Performance (M.M.)
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Studies Courses | ||
| MUSC 550 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUSC 550 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUSC 550 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUSC 589 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 589 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 661 | Topics in Music Literature | 2 |
| MUSC 662 | Performance Pedagogy | 2 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Supportive Studies Courses | ||
| MUSC 646 | Spiritual Formation for the Professional Musician | 3 |
| MUSC 675 | Entrepreneurism in Music | 3 |
| Music Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Music Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Choose six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Foundations of Music Education | ||
| Analytical Techniques | ||
| Advanced Contemporary Arranging Techniques | ||
| Bibliography and Research in Music Education | ||
| Ensemble Pedagogy | ||
| Graduate Ensemble 2 | ||
| Music in America | ||
| Principles of Music Technology | ||
| History and Philosophy of Music Education in America | ||
| Topics in Music Literature | ||
| Principles of Curricula and Pedagogy for Music Education | ||
| Graduate Diction 3 | ||
| Seminar in Music | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- 1
Choose from the following: MUSC 510, MUSC 524, MUSC 525, MUSC 531, MUSC 620, MUSC 630, MUSC 640, MUSC 661, or MUSC 670.
- 2
MUSC 589 is a repeatable course, and up to 6 instances of the course may be applied to the Supportive Studies Courses section.
- 3
MUSC 681 is a required course for vocalists
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Capstone Courses | ||
| MUSC 692 | Graduate Music Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
| MUSC 693 | Graduate Performance Recital | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
All Applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 36 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Foreign Language Reading Requirement
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Resident Only
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| MUSC 550 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUSC 589 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 662 | Performance Pedagogy | 2 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUSC 550 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUSC 589 | Graduate Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 661 | Topics in Music Literature | 2 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MUSC 550 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUSC 646 | Spiritual Formation for the Professional Musician | 3 |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUSC 693 | Graduate Performance Recital | 3 |
| MUSC 675 | Entrepreneurism in Music | 3 |
| Elective 2 | 3 | |
| MUSC 692 | Graduate Music Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
Choose from the following: MUSC 510, 524, 525, 531, 620, 630, 640, or 670.
- 2
Choose from the following: MUSC 510, 524, 525, 531, 560, 5893 , 620, 630, 640, 661, 670, 681, or 697. A total of 6 hours is required.
- 3
MUSC 589 is a repeatable course, and up to 6 instances of the course may be applied to the Supportive Studies Courses section.