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MSU announces new degree program for music educators

MSU announces new degree program for music educators

Contact: Sammy McDavid

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擝eginning in the summer of 2018, 幺力视频 will offer a new master鈥檚 degree designed primarily to benefit working music educators.

Addition of the graduate program in music education was announced recently by Barry E. Kopetz, head of the Department of Music in the university鈥檚 College of Education.

鈥淭he MME is a practitioner鈥檚 degree,鈥 Kopetz said. Full-time graduate students should be able to complete the program over three consecutive summers on the MSU campus. Separate concentrations will be available in choral, elementary and instrumental music, he explained.

The 32-hour curriculum includes 14 hours of core courses, eight hours in the chosen concentration and 10 hours of electives, Kopetz said.

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, MSU鈥檚 Department of Music currently offers two undergraduate degrees. The bachelor of arts is a cooperative program with the College of Arts and Sciences, while the bachelor鈥檚 in music education is a longtime tradition in the College of Education.

To obtain additional details about the new graduate program, contact Kopetz directly at 662-325-3070 or bkopetz@colled.msstate.edu.

Complete information on the MSU music department is available at .

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