Prerequisite: A degree in music from an accredited college or university, and completion of all entrance requirements for the master of music degree. Students must take all auditions and placement examinations given in the School of Church Music. Students without a bachelor’s degree in music may qualify themselves for this program by pursuing a course of study in the School of Church Music which will provide them with a background in music equivalent to bachelor’s-level study.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
26 |
|
| Spiritual Formation1 | SPFEM 3101 | 1 |
| Spiritual Formation | SPFEM 3111 | 1 |
| Contemporary Evangelism | EVANG 3303 | 3 |
| Personal Evangelism Practicum1 | EVANG 3000 | 0 |
| Biblical Hermeneutics | BIBST 3203 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology2 | SYSTH 3003 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology 2 | SYSTH 3013 | 3 |
| Basic Old Testament 12 | OLDTS 3313 | 3 |
| Basic Old Testament 22 | OLDTS 3323 | 3 |
| Basic New Testament 12 | NEWTS 3313 | 3 |
| Basic New Testament 12 | NEWTS 3323 | 3 |
|
21 |
|
| The Ministry of Education | EDMIN 3003 | 3 |
| Administrative Leadership for Ministry | ADMIN 3313 | 3 |
| Principles of Teaching | FOUND 4303 | 3 |
| Biblical Perspectives on Human Growth and Development | HUMGR 3013 | 3 |
| Relationships in Ministry | PSYCH 3003 | 3 |
| FOUND or ADMIN elective | Any FOUND or ADMIN | 3 |
| FOUND or ADMIN elective or concentration hours | Any FOUND or ADMIN or Conc. | 3 |
| Free Elective in any school | 3 | |
|
20 |
|
| Music School Orientation | ORIEN 3000 | 0 |
| Philosophy in Ministry | MUMIN 4312 | 2 |
| Administration in Ministry | MUMIN 4322 | 2 |
| Children's Choir Lab (co-requisite for Church Music Education I) | MUMIN 4340 | 0 |
| Church Music Education I | MUMIN 4342 | 2 |
| Biblical/Historical Foundations for Worship | MUMIN 4523 | 3 |
| Conducting and Choral Procedures I | CONDG 4612 | 2 |
| Voice Pedagogy | VOICL 4902 | 2 |
| Congregational Song | MUMIN 4222 | 2 |
| Voice3 | VOIPR 4951 | 1 |
| Voice3 | VOIPR 4961 | 1 |
| Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale (two semesters) | ENSEM 3018 | 1 |
| Supervised Ministry I4 | MUMIN 3351 | 1 |
| Supervised Ministry II4 | MUMIN 3361 | 1 |
| Performance Laboratory (two semesters) | PFMLB 3010 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | |
1EVANG 3000 is to be taken in conjunction with Contemporary Evangelism.
2Students who have completed Old Testament or New Testament courses in their undergraduate work with a grade of B or better may be eligible to replace OLDTS 3313 and 3323 and/or NEWTS 4313 and 4323, enrolling in other OLDTS and NEWTS courses instead. The student must complete an "Advanced Standing without Credit" application and have a transcript evaluation by the Office of the Registrar.
3Persons who have completed an instrumental concentration in college may be permitted to substitute Organ ORGPR 5732, Piano PIAPR 5811 (two semesters), or Instrument ORINS 5032.
4MUMIN 3351 and MUMIN 3361 substitute for EM Field Experience.