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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Students who successfully complete the 18-credit specialization certificate in Liturgical Music will:

  1. Establish a broad foundation of knowledge concerning the development of Catholic church music from the Middle Ages to the present;

  2. Demonstrate depth of knowledge in an area of liturgical music important to the student through the completion of elective coursework.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Introduction to Liturgy & Sacraments or Liturgical Theology (3 credits)

  • Any course in Sacramental/Liturgical Theology (12:xxx) category (3 credits)

  • Chant of the Roman Church or Sacred Music since Trent (3 credits)

  • Integration Seminar in Liturgical Music (3 credits)

  • Six additional credits in electives in sacred music or liturgy. The required balance of courses between sacred music and liturgy will be determined for each student by the directors of the Institute for Sacred Music and the Graduate Theology Program.

Electives in music might include the semiannual Chant Workshop (sometimes offered for credit), applied music, or other offerings. Electives in liturgy might include Eucharist, Liturgical Year, and Marriage.

Students may apply up to three credits of applied music in voice, organ, or piano to the Liturgical Music certificate. Students may take one credit of Schola as applied credit.

Note: Students are required to demonstrate basic proficiency in musical history, note-reading, and keyboard skills by the end of the program. Those who have not previously taken coursework in music history or theory, based on their transcripts, may take a placement test to pass this requirement. Those who need it must complete Fundamentals of Music as a prerequisite.