Music Education - BME
This program prepares students to teach music at PreK-12 levels, with an emphasis on instrumental, choral-vocal, or general music. Students complete coursework approved by the state as well as professional knowledge and methods courses prior to the student teaching field experience.
Prospective teachers learn to be sensitive and compassionate to the unique needs, challenges and learning styles of a diverse adolescent student population. They develop critical thinking skills through an analysis of educational history, philosophy and psychology; measurement and evaluation of learning; and classroom management. They gain awareness of cultural diversity and the social and political contexts of education. Graduates of the secondary education licensure program are prepared to serve in a variety of school settings, both public and private.
This program is based on state, regional, and national licensure criteria and testing competencies. Specific subject-matter courses, developed in collaboration with lead faculty in the discipline, build connections between theory and practice. Preparations in the subject major along with education courses, including field experiences, assist in leading to licensure.
The Ottawa University teacher education program is state approved in Kansas and is also accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (NCATE/CAEP). The requirements outlined here meet licensure standards for the state of Kansas. Completion of this program does not guarantee licensure or certification in other states.
For students acquiring their first bachelor degree in Secondary and PreK-12 programs, they will need to complete or have the equivalent of the following coursework associated with the licensure area they are seeking in addition to the education coursework for the program. In addition, they will need one mathematics course, one psychology course, and one science course with a lab.
Degree Requirements
Required Education Courses
Requirements List
EDU 49004 Issues in Education is a 4-hour option for students to take while student teaching in order to remain full-time.
Music Licensure - Instrumental PreK-12
Required Major Courses
MUS 16121 Applied Piano (2 credits - continuous study until proficiency passed)
Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - lower division (8 semester credit hours)
Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - upper division; 6 for music education majors; 8 for performance education majors (6-8 semester credit hours)
Conducted Ensemble Participation - lower division (4 semester credit hours)
Conducted Ensemble Participation - upper division; 3 for music education majors; 4 for performance education majors (3-4 semester credit hours)
MUS 10000 (4 semesters)
Required Licensure Courses
MUS 31010 | BRASS METHODS AND PEDAGOGY (2) | |
MUS 31020 | WOODWIND METHODS AND PEDAGOGY (2) | |
MUS 31030 | PERCUSSION METHODS AND PEDAGOGY (2) | |
MUS 31040 | ORCHESTRAL STRINGS METHODS AND PEDAGOGY (2) | |
MUS 32000 | INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL CONDUCTING METHODS (3) | |
MUS 32024 | METHODS & MATERIALS ELEMENTARY MUSIC (3) | |
MUS 32123 | INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING METHODS AND LITERATURE (3-4) | |
MUS 34725 | SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL METHODS (3) | |
Music Licensure - Choral-Vocal PreK-12
Required Major Courses
MUS 16121 Applied Piano (2 credits - continuous study until proficiency passed)
Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - lower division (8 semester credit hours)
Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - upper division; 6 for music education majors; 8 for performance education majors (6-8 semester credit hours)
Conducted Ensemble Participation - lower division (4 semester credit hours)
Conducted Ensemble Participation - upper division; 3 for music education majors; 4 for performance education majors (3-4 semester credit hours)
MUS 10000 (4 semesters)
Required Licensure Courses
Music Licensure - General PreK-12
Required Major Courses
MUS 16121 Applied Piano (2 credits - continuous study until proficiency passed)
Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - lower division (8 semester credit hours)
Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - upper division; 6 for music education majors; 8 for performance education majors (6-8 semester credit hours)
Conducted Ensemble Participation - lower division (4 semester credit hours)
Conducted Ensemble Participation - upper division; 3 for music education majors; 4 for performance education majors (3-4 semester credit hours)
MUS 10000 (4 semesters)
Required Licensure Courses