Training
•Bullet: The 30-credit MS is a research-oriented degree for practicing educators, with customizable study in curriculum, philosophy, psychology, policy, music history, theory, and a nine-credit personal focus.
Professional Development
•Bullet: The capstone joins a research inquiry to a classroom curriculum project; the thesis offers a more formal route toward publication, dissemination, or doctoral study.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Students may complete the program fully online or in a hybrid format and choose a three-credit capstone or extend the degree for a two- to six-credit thesis.