Degrees/Programs  ||  Faculty  ||   Summer Offerings  ||  Choral-Vocal Ped   ||  Facilities   Distance Education  ||  Alumni  ||   Other Links   Music Education The music education curriculum prepares individuals to teach music - instrumental, choral, and general - in grades K-12. It also prepares for teaching music to preschool, adult and geriatric populations. Alternative careers for music education majors include church music, music librarianship, music journalism, music composition, and music performance. Music Therapy The music therapy curriculum prepares individuals for health service careers in hospitals, community health settings, and private practice. Alternative careers for music therapy majors include a variety of functional music applications. Degrees offered at KU Undergraduate Degree Programs Bachelor of Music Education (BME) Bachelor of Music Education w/major in Music Therapy (BME) Master's Degree Programs Master of Music Education (M.M.E. w/major in Music Education) Master of Music Education (M.M.E. w/major in Music Therapy) Certification Programs Graduate Equivalency Program in Music Therapy Doctoral Programs Ph.D. in Music Education Ph.D. in Music Education (w/emphasis in Music Therapy) Division of Music Education & Music Therapy Mission The Division of Music Education and Music Therapy, a unit of the School of Fine Arts, pursues a mission that parallels the University's, School's, and Department's approved missions. As part of the comprehensive university it offers programs in music education and music therapy. It has an emphasis on research and graduate study. The Division seeks to maintain and enhance its international reputation as a leader in scholarship and teaching in music education and music therapy. The Division promotes, conducts, and disseminates research and scholarship appropriate to these professional/academic disciplines. The research mission permeates instruction at all levels. Research informs those who study in the Division so they can provide the best professional practice for their own students and clients, and research dissemination serves the public and professions by improving the knowledge on which professional practice is based. The Division focuses on research and scholarship appropriate to music education and music therapy. This focus, pursued at both graduate and undergraduate levels, helps students learn the knowledge that underlies their professions, and learn to do research. The improved knowledge produced by the Division's research contributes to the welfare of the public and the professions. The Division offers doctoral and post-doctoral study for students preparing to work as high-level teacher/researchers in the professions of music education and music therapy. This preparation includes development of high level research skills, strong positive affect toward the research process, understanding of the appropriate professional knowledge base, and other appropriate skills and wisdom. The Division offers master's level study (including research and evaluation skills) for career advancement of music education and music therapy professionals. The division offers initial certification study for students who wish to become music education and music therapy professionals. This preparation includes a strong research and evaluation component. The Division offers in-service study for practicing professionals in music education and music therapy. The Division also offers service coursework for students in other divisions of the university.