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ARCHIVED 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Information


 

Music

  
  • MUS 118 - Music Theory I: Fundamentals


    Fundamentals of music notation: keys, modes, scales, triads, seventh chords, 2-part counterpoint, ranges and transpositions of instruments, elementary analysis and composition; basic Finale notation.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Placement exam or permission of the department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 148 - Piano Class I


    Basic functional keyboard skills. 2 meetings.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Music major or permission of department head.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 149 - Piano Class II


    Basic functional keyboard skills. 2 meetings.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 148.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 168 - String Class


    Playing stringed instruments; basic technical problems and teaching techniques. 2 meetings.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 169 - Classroom Guitar Technique


    Basic technical problems and teaching techniques. 2 meetings.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 181 - Introduction to MIDI/Synthesis


    Survey of MIDI devices, synthesis techniques, and contemporary music technology. 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Music major or permission of instructor.

    Credits 2
  
  • MUS 182 - Computer Music Notation


    Use of the computer to prepare music scores and parts.

    Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 208, 218 or permission of the instructor.

    Credits 2
  
  • MUS 190 - First-Year Seminar


    Variable topics such as jazz, rock music, music and community, music technology, etc. See schedule of classes for topic of each section.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 191 - Integral Arts


    Exploring the integral nature of art as how we live, record our life and world, and imagine our future. Open to majors within the College of Fine and Performing Arts, others by permission of the Director of the School of Stage and Screen.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 206 - Applied Minor


    One thirty-minute private lesson per week. Studio.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 108, 118; two semesters of MUS 106.

    Credits (1, R3)
  
  • MUS 207 - Applied Major


    Applied music with one hour of private instruction and one hour master class each week. Studio.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 108, 118; successful sophomore qualifying exam or audition and permission of the department head.

    Credits (2, R6)
  
  • MUS 208 - Aural Skills II: Basic Tonal Functions


    Aural analysis and performance of basic tonal functions, modulation, simple tonal forms, simple and compound meters.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 108 and 118, placement exam, or permission of department head.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 218 - Music Theory II: Tonal Harmony


    Introduction to tonal functions: non harmonic tones, tonicization, modulation, 4-part voice leading, analysis and composition of simple forms; introduction to computer-based music engraving.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 118 and/or placement exam or permission of department head.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 248 - Piano Class III


    Continuation of keyboard skill development. 2 meetings.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 149.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 249 - Piano Class IV


    Piano proficiency completion. 2 meetings.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 248.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 258 - Diction for Singers I


    Fundamentals of the International Phonetic Alphabet and the principles utilized in a singing pronunciation of English and Italian.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 259 - Diction for Singers II


    Continuation of the International Phonetic Alphabet and the principles utilized in a singing pronunciation of German and French.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 258 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 272 - Percussion Class


    Playing percussion instruments; basic technical problems and teaching techniques. 2 meetings.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 281 - Introduction to Digital Audio


    Fundamental concepts and techniques for music production using computer workstations for MIDI sequencing and manipulation of digital audio.

    Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 181 or permission of instructor.

    Credits 2
  
  • MUS 283 - Music Technology Methods


    Topics, equipment, and pedagogy of music technology in music education. 2 lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 108 and 118 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 301 - Music for Elementary Classroom Teachers


    Music fundamentals, elementary performance skills, and methods of integrating music into the elementary classroom.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 302 - History of Rock Music


    Exploration of rock music as a rebellious cultural art form influenced by race and ethnic relations, politics, culture, technology and globalization. P5

    Credits 3
  
  • MUS 303 - The World of Music


    Musical traditions of various world cultures in their social contexts. (P6)

    Prerequisites PREQ: Junior-level status.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 304 - Jazz Appreciation


    Introduction to the materials, performing media, fundamental principles, and performers of American jazz in a social and historical context. (P5)

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 305 - Junior Recital


    Public performance. May be scheduled after hearing committee approval and completion of junior-qualifying examination.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Junior-level qualifying examination.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 306 - Applied Minor


    One thirty-minute private lesson per week. Studio.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Two semesters of MUS 206.

    Credits (1, R3)
  
  • MUS 307 - Applied Major


    Applied music with one hour of private instruction and one hour master class each week. Studio.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Successful junior qualifying examination or audition and permission of the department head.

    Credits (2, R6)
  
  • MUS 308 - Aural Skills III: Advanced Tonal Functions


    Aural analysis and performance of advanced forms and chromatic tonal functions; 4-part dictation and performance, and complex meters. 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 208, 218.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 309 - Aural Skills IV: Jazz and Commercial Music


    Aural identification of common commercial chord groups, progressions, and musical forms including: blues, rhythm changes, and “American Song” form; basic improvisation. 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 308, 318.


     

    Credits (1)

  
  • MUS 311 - Pedagogy of Brass Instruments


    Teaching methodology and materials for brass instruments in a beginning band setting, including basic performance proficiency on each instrument. 1 Lecture, 2 Lab. 3 meetings/week.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 312 - Pedagogy of Woodwind Instruments


    Teaching methodology and materials for woodwind instruments in beginning band setting, including basic performance proficiency on each instrument. 1 Lecture, 2 Lab. 3 meetings/ week.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 313 - Band Instrument Repair


    Introduction to the repair and maintenance of band instruments for the music educator. 2 Lab.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 314 - Jazz Pedagogy


    Fundamentals of jazz pedagogy in the secondary schools.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Music Education majors or permission of instructor.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 317 - Applied MIDI/Synthesis


    Applied study of MIDI/Synthesis with one hour of private instruction and one hour of masterclass each week. 

    Prerequisites PREQ: Successful sophomore performance examination or audition.

    Credits 2, R6
  
  • MUS 318 - Music Theory III: Advanced Forms and Chromaticism


    Analysis and composition of advanced musical forms: sonata, rondo, episodic, etc., nineteenth-century chromaticism, intermediate computer-based music engraving.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 218.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 319 - Music Theory IV: Twentieth Century Styles


    Analysis and composition of twentieth century musical styles including jazz and commercial music; basic orchestration and advanced computer-based music engraving.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 318.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 320 - Materials in Popular Music and Jazz


    The basics of music theory and the development of aural skills pertaining to popular song and jazz.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 319 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 323 - Music in the Elementary School


    Current issues, methods, and techniques for teaching and supervising general music programs in the elementary school.

    Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 319

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 324 - Music in the Middle School


    Current issues, methods, and techniques for teaching and supervising choral and instrumental music programs in the middle school.

    Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 319

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 326 - Instrumental Methods and Materials


    Methods and materials used in instrumental teaching.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to teacher education.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 327 - Choral Methods and Materials


    Methods and materials used in developing the school choral program.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Admission to teacher education.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 329 - Fundamentals of Conducting


    Introduction to the basic skills and gestures of conducting.  3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 309, 319.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 358 - Concert Attendance


    Attend ten approved music performances. S/U grading.

    Credits (0)
  
  • MUS 371 - University Chorus


    Study and performance of representative choral works; open to any student meeting eligibility requirements. Different repertoire every semester.  3 meetings.

    Credits (1, R16)
  
  • MUS 372 - Concert Choir


    Audition required; public performances. Different repertoire every semester.  4 meetings.

    Credits (1, R16)
  
  • MUS 373 - Band


    Performance of a wide variety of music in the marching, symphonic, and concert bands; open to any student meeting eligibility requirements.  Different repertoire every semester.  4 meetings.

    Credits (1-2, R16)
  
  • MUS 374 - Orchestra


    Experience for advanced strings, wind, and percussion players; formal concerts and performances.  Different repertoire every semester.

    Credits (1, R16)
  
  • MUS 375 - Ensemble


    Performance in vocal and instrumental ensembles.  Different repertoire every semester.  S/U grading.

    Credits (1, R24)
  
  • MUS 376 - Musical Theatre Ensemble


    Staged production of scenes or shows from the operatic and musical theatre repertory.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1,R8)
  
  • MUS 378 - Survey of the Music Industry


    The retail and wholesale music trade: publishing, royalties, copyright, performance rights, record production, advertising and promotion, labor relations, contracts, artist management.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 379 - Introduction to Recording Arts


    The audio recording process including the acoustics of sound, microphone design, signal path, audio console theory, and digital signal processing.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  MUS 281; Commercial and Electronic Music major or permission of the instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • MUS 383 - Music and Audio in Media


    Recording, editing, mixing, importing, embedding and synchronizing digital audio with video in a variety of media formats.

    Prerequisites Music or Film majors, or permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • MUS 389 - Cooperative Education in Music


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • MUS 403 - Marching Band Techniques


    Variable topics:  students may enroll again for additional credit if a different topic is taken.

    Credits (1, R4)
  
  • MUS 405 - Senior Recital


    Public performance. May be scheduled after hearing committee approval.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 305.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 406 - Applied Minor


    One 30-minute private lesson per week.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Two semesters of MUS 306.

    Credits (1, R3)
  
  • MUS 407 - Applied Major


    Applied music with one hour of private instruction and one hour master class each week. Studio.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Audition or permission of the department head.

    Credits (2, R6)
  
  • MUS 410 - History of American Musical Theatre


    A study of the development of the Musical in the United States, tracing its development from 17th Century sources. (P5)

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 411 - Advanced Vocal Pedagogy


    Advanced study of teaching methodology, physiology and anatomy of the voice. Emphasis on a variety of vocal styles, techniques, research, technology and practical teaching experiences.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Upper level music majors only.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 412 - Teaching in the Private Studio


    Practical, ethical, and legal aspects of establishing a private music studio, including evaluation of appropriate pedagogical approaches and materials for individual instruction.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 413 - Studies in Improvisation


    Study of significant styles of improvisation through listening, analysis, and performance.  Additional credit may be earned at an advanced level or in a different style.  Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 309, 319.

    Credits (1, R4)
  
  • MUS 417 - Applied MIDI/Synthesis


    Applied study of MIDI/Synthesis with one hour of private instruction and one hour of masterclass per each week.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits 2, R6
  
  • MUS 418 - Music History I: Music Before 1750


    Music history from the roots of Western civilization to the end of the Baroque.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 318 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 419 - Music History II: Music after 1750


    Music history from the end of the Baroque to the present.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 319 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 420 - Studies in Music Literature


    Historical and theoretical study of various forms of music literature.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 419 or permission of the instructor.

    Credits (3, R9)
  
  • MUS 425 - Twentieth-Century Music


    Historical and theoretical issues in twentieth-century music.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 419.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 426 - Jazz Arranging and Composing


    Basic tools of creative arranging and composing for small jazz ensembles.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 320 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 428 - Choral Conducting


    Study and application of gesture communication and analysis to choral conducting.  3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 329.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 429 - Instrumental Conducting


    Application of techniques and analysis to instrumental conducting.  3 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 329.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 439 - Arts & Entrepreneurship


    This course serves as the prerequisite survey of arts management by covering the principles of arts entrepreneurship and management.  Arts & Entrepreneurship is designed for arts practitioners seeking to increase their knowledge of contemporary arts entrepreneurship and management practice.  In this course students will choose a concentration or focus such as visual arts, music, theater, dance, etc. This course provides the background necessary for understanding the current global arts marketplace, but assumes that arts businesses and organizations must adopt an entrepreneurial approach to thrive in the current and future marketplaces.

    Credits 3
  
  • MUS 450 - Arts & Entrepreneurship Intensive


    his course is designed to complement the core courses in the Arts & Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate by providing a targeted and intense education in the business of the arts. 

    Over the academic year three to six guest lecturers are brought to campus to present workshops or master classes on a variety of arts and entrepreneurship topics. These workshops or master classes, focused on applied learning, consist of 15 contact hours for 1 hour of academic credit. These sessions are scheduled in a variety of ways to accommodate student schedules, including online instruction.

    (Repeatable, up to 6 credit hours.)

    Credits 1

  
  • MUS 468 - Composing for Film and Video


    Materials and procedures in composing music in synchronization with film and video.

    Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 181, or 283;  MUS 319.

    Credits 3
  
  • MUS 469 - Music in Motion Pictures


    The study of music composed for motion pictures, process and procedures, selected biographies, representative films, and a brief chronology.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 470 - Orchestration and Arranging


    Scoring and arranging for instrumental and vocal ensembles.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 182 or 283; 319.

    Credits (2)
  
  • MUS 474 - Entrepreneurship in Music, Senior Project


    The study and application of skills needed in professional music related fields: senior project, resume, and multi-media portfolio required.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 378 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (1)
  
  • MUS 475 - Arts Management


    Introduction to the principles and practices of managing nonprofit cultural institutions.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 479 - Digital Audio Recording and Editing


    Non-linear digital audio production for recording, editing, arranging and mixing of digital audio and MIDI.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 379 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 480 - Independent Study


    Independent Study

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of the instructor; music major.

    Credits (1-3, R9)
  
  • MUS 481 - Live Sound Reinforcement


    A study of the tools and techniques used in the mixing and amplification of live sound.

    Prerequisites PREQ: MUS 379, 383, or permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  
  • MUS 483 - Practicum in Music


    Project-based practicum in an on-campus work environment; 45 hours of work per hour of credit.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits 1-3, R3
  
  • MUS 489 - Internship


    Faculty-supervised training in an approved agency. Minimum of 9 hours per week or 135 hours for each 3 credits, arranged with the agency and the music department. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 378, permission of department head.

    Credits (3, R9)
  
  • MUS 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Music, K-12


    A full-time supervised teaching experience in Music.

    Prerequisites COREQ: EDSE 490, 495.

    Credits (3)
  
  • MUS 493 - Topics in Music


    Issues in music performance, education, or the music business.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of department head.

    Credits (1-3, R12)
  
  • MUS 494 - Topics in Musical Theatre


    Selected topics in musical theatre.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  
  • MUS 497 - Seminar in Piano Pedagogy


    2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Approval of instructor.

    Credits (1, R4)
  
  • MUS 498 - Seminar in Accompanying


    2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Approval of instructor.

    Credits (1, R4)

Native American Studies

  
  • NAS 452 - The Roots of Health Disparities in Native American Populations


    Course discusses emergent models that associate chronic stress via historical and inter- generational trauma with chronic disease, particularly among Indigenous or colonized populations.

    Prerequisites Junior or senior standing.

    Credits 3
  
  • NAS 470 - Cherokee Culture and History


    Course will provide a general introduction to Cherokee culture and history with an emphasis on relationship to health and policy.

    Prerequisites Junior or senior standing.

    Credits 3
  
  • NAS 471 - Indigenous and Western Psychologies


    Epistemologies and world views of Southeastern Native peoples will be discussed in comparison with standard Western approaches of addressing behavioral health.

    Prerequisites Junior or senior standing.

    Credits 3
  
  • NAS 472 - Healing the Wounded Native Child


    Course will increase students’ understanding of culturally sensitive care and key elements involved in addressing behavioral health needs of Native child and adolescent populations.

    Prerequisites Junior or senior standing.

    Credits 3
  
  • NAS 474 - Issues in Indian Health


    Historical and cultural context of disease in the Americas from 1500 AD to present, with focus on health of Indigenous Peoples of Southeast.

    Prerequisites Junior or senior standing.

    Credits 3
  
  • NAS 476 - American Indian Tobacco and Substance Use


    Broad historic and contemporary survey of how tobacco and consciousness-altering substance usages are situated within the culture and daily lives of Southeastern Native peoples.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Junior or senior standing.

    Credits 3

Natural Resources Management

  
  • NRM 140 - Natural Resource Conservation and Management


    Students will develop a basic understanding of natural resources, and will investigate relationships between those resources and society while exploring issues related to their management. (C5)

    Credits (3)
  
  • NRM 150 - Career Opportunities in Natural Resources Management


    Exploration of varied career opportunities; career and program planning advisement; professional values and requirements; exposure to professionals in field. 2 lab/discussion/ demonstration.

    Credits (1)
  
  • NRM 210 - Methods in Natural Resources Management


    Introduction to the data collection, analysis and presentation techniques used in Natural Resources Management. 3 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Credits (4)
  
  • NRM 320 - Soil Conservation


    Preservation, improvement, and utilization of soil resources for environmental management and productivity. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: NRM 210, or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • NRM 330 - Introduction to Wildlife Ecology and Management


    Presents foundations of wildlife ecology and management. Topics include history and legislation, population dynamics, habitat, conservation, and sampling techniques. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 210 or 340, or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
  
  • NRM 340 - Natural Resource Measurements


    Basic land, climatic, hydrologic, and vegetative measurements used in resource management.   3 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Credits (4)
  
  • NRM 344 - Applied Geographic Information Systems


    Application of geographic information systems to the study, conservation and management of natural resources. Independent project required.

    Prerequisites PREQ: GEOG 221.

    Credits (4)
  
  • NRM 351 - Forest Ecology


    The study of forests as integrated ecological systems; energy transfer; nutrient cycling; communities; succession; disturbance; and their roles in productivity and management. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: 210 or permission of instructor.

    Credits (3)
 

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