The Master of Music(M.M.) in church music degree program provides an opportunity for church music professionals to perfect musicianship and to enhance specific expertise in the fields of church music and worship studies. The program supports and advances the mission of William Carey University which is to provide quality professional education programs within a caring Christian academic community, encouraging the individual student to develop his or her highest potential in scholarship, leadership and service.
32 semester hours required
MUT 610 Survey of Music Theory (3 hours) MHL 610 Survey of Music History (3 hours) MPE Ensemble Based on Principal Performance Concentration (1 hour) MUC 600 Research and Writing in Church Music (3 hours)
Major area options include: church music ministry, collaborative piano/accompanying, composition and arranging, conducting (choral or instrumental), performance, music and worship ministry, or electronic studio.
Courses are selected with approval of the graduate committee and based on the student’s area of interest.
Students may choose electives as desired. Some major areas do not require elective hours. Students are encouraged to take elective hours to supplement deficiencies and to support the major area of study.