensive fashion with course offerings in applied music, music literature, and music theory.

Core Requirements for Majors in Music:

MUS 19171Beginning Sight Singing & Ear-Training

1
MUS 19172Intermediate Sight Singing & Ear-Training

1
MUS 19173Theory of Music

3
MUS 19174Theory of Music

3
MUS 19271Advanced Sight Singing & Ear-Training I

1
MUS 19272Advanced Sight Singing & Ear-Training II

1
MUS 19273Theory Of Music

3
MUS 19274Theory Of Music

3
MUS 19385Music Literature: Antiquity through Renaissance (BC-1600)

3
MUS 19386Music Literature: Baroque through Classical

3
MUS 19387Music Literature: Romantic through the Present

3
 
MUS 19472Music Form and Analysis

2
OR
MUS 19493Choral Composition & Arranging

2
OR
MUS 19494Instrumental Composition & Arranging

2
 
MUS 19499Senior Recital and Seminar

1
MUS 19299Music Recital Attendance

1

MUS 19493: Required for Vocal Music Education

MUS 19494: Required for Instrumental Music Education

MUS 19299: 7 hours (B.M.E.) 8 hours (B.A.)

Total Credit Hours: 28

Applied Music:

Included in the requirements for the B.M.E. degree is a minimum of four semester hours credit in upper level coursework in the major applied area.

For the B.A. degree, a minimum of six semester hours credit in upper level coursework in the major applied area is required.