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Certificate in Church Music

The Church Music Certificate requires 23 to 25 semester hours. The certificate provides the student a well-rounded base for work in a church choir, musical ensemble, or directorship setting, covering areas such as sacred music history, fundamentals of conducting, and Christian liturgy.

Certificate in Church Music (MCH)

Church Music 23-25
MUS  1101 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC   2
MUS 350 SACRED MUSIC HISTORY 3
MUS 351 CHURCH MUSIC ADMINISTRATION 2
MUS 390 LITURGICAL MUSIC LAB ENSEMBLE 1
MUS 399 PERFORMANCE STUDIES 1 - 2
MUS 452 CONTEMPORARY LITURGICAL MUSIC REPERTOIRE 2
MUS 459 CHURCH MUSIC INTERNSHIP 2
Select one course from:
MUS 240 FUNDAMENTALS OF CONDUCTING 2
MUS 545
Religious Studies
REL  4462 CHRISTIAN LITURGY   3
Select total of six semester hours of study from the following Church Music Worksops: 6
MUS 318 FUNDAMENTALS OF ARRANGING 2
MUS 461 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHURCH MUSIC 1 - 8
MUS 505, 506
1May substitute additional credits in performance studies or church music workshops for MUS 110. 2Or two to three semester hours of a suitable religious studies course.