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MUS 719

Teaching Music in Higher Education

Catalog2026-2027
Credits1 unit
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

The purpose of this course will be to prepare DMA candidates for teaching on the collegiate level. It will serve as an examination of skills and ethics essential for securing and retaining a faculty position in music at the college or university level.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Doctoral standing.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing.

Units

Lecture1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Restrictions

Doctoral standing.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with various teaching assignments in music.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with undergraduate course design in music.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with general syllabi and criteria.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with individual student learning styles.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with active learning in music classrooms.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with assessment and grading methods.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with job searches in music classrooms.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with expectations of music faculty in higher education.
  • demonstrate an understanding of the role of music faculty in higher education and have a familiarity with criteria for successful careers in music teaching.