Twin Cities campus

This is archival data. This system was retired as of August 21, 2023 and the information on this page has not been updated since then. For current information, visit catalogs.umn.edu.

 
Twin Cities Campus

Music M.A.

School of Music
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of School of Music, 100 Ferguson Hall, 2106 4th Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-5093; fax: 612-624-8001)
Email: mnmusic@umn.edu
Website: http://www.music.umn.edu
  • Program Type: Master's
  • Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2022
  • Length of program in credits: 30 to 34
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • Degree: Master of Arts
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The School of Music offers a Music MA degree with emphases in composition, music therapy, musicology/ethnomusicology, and theory.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent with a major emphasis in one of the following areas of music: composition, music therapy, musicology/ethnomusicology, performance, or theory.
Special Application Requirements:
Composition emphasis: submission of original scores and recordings (2-4 scores of varying genres) Music Therapy emphasis: documentation of at least 3,500 hours of clinical experience, and completion of prerequisite coursework. Applicants without the following prerequisites must complete all of the following upon admission. Prerequisite coursework does not count toward the 30 credits required for the MA degree. MUED 3802 - Guitar I for Music Education and Music Therapy Majors: Developing Group Songleading Skills (2.0 cr) MUED 3803 - Guitar II for Music Education and Music Therapy Majors: Developing Group Songleading Skills (2.0 cr) MUED 5803 - Therapeutic Management in Music Settings (4.0 cr) MUED 5804 - Music Therapy Methods and Procedures I (4.0 cr) MUED 5805 - Music Therapy Methods and Procedures II (4.0 cr) MUED 5806 - Career Preparation (4.0 cr) MUED 5855 - Music Therapy Internship (1.0-13.0 cr) Musicology/ethnomusicology emphasis: submission of one or more original papers, at least one of which demonstrates ability in musical analysis Theory emphasis: submission of one original paper on tonal analysis, and one original paper on post-tonal analysis
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
    • Internet Based - Total Score: 79
    • Internet Based - Writing Score: 21
    • Internet Based - Reading Score: 19
    • Paper Based - Total Score: 550
  • IELTS
    • Total Score: 6.5
  • MELAB
    • Final score: 80
Key to test abbreviations (TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires 18 major credits, 6 credits outside the major, and 10 thesis credits. The final exam is written and oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires 24 to 29 major credits and 3 to 6 credits outside the major. The final exam is written and oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Language Requirement: Varies according to emphasis
A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed before filing a Degree Program Form.
Language requirements: A reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian is required for all MA degree emphases except therapy. For the emphasis in composition, reading knowledge of a foreign language or, with approval, an equivalent research tool. All coursework offered on both the A-F and S/N grade basis must be taken A-F.
Concentrations
Composition (32 credits)
Students pursuing the Composition emphasis complete the Plan B option.
Required Course (3 credits)
Take the following course:
MUS 5591 - Introduction to Music Information Technology (3.0 cr)
Composition Coursework (12 credits)
Take MUS 8550 4 times for a total of 12 credits.
MUS 8550 - Composition (3.0 cr)
Theory and/or Analysis Coursework (3 credits)
Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 85xx
Musicology/Ethnomusicology Coursework (3 credits)
Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 56xx MUS 86xx MUS 58xx MUS 88xx
Ensemble (2 credits)
Select 2 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 5240 - University Singers (1.0 cr)
MUS 5280 - Opera Theatre (2.0 cr)
MUS 5340 - Jazz Ensemble (1.0 cr)
MUS 5410 - University Wind Bands (1.0 cr)
MUS 5420 - Orchestra (1.0 cr)
MUS 5440 - Chamber Ensemble (1.0 cr)
MUS 5460 - World Music Ensemble (1.0-2.0 cr)
MUS 5490 - Percussion Ensemble (1.0 cr)
MUS 5493 - Javanese Gamelan Music Ensemble (1.0 cr)
MUS 5494 - West African Music Ensemble (1.0 cr)
Creative Studies and Media (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 5xxx
MUS 8xxx
Outside Coursework (3 credits)
Select 3 credits outside the major in consultation with the advisor. MUED and Music Therapy courses can be included with advisor approval.
MUED 5xxx
MUED 8xxx
-OR-
Music Therapy (30 credits)
Students pursuing the Music Therapy emphasis complete the Plan B option.
Music Therapy Coursework (13 credits)
Take the following courses in consultation with the advisor. At least one of the courses must be taken for 4 credits.
MUED 5807 - Psychiatric Music Therapy (3.0-4.0 cr)
MUED 5808 - Medical Music Therapy (3.0-4.0 cr)
MUED 8809 - Advanced Music Therapy Competencies (3.0-4.0 cr)
MUED 8810 - Music Therapy Research (3.0-4.0 cr)
Research Core Coursework (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUED 8112 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design in Arts Education (3.0 cr)
MUED 8115 - Assessment in Arts Education (3.0 cr)
MUED 8118 - Qualitative Research in Arts Education (3.0 cr)
Electives (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 55xx MUS 56xx MUS 57xx MUS 58xx MUS 85xx MUS 86xx MUS 87xx MUS 88xx
Research Project (5 credits)
Take 5 credits of the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUED 8880 - Master's Research Project (3.0-6.0 cr)
-OR-
Musicology/Ethnomusicology (30 to 34 credits)
Students pursuing the Musicology/Ethnomusicology emphasis can complete either the Plan A (34 credits) or Plan B (30 credits) option.
Required Coursework (9 credits)
Take the following courses. Select the additional MUS 86xx course in consultation with the advisor.
MUS 8644 - Seminar: Advanced Research in Historical Musicology (3.0 cr)
MUS 8864 - Current Issues in Ethnomusicology (3.0 cr)
MUS 86xx - Musicology Course (3.0 cr)
Outside Coursework (6 credits)
Select 6 credits outside the major in consultation with the advisor. MUED and Music Therapy courses can be included with advisor approval.
MUED 5xxx
MUED 8xxx
Plan Options
Plan A
Electives (9 credits)
Select 9 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 56xx MUS 86xx MUS 58xx MUS 88xx
Thesis Credits
Take 10 master's thesis credits.
MUS 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's (1.0-18.0 cr)
or Plan B
Electives (15 credits)
Select 15 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 56xx MUS 86xx MUS 58xx MUS 88xx
-OR-
Theory (30 credits)
Students pursuing the Theory emphasis must complete the Plan B option.
Music Theory/Analysis Coursework (18 credits)
Select 18 credit from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 85xx
Musicology/Ethnomusicology (3 credits)
Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 86xx MUS 88xx
Electives (3 credits)
Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
MUS 5xxx
MUS 8xxx
MUSA 5xxx
MUSA 8xxx
Outside Coursework (6 credits)
Select 6 credits outside the major in consultation with the advisor. MUED and Music Therapy courses can be included with advisor approval.
ACL 5221 - Creative Entrepreneurship and Resource Development (3.0 cr)
CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices (3.0 cr)
CSPH 5102 - Personal Wellbeing: The Journey of Self-Care (1.0 cr)
CSPH 5225 - Meditation: Integrating Body and Mind (2.0 cr)
CSPH 5343 - Ayurveda Medicine: The Science of Self-healing (2.0 cr)
CSPH 5503 - Aromatherapy Fundamentals (1.0 cr)
CSPH 5535 - Reiki Healing (1.0 cr)
CSPH 5605 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
CSPH 5708 - Mind-Body Science and Trauma-Informed Mental Health (3.0 cr)
EPSY 5101 - Intelligence and Creativity (3.0 cr)
ESL 5302 - Academic Writing (4.0 cr)
GRAD 5102 - Preparation for University Teaching for Nonnative English Speakers (2.0 cr)
GRAD 8101 - Teaching in Higher Education (3.0 cr)
GRAD 8200 - Teaching and Learning Topics in Higher Education (1.0 cr)
MUED 5xxx
MUED 8xxx
MUS 5xxx
MUS 8xxx
WRIT 5051 - Graduate Research Writing for International Students (3.0 cr)
WRIT 5052 - Graduate Research Presentations and Conference Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English (3.0 cr)
 
More program views..
View college catalog(s):
· College of Liberal Arts

View future requirement(s):
· Fall 2022

View PDF Version:
Search.
Search Programs

Search University Catalogs
Related links.

College of Liberal Arts

Graduate Admissions

Graduate School Fellowships

Graduate Assistantships

Colleges and Schools

One Stop
for tuition, course registration, financial aid, academic calendars, and more
 
MUS 5591 - Introduction to Music Information Technology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Principles of acoustics, electronic sound generation/manipulation, digital signal processing techniques. Programming languages for digital sound synthesis. Editing software, MIDI applications. prereq: Music grad student or instr consent
MUS 8550 - Composition
Credits: 3.0 [max 12.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Creation of original musical works in various instrumental and vocal forms; advanced development of writing and realization of musical ideas. prereq: instr consent
MUS 5240 - University Singers
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Mixed chorus with members of former chamber singers and concert choir. Programs exploring Western/non-Western repertoire from Middle Ages through 20th century. Concerts include touring and collaborative campus/community performances. prereq: Audition, instr consent
MUS 5280 - Opera Theatre
Credits: 2.0 [max 16.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Preparation and performance of fully-staged operatic production. Major involvement in singing, acting, and technical aspects of opera. prereq: audition, instr consent
MUS 5340 - Jazz Ensemble
Credits: 1.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
A 20-member performing organization covering significant jazz compositions and arrangements written specifically for this medium. prereq: audition, instr consent
MUS 5410 - University Wind Bands
Credits: 1.0 [max 14.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
The University Wind Ensemble is comprised of the university?s finest graduate and undergraduate woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians. This ensemble prepares a wide variety of repertoire composed from the early Renaissance through today and performs concerts on and off campus throughout the year. The ensemble participates in special activities, events, projects, and collaborations with featured guest artists. The University Wind Ensemble and University Symphony Orchestra share musicians and rehearse on alternating block schedules during the semester (a project-focused schedule). Please consult with the Ensemble Library in Ferguson Hall for more details on the rehearsal and performance schedule. Placement in the ensemble is determined through an audition; all university students are eligible to audition. The University Symphonic Band is comprised of woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians in music disciplines as well as other disciplines across the university. This ensemble studies and prepares standard and contemporary wind band repertoire and performs concerts on and off campus throughout the year. Many performances are shared with guest ensembles and/or featured guest artists. Please consult with the Ensemble Library in Ferguson Hall for more details on the rehearsal and performance schedule. Placement in the ensemble is determined through an audition; all university students are eligible to audition. prereq: audition, instr consent
MUS 5420 - Orchestra
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Symphony orchestra performs standard repertory and major works with chorus; concerts and tour appearances. Players from all colleges may participate. prereq: audition, instr consent
MUS 5440 - Chamber Ensemble
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Performance of chamber music; duos, trios, quartets, quintets, and other ensemble combinations for instruments and/or voices. prereq: audition, instr consent
MUS 5460 - World Music Ensemble
Credits: 1.0 -2.0 [max 16.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Afro-Brazilian/Afro-Caribbean popular repertories. Samba, bossa nova, salsa, merengue, mambo. Planned master classes/clinics with local artists to complement regularly scheduled rehearsals/performances. No audition required.
MUS 5490 - Percussion Ensemble
Credits: 1.0 [max 10.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Practice and performance of standard and contemporary compositions for percussion instruments in various combinations. prereq: instr consent
MUS 5493 - Javanese Gamelan Music Ensemble
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Hands-on experience in learning to play Javanese gamelan music, one of the great non-western musical traditions that is readily accessible to beginners. Related insights into the role of this tradition in Javanese culture. Open to all students - no musical background needed!
MUS 5494 - West African Music Ensemble
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Hands-on experience in learning to play West African music, one of the great non-western musical traditions that is readily accessible to beginners. Also, insights into function, context, structure, gender roles, politics, instruments, life-cycle rites, genres, musical organizations, traditional musicians, and contemporary popular music. Open to all students - no musical background needed!
MUED 5807 - Psychiatric Music Therapy
Credits: 3.0 -4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Psychiatric populations. How music therapy can be implemented as evidence-based practice. Students design original research and role-play music therapy interventions for psychiatric populations. Practicum component on designing music therapy interventions. Graduate students registering for this course should enroll for 4 credits. Undergraduate students registering for this course should enroll for 3 credits. prereq: Grad music therapy student or instr consent
MUED 5808 - Medical Music Therapy
Credits: 3.0 -4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Role/scope of music therapy in medical treatment. Medical diagnoses. How to program appropriate music therapy interventions to address patient needs. prereq: Grad music therapy major or instr consent
MUED 8809 - Advanced Music Therapy Competencies
Credits: 3.0 -4.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Entry to the music therapy profession requires basic competencies that are acquired through undergraduate music therapy coursework. This course is designed to provide graduate music therapy students with advanced music therapy competencies related to ethics, supervision, diversity, social justice, counseling, and higher education in a seminar style format. prereq: Music Therapy 4th-year undergraduates with instructor consent; Music Therapy MA or PhD
MUED 8810 - Music Therapy Research
Credits: 3.0 -4.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
This course is a graduate level course designed to provide music therapy students with advanced music therapy competencies using a variety of paradigms, data types, and modes of inquiry. This class will emphasize research reporting guidelines as care-related decisions are increasingly being made based upon the quality of the evidence. prereq: 4th year music therapy undergraduate student (with instructor consent), Music Therapy MA or PhD, or PhD-level music education student.
MUED 8112 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design in Arts Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Odd, Spring Even Year
Methods and research designs employed in investigating education issues in the arts. Reporting results. Proposal development. Bibliographic skills for conducting a review of related research literature. Common analytical techniques. prereq: Grad student in [music or music education], dept consent
MUED 8115 - Assessment in Arts Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Odd, Spring Even Year
Methods for assessing unique challenges in artistic achievement: performances, products, and other artistic achievements. Assessment design. Interpretation for large-/small-scale assessments in performance, classroom, and clinical settings. prereq: Grad student in [music or music education], dept consent
MUED 8118 - Qualitative Research in Arts Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Even, Spring Odd Year
A theoretical, practical and systematic approach to qualitative research in arts education. Students participate in a joint field exploration or work in a setting relevant to their long-term research interests. prereq: Grad student in [arts or education], dept consent
MUED 8880 - Master's Research Project
Credits: 3.0 -6.0 [max 12.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Individual projects for MM in Music Education emphases (Research/Pedagogical). prereq: Grad music ed major, instr consent
MUS 8644 - Seminar: Advanced Research in Historical Musicology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Major reference and research materials in musicology and related disciplines, including databases. Historical methods and historiography. Locating and interpreting primary sources of music and archival documents. Developing research strategies for degree papers and theses. Forms of documentation and historical writing. prereq: Undergrad music degree
MUS 8864 - Current Issues in Ethnomusicology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Ethnomusicological methods, theorizing, and research practice. Current issues in monographs, journals, and anthologies. Fieldwork practicum. prereq: instr consent
MUS 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
Credits: 1.0 -18.0 [max 50.0]
Grading Basis: No Grade
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
(No description) prereq: Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]
ACL 5221 - Creative Entrepreneurship and Resource Development
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
An entrepreneurial approach to developing resources (including financial, human, and partnership) for arts and culture based enterprises whether using a nonprofit, for-profit or social enterprise business model. The course will investigate and discuss the complexities and nuances of how to determine the appropriate business model and develop both earned and philanthropic income. Students focus on framing and articulating the relevance of the enterprise as well as understanding the perspectives of audiences, customers, funders and donors. The course also explores the role of communications strategies in support of fundraising, and the importance of leadership in acquiring resources to sustain and grow successful organizations. Students develop both a broad understanding of resources as well as detailed strategies for supporting work in arts and culture based enterprises.
CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
By the end of the course, students will demonstrate an understanding of the overall field of integrative healing practices, which includes both integrative and alternative (CAM) therapies. The course will cover theoretical framework, safety, efficacy, and evidence for various therapies and practices. The online version of this course is an approved 1Health Interprofessional Education (IPE) activity. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student; or instructor consent
CSPH 5102 - Personal Wellbeing: The Journey of Self-Care
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
The initiation of a healer in ancient cultures was a rigorous process that included a personal journey of inner development and transformation that paralleled the learning of the cognitive and physical healing techniques. This course will introduce the student to the concept of the individual transformational journey. The science of mind-body-spirit approaches will be explored through a variety of methods including lecture, scientific literature review, meditation, imagery, journal writing, and social support through group interaction. The students will have an opportunity to explore various aspects of self-knowledge, self-awareness, transpersonal (non-local) experiences, and the paradoxical mysteries that will prepare them for their student and personal lives. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent
CSPH 5225 - Meditation: Integrating Body and Mind
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
The class approaches meditation as a physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual inquiry. Students read selections in a variety of relevant texts and develop the ability to enter a state of calm, meditative awareness. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent
CSPH 5343 - Ayurveda Medicine: The Science of Self-healing
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
This course will introduce students to the basic principles of Ayurveda, the Science of self-healing. It will also cover evidence-based information available on Ayurvedic Medicine. Ayurveda emphasizes the balance of body, mind, and spirit to achieve the optimum health through natural means. Course content will include Ayurvedic constitutional types and practices including food, herbal medicine, detoxification, and massage. Students will examine how Ayurvedic principles and practices can be integrated into personal plans for health and well-being and how Ayurveda is being integrated into healthcare settings.
CSPH 5503 - Aromatherapy Fundamentals
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
This course will provide an overview of essential oil therapy and current aromatherapy practices in clinical settings. Students will examine key safety and toxicity issues with the use of essential oils, and they will critique the scientific and historical evidence about the therapeutic qualities of six essential oils in common use by the public and in clinical settings. prereq: Jr or Sr or Grad, or Inst consent
CSPH 5535 - Reiki Healing
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
Students will learn the history, principles, education, and practical application of Reiki energy healing. Alternative energy healing modalities and current research findings will be discussed. Following activation of the Reiki energy, participants will learn the hand positions used to perform a self, seated, and full session. A portion of each class meeting will be used to perform Reiki sessions and to discuss experiences. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent
CSPH 5708 - Mind-Body Science and Trauma-Informed Mental Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Health coaches, mental health providers, and other health care providers all work to facilitate change for their clients, and in that process mental health concerns and the effects of trauma may show up. In this course, students will gain a clear understanding of the scope of practice of non-mental health providers as it relates to mental health, trauma, and the processes of referring clients to other health professionals when appropriate. Students will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns and of trauma and will learn tools and techniques to navigate these concerns within their profession?s scope of practice. Students will also learn the foundations of mind-body science and trauma-informed practices to support their client's journey toward health and wellness. There are no prerequisite courses. This course is required for students who have been admitted to the Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching Master of Arts program. Doctor of Nursing Practice students, non-degree students, or students from other degree programs, may only enroll with special permission of the course director.
EPSY 5101 - Intelligence and Creativity
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: EPsy 3101/EPsy 5101
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Contemporary theories of intelligence and intellectual development and contemporary theories of creativity and their implications for educational practices and psychological research.
ESL 5302 - Academic Writing
Credits: 4.0 [max 8.0]
Course Equivalencies: ESL 0671/ESL 0771/ESL 3302
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is designed for graduate students who speak a first language other than English. The course focuses on foundational writing skills and emphasizes the writing process - developing ideas, drafting, revising, and editing. Guided textual analyses of discipline-specific readings are used to develop writing skills through the close examination of strategies employed by accomplished writers. Through ongoing, active participation, students learn to (1) match writing to audience and purpose, (2) produce different genres of academic writing, (3) incorporate discipline-specific source material into writing, and (4) critique their writing and that of others. Gains in writing skills culminate in students? ability to transfer acquired skills into discipline-specific writing. Through development of personal voice and an appreciation for the importance of the credibility of the writer, students also learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism. Problems with sentence structure, lexical grammar, and diction are addressed individually. Prerequisites: Graduate student, a first language other than English
GRAD 5102 - Preparation for University Teaching for Nonnative English Speakers
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: S-N or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Theory/practice of teaching in higher education in the United States. Emphasizes clear oral classroom communication and development of presentation skills. Students practice in a simulated instructional setting. prereq: English Language Proficiency Rating of 4; Contact cei@umn.edu for permission number.
GRAD 8101 - Teaching in Higher Education
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Teaching methods/techniques. Active learning, critical thinking, practice teaching, and preparing a portfolio to document/reflect upon teaching. Readings, discussion, peer teaching, e-mail dialog, reflective writing, co-facilitation of course. prereq: Non-Degree Students: contact pffcollege consentumn.edu with questions about registration. If adding a section after first class meeting, contact your instructor as soon as you enroll.
GRAD 8200 - Teaching and Learning Topics in Higher Education
Credits: 1.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Create course materials for context/discipline. Assess student learning. Write action plan. Topics may include active learning in sciences, teaching with technology, multicultural education, teaching in clinical settings, learning-community course design.
WRIT 5051 - Graduate Research Writing for International Students
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Graduate research writing emphasizes writing techniques, structures, style, and formal language for scholarly writing including research proposals and abstracts, critiques/reviews, and thesis/dissertations and publications. Special focus on field-specific scholarly expectations, documentation, structure/style, grammar, formal or scholarly vocabulary, and extensive revising/editing based on instructor and mentor feedback to meet graduate standards. Discussions. prereq: Grad student
WRIT 5052 - Graduate Research Presentations and Conference Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Practice in writing/presenting graduate-level research for conferences or professional seminars. Delivery of professional academic presentations to U.S. audiences. Conference abstract, paper, and poster presentation. Communication in research process. Students select topics from their own research/studies. Format, style, transitions, topic narrowing, non-verbal presentation skills. prereq: [Grad student, non-native speaker of English] or instr consent