Teaching and Learning (DMA) at University of Southern California

The DMA in Teaching and Learning prepares students for collegiate teaching in traditional and alternative settings, including community-based and online programs, with emphasis on technology-enabled pedagogy and scholarship. Students may intern with university professors in music education methodology classes and may declare elective fields outside music education.

Faculty: Thornton School of Music  |  Duration: Minimum two years of full-time study beyond the Master of Music; time limit 8 years (6 if the master's was earned within 5 years prior)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Students complete four areas of concentration: the major field, an academic field (Musicology, Theory and Analysis, Music Teaching and Learning, Choral Music or Sacred Music) and two elective fields. A minimum of 65 graduate units beyond the bachelor's is required, at least 55 in music. Core scholarly subjects include research, sociology, philosophy, psychology and history of music education.

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