MME 531 - Culminating Project and Thesis

2.00 credits.

With the assistance of an advisor, the student will identify, plan, and execute a culminating project related to Master’s coursework. The project may take the form of an action research study of pedagogical implementation, an ethnography of musical practice, or philosophical inquiry into issues of peacebuilding and/or ethnomusicology. The course grade will be determined by the successful defense of the culminating project to a panel of faculty. . The panel of faculty will determine the final grade and pass/no pass assessment based upon an analysis of research rigor, appropriate use of methodologies within the selected domain of inquiry, the quality of the research narrative, and the ability to orally articulate culminating reflections and findings. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all coursework in the Music Education Master’s Program. Every spring semester.