May 17, 2024  
2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Motorsport Management

  
  • MSM 4303 - Internship in Motorsport

    Credits: 12 hrs
    This is the senior level capstone course. Students will participate in a semester-long experiential learning setting within their chosen motorsport concentration area. Policies and procedures for this experience are found in the Motorsport Management Internship Handbook.

Music

  
  • MUS 1109 - Piano Class (non-majors only)

    Credits: 1 hr
    This is a class for non-music majors. Students acquire keyboard experience and functional piano skills. This course may be repeated a maximum of four times for credit. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 1111B-01 - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Piano

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  a minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 1113B - Applied Music Minor Lessons – Voice

    Credits: 1 hr


     Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit.

              Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.

  
  • MUS 1114B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Violin

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1115B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Viola

    Credits: 1 hr
     Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit.          Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1116B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Cello

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1117B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– String Bass

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit.         Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons,, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1119B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Flute

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit.         Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1122B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Clarinet

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule our assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1123B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Saxophone

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1124B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Trumpet

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice pe day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit.       Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1125 - Wind Ensemble

    Credits: 1 hr
    The wind ensemble consists of a highly select group of instrumental students who are committed to excellence in the performance of contemporary wind ensemble and band literature. Admission is by approval of the instructor. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1125A-15 - Applied Music Minor Lessons– French Horn

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 1126 - Marching Band

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1126B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Trombone

    Credits: 1 hr
     Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior in enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1127 - Symphonic Band

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is open to any college student who can play an instrument well enough to qualify. It is dedicated to the performance of literature of the highest caliber. Audition or instructor approval required. It is required of band instrument majors. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1127B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Euphonium

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1128 - Chamber Orchestra

    Credits: 1 hr
    This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to perform representative works in this field of music literature.  It is open to students who qualify.  This course is required of string majors.
  
  • MUS 1128B - Applied Music Minor Lessons– Tuba

    Credits: 1 hr


     Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit.

          Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.

  
  • MUS 1129B - Applied Music Minor Lesson– Percussion

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-half hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Prior to enrolling in the applied lessons, all students are required to take an applied music assessment. Please contact the appropriate instructor to schedule your assessment. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 1131 - University Choir

    Credits: 1 hr
    This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors. (Meets daily.) Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1136 - Schola Cantorum

    Credits: 1 hr
    This ensemble studies, rehearses, and performs a variety of choral music written for tenor and bass voices. It is suggested that this class be taken in conjunction with MUS 1131—University Choir. Enrollment by audition only. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1138 - University Singers

    Credits: 1 hr
    This is a small ensemble of select voices which gives special attention to the performance of African-American sacred music, civil rights support songs, and world political awareness songs. Enrollment by audition only. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1141 - Woodwind Ensemble

    Credits: 1 hr
    This ensemble is designed to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in this field of music literature. Enrollment by audition only. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1146 - Jazz Ensemble

    Credits: 1 hr
    This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to play the works of many jazz artists and to develop an appreciation for the origin of this musical form. The ensemble is open to all students on a competitive basis and with the approval of the instructor. Audition required. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1151 - Brass Ensemble

    Credits: 1 hr
    The purpose of the Brass Ensemble is to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in brass ensemble literature. Open to students who qualify. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1161 - Percussion Ensemble

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is designed to give the student experience in developing the percussion techniques of playing and teaching instruments. It will be limited in enrollment, and instructor approval is required. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 1301 - Introduction to Music (non-majors)

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course reviews rhythm, harmony, melody, form, and instruments of the orchestra, which are the principal elements of an effective listening technique. It also presents historical and cultural characteristics of each period from the Middle Ages to the present. Selected works representing major composers of the different periods of music are approached through various performance media. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Written Communication; AK: Fine Arts;
  
  • MUS 1303 - Music and Movies

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course follows the development of music in films as a total art work, Gesamstkunstwerk, and studies how the music impacts story and perception within film. The entire breadth of film music history will be explored from the early pre-sound films that had live music scores written for them, through the twenty-first century. Students will explore pre-film ideas of how drama and music have functioned together from the late Romantic period through the early Twentieth Century in order that they may gain a framework in music to understand how to interpret the use of music along with story. Students will explore the films and music of the following eras: Silent film (1895-1928), Sound Era (1928-1944), The Decline of the Hollywood Studio System (1944-1959), New American Cinema (1960-1976), The Classic Revival (1977-1988) and the Fin de Siècle and the New Millennium (1989-present). General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Fine Arts
  
  • MUS 1304 - Political Music

    Credits: 3 hrs.


     

    This course will examine the musical and political movements that have impacted each other from the time of Beethoven through the emergence of Hip-hop. Topics and time periods that will be covered include: Beethoven and his influence on his contemporary political environment, the Second Reich, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi party and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bob Marley and Rastafarianism, Richard Wagner and political manifesto music, Musical Nationalism, Industrialization and labor music, Protest music from the Vietnam War through Northern Ireland and Chile and Hip-hop and class warfare. Exposure to the music and the impact of performers and composers on the political sphere will be closely examined. Students will participate in creating their own political song based upon their own political beliefs, as well as analyze a political song of their choosing. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Fine Arts

  
  • MUS 1305 - Music and Poetry of Art Song

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course will closely examine the music and poetry of various art songs from the Romantic Period. They will listen to and reflect on the music that various composers created to enhance the poetry resulting in the ability to identify the various art songs studied in this course. Students will discuss poetic devices and critically analyze poetry in this course. They will also listen to and reflect on the music that various composers created to enhance the poetry resulting in the ability to identify the various art songs studied in this course. The composers that will be explored in this class include, but are not limited to: Schubert, Robert Schumann, Wolf, Brahms, Richard Strauss, Clara Schumann and Mahler. The poets who will be discussed include, but are not limited to: Heirich Heine, Goethe, Eichendorf, Rufus Hallmark, Jürgen Thym, Ann Fehn and Harry Seelig. Students will be asked to complete an individual powerpoint presentation on a specific song cycle from a list of approved song cycles. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Fine Arts
  
  • MUS 1306 - Medieval to Modern Women in Music

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Reading; AK: Fine Arts; CuT: Diversity
  
  • MUS 1307 - Psychology of Music

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course uses music as a unifying theme to introduce fundamental concepts of cognitive, behavioral, neurological and emotional responses. It is intended as a comprehensive overview of human musical behavior viewed from a psychological perspective. Topics will include: Music, Society and Culture; Applications of Music in Contemporary Life; Psycho-acoustical Foundations; Rhythmic Foundations; Melodic and Harmonic Foundations; Foundations of Performance, Improvisation and Composition; Affective Behaviors in Music; Musical Preferences; and Musical Ability and Its Development. Students will engage in discussion, a class presentation, a research project and a group project. Students will be able to discern how music and psychology coexist and interact in society and culture. Major psychological thinkers discussed in this course include, but are not limited to Merriam, Kaplan and Gaston. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Scientific Literacy; AK: Fine Arts
  
  • MUS 1320 - Fundamentals of Music

    Credits: 3
  
  • MUS 2104 - Voice Class

    Credits: 1 hr
    Basic singing techniques are taught through appropriate song materials and technical exercises. Group and individual activities are included in these courses. Special attention is given to helping non-vocal majors develop a working knowledge and use of the voice. Classes are open to all students with instructors’ permission. Required of all non-vocal music majors in the music teacher education program.
  
  • MUS 2130 - Strings Class

    Credits: 1 hr.
    This course provides instruction on violin, viola, cello, and bass as well as the techniques of string instruments and their application to solo and ensemble playing. Fingering, care, and repair of the instruments are part of the training. Required of all music majors.
  
  • MUS 2140 - Woodwind Class

    Credits: 1 hr
    This techniques course provides actual experience on instruments. The fingering, care, and adjustments of the instrument are a part of the training. The selection of instruments, literature, and technical studies appropriate for various levels of development will be discussed. The application of technique to solo and ensemble playing and an introduction to all instruments of the family will be included.
  
  • MUS 2150 - Brass Class

    Credits: 1 hr
    Techniques in playing on brass instruments are provided in this course, as well as fingering, slide position, care and adjustments, knowledge of mouthpieces and embouchures, and the application of these techniques to solo and ensemble playing.
  
  • MUS 2160 - Percussion Class

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course provides an introduction to the basic rudiments of drumming, giving attention to roll phrasing and the adaptation of the rudiments to standard 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 exercises. Students are given opportunities to perform easy solos. This course is required of all instrumentalists on the music education track.
  
  • MUS 2190 - Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion Class

    Credits: 1 hr
    Techniques in playing on brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments are provided in this course including fingering, slide positions, embouchure formation, and mouthpiece selection and construction. Students also gain experience in instrument care and the making of simple adjustments/repairs. An introduction to the rudiments of drumming is provided with attention given to roll phrasing and the adaptation of the rudiments to standard 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 exercises. Students are given a chance to perform easy solos.
  
  • MUS 2191 - Beginning Jazz Improvisation

    Credits: 1 hr
    Beginning techniques in jazz improvisation will be studied. This course will involve learning jazz melodies and their chord/scale relatives as well as the study of some of the common melodic/ rhythmic patterns used in jazz. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1201 and MUS 1202 or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 2304 - Introduction to Music Education

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course is designed to introduce prospective music teachers to the field of music education. This course will examine the historical, philosophical, and practical foundations for the teaching of music as well as provide an overview of the total music program in a variety of school settings. The assignments in this course have been designed to provide opportunities for students to critically examine and reflect upon issues related to their personal development as music teachers.  Prerequisite(s): Music Major
  
  • MUS 2390 - Survey of Music Literature

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course deals with the importance of music in history. It also focuses on developing an understanding of the social and cultural forces that have influenced the musical masterpieces from various periods of music history. This course will include a unit on non-Western music. (Two hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 3038 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 1-3 hrs
    This course includes individual research and analytical studies and/or creative activity in specialized areas of music. Topics to be considered will be determined by students and advisors and by the availability of qualified faculty. Students must make application during the semester prior to the desired time, stating the area(s) of research and the development plan. Enrollment will be by approval of the instructor. This course is designed to prepare those students interested in creative composition and individualized areas of music on the graduate level.
  
  • MUS 3050 - Internship in the Arts

    Credits: 1-3 hrs
    An internship provides supervised teaching/performing activities in the arts through work in public and private schools, day-care centers, recreation centers, and/or churches. This normally provides continuous, ongoing interaction with students. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
  
  • MUS 3101 - Choral Arranging

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is a practical approach for the choral director. Arranging for groups of varied voices (e.g., treble, male, junior high with boys’ changing voices, etc.); rewriting parts to fit voices available; writing descants; reducing and expanding the number of parts; and writing instrumental accompaniments or obligations. Use of the music computer laboratory and software will be included in assignments.
  
  • MUS 3111A - Applied Music Major Lessons– Piano

    Credits: 1 hr
    Courses consist of private instruction, a one-hour lesson per week for 1.0 credit hour.  A minimum of one hour practice per day per credit hour is required of ALL students enrolled in private lessons.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): prior to taking applied major lessons, all students are required to successfully pass departmental audition. Please contact appropriate instructor to schedule your audition. Instructor’s signature required.
  
  • MUS 3113A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Voice

    Credits: 1 hr
    In these courses attention is given to the development of tone production, principles of correct breathing, diction, and the study, interpretation, and performance of songs in English, Italian, German, and/or French. The repertoire includes art songs, folk songs, arias, and recitatives from operas, oratorios, cantatas, and other music dramas. Students must exhibit a working knowledge of reading the treble and/or bass clefs. The selection of material for studio instruction is designed for each individual. Classes are open to all non-vocal music majors with the permission of the instructors and/or any student seeking voice as a minor performing instrument by audition only. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3114A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Violin

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide instruction on violin, viola, cello, or bass as a secondary performing instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by nonmusic majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3115A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Viola

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide instruction on violin, viola, cello, or bass as a secondary performing instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by nonmusic majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3116A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Cello

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide instruction on violin, viola, cello, or bass as a secondary performing instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by nonmusic majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3117A - Applied Music Major Lessons – String Bass

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide instruction on violin, viola, cello, or bass as a secondary performing instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by nonmusic majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3119A - Applied Music – Flute

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses will provide instruction in any of the woodwind instruments. They will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing such as tone production, articulation, chromatic scales, and major/minor scales. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. These courses may be taken by music majors for instruction on a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3122A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Clarinet

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses will provide instruction in any of the woodwind instruments. They will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing such as tone production, articulation, chromatic scales, and major/minor scales. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. These courses may be taken by music majors for instruction on a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3123A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Saxophone

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses will provide instruction in any of the woodwind instruments. They will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing such as tone production, articulation, chromatic scales, and major/minor scales. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. These courses may be taken by music majors for instruction on a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3124A- - Applied Music Major Lessons– Trumpet

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide an opportunity for concentration on principles of tone production. Literature is provided for students desiring instruction in a brass instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3125A - Applied Music – French Horn

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide an opportunity for concentration on principles of tone production. Literature is provided for students desiring instruction in a brass instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3126A - Applied Music – Trombone

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide an opportunity for concentration on principles of tone production. Literature is provided for students desiring instruction in a brass instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3127A - Applied Music – Euphonium

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide an opportunity for concentration on principles of tone production. Literature is provided for students desiring instruction in a brass instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3128A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Tuba

    Credits: 1 hr
    These courses provide an opportunity for concentration on principles of tone production. Literature is provided for students desiring instruction in a brass instrument. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3129A - Applied Music Major Lessons – Percussion

    Credits: 1 hr
    Attention is given to the basic rudiments of percussion instruments in these courses. Literature is suggested for students according to their abilities. These courses may be taken by music majors as a minor performing instrument or by non-music majors with permission of the instructor. (One hour per week.)
  
  • MUS 3131 - Choral Conducting and Literature

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will provide an advanced study of choral conducting techniques and their use as a medium form communicating temp. dynamics, style, mood, phrasing and other musical information to ensembles.  It also includes study of the choral schore, style and interpretation, aural criticism, and application of conducting techniques of choral singing.  Students will participate in open score playing.  Additionally, this course will survey materials and methods for school, church and community choral groups. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2111
  
  • MUS 3149 - Introduction to Electronic Music

    Credits: 1hrs
    This course is structured to give students a basic understanding of the educational and creative value of electronic compositional procedures. In addition to offering a review of representative literature, the course will require students to compose using natural and electronic sound sources. This course is open to music and non-music majors. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1301 or MUS 2290 and permission of the instructor. (Three hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 3211 - Music Activities in Elementary Schools (non-majors)

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is directed toward the development of personal musical skills and understanding and the sharing of these with children at elementary levels of public schools. Topics include the rationale of music in the classroom, the effective use of music materials and equipment, building a repertoire of activities appropriate to children at various stages of development and learning ability, and effective methods of presentation.
  
  • MUS 3226 - Instrumentation and Orchestration

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This class procedure includes arranging for small ensembles and full band and/or orchestra. This will involve a practical application of the knowledge of transposing for instruments and applied knowledge of the purpose and range of each orchestral instrument. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2290, MUS 2291, MUS 2201, and MUS 2202. (Two hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 3227 - Marching Band Techniques

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course will give students actual experience in the various aspects of operating a marching band program including recruitment, organization, drill design, budget, auxiliaries, various marching styles, and half-time show organization. Prerequisite(s): Two semesters of MUS 1126 or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 3236 - Composition

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This elective course is designed for those interested in developing their creative abilities and composing for instrumental ensembles. Prerequisite(s): Music Theory II
  
  • MUS 3301 - Music Theory I

    Credits: 3 hrs.


    This course reviews the fundamentals of music notation and proceeds to the study of melody, period structures, decorative pitches, diatonic triads, and simple harmonization of melody and bass. Equal emphasis will be placed on four-part writing, free harmonization analysis, and keyboard studies.

     

  
  • MUS 3302 - Overview of the Music Industry

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course covers systems and subsystems of the music business including songwriting, publishing, managers and agents, unions and guilds, record production, record and concert promotion, contract negotiations, marketing, and career options. It also examines the sociological implications associated with the industry.
  
  • MUS 3303 - Music Theory II

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    A continuation of Theory I, this course proceeds to the study of simple binary forms, diatonic sevenths, secondary dominants, and modulation. Prerequisite(s): MUS 33xx Music Theory I.
  
  • MUS 3305 - Survey of Contemporary Popular Music

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is designed to cover a variety of musical styles, including jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel, rock, standard-popular, and country western. Evaluation of performance in the various styles is a prime objective. Emphasis is placed on listening to selected recordings, aural analysis, and comparative discussions of the various style characteristics. (Two hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 3307 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Music in the Elementary School

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course emphasizes materials and procedures for developing music experiences through creating, singing, playing, and listening. Consideration is given to Orff and Kodály methods, and current computer- assisted instructional software. Laboratory experiences in the public schools are a part of the semester’s activities. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
  
  • MUS 3308 - MUS 3308 Principles and Methods of Teaching Music in Secondary School

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course surveys the development of a music curriculum for secondary schools, problems in teaching, and the administration of vocal and instrumental organizations. Students will survey relevant literature, develop or rethink their philosophy of music education, and present their conclusions in a formal paper. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
  
  • MUS 3310 - Electronic Music

    Credits: 3
    This course is structured to give students a basic understanding of the educational and creative value of electronic compositional procedures. In addition to offering a review of representative literature, the course will require student to compose using natural and electronic sound sources.   This course is open to music and non-music majors. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1301 or MUS 2290 and /or permission of the instructor.
  
  • MUS 3313 - Music for Exceptional Children

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course provides introductory information, techniques and experiences related to music and exceptional children.  Topics including legislation, school projects, and instructional strategies are examined.  The application of both pitched and unpitched classroom instruments are studied.  Field experiences are included in this course. Prerequisite(s): Music or Education Major
  
  • MUS 3316 - History of Music I

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course presents a general study of the history of music from antiquity through the Baroque period. It stresses the culture of early civilization as it applies to the development of music. It includes the beginning of music notation, the evolution of opera, and the culmination of polyphonic style in Bach and Handel. This course will include a unit on non-Western music. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2290
  
  • MUS 3317 - History of Music II

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This is a continuation of MUS 3216 beginning with a study of the history of the Classical period. The study includes the Romantic and Modern periods of musical development. Students will examine the music of the major composers in each period. Special attention will be given to listening and building ear repertory of selected compositions. This course will include a unit on non- western music. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2290
  
  • MUS 3339 - Afro-American Music

    Credits: 2 hrs.
    This course examines the origin, growth, and characteristics of Afro-American music, and the cultural, socioeconomic, historic, and emotional factors which have influenced its development and influence upon the music of Europe and America. 
  
  • MUS 3340 - Non-Western Music

    Credits: 3 hrs
    The primary focus of this course will be a study of the various musics of the world and how culture, religion and language impact music making.  A study of musical instruments from Non-Western cultures will also be included in the course. (approved by ASCC 2006)
  
  • MUS 3342 - Technology in Music

    Credits: 3 hrs.
     Through hands-on activities, this course covers uses and applications of various modes of information technology to teaching and learning.  Emphasis is on the ability of the student to demonstrate effective use and integration of various technologies into instruction in the classroom.  It explores various utilizations of computers, media, and Information technologies in P-12 settings in ways that maximizes instruction and learning for students.  It also covers development and uses of multimedia in the classroom, information communication and Internet resources, development of instructional web pages; and various technology integration strategies for the content areas.  Additionally, this course will provide training in the use of computer for producing publication-quality music arrangements, transactions and original compositions including the generation of parts of the score.  It will survey various tutorial programs and multimedia study modules for theory, keyboard skills and music history instruction. Prerequisite(s): None.
  
  • MUS 3344-01 - Instrumental Conducting and Literature

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course provides a detailed study of conducting techniques, score reading, and concepts of tempo and dynamics for future instrumental teachers. It places emphasis on practical application to groups under the supervision of the teacher. (Two hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 4130-01 - Senior Recital/Project

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is to be taken by all students who are preparing to present a senior recital, lecture recital, senior project or some combination of these, during the semester of registration. Prerequisites: Four semesters of major applied study.  Please contact the appropriate instructor to discuss your project proposal.  Instructor’s signature required. Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of major applied study. Please contact the appropriate instructor to discuss your project proposal. Instructor’s signature required. (Two hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 4228 - Commercial Music Arranging

    Credits: 2 hrs
    Techniques, methods, and materials used in arranging traditional and original music for commercial purposes are illustrated and discussed. Music arrangements prepared for professional recording sessions are studied and analyzed. The practicum includes the preparation of arrangements for studio recording. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2102, MUS 2202, and MUS 3226. (Two hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 4231 - Record Label Marketing

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course covers record label operation and business principles including the analysis of SoundScan reports, profitability, relationships with radio stations, advertising, publicity, distribution, retail, international issues, tour support and conducting marketing research.
  
  • MUS 4310 - Legal Aspects of the Music Industry

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This class will cover the legal and ethical aspects of the music industry, including copyrights, contracts, and union and labor laws as these issues relate to the music and entertainment business. Prerequisite(s): MUS 3302. (Three hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 4312 - Studio Recording Techniques I

    Credits: 3 hrs.


     

    This course will provide theoretical and practical experience in studio recording. Proper production techniques associated with the use of multi-track recording equipment and allied hardware will be applied. Prerequisite(s): MUS 3019 and/or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): MUS 3310 Electronic Music and permission of the instructor.

  
  • MUS 4313 - Studio Recording Techniques II

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is a continuation of MUS 4202. In addition to the further development of traditional recording procedures, advanced computer applications will be explored. Prerequisite(s): MUS 4312 - Studio Recording Techniques I   (Three hours per week.)
  
  • MUS 4315 - Music Theory III

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    In this course, the focus of study is on all other chromatic or altered harmonies and more complex Baroque and Classical forms. Prerequisite(s): MUS 33x Music Theory II
  
  • MUS 4316 - Music Theory IV

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course is a continuation of Theory III. It treats those materials studied in Theory III and includes an introduction to twentieth century harmonies, forms, and theories. Prerequisite(s): MUS 43xx Music Theory III
  
  • MUS 4330 - Senior Project

    Credits: 3
    This course is to be taken by all students pursuing a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music who are preparing to present a senior project during the semester of registration. The project will be determined upon consultation with the student, advisor and instructor of the course.  Prerequisite(s): Three semesters of major applied lessons and permission of the instructor.

Nursing

  
  • NUR 1303 - Talking the Talk: Healthcare Today

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will focus on the development and delivery of effective communication strategies to achieve desired outcomes for audience frequently encountered by healthcare professionals.  Students will be introduced to knowledge and concepts related to professional practice in a variety of healthcare settings.  General Education Outcome:  Oral Communication Prerequisite(s): Freshmen status
  
  • NUR 2312 - Dynamics of Professional Nursing

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to introduce the registered nurse student to concepts inherent in baccalaureate nursing education. The philosophy, conceptual framework, program purpose and objectives will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the nursing process, as well as knowledge and skills that bridge prior learning experiences with current professional nursing practice. Prerequisite(s): Admission to RN-BSN or special permission
  
  • NUR 2313 - Introduction to Professional Nursing

    Credits: 3 hrs


    This course guides students to become literate consumers of eveidenced-based information necessary to meet the basic health needs of individuals throughout the lifespan.  Students will acquire basic and foundational knowledge needed to maintain a state of health and wellness.  Students from various disciplines will be equipped to access eveidenced-based information and to make informed, collaborative decisions in the best interest of vulnerable population, subject to comprehension and evaluation for continuous principles of healthcare.  Concepts and theories basic to the art and science of healthcare practice including therapeutic communication, professionalism, teaching/learning, critical thinking, and cultural awareness are also explored.  The ability to apply scientific, microbial, physcial, physiological and psychosocial safeties is required.

    Lab:  Psychomotor competencies in foundational healthcare skills are performed using evidenced-based and best practice models through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments.

      Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 3 of the 4 required pre-requisite science course with a grade of “C” or higher

  
  • NUR 3102 - Adult Health Nursing I

    Credits: 10 hrs
    This course focuses on the nursing care of adults with selected health alterations. Emphasis is on the use of the nursing process to assist individuals and their families to adapt to these alterations. Clinical experiences are planned to allow observational activities and implementation of the nursing process. Prerequisite(s): NUR 2313, NUR 3312, NUR 3314, NUR 3316 and Admission to Upper Division.
  
  • NUR 3117 - Clinical Reasoning

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course will further develop the students’ ability to use higher order thinking as they engage in activities designed to enhance clinical judgment and test taking skills. The course will be taught using problem-based learning, case studies and NCLEX style tests. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Upper Division.
  
  • NUR 3303 - Nursing Research

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to assist students in understanding the research process. Emphasis is placed upon the nurse as a research consumer and enhancement of her/his ability to participate in the research process. Opportunities will be provided for critical appraisal of research studies, and for the design of plans for investigating nursing problems. Prerequisite(s): NUR 2313, NUR 3312, NUR 3314, NUR 3316 and Admission to Upper Division or special permission.
  
  • NUR 3307 - Global Health Nursing

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course uses a nursing perspective to explore global issues affecting personal, community, and international health and development. Using approaches from health promotion, population health, and primary health care are applied to help frame analysis. Nursing students are exposed to basic perspectives on health policy and significant world events on vulnerable populations is explored. Prerequisite(s): NUR 3203 and NUR 4502
  
  • NUR 3312 - Health Assessment

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course focuses on the development of health assessment skills. Emphasis is on normal findings and common alterations across the life span. This course is taught in sequence with Pharmacology for Nurses and Clinical Nursing Foundations. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Upper Division or special permission.
  
  • NUR 3314 - Clinical Nursing Foundation

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will provide the student an opportunity to develop new nursing skills and integrate skills already learned in the provision of client care in selected health care settings. The course will also provide didactic learning opportunities for identified basic central core concepts that are integral to the health care settings utilizing the nursing process. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Upper Division
 

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