Program Recognition
•Bullet: Extends a music-teacher lineage in which more than a quarter of Colorado Teachers of the Year have been UNC alumni
Training
•Bullet: 66-credit Doctor of Arts centered on research methods, the philosophical and psychological foundations of music education, and the pedagogy of teaching and learning music
•Bullet: Combines research training with explicit preparation for college teaching — the stated distinction from a PhD — plus a secondary area that may be drawn from outside music, such as educational leadership, special education or psychology
•Bullet: The 16-credit dissertation is framed around practice: extending the candidate's teaching ability and applying music education theory to working school music programs
Value
•Bullet: WRGP participation prices the doctorate at Colorado resident tuition for most students from Western member states
