Overview

Through a collaboration with Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services, the degree program allows for emerging scholars to engage in coursework and research in areas connecting musical and educational pedagogies. Students pursuing the Ph.D. degree are interested in preparing music teacher educators at institutions of higher learning; engaging in arts education activities; and exploring emerging practices in curriculum, artistic instruction and educational thought.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Music Education program from Kent State University will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of music education research and practice relative to primary, secondary, undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels through writing and oral communication.

Engage in research activities appropriate to doctoral and professional level practice in music education.

Demonstrate active involvement at local, national and global levels through diverse professional activities, including but not limited to scholarly publications and presentations, collaborative research and engagement with other scholars in order to share knowledge in music and related fields.

Communicate a comprehensive and sophisticated knowledge of music education through the lens of history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, research methodologies, advanced pedagogy, learning theories and methods of curricular structure.

Demonstrate reading, research, writing and critical-thinking skills related to contemporary music education contexts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Curriculum

Theory and Research in Teaching

Advanced Studies in Secondary Choral and General Music

Advanced Studies in Instrumental Music

Advanced Studies in General Music for Children

Research in Music Education

Seminar in Music Education

Statistics for Educational Services

Quantitative Research Design and Analysis

Qualitative Research Design

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-13 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-05-13 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

75 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Music Art Education View 191 other PhDs in Music in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master's degree from an accredited college or university
Bachelor's or master's degree in music education
Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
Official transcript(s)
Current and valid state teaching license earned from an accredited U.S. university program
Minimum three years of successful teaching experience at elementary and/or secondary levels
Video/DVD sample of school music teaching
Résumé or curriculum vitae of professional musical and teaching work
Goal statement
Scholarly writing sample of related discipline
Three letters of reference (professional and pedagogical)
Interview with music education faculty (via voice, video or personal campus visit)
English language proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

19954 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year
National

19954 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year
In-State

10706 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10706 USD per year

Living costs for Kent

1036 - 1710 USD /month

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