Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• CFA ME 613: Practicum 3 8-12
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Prior to student teaching practicum, students must complete all licens ure courses with a grade of C or higher, earn a cumulative GPA of 2.7, and pass the MTEL exams. - Supervised student teaching in grades 8 through 12; six weeks, minimum of 150 clock hours; weekly seminar; individual conferences with University supervisor. Prior to student teaching practicum, students must complete all licensure courses with a grade of C or higher, earn a minimum CUM GPA of 2.70, and pass the Massachusetts Tests for Teacher Licensure (MTEL). 4 cr. each semester.
• CFA ME 618: Supporting Students with Dis/Abilities in Music
  In this course students will identify major issues embedded in communities that affect how individuals with disabilities are included or excluded through the social forces and social structures that exist in society, particularly in school settings and music education. Students will examine major social theories related to identity in the disability community, and the role of individuals both internally and externally to the disability community.
• CFA ME 630: Music Education Lab Instrumental 2
  MUSED LAB INS2
• CFA ME 631: Music Education Lab Choral (High School)
  Choral lab students will engage in peer teaching. Student learning outcomes include upper elementary and middle school choral repertoire, rehearsal strategies, conducting, Professional Standards for Teachers, differentiated instruction, and strategies for incorporating English Language Learners. (3 credits)
• CFA ME 701: History and Philosophy in Music Education: Perspectives and Practice
  Introduction to historical and philosophical foundations of music education. An intensive reading and research seminar course in the history of educational thought and practices in music education in the United States from the Colonial Period to modern times. The course has two distinct disciplinary components; historical research and philosophical discourse in music education.
• CFA ME 702: Psychology and Sociology in Music Education: Perspectives and Applications
  The purpose of this course is to critically examine psychological and sociological concepts as they relate to music and education. Topics include key issues and concepts in psychology and sociology; psychology as related to music educational processes; problems encountered in the sociology of music education; and cultural influences that affect both the psychology of the individual and sociological aspects of group dynamics. 4.0 credits.
• CFA ME 711: Introduction to Music Education Research
  Overview of music education research. Research design and methodology to include development of hypotheses, problems and subproblems, qualitative research, survey, observational, causal comparative, experimental, evaluation, and historical research. Ability to understand, interpret, and use research in teaching and learning. Designed primarily for master's degree students.
• CFA ME 730: Music Education Lab Instrumental 3
  MUSED LAB INS3
• CFA ME 740: Introduction to Music Education Research
  In this course, students become acquainted with a variety of research that informs music education, learn both to critique and apply that research, and develop their scholarly writing skills.
• CFA ME 741: History and Philosophy in Music Education: Perspectives and Practice
  The purpose of this course is to examine and discuss historical and contemporary philosophical ideas and problems in music and music education. A goal is for students to develop a sharpened sensitivity to past and present thought (primarily, but not limited to historical and philosophical thought) in the field of music education in order to better inform their own curricular and instructional choices.
• CFA ME 742: Introduction to Theories in Music Education
  In this 7-week course, doctoral students are introduced to major theoretical perspectives that shape research, practice, and policy in music education. Through critical reading, discussion, and guided application, students will examine foundational philosophical, social, cultural, and educational theories that inform how problems, practices, and phenomena in music education are understood and studied.
• CFA ME 750: Theoretical and Cultural Applications in the Music Classroom
  The purpose of this course is to cultivate historical and cultural understandings of varied repertoire and musical engagements. Throughout the course, current understandings in music theory, music analysis, musical transmission, and socio- historical contexts will be both examined and interrogated.
• CFA ME 753: Introduction to Early Childhood Music Education
  This course will provide an overview of early childhood development and education. Students will then investigate the musical development of very young children, and explore the components of research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music education. Special attention will be paid to the role of play in childhood and designing and implementing play-based musical experiences.
• CFA ME 759: Curriculum in Music Education: Vision and Design
  This is the final course in the Master of Music in Music Education degree program, and it lasts for 14 weeks. In the course, students focus on the development of a site-specific music curriculum, including the philosophical, psychological, and sociological foundations for that curriculum as well as the prospective implementation and assessment of the project. Because the nature of the project is to bring together elements from all previous coursework, it is graded as the Comprehensive Examination for the degree program.
• CFA ME 799: Curriculum Organization in Music Education
  Philosophies and objectives of music in public education; scope and sequence of curriculum appropriate for general choral and instrumental instruction. 4.0 credits.
• CFA ME 841: Quantitative Research Methods
  PreReq: CFA ME859 Quantitative research methods and their application to educational research contexts; quantitative research design, sampling techniques, reliability and validity, descriptive and inferential statistics, quantitative studies in music education, and using software to conduct statistical analysis.
• CFA ME 842: Qualitative Research Methods
  PreReq: CFA ME859 This course introduces graduate students to key issues and concepts in qualitative research. Students develop skills in conducting interviews, and observations; they gain experience with ethnographic and narrative techniques including transcribing, coding, interpreting data and presenting results of analysis.
• CFA ME 850: Music Education, Justice, and Equity
  This course builds on other social justice-based courses offered by the Music Education Department: CFA ME 545: Power, Marginalization, and Privilege in Music Education; ME 751 Community Music; and ME 550 Empowering Song -- Music with Heart, Body, and Mind. Although this course is a companion to the above courses, it is self-contained and discrete. For students who have taken any of the above-mentioned courses, they may already be awakened to the issues of systemic marginalization. For others, this course may serve as a general introduction to social justice and music education. This course intends to cover a body of equity and justice theories as a means of impelling a reconsideration of music education curricula to deepen the students' reflection, and to foster a strong connection between justice and music education. Students will participate in group discussions and individual reflections to increase awareness of justice and equity particularly as they relate to themselves as music educators. As part of this process, students will engage in project development. Upon completion of the course, students should be better prepared to engage in acts of social justice and to work for music education as a force for social change.
• CFA ME 859: Problems, Theory, & Literature 1
  PreReq CFA ME750: In this course students begin the process of transitioning from their roles as graduate students to their roles as scholars. Topics and activities include scholarly reading and writing; theories and conceptual frameworks; constructing a research problem, rationale, and research questions; and creating an outline for a scholarly literature review.
• CFA ME 899: Independent Project/Directed Study
  Specialized, individually tailored and guided work on projects not connected with a thesis, dissertation or other terminal document, but of particular interest to the graduate student. Variable credit.