Program: Music Education (Choral Pedagogy) BMEd Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshman

1st semester (17 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MED 101 - Class Piano I 1 hr. +
MUS 100 - Music Fundamentals 2 hrs. +
MUS 101 - Music Theory I 1 hr.
MUS 101L - Ear Training I 1 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.

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MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course

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2nd semester (18 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MED 102 - Class Piano II 1 hr. +
MUS 102 - Music Theory II 3 hrs.
MUS 102L - Ear Training II 1 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.

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ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (17 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
MED 199 - Introduction to Music Education 2 hrs
MED 201 - Class Piano III 1 hr. +
MUS 201 - Music Theory III 3 hrs.
MUS 201L - Ear Training III 1 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.

2nd semester (14-15 hours)

MED 202 - Class Piano IV 1 hr. +
or
MED 302 - Piano Competency 0 hrs.
MUS 202 - Music Theory IV 3 hrs.
MUS 202L - Ear Training IV 1 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MED 250 - Instrumental Music Education for Vocalists 3 hrs.
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.
MUP 298 - Upper Divisional Exam 0 hrs.
MED 331 - Choral Conducting I 1 hr.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (19 hours)

MED 300 - Clinical Experience in Music Education 2 hrs.
MED 333 - Choral Conducting II 3 hrs.
MED 448 - Choral Literature I 3 hrs.
MUS 307 - History of Music I 3 hrs.
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. or (2 hrs. required)
MUP 461 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)
MED 450 - Vocal Pedagogy I 2 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.

2nd semester (17 hours)

MED 311 - Elementary Music Methods 3 hrs. (WI)
MUS 308 - History of Music II 3 hrs.
MED 313 - Choral Rehearsal Methods I 3 hrs.
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. or (2 hrs. required)
MUP 461 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)

Select 1 course:

Select 1:

HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
HUM 201 - Colloquium on the Pre-Modern World 3 hrs.
HUM 202 - Colloquium on the Modern World 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (13 hours)

MUP 490 - Opera Theatre 1 hr.
MED 411 - Choral Rehearsal Methods II 3 hrs.
Music Electives 3 hrs.
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 499 - Recital Class 0 hr.
MUP 261 - Voice 1-3 hrs. or (2 hrs. required)
MUP 461 - Voice 1-3 hrs. (2 hrs. required)
MED 419 - Advanced General Music Methods 3 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

MUP 461 - Voice 1-3 hrs.
MUP 490 - Opera Theatre 1 hr.
MUP 483 - Southern Chorale 1 hr. (Major Ensemble)
MUP 495 - Music Education Capstone Recital 1 hr. (Capstone)
Music Electives 6 hrs.

Select 1 course:

MUS 440 - Vocal Literature I 2 hrs.
MUS 441 - Vocal Literature II 2 hrs.

Note:

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