Music (MM)
The program of Master of Music (MM) focuses on the development of basic skills in the general field of music, both in its academic and practical manifestation. The Program offers the tools to carry out studies in musical arts focused on advanced knowledge of research, music theory and the anthropological and historical processes of Puerto Rican, Caribbean and global music.
The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The Master of Music Program is designed to develop the competencies that allow the student to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate knowledge about the foundations of history, theory and music theory both in the context of music education and in the creation of original works, arrangement of vernacular creations and international repertoire and their execution.
- Know the philosophies of the musical teaching and the aesthetic musical proposals for the conceptualization and execution of both based on pedagogical practices and the creation of aesthetically based musical works.
- Know the basic quantitative research methods and designs as they are used particularly in the musical sciences.
Abilities
- Explain the fundamentals of history, theory and music theory both in the context of music teaching and in the creation of original works, arrangement of vernacular creations and international repertoire and their execution.
- Choose between the philosophies of music teaching and the aesthetic musical proposals for the conceptualization and execution of both based on pedagogical practices and the creation of aesthetically based musical works.
- Identify basic quantitative research methods and designs as they are used particularly in the musical sciences.
- Practice this profession at a high artistic and academic level capable of investigating, producing and transmitting knowledge.
- Evaluate the current demands of this profession and respond with proposals from research, composition, teaching and musical interpretation.
- Create dynamic and adaptive ways of projecting the cultural values of your country, both in the national and global context.
Attitudes
- Demonstrate commitment to incorporate information from the musical sciences available in the formulation of practices, assessment, diagnosis, teacher-musician in teaching-learning interventions, updated repertoire demands and in cultural management consulting.
- Evidence disposition to consider the cultural and professional ethics aspects pertinent to the activities of pedagogical evaluation, musical performance, cultural management consultancy, and musicological research.
- Demonstrate an internalized sense of national, professional and personal identity, including an appreciation for the ability of the practice of music to create and stimulate constructive interpersonal relationships.
Admission Requirements
- Hold a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts in Music or Bachelor of Music Education.
- Demonstrate mastery of theory and musical harmony through audition.
- Students interested in the area of Composition must submit a portfolio of their creative works to be evaluated and recommended by the faculty.
Requirements of the Master of Music
| Core Course Requirements |
33 credits |
| Specific Requirements |
3 credits |
| Prescribed Distributive Requirements |
6 credits |
| Total |
42 credits |
Core Course Requirements - 33 credits
Specific Requirements - 3 credits
| MUED 6690 | Seminar on Music Education Practice Problems | 3 |
| MUED 6692 | Thesis in Music Education | 3 |
Note: Course required to meet the institutional graduation requirement for master's programs.
Prescribed Distributive Requirements - 6 credits