Santa Clara University

Description

• The Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries is one of the few programs in the nation that educates people in the theology of music and equips them with practical tools to become parish music ministers. Students typically have their B.A. in Music and choose this emphasis in order to focus on music ministry.
  
• The wide-ranging coursework includes sacred music literature and history, Christian Liturgy and liturgical spirituality, hymnody, choral conducting, music ensemble, and private instruction in organ and voice.

Courses

The six required foundational course areas are:

• Fundamental Theology
• Christology
• Ethics
• Ecclesiology
• Hebrew Bible
• New Testament

The five required Liturgical Music core courses are:

• PLIT 202 Christian Liturgy
• LITM 250 Music for Sundays & Seasons
  
• LITM 251 History of Sacred Western Music in Western Church
  
• LITM 254 Sacred Music Literature
• LITM 299 Recital (2 units)

Advanced electives include a broad range of courses, such as:

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• LITM 253 Choral Conducting and Choir Techniques
• LITM 255 Private Instruction (Vocal, Piano, Instrument, Organ) (1 unit per quarter, minimum of 5 units, maximum of 6 units can be applied toward degree)
  
• LITM 270 Music Ensemble
• PLIT 265 Inculturation and Liturgy
• SPIR 230 Liturgical Spirituality
  
• CATE 216 Liturgical Catechesis
  

Liturgical Music Advising Form (PDF)

Comprehensive Exams

• Required of all degree-status students
• Designed to help students organize and synthesize what they have learned
• Taken after all coursework is completed or during the last quarter of enrollment
• See Comprehensive Exams for further information.

Thesis Option

• For students who plan on pursuing doctoral studies
• A thesis does not act as a substitute for the comprehensive exam
• See Thesis Option for further information.