Certificate Requirements
In addition to the requirements of the Music Major (as stated above), students in the Director of Parish Music program 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 an additional 2 semesters of MUS-3501 at .5 credits for 2 additional semesters | ||
Senior Project 2 | ||
MUS-4521 | Senior Recital (must be in organ, piano or voice) | 1 |
Lutheran Theology 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 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 | 31.5 |
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 |