Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

Music Education (MA) - Metropolitan Campus

The main purpose of this two (2) year Program is to improve the preparation, teaching techniques and methodology of music teachers of the public and private school systems of Puerto Rico. This rigorous and highly specialized technical preparation is complemented with history of the music education courses compared with the history of music education in Puerto Rico. The fundamental aim of the Program is to develop a highly competent music teacher who is aware of and committed to the intellectual and musical development of students, thus raising the level of music education in the island.

The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.

Admission Requirements

  1. Have a Baccalaureate in Music, Baccalaureate in Arts in Music or a Baccalaureate in Music Education.
  2. Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, Bachelor of Arts in Music or a Bachelor in Music Education.
  3. Have an interview with a jury of three (3) faculty members of the Master of Arts in Music Education Program.
  4. Satisfactorily pass entrance examinations to the Master of Arts in Music Education Program in the areas of Music Theory and the principal instrument.
  5. Write an essay in which students explain their music education philosophy and their goals upon requesting admission to the Program.

Students of the Program who show deficiencies in their musical skills will be required to take additional courses from the Bachelors Program in Popular Music. These courses must be taken before completing nine (9) credits leading to the Masters of Arts Degree in Music Education.

Requirements of the Master of Arts Degree in Music Education

Core Course Requirements 21 credits
Specific Requirements 6 credits
Directed Elective Courses 6 credits
Total 33 credits

Core Course Requirements - 21 credits

MUED 5100Research Techniques in Music Education

3

MUED 5101Philosophy of Musical Education

3

MUED 5102Comparative History of Music Education

3

MUED 5103Seminar of Music Education at the Elementary Level

3

MUED 5104Seminar of Music Education at the Secondary Level

3

MUED 5105Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation of Music Learning

3

MUED 5106Technology and Instructional Design

3

Specific Requirements - 6 credits

MUED 6691Thesis Seminar

3

MUED 6692Thesis in Music Education

3

Note: Student will repeat course MUED 6692 Thesis in Music Education until they complete their thesis requirement for the master’s degree.

Directed Elective Courses - 6 credits

MUED 5200Musical Analysis Techniques

3

MUED 5201History of Puerto Rican Music

3

MUED 5202Music of the World

3