Music & Worship (M.A.) - Conducting

Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2020 through summer 2021. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Foundational Studies Courses
WMUS 524	Analytical Techniques for the Worship Leader ¹	3
WRSP 510	Biblical Foundations of Worship	3
WRSP 650	Bibliography & Research in Music & Worship	3
Total Hours		9

Students must successfully complete the Graduate Music Theory Assessment or enroll in and successfully complete WMUS 522 Basic Music Theory for the Worship Leader (3 c.h.) as a prerequisite to WMUS 524 Analytical Techniques for the Worship Leader (3 c.h.).

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Worship Studies Courses
WRSP 501	The Dynamics of Corporate Worship	3
WRSP 502	History and Philosophy of Worship	3
WRSP 520	The Role of the Worship Leader	3
WRSP 530	Principles of Leadership for the Worship Leader	3
or WRSP 540	Current Issues in Worship
Total Hours		12

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Conducting Concentration
MUSC 560	Ensemble Pedagogy	1
MUSC 560	Ensemble Pedagogy	1
MUSC 589	Graduate Ensemble	1
WMUS 515	Graduate Conducting for the Worship Leader ¹	3
WMUS 516	Advanced Graduate Conducting	3
WMUS 525	Advanced Contemporary Arranging Techniques for Worship	3
WMUS 550	Applied Music	3
WMUS 670	Principles of Music and Worship Pedagogy	3
Total Hours		18

Students must successfully complete the Graduate Conducting Assessment or enroll in and successfully complete WMUS 514 Basic Conducting (3 c.h.) as a prerequisite to WMUS 515 Graduate Conducting for the Worship Leader (3 c.h.).

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Research Studies Courses
WMUS 692	Graduate Music and Worship Comprehensive Exam	0
Choose three credit hours of the following:		3
WMUS 687	Music and Worship Ministry Project ¹
WMUS 690	Worship Program Recital ^1,2
WRSP 690	Thesis ¹
WRSP 699	Graduate Worship Internship
Total Hours		3

Any student who will not be able to complete and defend his/her thesis, ministry project or lecture recital in the course of a single semester may be required to take WRSP 689 Master's Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) and repeat the course each semester until deemed ready for enrollment in WMUS 687 Music and Worship Ministry Project (3 c.h.), WMUS 690 Worship Program Recital (3 c.h.) or WRSP 690 Thesis (3 c.h.)

Recommended for students in the Conducting Concentration and the Commercial Music Performance Concentration

All Applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

Complete 42 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
Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

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Music & Worship (M.A.) - Conducting

Music & Worship (M.A.) - Conducting

Graduation Requirements

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