Certificate Requirements
In addition to the requirements of the Music Major , students wanting the certificate titled: Director of Parish Music must also take the following courses. Three of the following hours can count as electives in the music major.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Church Music | ||
MUS-1371 | The Church Musician | 1 |
MUS-4313 | Music for the Contemporary Church | 3 |
MUS-4362 | Musical Heritage of the Church | 2 |
MUS-4322 | Service Playing and Liturgical Leadership | 2 |
MUSE-3930 | Schola Cantorum | .5 |
MUS-4320 | Director of Parish Music Fieldwork | 0 |
Applied Music | ||
Four hours of MUSA at 3000 or 4000 level in addition to music major requirement | 4 | |
Co-register for MUS-3501 at .5 credits for 2 additional semesters | 1 | |
Senior Project 2 | ||
MUS-4521 | Senior Recital (must be in organ, piano or voice) | 1 |
Theology Minor (18 hours) 3 | ||
Required Courses | ||
THY-2010 | Introduction to the Old Testament (B) (taken under General Studies) | 3 |
THY-2500 | Martin Luther's Small and Large Catechisms (S) | 3 |
THY-3105 | Introduction to the New Testament (B) | 3 |
THY-4550 | Liturgy and Worship (CS) (S) (H) | 3 |
Select two additional courses from list below | 6 | |
The Augsburg Confession and its Apology (S) | ||
The Ancient Creeds, the Smalcald Articles, and the Treaties (S) | ||
The Formula of Concord (S) | ||
Total Hours | 32.5 |
- 2
Counted in the music major. Church music students may elect one of the following: recital, lecture recital, or designing and presenting a hymn festival.
- 3
For rostering in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the following courses are also required