Apr 24, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 The department offers selected courses from this catalog as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty. Specific offerings for each term may be found in the Schedule of Classes.
 

 

Applied Music - Individual Lesson

  
  • MUA 294 - Jazz Piano Styles and Techniques

    (2)
    Develop basic piano skills in the authentic jazz style from New Orleans to the present. Learn the fundamental chords, piano scales, techniques, and styles of jazz.
    Prerequisite(s): MUA 292 or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUA 300 - Voice

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 301 - Piano

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 302 - Organ

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 303 - Harpsichord

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 305 - Viola

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 306 - Violoncello

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 307 - Double Bass

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 308 - Flute

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 309 - Oboe

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 310 - Clarinet

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 311 - Bassoon

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 312 - French Horn

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 313 - Trumpet

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 314 - Trombone

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 315 - Tuba

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 316 - Timpani

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 317 - Percussion

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 318 - Harp

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 319 - Guitar

    (1, 2, or 4)
  
  • MUA 320 - Bass Guitar

    (1, or 2)
  
  • MUA 322 - Lute

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 323 - Recorder

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 324 - Saxophone

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 325 - World Percussion

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 326 - Guqin

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 330 - Piano (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 331 - Guitar (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 332 - Trumpet (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 333 - Saxophone (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 334 - Percussion (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 335 - Double Bass (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 336 - Euphonium

    (1, 2, or 4)
  
  • MUA 340 - Applied Piano - Advanced Level

    (4)
  
  • MUA 345 - Vocal Coaching for Singers

    (1)
    Studies to prepare the vocal student to perform in concert, recital, and musical theatre, including study of style, performance practices, diction, interpretation, and audition preparation. Includes preparation of musical theatre repertoire as well as art song literature appropriate to students’ level of proficiency and accomplishment.
    Prerequisite(s): MUA 100 and instructor permission.
  
  • MUA 349 - Applied Music

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 375 - Accompanying for Piano Majors

    (2)
    Accompanying for students whose major instrument is piano.
  
  • MUA 376 - Accompaniment Practicum

    (1 to 2)
    Experience in piano accompaniment of solo and/or ensembles, vocal and instrumental. May be repeated for credit.
    Prerequisite(s): MUA 375 or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUA 391 - Accompanying for the Non-pianist I

    (2)
    Basic accompanying skills for the non-piano major. Designed for music majors who will need basic accompanying skills to function effectively in either the classroom or the private studio.
    Prerequisite(s): MUA 292.
  
  • MUA 392 - Accompanying for the Non-pianist II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUA 391.
    Prerequisite(s): MUA 391.
  
  • MUA 395 - Directed Applied Study

    (1 or 2)
    Directed independent applied study.
    Prerequisite(s): major standing, permission of music program.
  
  • MUA 400 - Voice

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 401 - Piano

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 402 - Organ

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 403 - Harpsichord

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 404 - Violin

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 405 - Viola

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 406 - Violoncello

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 407 - Double Bass

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 408 - Flute

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 409 - Oboe

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 410 - Clarinet

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 411 - Bassoon

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 412 - French Horn

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 413 - Trumpet

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 414 - Trombone

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 415 - Tuba

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 416 - Timpani

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 417 - Percussion

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 418 - Harp

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 419 - Guitar

    (1, 2, or 4)
  
  • MUA 420 - Bass Guitar

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 422 - Lute

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 423 - Recorder

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 424 - Saxophone

    (1, 2 or 4)
  
  • MUA 425 - World Percussion

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 426 - Guqin

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 430 - Piano (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 431 - Guitar (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 432 - Trumpet (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 433 - Saxophone (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 434 - Percussion (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 435 - Double Bass (Jazz)

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 436 - Euphonium

    (1, 2, or 4)
  
  • MUA 443 - Keyboard Skills for the Piano Major I

    (2)
    Functional skills for keyboard majors, including sight-reading, transposition, harmonization and score-reading.
  
  • MUA 444 - Keyboard Skills for the Piano Major II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUA 443.
    Prerequisite(s): MUA 443.
  
  • MUA 449 - Applied Music

    (1 or 2)
  
  • MUA 495 - Directed Applied Study

    (1 or 2)
    Directed independent applied study.
    Prerequisite(s): major standing, permission of department.
  
  • MUA 499 - Senior Recital

    (6)
    A recital approximately one hour in length (not including pauses and intermission) in which student demonstrates his/her creative and artistic abilities. Required in some music curricula as the culminating project before graduating, optional in others. Preparation for recital includes the applied lesson for the recital semester. Satisfies the general education requirement for the capstone experience
    Prerequisite(s): at least one semester of 400-level applied study.

Applied Technology in Business

  
  • ATB 306 - Business and Information Technology Foundations

    (3)
    The role of information technology (IT) in advancing organizational goals and discussion of how IT solutions to solve business problems are crafted will provide the backdrop for introducing students to a number of tools and methodologies. These include: modeling organizations and their competitive environment, modeling business processes, conceptual data modeling, flowcharting, and program design and development using VBA and VBScript.
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing and acceptance into the ATIB program.
  
  • ATB 307 - IT Project Management

    (3)
    Students are assigned corporate sponsored projects so they can practice their problem solving and project management skills, with special focus on interviewing, task identification, time/resource estimation, setting milestones, and project presentation. Topics covered also include executive and knowledge-based systems and inter-organizational systems.
    Prerequisite(s): ATB 306.
  
  • ATB 406 - Information Management

    (3)
    Students continue to work on corporate student projects and practice additional skills such as meeting management, implementation and user training. Additional focus is innovative uses of IT, effective use of communications and networking, and management of diverse information needs as part of an organization’s strategy.
    Prerequisite(s): ATB 307.
  
  • ATB 407 - Corporate Internship

    (3)
    Students work at a corporate site and work on a specific project that has been agreed to by the program director and the corporation. The students manage the project on their own using a variety of skills they have acquired during the prior three semesters in this program.
    Prerequisite(s): ATB 406.

Arabic Language

  
  • ARB 114 - Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture I

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of Arabic and Arabic culture. A beginning course, ARB 114, must be taken first. ARB 114 or 115 satisfies the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • ARB 115 - Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture II

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of Arabic and Arabic culture. A beginning course, ARB 114, must be taken first. ARB 114 or ARB 115 satisfies the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • ARB 214 - Second Year Arabic I

    (4)
    Two-semester sequence continuing the work of ARB 114-115, with the addition of cultural and literary readings. ARB 214 must be taken first. ARB 214 or ARB 215 satisfies the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one year of college Arabic or equivalent.
  
  • ARB 215 - Second Year Arabic II

    (4)
    Two-semester sequence continuing the work of ARB 114-115, with the addition of cultural and literary readings. ARB 214 must be taken first. ARB 214 or ARB 215 satisfies the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one year of college Arabic or equivalent.

Art Education

  
  • AED 301 - Visual Culture, Theories in Art Education

    (2)
    This course develops knowledge of the theories and historical foundations of art education. Through lectures, readings, and discussion, students will explore historical and current trends in art education and visual culture as they learn to construct effective instruction and curricula in the visual arts using current instructional models and assessment strategies. This course is cross-listed with EST 501.
  
  • AED 302 - Teaching Art in the Elementary School

    (4)
    This course develops knowledge and skills for teaching art in elementary schools. Through lectures, readings, discussion, and field experience, students explore current trends in art education, visual literacy, and visual culture while constructing and practicing effective instruction and designing curricula in the visual arts using current instructional and assessment strategies. This course is crosslisted with EST 502. Field placement required.
    Prerequisite(s): AED 301.
  
  • AED 303 - Teaching Art in the Middle School

    (2)
    This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills for teaching art in middle schools. Through lectures, readings, discussion and field experience, students explore current trends in art education, visual literacy, and visual culture while constructing and practicing effective instruction and designing curricula in the visual arts using current instructional assessment strategies. This course is cross-listed with EST 503. Field placement required.
    Prerequisite(s): AED 301 and AED 302.
    Corequisite(s): AED 304.
  
  • AED 304 - Teaching Art at the Secondary Level

    (4)
    This course develops knowledge and skills for teaching art at secondary levels. Through lectures, readings, field and studio experience, students explore historical and current trends in art education, visual culture, and visual literacy while constructing effective instruction and curricula in the visual arts using current instructional and assessment strategies. This course is cross-listed with EST 504. Field placement required.
    Prerequisite(s): AED 301, 302.
    Corequisite(s): AED 303.
  
  • AED 455 - Internship in Art Education

    (12)
    Provides teaching and other appropriate activities in an area classroom with guidance by university supervisor and cooperating teachers. General and specific instructional interns concerns are explored in multiple concurrent seminars. Completion of a program evaluation is required before a grade is reported to the registrar. Grade of 2.8 is required for certification recommendation.May not be repeated.
  
  • AED 490 - Independent Study in Art Education

    (1 to 4)
    Pursues directed individual reading and research in art education. May include a field placement, as well as development of specific teaching materials. May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of department (present written consent by faculty who will supervise study).

Art History

  
  • AH 100 - Introduction to the History of Western Art I

    (4)
    History and analysis of the visual arts of western Europe from prehistoric times through the Medieval period. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
  
  • AH 101 - Introduction to the History of Western Art II

    (4)
    History and analysis of the visual arts of western Europe from the Renaissance to the present. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
  
  • AH 104 - Introduction to Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

    (4)
    Introduction to the monuments of Asia, including India, China, Japan and the Islamic world, including the Near East and North Africa. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
  
  • AH 200 - Critical Thinking and Writing in Art History I

    (4)
    Introduction to research in art and art history, practice in writing about art from various points of view, and analytical reading of critical texts. Written and oral presentation of major research paper. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): AH 100, AH 101 or AH 104 and written permission of the instructor.
  
  • AH 262 - Introduction to the History of Western Architecture

    (4)
    History and analysis of the architecture of Western Europe and North America from the period of ancient Greece to the present.
  
  • AH 291 - Concepts of Modern and Postmodern Art

    (4)
    An overview of major movements, artists and critical themes of twentieth century art and an introduction to the themes of contemporary critical discourse. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): AH 101.
  
  • AH 301 - Japanese Art

    (4)
    The development of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms (bronze, ceramic, lacquer ware, armor) in Japan from prehistory to modern times.
    Prerequisite(s): AH 104 or IS 220.
 

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