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2019-20 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Numbering System
Courses are numbered as follows to indicate levels of difficulty and degrees of specialization:
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1000 |
series courses, for the most part, cover a wide range of material and serve as introductions to a particular discipline. Generally appropriate for first-year students. |
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2000 |
series courses are more specific in focus than 1000 series; they may require some previous knowledge of a subject. Generally appropriate for sophomores. |
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3000 |
series courses are clearly upper-level courses that require significant background in a field and may have specific prerequisites. Generally appropriate for juniors and seniors. |
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4000 |
series courses require extensive background in a field and usually have prerequisites. Generally appropriate for juniors and seniors. |
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Mathematics |
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MATH 3024 - Theory of Numbers
1 Course Unit(s)
Integers, unique factorization, linear Diophantine equations, congruences, Fermat’s and Wilson’s theorems, divisors, perfect numbers, Euler’s theorem and function, primitive roots and indices, quadratic congruences, numbers in other bases, Pythagorean triangles, and sums of two squares.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2504 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 3094 - Special Topics in Mathematics
1 Course Unit(s)
Topics such as topology, differential geometry, complex variables, advanced differential equations, and operations research are offered when there is demand. May be chosen as a major pattern elective in mathematics or teaching mathematics. May be taken for credit more than once.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): Determined by topic
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 3114 - Higher Analysis
1 Course Unit(s)
Continues the study of calculus to limits, continuous functions, bounded functions, intermediate value theorem, Taylor’s formula and L’Hompital’s rule, vectors and their application, Cauchy’s generalized law of the mean, functions of several variables, and partial differentiation.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2504 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 3134 - Probability and Statistics
1 Course Unit(s)
Combinatorial analysis; axioms of probability; discrete and continuous random variables; expectations; estimation, maximum likelihood and unbiased estimators; statistical hypotheses and statistical tests; and regression. Suggested for mathematics majors; may be taken as a major pattern elective in teaching mathematics.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2144
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 3224 - Abstract Algebra
1 Course Unit(s)
An axiomatic approach to the number system, general algebraic systems, groups, rings, integral domains, and fields.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2504 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 3304 - Numerical Analysis
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as CS 3304 .
An investigation of numerical methods for computer solutions of applied problems. Topics include review of calculus, round-off errors and computer arithmetic, solutions of equations in one variable, interpolation and polynomial approximation, approximation theory, numerical differentiation, and integration.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1324 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 4201 - Mathematics Internship
1/4 Course Unit(s)
A course offering students supervised instruction in a non-classroom setting. May not be used to meet the requirements for a mathematics major. CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of mathematics program director
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 4204 - Mathematics Internship
1 Course Unit(s)
A course offering students supervised instruction in a non-classroom setting. May not be used to meet the requirements for a mathematics major. CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of mathematics program director
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 4214 - Independent Study
1 Course Unit(s)
Readings on an approved topic. Major pattern elective in mathematics. May be repeated once for credit. Standard or CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Determined by topic
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 4294 - Senior Seminar
1 Course Unit(s)
This capstone course for the mathematics major encourages students to explore important mathematical ideas through the use and integration of previous mathematical courses and a variety of mathematical techniques. The course includes opportunities for students to read mathematical papers, write mathematics (both careful proofs and exposition), and make mathematical presentations. Specific topics covered will be determined by the instructor.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MATH 4314 - Honors in Mathematics
1 Course Unit(s)
A topic, chosen by the student in consultation with a professor, is studied in depth. Will use library facilities for research. All work will be independent. May be taken for credit more than once.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Determined by topic
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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Music |
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MUS 10 - University Applied Music
1/4 Course Unit(s)
(elective) for non-majors and non-minors, CR/NC grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 11 - Applied Music (1st year)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 12 - Applied Music (1st year)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 21 - Applied Music (2nd year)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 22 - Applied Music (2nd year)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 31 - Applied Music (3rd year)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 32 - Applied Music (3rd year)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 41 - Applied Music (4th year and beyond)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 42 - Applied Music (4th year and beyond)
1/4-1/2 Course Unit(s)
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and composition. Credit for applied music is based on ¼ course unit per term for a halfhour lesson each week, and ½ course unit per term for an hour lesson. To enroll in MUS 11 through 42, a student must demonstrate adequate proficiency on that instrument or voice. Applied music majors must register for a one-hour (½ course unit) lesson; all others will receive half-hour (¼ unit) lessons. These courses are offered for a standard letter grade; they entail jury examination, mandatory concert attendance, and performance at general student recitals as described in the Handbook for Music Students. Students who wish to take applied lessons without these requirements must register for Music 10 (a ¼ unit elective course offered for CR/NC). Voice lessons at the Music 10 and 11 levels will typically be taught in a small-group setting, with meetings one hour per week; small-group instruction for Music 10 piano and guitar students will also be available periodically. In no case will a student be allowed to audit an applied music course. Additional fees may apply for applied music lessons. standard grading,
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 1004 - Music Appreciation
1 Course Unit(s)
A survey of Western art music from the Middle Ages to the present. The course develops advanced listening skills and contextualizes musical works and styles within a broad cultural framework.
General Education Requirement(s): II Fine Arts
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 1024 - Introduction to Music Technology
1 Course Unit(s)
An introduction to music software applications and hardware components used in the teaching and production of music. Topics include Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), notation, synthesis, digital sequencing, computer-assisted instruction, audio mixing and recording, and the history of electronic music. Students are introduced to many software programs and work closely with Pro Tools and Sibelius. Technologies, as well as aesthetics concepts, are introduced and explored through creative projects.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 1274 - Music Theory for the University Student
1 Course Unit(s)
Develops proficiency in the specific skills and theoretical concepts necessary to read and write music, as well as in the related aural and keyboard skills. Basic pitch and rhythmic notation and manuscript techniques, scales and keys, intervals, chords (including both traditional and commercial notation), and transposition and harmonization.
General Education Requirement(s): II Fine Arts
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 1864 - Essential Skills for Musicians
1 Course Unit(s)
Intended for the student with some music background, this course combines classroom theory with skill-related development for the serious musician. Review of music reading leads quickly through musical rudiments. Introduction to the solfege system and keyboard assignments improve literacy while connecting sound with notation. The course also includes individual performances, dictation and short composition projects.
General Education Requirement(s): II Fine Arts
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2024 - Audio Recording Technology
1 Course Unit(s)
A practical study of applications in analog and digital recording technology. Topics of study include the physical aspects of sound, microphone techniques, recording console operation, signal processing and digital effects equipment, hard-disc recording and reproduction, and mastering and mixing techniques. Students will gain experience in hardware and software use.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1024
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2051 - Transylvania Choir
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2054 - History of Music in the Western Tradition
1 Course Unit(s)
Survey of major styles, aesthetic trends, genres, forms and musicians in the Western art music tradition, from antiquity to the present day, with emphasis on the repertoire of the common practice period. Evolving social, political and cultural landscapes in Europe and the United States will inform the exploration. Students will be introduced to the special challenges of discussing and writing about music. Required of all music majors and minors.
General Education Requirement(s): III B or IV; V
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2061 - Transylvania Concert Band
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2071 - Jazz Ensemble*
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass). *May not be used to satisfy ensemble requirement for major, minor, or music scholarship (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2081 - Chamber Orchestra
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2121 - Madrigal Singers*
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass). *May not be used to satisfy ensemble requirement for major, minor, or music scholarship (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2131 - Transylvania Singers Women’s Chorus
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2151 - Accompanying*
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass). *May not be used to satisfy ensemble requirement for major, minor, or music scholarship (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2154 - Excursions in Non-Western Music
1 Course Unit(s)
Introduces students to the music of cultures that developed apart from the Eurocentric tradition, including but not limited to sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Asian subcontinent, the Pacific Rim, Ethnic Europe, and Latin and South America.
General Education Requirement(s): III A
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2171 - Pioneer Voices Men’s Chorus
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2291 - Special Topics in Music
1/4 Course Unit(s)
The study of an area of inquiry in music not fully treated in other courses. Topics may be theoretical, historical, or practical and may include, but not be limited to, travel/performance opportunities. Topics change. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Standard or CR/NC grading, depending on topic.
General Education Requirement(s): MUS 2294 is Area IV
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2292 - Special Topics in Music
1/2 Course Unit(s)
The study of an area of inquiry in music not fully treated in other courses. Topics may be theoretical, historical, or practical and may include, but not be limited to, travel/performance opportunities. Topics change. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Standard or CR/NC grading, depending on topic.
General Education Requirement(s): MUS 2294 is Area IV
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2294 - Special Topics in Music
1 Course Unit(s)
The study of an area of inquiry in music not fully treated in other courses. Topics may be theoretical, historical, or practical and may include, but not be limited to, travel/performance opportunities. Topics change. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Standard or CR/NC grading, depending on topic.
General Education Requirement(s): MUS 2294 is Area IV
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2304 - Music Cognition
1 Course Unit(s)
Understanding the complex and mysterious musical mind is a relatively new and interdisciplinary effort. Music cognition applies the methods of cognitive science (experimental, computational, and neurological) to musical issues and problems. Psychoacoustics compares the physical characteristics of sound (harmonic spectrum, intensity, physical location in space) with what is actually perceived by the listener (timbre, pitch, loudness, perceived position in space). Recent research and experiments in psychoacoustics and music cognition will be studied and reproduced.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and familiarity with basic music notation
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2311 - Guitar Ensemble
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2321 - Opera Workshop*
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Participation in ensembles that meet a minimum of twice a week will result in the granting of ¼ course unit of credit per term toward graduation. All ensembles use standard grading and may be repeated for credit. Music majors may count a maximum of 2 course units of ensemble credit toward the major. Ensemble requirements for majors, minors, and music scholarship holders must be filled by the ensemble corresponding to their principal applied instrument (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass). *May not be used to satisfy ensemble requirement for major, minor, or music scholarship (with some approved exceptions for keyboard, guitar, and electric bass).
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2774 - History of Jazz/Rock Music
1 Course Unit(s)
Explores the special cross-cultural development of American popular music since 1900. From African and European roots, this music evolves into the blues, New Orleans jazz, swing, the jazz avant-garde, and current jazz styles. The course considers the “language of rebellion” as a seminal factor in the rapid development of rock to present day. Rock styles presented will include electric blues, rockabilly, and the British invasion; acid rock and psychedelic blues; corporate rock, metal, and punk; grunge, rap, and industrial; current mainstream and alternative styles; and the development of popular music since the 1990s in response to the Internet revolution. Requires library research of special period, topic, style, or artists, as approved by instructor, to result in a formal research document. When taught in May term, students travel to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to undertake a portion of this research.
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): FYS 1104
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 2864 - Harmony, Form, and Arranging
1 Course Unit(s)
Designed for the music major. A continuation of MUS 1864, introducing chromatic harmony and emphasizing cadences, small forms and musical elaboration techniques. A continued emphasis on musicianship includes longer and more complex sight reading and dictation, as well as greater emphasis on keyboard skills. Lab required.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3034 - Interactive Music and Multimedia
1 Course Unit(s)
As digital interactivity increases in many aspects of 21st-century life, it exerts a dramatic impact on the arts. This course examines the aesthetics and technologies of recent interactive artworks, from interactive musical compositions and video pieces, to multimedia installations and performances involving interactive dance technology. Students develop their own interactive projects and learn to program in Max, a graphical computer language for user interface construction, audio synthesis and signal processing, and video capture and rendering.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1024 , CS 1124 , ART 2634, ART 2614 , or WRC 3054
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3072 - Piano Pedagogy I
1/2 Course Unit(s)
A study of teaching procedures and material for piano instruction with adaptation to various age levels, including the adult beginner. Correct habits of study and performance, recognition of individual differences, presentation of sight-reading, technical material, aural development, memorization, pedaling, and music interpretation are considered. Leading piano methods and supplementary materials are examined with application to individual and class lessons.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3082 - Piano Pedagogy II
1/2 Course Unit(s)
A continuation of MUS 3072 .
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3072
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3122 - Instrumental Techniques: String Performance and Pedagogy
1/2 Course Unit(s)
The teacher education student will learn the basic performance skills of the instrument family and develop strategies for teaching those skills to students at all levels of instruction
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3132 - Instrumental Techniques: Woodwind Performance and Pedagogy
1/2 Course Unit(s)
The teacher education student will learn the basic performance skills of the instrument family and develop strategies for teaching those skills to students at all levels of instruction
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3142 - Instrumental Techniques: Brass Performance and Pedagogy
1/2 Course Unit(s)
The teacher education student will learn the basic performance skills of the instrument family and develop strategies for teaching those skills to students at all levels of instruction
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3152 - Diction for Singers I
1/2 Course Unit(s)
Singing diction as well as vocal techniques appropriate for the pronunciation of languages common to the classical vocal repertoire are studied. The languages studied in this term are English and Italian.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3162 - Instrumental Techniques: Percussion Performance and Pedagogy
1/2 Course Unit(s)
The teacher education student will learn the basic performance skills of the instrument family and develop strategies for teaching those skills to students at all levels of instruction
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3194 - Teaching General Music
1 Course Unit(s)
An introduction to the methods of teaching general music and singing to school children, with particular focus on the implementation of developmentally appropriate educational practices, instructional strategies, and curricular content. Special emphasis on preparing young people to sing, including physical and anatomical considerations as well as respiration, phonation, resonance, diction, and expression. Requires 15 hours of observations and interviews of school personnel.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3254 - Conducting
1 Course Unit(s)
An introduction to the discipline of conducting, applicable to both vocal and instrumental ensembles. Students will learn to acquire a conception of a musical work through listening, singing, and realization at the keyboard; to clarify that conception through study of the work’s cultural, historical, and metaphorical context; to communicate through gesture; to plan rehearsals; and to evaluate their own and others’ conducting in rehearsal and performance.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3272 - Piano Literature I
1/2 Course Unit(s)
Survey of Baroque, classical, Romantic, and twentieth-century compositions for piano, with particular emphasis on form, style, compositional technique, historical background, and pedagogical issues.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3274 - Advanced Studies in Music History
1 Course Unit(s)
In-depth study of a musical era, genre, seminal figure, aesthetic movement, select body of repertoire, or significant musical-history issue not treaded fully in MUS 2054, with emphasis on cultural context and historical methodologies. May be repeated for credit when the era of inquiry is different.
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1864 , MUS 2054 , and FYS 1104 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3282 - Piano Literature II
1/2 Course Unit(s)
In-depth study of an issue or topic, to be defined by student and instructor, related to keyboard literature. The student’s work will culminate with a public presentation.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3272
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3314 - Church Music Administration
1 Course Unit(s)
A basic course in administering a church music program. The graded choir program, budgeting, scheduling, worship and the arts, and related topics.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3322 - Vocal Literature I
1/2 Course Unit(s)
Vocal solo literature from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Emphasis on the interpretation and performance of different styles.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3354 - Teaching Instrumental Music
1 Course Unit(s)
For teaching music majors only. Synthesizes the knowledge acquired in the foundation courses taken in the education program with the concepts and skills gained in the content area to enable the teacher education student in music to develop a successful instrumental music program. The course will focus on the implementation of developmentally appropriate educational practices, instructional strategies, and curricular content. Attention will be given to current research on the cognitive foundations of music, music as it relates to other disciplines, the development of the teacher education student’s diagnostic and prescriptive skills, and discipline-specific methods of assessment of student learning. Emphasis will be placed on the teaching of technical skills and on the use of that skill base as a vehicle to stimulate higher-level critical thinking on the part of the learner. Requires 15 hours of observations and interviews of school personnel.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3364 - Teaching Choral Music
1 Course Unit(s)
An introduction to conducting choirs and managing choral programs at the junior high/middle school and high school levels. The course is also applicable to the church musician. It will offer dual tracks in practical and artistic components of a successful choral music program.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 3864 - Advanced Musical Processes
1 Course Unit(s)
Designed for the music major. Emphasis on music from the late 19th century to present day. Topics include advanced 19th-century chromatic harmony, alternatives to tonality in the early 20th century, 12-tone technique, minimalism, and recent syntheses of non-Western, pop independence of thought and creative development through performance and composition. Lab required.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4204 - Internship
1 Course Unit(s)
Supervised placement in non-profit or commercial organizations providing or requiring music technology services or analyses. Students might work for recording studios, advertising agencies, internet content providers, televising stations, software companies, research settings, or any other site involving music technology. Area of placement and course format decided in consultation with appropriate music faculty. CR/NC grading
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4344 - Music Studies Capstone
1 Course Unit(s)
Public presentation of a research project that involves historical analysis, theoretical analysis, writing, music technology, performance, composition, or some combination of the above. Topic will reflect the student’s focus, skills, and experience in the major, with parameters determined in consultation with the music faculty. May be taken as an independent study and/or in conjunction with a related music course.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4864 - Theoretical Skills of Music IV
1 Course Unit(s)
Designed for the music major. Content emphasizes music of the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. Musicianship skills emphasize modal recognition and sight-reading, mixed meter, and awareness of recent sonic developments. Lab required.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4881 - Independent Study in Music
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Individual projects designed to give qualified students opportunities for advanced exploration into various areas of music. May be repeated for credit, provided the subject changes, up to a maximum of 3 course units.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4882 - Independent Study in Music
1/2 Course Unit(s)
Individual projects designed to give qualified students opportunities for advanced exploration into various areas of music. May be repeated for credit, provided the subject changes, up to a maximum of 3 course units.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4884 - Independent Study in Music
1 Course Unit(s)
Individual projects designed to give qualified students opportunities for advanced exploration into various areas of music. May be repeated for credit, provided the subject changes, up to a maximum of 3 course units.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4894 - Practicum
1 Course Unit(s)
Individual projects designed to give qualified students opportunities for advanced exploration into various areas of music technology.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2864
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4951 - Senior Recital
1/4 Course Unit(s)
Team-taught by members of the music faculty, including the student’s applied instructor, this capstone experience comprises seminar meetings, one-on-one conferences, and weekly applied lessons, culminating with a public performance. The seminar/conference component provides structure for the creation of written or aural program notes, walks the student through logistical and preparation matters related to the performance, and facilitates development of a professional portfolio. Students must be enrolled in Senior Recital during the term of their performance or the term prior, depending on the recital date. Required of all music majors—music education students register for 4951 (¼ unit); music technology and applied music students register for MUS 4952 (½ course unit.)
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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MUS 4952 - Senior Recital
1/2 Course Unit(s)
Team-taught by members of the music faculty, including the student’s applied instructor, this capstone experience comprises seminar meetings, one-on-one conferences, and weekly applied lessons, culminating with a public performance. The seminar/conference component provides structure for the creation of written or aural program notes, walks the student through logistical and preparation matters related to the performance, and facilitates development of a professional portfolio. Students must be enrolled in Senior Recital during the term of their performance or the term prior, depending on the recital date. Required of all music majors—music education students register for MUS 4951 (¼ unit); music technology and applied music students register for 4952 (½ course unit.)
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NS 1034 - Medical Illustration
1 Course Unit(s)
Designed for students interested in art applied to medicine. Content includes chart graphs, pen and ink techniques, and color and half-tone techniques that emphasize muscle structure, bone structure, arteries, veins, cysts, fat, and surgical instruments.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NS 1104 - Sight and Sound
1 Course Unit(s)
An introductory consideration of the physics of light and sound, accompanied by a study of the biological structure and function of the visual and auditory systems. This course is designed for non-science majors, particularly students interested in the basis of sensory understanding. Students will use light and sound as launching points for an understanding of the scientific method and cross-disciplinary approaches to scientific problem solving. Lecture and laboratory.
General Education Requirement(s): II Natural Science
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NS 1204 - Origin of Life
1 Course Unit(s)
A study of the origin of human life, starting from the origins of the universe, moving to the (atomic) structure of matter, followed by the assembly of pre-biotic material into simple life forms, and culminating in the evolution of complex life forms. Content will be organized around great discoveries in science. Emphasis will be placed on the methodology and human experience that have led to these discoveries. Lecture and laboratory.
General Education Requirement(s): II Natural Science
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NS 2294 - Special Topics in Natural Science
1 Course Unit(s)
The study of an area or an interdisciplinary subject that is not fully treated in other courses. Intended primarily for May term, the course will vary depending upon the instructor, special interests, and perceived need. Topics will be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit so long as the topic is different.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NS 3124 - Special Projects in the Professions
1 Course Unit(s)
A special off-campus program arranged to meet the needs of the student. For example, students interested in medicine may work with physicians or in hospitals, students interested in veterinary medicine may work with a veterinarian, students interested in marine biology may work in a marine biology station, etc.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NEUR 4004 - Independent Research in Neuroscience
1 Course Unit(s)
Individual faculty supervision of student research. Students taking Independent Research for two terms may apply only 1 unit toward an elective for the major. Course may be repeated once for credit.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): BIO 1204 , CS 2124 , MATH 1304 , PSY 1004 , and PSY 2404
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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NEUR 4044 - Capstone in Neuroscience
1 Course Unit(s)
An interdisciplinary course designed to integrate and expand the student’s knowledge of neuroscience. Topics will be explored through lecture, discussion, extensive reading of the primary literature, and a substantial writing assignment.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): BIO 3224 or PSY 3304 and junior or senior standing
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 1024 - Introduction to Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
An introduction to the methods and viewpoints of philosophy and their applications to the basic questions of life. Not open to seniors.
General Education Requirement(s): II Humanities
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 1154 - Practical Logic
1 Course Unit(s)
A general course on the methods of logical/critical thinking: principles of reasoning, argument forms, logical models, dialectical techniques, the use of modern symbolic notation, fallacies, and illustrations in applied logic.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2004 - Feminist Philosophies
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as WGS 2004 .
Covering authors from the 1700s through the present, this course presents a survey, exploration, and critical assessment of the varieties of philosophical thought orbiting around what have been known as the “woman question” and “feminism.” Topics may include educational reform, suffrage, equal rights, psychoanalysis, socialism, radical feminism, post-modernism, and feminist critiques of popular culture.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2084 - Environmental Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
A philosophical investigation of conceptions of our relations and responsibilities to the environment. Issues to be explored include animal rights, the preservation of biological diversity, and population control.
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2164 - Bioethics
1 Course Unit(s)
Study of the value conflicts that arise from developments in biology and medicine. Issues include abortion, euthanasia, medical experimentation, reproductive technologies, and the allocation of scarce medical resources
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): FYS 1104
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2174 - Anarchism
1 Course Unit(s)
Anarchism presents a distinctive critical tradition of social-political philosophy. This course surveys the major strains of anarchist philosophy regarding the state, religion, gender, private property, human nature, the natural environment, social change, liberty, and equality. Special attention will be given to the contrasting anarchist thought against various strains of Marxism. The place of anarchist thought in the panoply of American political philosophy will be addressed through an analysis of the Haymarket bombing of 1886 and the first World War. Thinkers addressed will include Bakunin, Proudhon, Kropotkin, Goldman, Boochkin, and the Situationist International.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2294 - Special Topics
1 Course Unit(s)
Exploration of a theme, author, or philosophical movement that may be of special interest but is not fully treated in other courses in the program. Usually offered in May term, with topics announced in advance. Class may be repeated for credit if topic is different. Standard or CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2434 - Machine Intelligence
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as CS 3434 .
Familiarizes the student with the growing field of artificial intelligence. The course will describe what artificial intelligence is, how it is presently being used, and its future uses. Students will learn to design artificial intelligence systems, such as game systems and production systems.
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): CS 2444 , PHIL 1024 or PSY 1004 and FYS 1104
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2504 - Ancient Chinese Thought
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as REL 2504 .
Between the sixth and the second centuries BCE, China burgeoned with philosophical schools and their texts. Students will read those texts closely and critique them, concentrating especially on the Analects, the Chuang-Tzu, the Mencius, and the Hsun-Tzu. Special emphasis will be placed on how the traditions such texts represent react to each other as they develop increasingly sophisticated defenses of their positions. The course will also attempt to identify, assess, and avoid popular Western readings of the Chinese philosophical tradition by—in part —incorporating recent historical findings and textual apparatus.
General Education Requirement(s): III A or IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2514 - Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as CLA 2514 .
Examines the dawn of philosophy in ancient Greece: the early natural philosophers, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic world views; the relationship of philosophy to art and science; and the meanings of Greek philosophical experience for modern times. Standard or CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s): III B or IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2524 - Philosophy of Mind
1 Course Unit(s)
A study of the development and current status of the concept of mind. The course begins with traditional historical conceptions (dualism, behaviorism, identity theory) and proceeds to an examination of how the disciplines of cognitive science, cognitive ethology, and evolutionary psychology have affected recent thinking on the concept of mind. Special emphasis will be placed on the way in which ideology influences formulations of the mental.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2534 - Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
A survey of the principal philosophical achievements of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The course will address thought developed from the birth of Augustine in 354 to the burning of Giordano Bruno in 1600. The course will explore the Judaic, Islamic, and Christian traditions. Figures covered will include Augustine, Boethius, Avicenna, Anselm, Hildegard von Bingen, Averroës, Maimonides, Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, Cusanus, Ficino, Erasmus, Paracelsus, Montaigne, and Bruno. Standard or CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s): III B or IV
Prerequisite(s): CLA 2514 /PHIL 2514
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2554 - History of Modern Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
A study of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophers, including the Rationalists, Empiricists, and Kant. Standard or CR/NC grading.
General Education Requirement(s): III B or IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2614 - Animal Minds/Human Values
1 Course Unit(s)
An examination of human attitudes and obligations to nonhuman animals through an exploration of questions surrounding the existence, kinds, and implications of mental states in non-human animals; the conditions for and implications of ascribing rights to these non-human species; and, overall, the ways in which ideologies such as ecofeminism figure in such arguments.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 2834 - The Ancient Polis
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as ANTH 2834 , CLA 2834 and HIST 2834 .
This course examines the ideal of the good life in the ancient city, as refined in thought, articulated in a structured environment and developed across cultures and over time.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3054 - Philosophy of Religion
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as REL 3054 .
A discussion and lecture course dealing with the intellectual problems of religion (such as those of God, freedom, faith, immortality, evil, and religious knowledge). Time is also given to a study of the various schools of religious philosophy.
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): FYS 1104
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3094 - Special Readings in Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
Writing of a philosophical essay based on readings on an approved topic with a given bibliography and tutorial conferences.
General Education Requirement(s):
Prerequisite(s): One 2000-level PHIL course and permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3114 - Political Theory I: Classical and Medieval
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as PS 3114 .
An examination of the foundations of the Western political tradition in Greek, Roman, and medieval thought. Focusing attention upon such major figures as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Luther, and Calvin, explores the major questions and problems of political theory.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3124 - Political Theory II: Modern
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as PS 3124 .
Surveys the development of political theory in the modern and contemporary periods, focusing on such major figures as Hobbes, Locke, Hegel, Marx, Sartre, Marcuse, and others. A chronological and logical extension of PHIL 3114 /PS 3114 , but PHIL 3114 /PS 3114 is not a prerequisite.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3144 - Existentialism
1 Course Unit(s)
An exploration of the nature and meaning of existentialism as it has developed in philosophy and theology and in their interactions.
General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): One 2000-level PHIL course and FYS 1104
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3204 - Philosophy of Education
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as EDU 3204 .
Examines recurring philosophic questions related to the nature and purposes of knowledge and formal education systems through the study of classic and contemporary philosophic texts. Educational theories, curriculum matters and other schooling controversies will be analyzed in light of the disparate philosophic theories. The question of what it means to be an educated person will be the focus of the course.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): EDU 2014
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3294 - Special Topics in Philosophy
1 Course Unit(s)
Also listed as EDU 3204 .
Advanced coursework that treats with greater depth topics and authors covered in other Examines recurring philosophic questions related to the nature and purposes of knowledge and formal education systems through the study of classic and contemporary philosophic texts. Educational theories, curriculum matters and other schooling controversies will be analyzed in light of the disparate philosophic theories. The question of what it means to be an educated person will be the focus of the course.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): EDU 2014
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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PHIL 3304 - Major Thinkers
1 Course Unit(s)
Exploration of a major philosopher or thinker crucial to the development of philosophy who may be of special interest to students from varied disciplinary backgrounds but who is not fully treated in other courses in the program. Special emphasis is placed on the intensive, historically sensitive reading of the thinker’s works in order to understand in detail the interconnections among the various aspects of the thinker’s investigations. Course may be repeated for credit if topic differs.
General Education Requirement(s): IV
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None
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