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Music Education (Instrumental Pedagogy) BMEd Degree Requirements (125 hours)


Degree Plan (MUSEDIPBME)


General Education Curriculum


GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)


GEC 02. Natural Science (8-10 hours)


Select 2 courses with labs:

GEC 03. Humanities (9 Hours)


GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 06. Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement (Major Area)


GEC 08. Speaking Intensive Requirement (3 hours)


GEC 09. Capstone Requirement (Major Area)


Note:


*This course satisfies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

**This particular GEC course is recommended by this major.

***This course does not satisfy prerequisites for any other math course.

GEC 07 - GEC 09 courses are specific to this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum


DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (75-80 hours)


Music Literature (2 hours)


Advanced Music Theory (2 hours)


Select 1 course:

Major Instrument (16 hours minimum)


Must be taken studying the same wind/percussion/string instrument for 8 semesters. Summers excluded. ♦

Senior Recital (0-1 hour)


Select 1 course:

Major Ensemble (8 hours)


Must be taken for 8 semesters studying the same instrument. Summers excluded.

Chamber Music (2 hours)


Must be taken for 2 semesters.

Recital Class


Must be taken for 7 semesters.

DEG 02. Electives


Choose MED, MUP, or MUS electives as needed with advisor’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below).

Note:


+Hours do not count toward degree, but may be used as electives.

♦Students must complete at least one semester of major instrument (applied lessons) at the 400-level.

Hours to Degree


125 hours are needed to graduate with a BMEd in Music Education with an emphasis in Instrumental Pedagogy. At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 30 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements  for more information.