Church Music Curriculum
The course of study for this degree will be a third in church music/theological studies, a third in graduate music academic studies and the final third in solo/ensemble performance studies. The curriculum includes professional training in music ministry that has practical applications in a local congregation.
| Graduate Studies in Church Music | Hours |
| Foundations of Christian Worship | 3 |
| Hymnology and Church Music Literature | 3 |
| Church Music Methods and Technology | 3 |
| Supervised Music Ministry Internship | 1 |
| Spiritual Formation for Ministry I or II | 2 |
| Graduate Recital | 0 |
| Graduate Studies in Music | Hours |
| Analytical Techniques I | 3 |
| Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music | 3 |
| Historical Study of Musical Styles and Literature | 3 |
| Pedagogy of the Instrument or Voice | 2 |
| Graduate Studies in Performance | Hours |
| Applied Voice or Instrumental | 4 |
| Graduate Choral Conducting and Techniques | 2 |
| Graduate Ensemble | 2 |
| Electives | 4 |
| Service Playing | 2 |
| Applied Conducting | 2 |
| Composition/Arranging | 2 |
| Analytical Techniques II | 3 |
| Sixteenth Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| Eighteenth Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| Graduate Seminar in Church Music 2 | 2 |
| Special Topics 3 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 35 |
