Eight units of Bible (including both Old Testament Survey and New Testament Survey) on the undergraduate level are required . If a deficiency exists , the applicant may take these studies (for zero graduate music degree credit) at Talbot Theological Semi nary and School of Theology. A combined score of I000 for verbal and quantitative on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required . Entrance examinations will be given in written and aural theory, orchestration, sight-singing , piano proficiency, music history and conducting. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Requirements for the degree include the success ful completion of 44 semester hours of prescribed and elective courses with a GPA in all subjects of at least 3 .0. Eight units of previous graduate study with a grade point of at least 3 .0 may be transferred in , with the exception of the following courses: worship and liturgies , church music history, administration / group dynamics , voice and conducting. Continuous registration is expected. A petition for an exception to this requirement may be made shou ld the applicant have to withdraw from school for a short period of time. The program must be completed within five years. Nine units of course load is considered full-time status for all graduate sudents. The applicant's progress will be revi ewed by the music faculty upon the completion of the following 16 units: worship and liturgies , church music history , administration / group dynamics, voice, conducting, hermeneutics , psalms and introduction to ministry. The final project, for which there are no units , is to include a formal paper stating the student's personal philosophy of church music. Concurrent with the completion of the above paper will be an oral examination covering the following topics: worship, church music history and administration. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Prerequisite: eight units of Bible , including both Old Testament and New Testament Survey. CHURCH MUSIC 501 WORKSHOP AND LITURGIES 3 502 CHURCH MUSIC HISTORY 3 611 ADMINISTRATION /GROUP DYNAMICS 3 632 PRACTICUM 4 + 4 17 units PERFORMANCE 532 VOCAL TECHNIQUES 2 533, 534 VOICE + I 535,536 CONDUCTING + l
BIBLE AND THEOLOGY
2 2 4 4
BE 515 HERMENEUTICS
BE 703 PSALMS
TH 605 BIBLIOLOGY TH 606 SOTERIOLOGY
MINISTRY
PT 500 INTRODUCTION TO MINISTRY
2 14 units
TOTAL 44 units In addition to and apart from the above curriculum, a student may choose other courses of study in order to prepare for some complementary church ministry. The School of Arts, Sciences and Professions and the Talbot Theological Seminary and School of Theology at Biola University offer special studies for those interested in the following areas: adult education, youth or chil dren 's ministry , church school music education, private music teaching , music composit ion and arranging, journalism and accounting. MASTER OF MUSIC IN CHURCH MUSIC FIRST YEAR: CM 501 WORSHIP AND LITURGIES 3 CM 502 CHURCH MUSIC HISTORY 3 CM 533, 534 VOICE (1, I ) 2 CM 532 VOCAL TECHNIQUES 2 CM 535, 536 CONDUCTING ( 1, 1) 2 CM 521 HANDBELL WORKSHOP 1 CM 522 INSTRUMENTS l CM 524 MUSIC/DRAMA WORKSHOP l BE 515 HERMENEUTICS 2 BE 703 PSALMS 2 PT 500 INTRODUCTION TO MINISTRY 2 FIRST YEAR TOTAL 21
SECOND YEAR: CM 611
ADMINISTRATION/
GROUP DYNAMICS
3
4, 4
CM
631, 632 PRACTICUM
3
PERFORMANCE ELECTIVES
CM CM CM CM
545 , 546 ARRANGING (I, 1) 551, 552 INSTRUMENTS (I, 1)
555, 556 ORGAN (1, !)
523
CHILDREN/ YOUTH CHOIR WORKSHOP
I
4 4 0
TH TH
605 606
BIBLIOLOGY SOTERIOLOGY FINAL PROJECT
SECOND YEAR TOTAL
23
44
PROGRAM TOTAL
3
PERFORMANCE ELECTIVES
545,546 ARRANGING ( 1, 1) 551, 552 INSTRUMENTS ( 1, l ) 555,556 ORGAN (1, 1)
WORKSHOPS 523
CHILDREN/ YOUTH CHOIRS
HANDBELLS
521 524 522
MUSIC/DRAMA INSTRUMENTS
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