Music Education Bachelor of Science

What will I study?

The major in Music Education provides preparation for teaching music on all levels from pre-kindergarten to high school and leads to South Carolina state certification. It offers subject matter and education courses, features laboratory and field experiences, requires a sophomore platform, technique test, public recital and ensemble participation, and culminates in a semester of clinical practice in a local school. Students may choose voice, keyboard (piano or organ), guitar, or one of the standard orchestral instruments as a principal. Depending on the principal selected, the major component comprises 63-65 credits of required music and music related courses and supports the University' s mission of building Christlike character with an emphasis on developing students as bearers of God' s image.

Instrumental Studies principals include: bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, harp, horn, oboe, percussion, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, violin or viola.

Music education majors must hold membership in a large music ensemble each semester (except for the semester they are enrolled in Clinical Practice). In addition, students may be required to hold membership in a small ensemble as determined by their departments.

Program Learning Outcomes
The student will ...
-- Perform with satisfactory technique and artistry as a voice, keyboard (piano or organ), guitar or orchestral instrumental principal.
-- Design effective lesson plans and assessments using appropriate methods, materials and technologies for instrumental, vocal and general music education.
-- Apply one's own musicianship, content knowledge and pedagogical skill to the teaching of music in an effective and engaging manner.

What classes will I take?

• Instrumental
• Keyboard w/ Instrumental
• Keyboard w/ Vocal
• Vocal/Choral

Future Careers

Some of the career fields open to our graduates in music education include:

• Teaching in either public or private schools (on either the elementary or secondary levels and in the fields of voice, keyboard, or instrument)
• Church Music
• Christian School Administration

A Christian School Recruitment Conference is sponsored by the Career Services office each February. Over 100 administrators and principals from many states and some foreign countries gather to interview and hire new teachers for their schools. This conference will give you many opportunities to find a place of service after you graduate. In addition, students can network with schools through our online placement service, CareerCentral. Hundreds of employment opportunities are posted annually. The Career Services office also helps students by holding seminars on resume preparation and interview techniques.

Career Services can help you prepare for job hunting and networking with employers.

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