波士顿大学的神圣音乐硕士（MSM）计划位于神圣音乐专业培训的最前沿。利用美术学院，音乐学院和神学院的无与伦比的资源，学生可以为信仰社区中的领导角色，表演者，学者和教师做好准备。例如，波士顿大学设有美国有机体协会的器官库，是北美最好的赞美诗集之一。神圣音乐硕士学位由神学院和音乐学院联合提供，并由神学院管理。由于MSM本质上是作为教会音乐家的职业培训，因此该计划提供了两个重点：器官和合唱指挥。
The Master of Sacred Music (MSM) degree program is accepting applications for Fall 2025 in both choral and organ tracks. The School of Theology values and celebrates the role the arts play in theological education, particularly the transformative and redemptive power of music. The MSM degree program, offered jointly with Boston University's School of Music, is at the forefront of professional training in the field. The program offers two concentrations: organ and choral conducting.<br><br>Students are prepared for leadership roles in communities of faith, and as performers, scholars, and teachers, using the incomparable resources of the BU School of Music and School of Theology. The program takes two years of full-time study to complete. The option to complete the MSM in conjunction with the Master of Divinity (MDiv) as a dual-degree program in only four years allows those with a calling to church music to prepare for ordination or to broaden their understanding of professional ministry.<br><br>The MSM degree seeks to prepare students for leadership roles in communities of faith, and as performers, scholars, and teachers, the degree provides professional training for employment as a church musician, either in organ or choral conducting.<br>The primary learning outcomes of the MSM include:<br><br>Capacity for constructive theological reflection and a graduate survey knowledge of the Bible, church history, worship, and theology,<br>A foundational knowledge of music theory and history,<br>An advanced knowledge of church music literature (choral and instrumental),