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2018-2019 Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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  • LITR 270H The Bible as Literature: Honors


    Course studies literary qualities of the Bible with attention to its poetic and narrative modes. Instruction examines ways in which Biblical literary forms, themes, and images influence American and European literature. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2672HN
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  
  
  • LITR 277 Fantasy Literature


    The course will examine the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing on their thematic structure, stylistic features, and rhetorical strategies. It will analyze their relationship to the Fantasy Literature which preceded and succeeded them and the context of the socio-political milieu in which they were written. It will also explore the interpretation of the texts, especially The Lord of the Rings, in their post-publication manifestations in the various media.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-2719
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 279 Zombies in Popular Media


    This course explores the history, significance, and representation of the zombie as a figure in horror and fantasy texts. Instruction follows an intense schedule, using critical theory and source media (literature, comics, and films) to spur discussion and exploration of the figure’s many incarnations. Daily assignments focus on reflection and commentary, while final projects foster thoughtful connections between student disciplines and the figure of the zombie.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2725J
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 281H Victorian Illustrated Poetry: Honors


    In this seminar, we will focus on Victorian illustrated poetry and its dynamic interplay between image and word. We will consider the function and effect of illustration in general, and the special problematic associated with the visual interpretation of poetry. We will also pay attention to the illustrated book as a material object, a collaboration of many makers working within the context of particular human, institutional, and cultural relationships. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2692HN
    HL
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 282 The Vietnam War in History, Literature and the Arts


    The Vietnam War is one of the most studied, documented, and argued about wars in American history. The debate has taken the form of historical inquiries, poetry, novels, film, music, and other arts. The war shaped the experiences of a generation and continues to affect American life and arts. This interdisciplinary course examines the conflict in Southeast Asia through the eyes of journalists, fiction writers, poets, historians, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2636
    HL GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 282H The Vietnam War in History, Literature and the Arts: Honors


    The Vietnam War is one of the most studied, documented, and argued about wars in American history. The debate has taken the form of historical inquiries, poetry, novels, film, music, and other arts. The war shaped the experiences of a generation and continues to affect American life and arts. This interdisciplinary course examines the conflict in Southeast Asia through the eyes of journalists, fiction writers, poets, historians, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2636HN
    HL PL
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 283 Baseball in History and Literature: A Contested Narrative


    This course will examine the dynamic cultural meaning of baseball in the United States, from the rise of the professionalism in the mid-19th century to the introduction of free agency and the rise of corporate competitions of the present. Through lectures, readings, and discussions on the history of baseball and analysis of the literary texts the sport inspires, students will explore issues of American identity and examine how sport can be a reflection of society as well as an instrument of change.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2639
    HL
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 284 Literature and Visual Culture


    This course introduces students to a broad range of approaches to visual texts and written literature. Students will learn how visual, cultural, and literary theories enable them to create different interpretive strategies in their approaches to specific texts. Critical concepts studied may include subjectivity, the gaze, (re)presentation, gendered bodies, the practice of everyday life, the posthuman. The class will emphasize students’ critical writing as a creative process.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2751
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 284H Literature and Visual Culture: Honors


    This course introduces students to a broad range of approaches to visual texts and written literature. Students will learn how visual, cultural, and literary theories enable them to create different interpretive strategies in their approaches to specific texts. Critical concepts studied may include subjectivity, the gaze, (re)presentation, gendered bodies, the practice of everyday life, the posthuman. The class will emphasize students’ critical writing as a creative process. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2751HN
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 285 Graphic Narrative: Words, Image, Culture


    This course explores past and present comics, graphic novel perspectives and the influences of visual culture upon the ways in which human interactions are represented through the convergence of text and images. With an emphasis on the creative and critical processes and products of those who have mastered hybrid image/text forms, students will critically read, discuss and write about significant literary and graphic image contributions to the field. Participants will also investigate their own lived experience with comics, graphic novels and Visual Culture. Students will learn to see beyond the received definitions and applications of comics and graphic novels to discover new cultural, aesthetic, historical, economic, etc. connections with graphic narrative forms. We will examine the works of: Art Spiegalman, Gotthold Ephriam Lessing, Scott McCloud, Will Eisner, Chris Ware, Alison Bechdel, Marijane Satrapi, Mike Mignola, Alan Moore and David Gibbons, Jeremy Lowe, Aaron McGruder, Guy DeLisele, and many others.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3752
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  
  • LITR 286H Literature and the Culture of Cyberspace: Honors


    Students consider representations of cyberspace in literature and explore themes such as cyberspace and postmodernism; virtual reality; the posthuman; and definitions of space, time, and identity. Authors studied may include William Gibson, Jeanette Winterson, Shelley Jackson, Michael Joyce, and Stuart Moulthrop. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2753HN
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 287 Literature and Gaming


    Students explore how game play and game design foster intersections between literary and technological approaches to representing human experience. Course may address theories of representation and simulation, relationships between print and digital cultures, and the implications of digital media for literary interpretation. Emphasis on collaborative student projects built around selected literary texts. Technology/gaming background not required, although students should have basic computer literacy. Course theme may change from term to term. Course repeatable as theme changes.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3755
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  
  • LITR 291 The Literature of HIV/AIDS: Service Learning


    The Literature of HIV/AIDS: Service Learning explores the subject of HIV/AIDS through a variety of literary texts as well as through involvement in service. Students read and write about poetry, fiction, nonfiction and drama and investigate the different ways in which literature has intervened in representations of HIV/AIDS. Students will also volunteer at community agencies such as Howard Brown Health Center that address issues of awareness, prevention, and the needs of those living with HIV/AIDS. Using an ethnographic approach, students incorporate their own experiences as volunteers into their discussion and writing about the discourses and representations of HIV/AIDS.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2701
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B   or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  
  • LITR 310 Studies in the Novel


    Rotating topics course examines origins and development of the novel in British, American, World, Postcolonial, or other contexts. Consideration of narrative form and style in light of related historical, aesthetic, and cultural factors. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3610
    HL WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 310H Studies in the Novel: Honors


    Rotating topics course examines origins and development of the novel in British, American, World, Postcolonial, or other contexts. Consideration of narrative form and style in light of related historical, aesthetic, and cultural factors. Course is repeatable as topic changes. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3610HN
    HL WI
    Prerequisites   ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 335 Contemporary Native-American Novel


    Course explores several important novels published since 1965 by Native-American writers. These writers employ fresh approaches in contrast to traditional linearity of novel form. Readings include works by such writers as Sherman Alexie, N. Scott Momaday, James Welch, Louise Erdrich, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, Linda Hogan, and Paula Gunn Allen.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3646
    HL WI PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 336 U.S. Latino Literature


    Course examines short stories, poems, and novels dealing with bicultural experience of those from different parts of Latin America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Course is for students who want to learn more about Hispanic culture in the U.S. as well as for those who want to learn more about their own culture.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3644
    HL WI PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 340 African American Literature


    Series of courses focuses on African-American literature. African-American Women Writers examines figures such as Harriet Wilson, Frances Harper, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Ann Petry, Toni Morrison, and Terry McMillan. African-American Novel examines novelists such as James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ralph Ellison, and Zora Neale Hurston. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3642
    HL WI PL
    Prerequisites   ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 342 Issues in African and African American Studies


    Course offers focused, in-depth study of a significant issue or issues in African and African-American literary and cultural production. Students will read, discuss, research, and write about the issues. Course includes readings in theory as well as literature and may include examples from disciplines such as art, film, and music. Representing the African in the New World focuses on such writers as Houston Baker, Jacques Derrida, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Toni Morrison, and others. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3643
    HL GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 344 Slave Narrative as Documentary


    Course examines literary and cinematic traditions in which slave narratives and African-American documentary film share rhetorical, artistic and political purposes. Course demonstrates how slave narratives and documentary film functioned at the forefronts of the 20th century socio-cultural activism for the redress of inequalities. Through written text and cinema-graphic arguments, the course explores how slave narratives served as analogs to American literary conventions and how documentary films continue to inform popular and critical literary texts and images. This course is a critical research course that informs and supports the goals and objectives of Writing & Rhetoric I and II foundational courses within the English Department.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3645
    HL PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 350 Women Writers


    Series of courses explores women writers. Southern Women Writers considers myths and realities of American South in light of regionalism and socioeconomic, racial, and religious factors. Writers may include Welty, O’Connor, Walker, McCullers, Porter, Settle, Mason, and Humphreys. Contemporary course focuses on writers who examined woman’s place in culture and who helped shape new attitudes toward women. Representative artists may include Atwood, Lessing, Oates, Morrison, Wasserstein, and Churchill. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3650
    HL PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 365 Shakespeare


    Series of courses examines Shakespeare’s works in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. Shakespeare: Tragedies may include Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Shakespeare: Comedies may include The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest. Shakespeare: Histories focuses on Shakespeare’s dramatization of English history from Richard II to Richard III. Shakespeare: Political Plays considers some histories and plays such as Julius Caesar and Coriolanus. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3660
    HL WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 365H Shakespeare: Honors


    Series of courses examines Shakespeare’s works in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. Shakespeare: Tragedies may include Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Shakespeare: Comedies may include The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest. Shakespeare: Histories focuses on Shakespeare’s dramatization of English history from Richard II to Richard III. Shakespeare: Political Plays considers some histories and plays such as Julius Caesar and Coriolanus. Course is repeatable as topic changes. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3660HN
    HL WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 370 Romantic Poets


    Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, and Byron receive attention in study of major Romantic poets. Students examine major complete works by these important figures and may look at portions of longer works such as The Prelude and Don Juan.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3670
    HL WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 372 Modern British and American Poetry


    The work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, W.H. Auden, and others is read in this survey of the Modernist period, 1900-1945. The course also provides an introduction to Postmodernism.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3671
    HL WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 374 Contemporary American Poetry


    Works of poets such as Roethke, Ginsberg, Plath, Lowell, Ashbery, Rich, Creeley, Bly, Baraka, Brooks, and others are read and discussed in survey of post-modernist period, 1945 to present. Course also examines rise of important movements such as projectivism, the Beats, the New York School, Confessional Poetry, Surrealism, Feminism, the New Formalism, and Multiculturalism.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3672
    HL WI
    Prerequisites   ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 375 Poetry and Jazz


    This class will explore ways in which the creative impulses and procedures of jazz-a music of intense emotion, imagination (intuitively structured improvisation), and energy (fresh, vital rhythms and instrumental colors)-have inspired and intensified modern poetry. We will listen to jazz on record, read examples of poetry inspired by jazz, discuss their common social and cultural contexts, and discover how music may influence poetry’s subject, language, sound, and form. No previous knowledge of jazz is required for this course.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-3675
    HL PL
    Prerequisites   ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  orENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  
  • LITR 379H Seminar in Literature: Honors


    Advanced study focusing on selected writers, issues, trends, or movements in literature. Course may address American, British, and / or world literatures. Course repeatable as topic changes. This is an Honors course and in addition to other pre-requisites, students need a minimum GPA of 3.50 to register.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3690HN
    HL WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 381 Seminar in Global Literature


    Advanced study focusing on selected writers, issues, trends, or movements in literature, with a primary focus on one or more regions or cultures outside the US. Topics include Literature of the Black Diaspora, South Asian Literature, Contemporary African Literature, and Caribbean Literature. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3691
    HL WI GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 382 Seminar in Literature: US Pluralism


    Advanced study focusing on selected writers, issues, trends, or movements in literature, with a primary focus on one or more diverse literary heritages within the context of US literature. Common topics include African American Literature, US Latinx Literature, Asian American Literature, US Women Writers, US LGBTQ Literature, and Native American Literature. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3693
    HL WI PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  
  
  • LITR 388 Critical Editions in Literature


    Students collaboratively develop a critical edition of one or more literary texts. Like editors of similar editions from mainstream publishers, students will annotate the text and compose supporting material such as an introduction, critical interpretations, essays addressing biographical, cultural, historical, rhetorical and artistic contexts for the work, and bibliographic material for further research. Students use basic design principles to organize their work into coherent projects. Course texts change from section to section.

    Repeatable: N
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 496 Independent Project: Literature


    An independent project is designed by the student, with approval of supervising faculty member, to study an area not available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, student must submit written proposal that outlines the project.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-3798
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • LITR 675 History of the Essay


    Seneca to Montaigne to Alice Meynell to Simone Weil, etc… . a linear, disjunctive, or creative tour into the heart of the essay. This class will explore the essay in its historical and theoretical forms and development. The class will spend considerable time on the classical essay, but also look deeply at the protean shapes the essay can take, the different ways it makes its lyrical and intellectual possibilities manifest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-6695
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • LITR 679 Graduate Seminar in Literature


    Graduate-only advanced seminar in literature focuses on one author or a group of authors. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-6690
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 101 Basic Math Skills


    Basic Math Skills is designed for college students who have a weak background in mathematics and who may exhibit math anxiety. The course concentrates on operations involving fractions, decimals, and percents. Measurement, geometry, statistics, and the principles of algebra are also introduced. The class focuses on student participation, collaborative learning, and activities that develop students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills. (Basic Math Skills does not satisfy the College’s mathematics requirement.)

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1710
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 110 College Mathematics


    This course covers essential mathematical skills expected at the college level. Some of the topics covered are: problem-solving, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, logarithms and exponential equations. Students solve problems, improve understanding of mathematical concepts and gain confidence in their ability to do math.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1720
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 101 Basic Math Skills  or ACCU-T-34 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 34  or ACT-M-17 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 17  or SAT-M-420 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 420  or CMPS-M-34 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 34  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics


    The course covers essential mathematical concepts, with an emphasis on rigorously understanding definitions, using problem-solving and discovering applications. Topics include logical deduction, number systems, algebraic equations, combinatorial counting methods and probability.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1723
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 101 Basic Math Skills  or ACCU-T-34 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 34  or ACT-M-17 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 17  or SAT-M-420 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 420  or CMPS-M-34 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 34  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning


    Quantitative Reasoning surveys the ways that mathematics is used in the real world. As our society grows more technologically complex, the ability to interpret and analyze quantitative information has become an increasingly essential skill for citizenship. The goal of this course is to develop the reasoning capacity, critical thinking skills, and statistical literacy needed to make sense of issues that routinely appear in the media. Essential topics in consumer mathematics will also be covered.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1728
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 101 Basic Math Skills  or ACCU-T-34 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 34  or ACT-M-17 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 17  or SAT-M-420 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 420  or CMPS-M-34 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 34  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 150 Geometry in the Arts


    Course presents basic geometric concepts such as the Pythagorean theorem, properties and measurements of points, lines, angles, plane figures, and classic solids. In-class activities include the integration of small group work and individual research projects. Effort will be made to apply geometrical concepts to students’ major areas of study.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1724
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics  or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics  or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning  or ACCU-T-50 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 50  or ACT-M-20 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 20  or SAT-M-490 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 490  or CMPS-M-50 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 50  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 155 Math in Art and Nature


    This course shows the relationship between mathematics and art in nature, for example, the shape of a butterfly and the spiral on a pineapple. Using a compass and a straightedge, students learn geometric concepts in order to do basic Euclidean constructions as well as golden rectangle, baravelle spiral, and the lute of Pythagoras constructions.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1725
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics  or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics  or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning  or ACCU-T-50 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 50  or ACT-M-20 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 20  or SAT-M-490 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 490  or CMPS-M-50 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 50  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 160 Mathematical Ideas


    This is an online mathematics course intended for liberal arts students at the college level. Mathematical Ideas is divided into historical perspectives, algebraic systems, and applied consumer mathematics. Topics include numerations, finite mathematics, algebra of real numbers, linear-quadratic-exponential functions, geometry, and consumer mathematics.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1721
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics  or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics  or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning  or ACCU-T-67 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  or ACT-M-23 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 23  or SAT-M-550 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 550  or CMPS-M-67 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 165 Math for Marketing and Management


    Course provides specific applications of mathematics for Marketing and Management majors. Emphasis is placed on solving problems in the areas of interest, discount negotiable instruments, payroll, buying and selling, checking accounts, and other business related applications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-1726
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics  or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics  or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning  or ACCU-T-67 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  or ACT-M-23 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 23  or SAT-M-550 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 550  or CMPS-M-67 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 205 Introduction to Statistics


    This course provides a foundation in the principles of statistics, with examples drawn from a variety of sources providing context. Topics include sampling and data collection, averages, measures of variation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and linear regression.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-2706
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics  or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics  or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning  or ACCU-T-67 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  or ACT-M-23 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 23  or SAT-M-550 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 550  or CMPS-M-67 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 210 College Algebra


    This course examines linear and quadratic equations, word problems, polynomials, graphing and straight lines, systems of equations, rational expressions, radicals, and quadratic equations. Relevance to everyday mathematical usage is emphasized.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-2710
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning  or MATH 110 College Mathematics  or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics  or ACCU-T-67 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  or ACT-M-23 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 23  or SAT-M-550 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 550  or CMPS-M-67 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 215 Precalculus


    This course is designed to prepare students for Calculus. Topics include solving linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations and inequalities, functions, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions (definition, graph and identities). In addition to content mastery, the course will further develop students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-2713
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 210 College Algebra  or ACCU-T-75 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 75  or ACT-M-25 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 25  or SAT-M-580 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 580  or CMPS-M-75 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 75  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 220 Calculus I


    Course introduces higher mathematics by examining the fundamental principles of calculus–functions, graphs, limits, applications of the derivative, anti-derivatives, area, and the integral. Course presents additional mathematical applications in business, the arts, and the social sciences.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-2720
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 215 Precalculus  or ACCU-T-80 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 80  or AACT-M-27 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 27  or SAT-M-620 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 620  or CMPS-M-80 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 80  
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MATH 220H Calculus I: Honors


    Course introduces higher mathematics by examining the fundamental principles of calculus–functions, graphs, limits, applications of the derivative, anti-derivatives, area, and the integral. Course presents additional mathematical applications in business, the arts, and the social sciences. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-2720HN
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 215 Precalculus  or ACCU-T-80 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 80  or ACT-M-27 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 27  or SAT-M-620 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 620  or CMPS-M-80 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 80  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MATH 221 Calculus II


    This course includes application of the derivative, the integral, differential equations, and the functions of two variables. Students discover the historical and logical developments of calculus. Applications in management as well as in the social, behavioral, medical, physical, and natural sciences are emphasized.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-2721
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 220 Calculus I 
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MATH 305 Discrete Mathematics


    Discrete Mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that have distinct, separated values. Topics include mathematical proof, logic, set theory, functions, relations, counting methods, and graph theory.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-3700
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 220 Calculus I 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 310 Linear Algebra


    Linear algebra is the study of vector spaces and transformations on them. This course emphasizes techniques of computation and applications. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, eigenvalues and eigenspaces, and inner product spaces. Applications typically include polynomial interpolation, electrical networks, cryptography, computer graphics, Markov chains, and approximation of functions including Fourier methods.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-3740
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 220 Calculus I 
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MATH 315H Modeling Biology with Mathematics: Honors


    In mathematics, differential equations express the relationship between several quantities and their rates of change. When used in application, these equations can function as mathematical models of complex dynamic systems, such as those found naturally in biology. In this course, we will explore a variety of systems using models based on differential equations, and learn how to use mathematical tools, including calculus, to analyze these systems. This course is part of the Honors program and requires, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to register (in addition to other possible pre-requisites).

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-3725HN
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 220 Calculus I  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 320 Calculus III


    In this, the final course of the Calculus sequence, we extend the ideas of single-variable Calculus to functions of several variables. Topics include vectors and vector-valued functions, partial and directional derivatives, optimization problems (including Lagrange multipliers), and multiple, line, and surface integrals. Applications include computation of length, surface area, volume and center of mass for figures in three dimensions.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-3710
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 221 Calculus II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 330 Elementary Differential Equations


    Differential Equations is the study of methods of solving equations involving differentials (derivatives). The course concentrates on differential equations of first order and second order; simultaneous, linear, and homogeneous differential equations; solutions by power series; Laplace transforms and applications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-3720
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 221 Calculus II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MATH 340 Numerical Analysis


    This course covers numerical methods and computer programming to investigate questions in science and engineering fields. These methods include root finding for nonlinear equations, interpolation, approximation of functions with polynomials, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations and numerical methods for solving systems of equations. The course analyzes algorithms and discusses applicability and accuracy of numerical methods. Some knowledge of computer programming is required.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 56-3730
    MA
    Prerequisites MATH 221 Calculus II  and PROG 101 Introduction to Programming 
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MATH 399 Topics in Mathematics:


    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • MEDI 201 Culture, Race and Media


    This immersive course enables students to view, analyze, interpret and evaluate current media to identify the consequences of their pervasive influence. Interactive, facilitated discussions and exercises, stimulating readings, web-based assignments and analysis of media examples in myriad genres of cinema, television, games, photography, print, audio, advertisements, performance and others, offer students new insights into both media and their lives. Utilizing regularly posted progress reports, students reflect on their ideologies while investigating race, ethnicity, gender, social class, age, religion, ability, sexual and other identities to recognize their cultural and ethical responsibilities as media makers and influencers.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 40-2803
    SS PL
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 201H Culture, Race and Media: Honors


    Course enables students to analyze subtle and subliminal messages about culture, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, class, and ability as presented to us through the media. The media–television, film, and print–has a pervasive influence upon how we view the world. Through open discussions of differences, research, and stimulating readings, we will learn who we are and why we view things the way we do. Expected outcomes include new insights into media influence and our responsibility as media makers, a research project, and self-examination of personal cultural and racial identity.
    This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 40-2803HN
    SS
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO) and 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 310 Transmedia Analysis: Games, Film and Television


    Modern storytelling is not constrained to one medium. This course provides students with an opportunity to learn about the ways in which core narrative properties can be adapted to various media, specifically narrative games, television, and film. Through selected case studies, students will analyze the ways in which core narrative properties are defined, adapted, and transformed across media. This class is a prerequisite for the Semester in LA/Transmedia Production: Games, Film, and Television course.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 24-3001
    Prerequisites GAME 260 Story Development for Interactive Media  or CINE 245 Screenwriting II: The Feature Film  or TELE 310 Writing for Television 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 311 Transmedia Development: Cinema


    This interdepartmental Semester in L.A. course brings students from various backgrounds together to develop their IP Bibles into a feature film project.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • MEDI 312 Transmedia Development: Television


    This interdepartmental Semester in L.A. course brings students from various backgrounds together to develop their IP Bibles into material for a television series. Each student will develop the various components of a series bible.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • MEDI 313 Transmedia Development: Game


    This interdepartmental Semester in L.A. course brings students from various backgrounds together to develop their IP Bibles into material for the game industry. Each student will develop one piece of material, such as a short game or game sequence that incorporates at least one extensive dialogue tree and substantive narrative content.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 36-3005C
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 315 Transmedia Development: Bible


    This Semester in L.A. course offering from the school of Media Arts will bring students from various programs together to create original or adapted material for film, television, and the gaming industries. Each student will develop an Intellectual Property (IP) Bible for an original concept or previously undeveloped intellectual property, with the intention to create plat-form appropriate materials for film, a television series, and a game. Students from Film & Video, Television, and Interactive Arts and Media will be encouraged to apply, but the class is open to other qualified students as well.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 75-3003DL
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • MEDI 330 Directing and Acting Across the Media


    Junior-level directing and acting students from Cinema and Television Arts and Theatre will study together in a four-week summer-session seminar/lab class that investigates the similarities/differences between each area of production. Students will learn and practice techniques of acting, staging, text analysis, story boarding, editing and collaboration, and explore the difference between time and space as it relates to cinema, television and theatre. In an ongoing classroom dialogue the students, instructor and guest instructors will discuss all areas of acting and directing across media. They will also watch plays, movies and TV productions and analyze them critically and competitively. Working directors will visit the class, either in person or by digital media, to lend their experience.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 24-3306
    Prerequisites THEA 366 Directing III  or THEA 250 Character & Ensemble  or CINE 225 Cinema Directing I  or TELE 341 Directing and Production: Narrative  
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MEDI 365 Interdisciplinary Documentary Outreach and Impact


    This course covers the social justice and outreach campaigns used to create impact around social change for projects in a variety of disciplines. Students will evaluate the components of an outreach campaign for efficacy and identify the measurable impact of several campaigns. Students will work in teams to create an impact and engagement campaign of their own for a current non-fiction project.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites CINE 272 Interdisciplinary Documentary Producing  
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 370 DocYourWorld


    #docyourworld is a modular course born out of the successful multi-disciplinary collaboration of Cinema, Television, Radio, Journalism, Interactive Arts & Media, Creative Writing, and Photography. This course culminates in the annual event, which bears the same name. #docyourworld brings together students and faculty from across the college along with leaders in the field of the non-fiction documentary form. Students curate and produce the two-day event and develop skills for working with stakeholders in the documentary field.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 24-1815
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 380 Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Documentary


    This is an advanced Topics course in the Interdisciplinary Documentary Program. The topics will vary. This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • MEDI 382 Advanced Topics in Media Studies


    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  
  • MEDI 385 Advanced Topics in Multiplatform Storytelling


    This is an Advanced Topics course in the area of Multi-platform Storytelling. The topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MEDI 450 Diversity in the Media: Gender, Race and Age in Hollywood


    This course will explore how television and other entertainment media cover issues of race and ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, age and social class and why it is vitally important in a diverse and multicultural society. We will look at how the media works and who controls it; who gets hired and promoted; and how corporate policies, government regulation, marketing, societal pressures and economic realities dictate the changing attitudes and business decisions of the media.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-4670L
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 480 Advanced Interdisciplinary Documentary Lab


    An interdisciplinary, capstone documentary course that uses non-fiction approaches and techniques to address social issue topics through cross-disciplinary practices. A team of students from a variety of non-fiction disciplines (video, audio, journalism, photography, interactive media) will collaborate in a single, multifaceted documentary project, grounded in a significant social issue, in collaboration with community organizations. The course will address one topic from various disciplines, perspectives, and platforms, and will include the creation of non-fiction content, learning guides; links, and other outreach.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 75-3000
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • MEDI 481 The Sonic Experience


    This course is designed for students interested in or already engaged in interdisciplinary coursework in music, audio arts, computer programming and interactivity. The Sonic Experience will provide a unifying framework of contexts, theories, and applications to enhance students’ understanding of and competencies in these allied Music Technology fields.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 75-3101
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MEDI 482 Music Technology Capstone


    In this course, seniors in Music Technology will harness their energies, knowledge, skills, and interests to create final capstone projects of their individual design. This 1-credit course is a project-based companion to the final spring semester of the 4-semester sequence of MEDI 481 The Sonic Experience. The course is offered in spring only, and the final projects are presented as part of the Manifest Festival. Students who plan to graduate in a fall semester should take this capstone course the previous spring.

    Repeatable: N
    Concurrent Requisite MEDI 481 The Sonic Experience  
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  
  • MEDI 580 Documentary Arts Laboratory


    An interdisciplinary, capstone documentary laboratory that exposes students to service learning and prepares them for today’s cross-disciplinary workplace. A team of students, chosen by interview from the departments of Film & Video, Interactive Arts & Media, Journalism, Marketing Communication, Radio, and Television, will collaborate in a single, multifaceted Web-based project, grounded in a significant social issue, to include such elements as a narrative overview; documentary products from the varied disciplines and perspectives; games and other interactive teaching tools; learning guides; links; and other outreach.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 75-6000
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 101 Fundamentals of Music Literacy


    This introductory course addresses foundational skills for developing musical literacy. Course focuses in equal parts on critical listening, basic musical notation, and skills required for clear and idiomatic verbal and written communication about the details of musical performances. It is intended as an introduction to musical language for non-music majors.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1020
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 104 Music Theory for Musical Theatre


    Music Theory for Musical Theatre is a fundamental course tailored to Musical Theatre BA and Musical Theatre Performance BFA students. The course concentrates on the core theoretical concepts utilized in music and provides basic aural skills training incorporating music of the musical theatre genre. The course combines study of the concepts of notation, rhythm, tonality, and harmony in the context of reading and aural perception of music through performance and dictation of melodies, intervals, triads, major and minor scales, chord progressions, and basic chord structures. Students learn the written musical theory for concepts addressed in the course and have the ability to demonstrate and apply them through dictation and performance.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1170
    Prerequisites MUSC 108 Music Prep  or MUSC-T-77 EXAM-MUSC MINIMUM SCORE = 77  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 105 Guitar Prep


    This course is designed for entry level guitar students. This course includes instruction on reading music,technique, major scales,major and minor 7 chords, ensemble performance and effective practice strategies.

    Repeatable: N
    Co-requisites MUSC 110 Foundations of Music I  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  
  • MUSC 107 Fundamentals of Musical Theatre Singing


    This course is a beginning level class in singing for the musical theatre performer. It is designed to familiarize students with fundamental vocal techniques and musical theatre repertoire and to help students become comfortable with solo and ensemble singing onstage.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1540
    Musical Theatre Majors Only (2MUS)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 108 Music Prep


    Course prepares students for study of theory and is based on intense drill in note recognition, work with basic rhythms, and preliminary development of aural skills, with special attention to note replication. Students develop a sense of self-discipline required for the study of music, a sense of relative pitch, a verbal musical literacy, and an ability to listen actively.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1100
    Non-Music Majors Only (N320)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 109 Music Fundamentals


    This lab facilitates students to be successful in Foundations in Music I and II. Class activities are based on intense drill in note recognition, work with basic rhythms, and preliminary development of aural skills, with special attention to note replication. Students develop a sense of self-discipline required for the study of music, a sense of relative pitch, a verbal musical literacy, and an ability to listen actively.

    Repeatable: Y
    Music Majors Only (M320)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  
  • MUSC 110 Foundations of Music I


    Foundations of Music I is the initial course of the Music Core Curriculum and includes instruction in the areas of theory, aural skills, keyboard (or equivalent) and digital audio workstations.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1120
    Co-requisites MUSC 109 Music Fundamentals  or MUSC-T-77 EXAM-MUSC MINIMUM SCORE = 77  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 118 Foundations of Music Lab  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 111 Foundations of Music II


    Foundations of Music II is the second course of the Music Core Curriculum and includes instruction in the areas of theory, aural skills, keyboard (or equivalent) and digital audio workstations.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites MUSC 110 Foundations of Music I  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 118 Foundations of Music Lab  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 112 Aural Skills I


    This course provides intensive ear training drills designed to develop listening skills, particularly pitch, interval, chord, and rhythm recognition.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1110
    Prerequisites MUSC 108 Music Prep  or MUSC-T-77 EXAM-MUSC MINIMUM SCORE = 77  
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  
  • MUSC 113 Aural Skills II


    This course applies knowledge obtained in Aural Skills I with extensive sightsinging and dictation of rhythmic exercises and diatonic melodies in one and two parts. Major, minor, and modal scales are explored as are more sophisticated rhythmic values and time signatures. Students perform a diatonic melody in major or minor without the aid of an instrument, sightsing a diatonic melody in major or minor, and sing a melody while playing a simple accompaniment on the piano.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-2111
    Prerequisites MUSC 112 Aural Skills I  
    Co-requisites  MUSC 176 Keyboard I  
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  
  • MUSC 115 Theory II


    Theory II continues development of material taught in Theory I. New topics include modulation, binary and ternary forms, modal mixture, the Neapolitan sixth, augmented sixth chords, chromatic harmony and voice leading. Students demonstrate mastery of the topics through written chord progressions in four-parts, harmonizing melodies, extensive in-class and written analysis.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-2121
    Prerequisites MUSC 110 Foundations of Music I  or MUSC-T-77 EXAM-MUSC MINIMUM SCORE = 77  
    Co-requisites   MUSC 176 Keyboard I  
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  
  • MUSC 118 Foundations of Music Lab


    Foundations Lab is a techniques class designed to accompany the first two levels of the Foundations Sequence in the Music Department. The course provides intensive ear training drills designed to develop listening skills, accuracy of pitch and intervals, chord and rhythm recognition.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  
  • MUSC 135 Techniques for Improvisation I


    This is an introductory study in improvisation. Students in this course will explore standard jazz and contemporary repertoire through application of theoretical and technical concepts. This course is a part of a sequence for music majors. Students will apply the methods taught in this class in their private study.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-2381
    Co-requisites MUSC 112 Aural Skills I  and MUSC 110 Foundations of Music I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 151 Digital Music Production I


    This course introduces students to writing, producing and performing music in the digital workspace, with a focus on club-based genres such as Techno, House and Hip-Hop. The course will trace the historical roots of dance music and club culture from its earliest incarnations in radio, through Northern Soul, Disco, Garage, Hip-Hop, House, Techno, etc. Students will apply various software and hardware combinations to create basic arrangements through regular project work. The course includes a final-project finished track.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1911
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 152 Technology for Musicians I


    This course introduces the student to the various technology tools that will be used in courses throughout the music program. Topics will include software for score and lead sheet preparation, and an introduction to music creation in digital environments using virtual instruments, soft-synths, and the digital/audio workstation.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1915
    Prerequisites MUSC 112 Aural Skills I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 160 African-American Music Survey


    A chronological survey of the broad repertoire of music created by African peoples in the United States from the period of enslavement through the modern era. Course begins with study of the West African roots of the music and progresses through the music’s evolution into diverse styles, genres, and distinctive performance practices. The course focuses on the historical, cultural, sociological, and aesthetic contexts of the music.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1621
    HU PL
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 161 Popular Contemporary Music


    Course examines the history of contemporary music since 1950, particularly rock and roll, and the social values that have contributed to its stylistic development. The exploration of the trends in popular music focuses on movements that reflect important political and cultural currents in the United States and across the globe.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1620
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 162 Music Through the Ages, from Chant to R&B


    Course examines music from early times to the present day, giving special attention to the body of works typically identified as Western art music. It covers a wide variety of music–including genres that range from Gregorian chant to R&B–and situates this music meaningfully with the help of historical information, cultural context, musical vocabulary, and critical concepts. At the conclusion of this course, successful students will listen to a wide variety of musical genres knowledgeably and perceptively, and write about them confidently. They will furthermore be able to discuss music, not simply as humanly organized sound, but as a set of practices that reflect, shape, and organize their social and cultural contexts.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1610
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  • MUSC 163 Afro-Latin and Caribbean: US Musical Crosscurrents


    Course offers a general survey of black music of the African Diaspora with major emphasis on significant forms and styles and their historical and sociological environments in the Americas. Lectures are supplemented by films, demonstrations, live concerts, visiting artists, and listening assignments. Student participation is required.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-1624
    GA
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

 

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