The music education honors degree curriculum provides students with the opportunity to engage deeply in the knowledge base and current issues in the field of music education through coursework and activities. The 30-credit hour curriculum allows students to tailor their program to best match their interests and needs. Students can develop close relationships with their peers and faculty through education courses with small class sizes and projects with faculty. To learn more, visit UD’s Honors College website. Visit the University of Delaware’s online undergraduate catalog for detailed information about honors program requirements and the following programs to earn an honors bachelor of music degree:
Following are a sampling of School of Music courses that are regularly offered with honors sections that count toward the honors degree for music education students. Students may take courses from other departments and/or pursue one of the research opportunities below to complete the required 30 credits at the honors level. Visit UD’s online catalog for complete information about the School of Music’s policies, programs, course descriptions, and credit hours:
MUSC 185 – Aural Skills I
MUSC 195 – Music Theory I
MUSC 196 – Music Theory II
MUSC 295 – Music Theory III
MUSC 314 – Western Music Before 1600
MUSC 315 – The Long Baroque: 1580–1750
MUSC 316 – From Galant to Romantic: 1725–1850
MUSC 317 – Music History: 1850 to the Present
MUSC 390 – Jazz History and Analysis
MUSC 411 – Topics in Music History
MUED 478 – Secondary Music Materials and Approaches: Choral
MUED 479 – Secondary Music Materials and Approaches: Instrumental
In addition, the following courses, if taken for graduate credit, qualify for honors credit:
MUSC 403/603 – Chamber Music Literature
MUSC 405/605 – Symphonic Literature
MUSC 407/607 – Contemporary Music Literature
MUSC 426/608 – German Lieder
MUSC 427/608 – French Art Song
MUSC 428/608 – Twentieth-Century Art Song
MUSC 495/695 – Analysis and Interpretation
