Master of Arts leading toward PreK-12 Initial New York State Certification (40 points)

The M.A. degree leading toward Initial New York State Teacher Certification is a program designed for students with an undergraduate degree in music who wish to prepare for teaching music in the public schools. The 40-point degree program leads to both the M.A. degree and New York State Teacher of Music certification, PreK-12.

 

Teachers College courses required to fulfill state certification requirements (19 points):

 

• A&HM 4021             Designing musical experiences for young children

 

• A&HM 4029             Introduction to new technologies in music education

 

• A&HM 5020             Foundations of music education

 

• A&HM 5022             Children’s musical development

 

• A&HM 5025             Creativity and problem-solving in music education

 

• A&HM 5026             Music skills and the creative strategy

 

• Special Education course in consultation with advisor

 

Elective music pedagogy courses (4-6 points): Consult a faculty advisor.

 

Required music content courses (5-7 points):

 

• Applied music (2-4)

 

• A&HM 5032             Comprehensive or 5033 musicianship I or II (3)

 

Required fieldwork courses (6 points):

 

• A&HM 4701             Supervised teaching in music education

 

• A&HM 4711             Supervised teaching in music education: 7-12

 

Note: To be certified by New York State, there are additional requirements. Please see the Teacher Education section of this bulletin for details.

 

Required out-of-program courses:

 

Two TC courses (in addition to the course in Special Education) each for a minimum of 2 points, selected from outside the program in Music and Music Education (A&HM).

 

In order to graduate, students must complete the necessary coursework, complete student teaching, the summative project, and demonstrate competent musicianship in performance.