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MUSC 277 Keyboard Styles and Techniques II
This course offers advanced instruction in instrumental technique, repertoire and practice strategies, sight reading, gear and studio use in a variety of styles to students who want to continue in the BA or BMus program with an emphasis in keyboard performance or who need advanced keyboard instruction for music production. A lab-class, students attend two 50-minute lab sessions, and may be taken with secondary lessons concurrently.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites MUSC 111 Foundations of Music II and MUSC 177 Keyboard Styles and Techniques I
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 279 Vocal Techniques II
This course, for the intermediate contemporary singer, focuses on how to identify, analyze, and communicate a variety of musical singing styles and demonstrate this knowledge through performance and written reports. Topics include interpretation, stage presence, microphone technique, beginning improvisation techniques, and communicating with other singers and instrumentalists. Collaboration, effective rehearsal procedures, common music terminology, and the independent and collective roles of each participant in a performance are the skills demonstrated in a culminating final performance.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2522
Prerequisites MUSC 179 Vocal Techniques I
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 280 Performance Ensemble: Survey
The Performance Survey Ensemble course is an intermediate-level performance class for instrumentalists and/or vocalists. Survey Ensembles investigate characteristic elements of a variety of classic and contemporary genres, through a series of genre-specific modules. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-2890
DEI
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 299 Special Topics in Musicology
This repeatable course presents an in-depth series of special topics responding to student interests and current areas of emphasis in the field of musicology. The course will explore specific musical practices with focused attention paid to their aesthetic, ideological, social, methodological, and/or technological contexts. Topics may include: gender and sexuality in 21st century composition, rock mainstreams and undergrounds, the avant-garde, producers and mixers, music and postcolonialism, sacred music in the marketplace, among many others.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-2660
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 315 Contemporary Harmony and Rhythm
This course extends and applies the student’s core music theory and ear-training knowledge to practices and conventions specific to popular music and jazz idioms. Students will further explore the creation and interpretation of advanced chord symbols; the identification, application, and more complex variations of commonly used chord progressions, rhythm patterns, and additional scales and modes; the analysis of song forms, scores, and arrangements; and application of harmonic analysis to concepts such as modal interchange, chord substitutions, alterations, and modulations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3161
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV or MUSC 214 Theory III
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 325 Arranging and Orchestration
This course examines arranging and orchestration, including acoustic and electronic instruments, their ranges and sound characteristics. Students will learn to construct basic lead sheets and create arrangements for large and small ensembles in various genres. Topics also include score and part preparation according to industry standards.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2250
Prerequisites MUSC 111 Foundations of Music II or MUSC 113 Aural Skills II and MUSC 115 Theory II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 327 Songwriting I
The course examines the craft of popular songwriting from both a historical and applied practical viewpoint. The course is designed for composers and lyricists who are already writing songs, and wish to broaden their understanding of the craft, as well as for singers and instrumentalists in learning to collaborate effectively.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2221
Co-requisites MUSC 210 Foundations of Music III or MUSC 113 Aural Skills II and MUSC 115 Theory II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 330 Studio Composition I
This introductory course in composition consists of three five-week modules and Introduction to Counterpoint. Each module introduces the students to the practical applications of composition skills in one of three media: film, video games and theatre. Students compose and produce the short assignments in electronic medium for each module. Course introduces students to the basic materials of music composition: pitch, rhythm and timbre; and the uses of music as atmospheric and dramatic elements in these and other media. The course introduces the students to the elements of tonal counterpoint. If acoustic instruments are used, the students produce the parts according to the professional standards.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV and MUSC 223 Elements of Music Design and MUSC 228 Digital Music Composition and Performance and MUSC 325 Arranging and Orchestration
Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6
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MUSC 331 Studio Composition II
The project-driven Studio Composition II emphasizes rhythmic writing, writing for instrumental solo and duo with and without the use of DAW and MIDI; the course also discusses the setting of lyrics to music. The smaller in scope counterpoint and harmony projects are also included in the coursework. The final project is a piece for acoustic instrumental duo. The students will produce score and parts according to professional standards. All compositions are recorded; the best pieces are performed in a public concert at the end of the semester. The students assist production and recording of the pieces.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites MUSC 330 Studio Composition I
Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6
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MUSC 333 Vocal Improvisation II
This course is designed specifically for the continuing development of the Jazz Studies Vocal Major. It is a comprehensive study of jazz vocal styles and skills based on jazz progressions and lyric phrasing. The topics will include an overview of advanced chords, progressions, and scales along with scatting syllables and improvisational melodic embellishments commonly used in jazz.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3532
Prerequisites MUSC 332 Vocal Improvisation I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 335 Creative Improvisational Practice I
This is an advanced 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 32-3383
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV or MUSC 235 Techniques for Improvisation II
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 340 Fundamentals of Conducting
This course focuses on physical technique of conductor: beat patterns, preparatory beats, cutoffs, and gestures for dynamics, tempo, and character. Students conduct one another in a varied repertoire of vocal, choral, and instrumental music. Through ear training exercises, students also drill the ability to accurately hear several musical lines simultaneously. Students learn rehearsal techniques, how to study and memorize a score, and how to organize and plan performances for a music ensemble.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2411
Prerequisites MUSC 214 Theory III
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 350 Applied Music Production
An intermediate course to be taken after completing Foundations of Music sequence. Prepares instrumentalists, singers, and songwriters for more advanced concepts in the creation of music and further develops students’ fluency in current music technology tools used throughout the program. Applies the digital environment toward the creation of larger-scale projects and includes concepts in music production, arranging, orchestration, and score preparation.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2925
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV or MUSC 152 Technology for Musicians I and MUSC 177 Keyboard Styles and Techniques I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 361 Music, Time, and Place I
This course addresses ways in which music shapes and is shaped by its social, cultural, and historical contexts. Through reading, writing, and focused listening, students explore the range of philosophies undergirding diverse musical practices and the processes through which those philosophies change over time. Students examine the technical features of specific musical examples as they engage with the aesthetic and ideological issues animating musical practice. Section 01: Western classical tradition; Section 02: World music traditions; Section 03: cross-cultural themes.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2611
Co-requisites MUSC 210 Foundations of Music III or MUSC 113 Aural Skills II and MUSC 115 Theory II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 362 Music, Time, and Place II
This course addresses the extraordinary social and cultural upheavals associated with music since 1900. Through reading, writing, and focused listening, students explore the range of challenges to the traditional high art canon asserted through new technologies, new philosophies, and the ascendency of African-American musical practices. While all sections examine a range of modern musical practices, specific sections focus on particular traditions. Section 01: European-derived composition (for composition and performance students); section 02: Jazz (for jazz and performance students); section 03: American popular music (for CUP and performance students).
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-2612
WI
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV or MUSC 113 Aural Skills II and MUSC 115 Theory II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 363 Music Styles and Analysis
Music Styles and Analysis is an advanced theory and criticism class designed to be taken after completing the Foundations of Music Sequence. The course develops a sensitivity to stylistic markers acquired through aural analysis with the ability to apply such appropriately in composition, arranging and performance.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3630
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV or MUSC 235 Techniques for Improvisation II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 371 Primary Lessons
This course offers private instruction at an intermediate level in voice or primary instrument for students registered in at least one other music course concurrently. The course is repeatable, but requires authorization by an area coordinator for first-time enrollment.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3771
Prerequisites MUSC 371 Primary Lessons
Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 373 Composition Lessons
This course offers intermediate private instruction in composition for music students. In this course, students continue to foster their own creative voice in any compositional style they choose, through work on a piece (or several short pieces) for any acoustic or a combination of acoustic and electronic medium. The course is repeatable, but requires authorization by an area coordinator for first-time enrollment.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3791
Prerequisites MUSC 228 Digital Music Composition and Performance and MUSC 373 Composition Lessons
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 380 Performance Ensemble: Genres
The Performance Genre Ensemble course is an advanced-intermediate level performance class for instrumentalists, composers and/or vocalists. Genre ensembles engage in the history, performance and composition of specific styles and threads of contemporary and popular music. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3890
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 385 Music Immersion: Music Workshop
This course is a unique experiential learning opportunity for students interested in music, music business, and audio arts to engage these disciplines in an accelerated, hands-on environment. Students will be coached on the development of their musical, technical, and management skills through collaborative projects encompassing song development and arranging, live performance, live sound, recording, artist management, and music company operations. The course will include students, faculty and facilities from the Departments of Music, Audio Arts and Acoustics, and Business and Entrepreneurship.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3943
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 386 Music Immersion: Songwriters Week
The course centers on a writing-for-hire model, in a collaborative team setting. Potential projects are presented on day one by Music Licensing student teams participating in the parallel BusE course, and may include publishing house briefs for upcoming artist releases, commercial and PSA themes, or TV and film scenes and scoring. Students teams develop and produce demos for final competitive client presentations.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 421 Renaissance Counterpoint
This course explores modal counterpoint from the 16th century and examines the history, the ecclesiastical modes, the species in two to four parts, and the motet and the ordinary of the mass through the study of Palestrina’s music. Students apply knowledge in the writing of two choral works in the style of late Renaissance.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3215
Prerequisites MUSC 115 Theory II and MUSC 113 Aural Skills II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 422 Baroque Counterpoint
This course explores tonal counterpoint from the 18th century and deals with the style and forms of baroque instrumental music through the study of the works of J. S. Bach and his contemporaries. Students apply their knowledge in the writing of suite movements, canon, invention, and fugue for piano.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3216
Prerequisites MUSC 214 Theory III
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 425 Contemporary Arranging and Production
Course examines the approaches used in arranging and orchestrating for small to large ensembles, and includes writing for rhythm section, horns, string instruments, woodwinds, and electronic instruments, as well as the professional application of the notation and technology tools available to the contemporary arranger. Course addresses the stylistic elements that are idiomatic to various popular genres, while focusing on the creative and compositional aspects of writing and arranging for contemporary music ensembles and orchestras. The course is required for students in the Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music program.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3250
Prerequisites MUSC 350 Applied Music Production
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 427 Songwriting II
This course extends and expands topics discussed in Songwriting I, and addresses additional topics for the professional songwriter. The class includes lyric, harmonic, melodic and formal analysis, and looks at the resulting symbiosis of these elements in forming a well-crafted and coherent whole. Also addresses application of these elements to create more artful narrative approaches and their application in larger and more complex musical forms. The class includes intensive workshops for discussion and development of student works in progress. Aspects of publishing, royalty structures and professional alternatives for the working songwriter are also addressed.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3222
Prerequisites MUSC 327 Songwriting I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 430 Studio Composition III
The project-driven Studio Composition III explores writing for solo instruments (with or without electronic accompaniment) and a final small chamber ensemble of varied instrumentation with multimedia and audience participation. During the course of the semester, the students will be exposed to Eastern European and world musical idioms, elements of common-practice tonality and extended chromatic tonality. Projects will involve working with mentor composers who will be in residence at the MFA Music Composition for the Screen program.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites MUSC 331 Studio Composition II
Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6
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MUSC 431 Studio Composition IV
The project-driven Studio Composition IV explores writing for solo, ensemble, and orchestra with and without digital media. The students will work directly with the composers-in-residence in the MFA Music Composition for the Screen program in order to understand current industry practice. Students will be expected to conform to such practice in the preparation of scores and parts. Final projects will be composed for soloist and chamber ensemble with digital media and recorded at the end of the term.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites MUSC 430 Studio Composition III
Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6
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MUSC 435 Creative Improvisational Practice II
This is an advanced study in improvisation. Students in this course will explore standard jazz and contemporary repertoire while developing their own voice as an improviser. 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 32-3384
Prerequisites MUSC 335 Creative Improvisational Practice I
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 442 Music Pedagogy
This course provides an overview of modern pedagogical theories, an exploration of educational resources, and a series of hands-on experiences in planning and implementing music instruction. Through reading, in-class discussion, individual research, and practical teaching exercises, students will be exposed to the foundations of music education. Students will develop the tools to successfully construct lesson plans, deliver individual and group-based music instruction, evaluate method books and repertoire, use technology in the classroom, and assess student progress.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3671
Requirements Senior Standing (SR) Music Majors Only (M320)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 450 Advanced Music Production
An advanced course to be taken after completing MUSC 350 Music Technology. The course prepares students for more advanced concepts in music technology, and further develops student’s fluency in the various music technology tools used in courses throughout the program. Applies the digital environment towards the creation of larger-scale projects and includes concepts in music production, arranging, orchestration, and score preparation.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3926
Prerequisites MUSC 350 Applied Music Production
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 461 Music History, Ethnography, and Analysis
This is an advanced course in the history, ethnography, and analysis of contemporary music. Students will study several music traditions, inquiring into their history, musical structure, and social significance. In addition, each student will undertake an original analysis and research project that involves working with a Chicago musician, tradition, or repertoire; conducting interviews; engaging in musical transcription and analysis; and coming to an understanding of how musical practice engages and responds to its social context. This course complements the broad view of music taken in Music Time and Place II and advanced theory by engaging in more in-depth study of specific areas;
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3621
Prerequisites MUSC 362 Music, Time, and Place II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 462 Music Analysis and Criticism
This is an advanced course in the history, ethnography, and analysis of contemporary music. Students will study several music traditions in media and contemporary concert music, inquiring into their history, musical structure, and social significance. In addition, each student will undertake an original analysis and research project that involves ethnographic research; conducting interviews where possible; engaging in musical transcription and analysis; and coming to an understanding of how musical practice engages and responds to its social context.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3122
Prerequisites MUSC 461 Music History, Ethnography, and Analysis
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 465 Advanced Seminar in Musicology
This course focuses on specific topics in musicology or ethnomusicology. Students work closely with a particular music-historical period or with a set of representative musical traditions from around the world, engaging and discussing works of music and related scholarship. Students conduct research, put together a well-researched paper, and present their work to classmates in a mini-conference at the end of the semester.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3665
Prerequisites MUSC 361 Music, Time, and Place I and MUSC 362 Music, Time, and Place II and MUSC 215 Theory IV or MUSC 361 Music, Time, and Place I and MUSC 362 Music, Time, and Place II and MUSC 315 Contemporary Harmony and Rhythm
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 471 Primary Lessons
This course offers instruction at an advanced level in voice or primary instrument for students registered in at least one other music course concurrently. The course is repeatable, but requires authorization by an area coordinator for first-time enrollment
Repeatable: Y
Prerequisites MUSC 471 Private Lessons
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 473 Composition Lessons
This course offers advanced private instruction in composition for music students. In this course, students continue to foster their own creative voice in any compositional style they choose, through work on a piece (or several short pieces) for a chamber ensemble of varying instrumentation. The course is repeatable, but requires authorization by an area coordinator for first-time enrollment.
Repeatable: Y
Prerequisites MUSC 473 Composition Lessons
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 475 Private Lessons: Senior Recital
Required course for all graduating BMusic students that provides private instruction during the semester of the student’s senior recital. Students will prepare the music for their recital under the close supervision of the instructor. The instructor will act as a performance coach, as a guide for choosing repertoire, and as a consultant on non-musical aspects of the senior recital, such as printed program preparation and staging. You must be currently enrolled as a student in a BMus program.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3797
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 479 Collaborative Performance
In this advanced ensemble course students form several small groups in which they develop and rehearse multiple examples of selected repertoire. Students meet once per week for group instruction and perform for and critique one another. Individual groups spend a minimum of 4 hours per week in unsupervised rehearsal. Students are expected to collaboratively arrange, rehearse and perform assigned material. Besides the in-class performances, there will be at least two public performances of finished work per semester.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3891
Prerequisites MUSC 135 Techniques for Improvisation I or MUSC 332 Vocal Improvisation I
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 480F Showcase Ensemble: Fusion Ensemble
Fusion Ensemble course is an advanced-level performance class for instrumentalists and/or vocalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 480G Showcase Ensemble: Gospel Band
The Gospel Band course is an advanced-level performance class for instrumentalists and/or vocalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 480J Showcase Ensemble: Columbia College Jazz Ensemble
The Columbia College Jazz Ensemble course is an advanced-level performance class for instrumentalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 480P Showcase Ensemble: Pop/Rock Ensemble
The Pop Rock Showcase course is an advanced-level performance class for instrumentalists and/or vocalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 480R Showcase Ensemble: R&B Ensemble
The R&B Ensemble course is an advanced-level performance class for instrumentalists and/or vocalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 480V Showcase Ensemble: ChicagoVox
Chicago Vox is an advanced-level performance class for vocalists. Repertoire is drawn from advanced-level material appropriate to the style. Ensembles are an integral component of the music program, focusing on musicianship as it applies to technical ability, music literacy, theory, history, and aural skills. Students regularly apply ensemble awareness and effective rehearsal and performance techniques, building confidence in their own abilities and in their ability to function as an effective team.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 481 Recording and Performance Ensemble
This advanced course requires students to develop their own collaborative projects, with the ultimate goal of creating a professionally marketable performing and recording entity. Over the course of the academic year, with the advice and coaching of their ensemble directors, the groups will develop a set of material for live-showcase performance, and create a fully produced, 3-5 song set of recordings suitable for commercial release. The bands will work closely with faculty, staff producers, resident and guest artists in creating their recorded product, and will have additional opportunities to create and perform in concert with select resident artists. Over the course of their two-semester project, band members may be engaged in various aspects of their project’s creative and business activities including development of group persona, genre and direction, songwriting and repertoire development. Projects may also collaborate on their promotional, and overall artist-development materials with students and teams from the Music Business program. The class closely models experiences found in the professional space, and takes the student outside of their comfort zone in preparing them for the challenges of the music industry.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly MUSC 480
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Department Students Only (8MUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 485 Music Immersion: PopAkademie Music Workshop
As part of Columbia College Music’s exchange agreement with PopAkademie, Mannheim, this course is a unique experiential learning opportunity for students to engage in an accelerated, hands-on environment in an international setting. Students will be coached on the development of their musical, through collaborative projects, encompassing song development, live performance, and recording.
Repeatable: Y
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 488 BA Senior Music Seminar
A required capstone course for BA Music students which will help and supervise the compilation of a comprehensive portfolio consisting of a CV and resume, as well as help organize, prepare, build and navigate contemporary print, electronic and digital media necessary for self-promotion. In addition, essential professional information about musicians unions, guilds, and associations will be discussed.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV
Requirements Senior Standing (SR) Music Majors Only (M320)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 489 BMus Senior Music Seminar
Required capstone course for all BMus students that provides supervision and preparation for the student’s senior recital and portfolio. Students will create a proposal for their senior recital under the supervision of the instructor and with the input of their private lesson instructor and concentration coordinator. Students will have the opportunity to present their work to their peers, receive career counseling, attend special presentations, and participate in senior assessment procedures.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-3999
Prerequisites MUSC 211 Foundations of Music IV or MUSC 214 Theory III
Requirements Senior Standing (SR) Bachelor of Music Students Only (BMUS)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 495 Directed Study: Music
This course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3995
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 4
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MUSC 496 Independent Project: Music
Course is an independent project designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member and department director, to study an area not at present available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal outlining the project.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-3998
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 4
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MUSC 521 Scoring I
This is the first course of the four-semester scoring sequence at the center of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program. Guided by the original composer, students work on actual full-length film, TV and interactive media projects - spanning a wide variety of styles, genres, and types of media - following the same trajectory through the creative process the original composer did, from creating the first demo to the final delivery. In this first course students work on two contrasting feature films.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6221
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 525 Electronic Orchestration
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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MUSC 522 Scoring II
The second course in the four-semester sequence continues the intensely practice-focused curriculum with two more commercially released full-length projects for students to work on under the guidance of the original composer, following the same trajectory through the creative process as it originally happened on the project in question - from creating the first demo to the final delivery. During the second half of the semester, the second project in this course is led by one of Columbia’s Composers-in-Residence - active media composers at the height of their careers, who come and join the program to guide our students through the process of scoring.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6222
Prerequisites MUSC 521 Scoring I
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 526 Acoustic/Hybrid Orchestration
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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MUSC 525 Electronic Orchestration
This studio course begins the media music orchestration sequence by examining the electronic elements in the production process. This examination includes considering the sonic and dramatic consequences of various elements of recording, mixing, and sound production, as well as ear training as it pertains to style and production and mixing characteristics of electronic music styles commonly used in film music. The semester concludes with the study of orchestral mock-up creation, to prepare for the second orchestration class in the spring.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6251
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 550 Film Production Survey
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 526 Acoustic/Hybrid Orchestration
The course continues the orchestration course sequence by looking at traditional symphonic orchestration, with emphasis on the special techniques and habits in regards to notation, score/part layout and orchestration techniques that were developed in Hollywood as part of the scoring process in order to get the best possible take with no rehearsal time. After exploring traditional symphonic instruments and other acoustic instruments commonly used in modern media music, the lessons of acoustic and electronic orchestration are combined in the study and emulation of various acoustic/electronic hybrid styles. The orchestration course sequence also prepares students for the recording sessions in the second year of the MFA program.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6252
Prerequisites MUSC 525 Electronic Orchestration
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 555 Games, AR, and VR Production Survey
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 550 Film Production Survey
This one-credit, five-week intensive survey class provides an overview over the technical and creative steps of the contemporary film and TV production process - from screen writing and development/pre-production, through the various departments involved in production (directing, acting, camera, set design, costumes), all the way to post-production (editing, sound editing, picture and audio post, and delivery/distribution) - as well as how music relates to each of these production steps.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6630
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 560 Music in Media Survey
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 555 Games, AR, and VR Production Survey
This one-credit, five-week intensive survey class provides an overview over the technical and creative steps of the contemporary video game, interactive media, augmented reality, and virtual reality production process. It also provides an overview over the different types of interactive and immersive media currently being created, and insights on the different roles music can play in them.
Repeatable: N
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 601 Media Music Tech Lab
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 560 Music in Media Survey
This one-credit, five-week intensive survey class provides an overview over the various ways music and visual media interact. This overview includes exploring the various musical styles and traditions media music currently draws from, the many different relationships music and visual media have in today’s practices, the various functions music fulfills in the different genres and types of media, the effect current production and consumption technologies have on media music, and an overview over today’s influencers in the field.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6631
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 601 Media Music Tech Lab
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 601 Media Music Tech Lab
The Media Music Tech Lab is taken in each of the first four semesters of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program, and is designed to support all its composition and orchestration classes. The lab provides students with hands-on help regarding the realization of the projects initiated in the classroom, and helps them learn, use and master the various hardware and software tools of the trade.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-6901
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 610 Screen Music Forum
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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MUSC 610 Screen Music Forum
This large discussion and exploration lab is designed to be taken by the first and second year MFA composers together in each of the first four semesters, exploring the larger connections and implications embodied in media music (historic, aesthetic, business/financial, etc.) and how they manifest and overlap in the actual working processes and resulting works of media art and entertainment. Topics and areas covered over a two-year span include analysis of films, TV episodes and interactive/immersive works and their use of music; various creative work techniques and their connections to the final result; contracts, production budgets and other business considerations, their integration into the creative work flow, and their effect on the artistic results; building of custom instruments and production setups, and the relationship between tools and the resulting work; embodied musicianship, from rhythmic exercises and the use of singing in the composition process to ear training for audio engineering purposes, and the importance of using the body as a composing tool; exploration of the interpersonal aspects of our art and craft, from collaborative strategies to networking; self-marketing and branding, and the connections between publicity and the creative work. Topics will generally be approached first hands-on in work groups, and then put in a larger context in discussion with the whole group. Visiting artists, guest speakers and field trips round out the two-year experience.
Repeatable: Y
MFA Music Composition for the Screen Only (G320)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 621 Scoring III
Scoring III is the third course of the four-semester scoring sequence at the center of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program. Guided by the original composer, students work on actual full-length film, TV and interactive media projects - spanning a wided variety of styles, genres and types of media - following the same trajectory through the creative process the original composter did, from creating the first demo to the final delivery. The two projects in Scoring II are led by two different Composers-in-Residence - active media composers who come and join the program to guide our students through the process of scoring one of their recent films, TV shows or video games.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6223
Prerequisites MUSC 522 Scoring II
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 627 Music for Games, AR, and VR I
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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MUSC 622 Scoring IV
The fourth and final course in the four-semester scoring sequence continues the intensely practice-focused curriculum with two more commercially released full-length projects for students to work on under the guidance of the original composer, following the same trajectory through the creative process as it originally happened on the project in question - from creating the first demo to the final delivery. In addition to the scoring projects, students will compose, prepare and execute three professional recording sessions of varying types and sizes as preparation for their final thesis session in Los Angeles. Under the supervision of the instructor, students will also choose and develop their thesis project, to be completed in the fifth semester.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6224
Prerequisites MUSC 621 Scoring III
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 628 Music for Games, AR, and VR II
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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MUSC 627 Music for Games, AR, and VR I
This course is the first in a two-course sequence exploring composition techniques as well as technical tools used in the production of dramatic music for use in games, virtual reality, augmented reality, and virtual reality projects as basis for their work, students learn current tools and established compositional techniques common to interactive and immersive media, as well as get the opportunity to explore new solutions to the creative challenges in the field.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6261
Prerequisites MUSC 526 Acoustic/Hybrid Orchestration and MUSC 555 Games, AR, and VR Production Survey
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 641 Conducting for Media
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 628 Music for Games, AR, and VR II
This course continues the exploration of composition techniques, as well as technical tools, used in the production of dramatic music for use in interactive and immersive media, including games, virtual reality, and augmented reality. After the introduction of the technical and creative concepts in the first semester, this course explores more complex compositional and technical challenges in interactive and immersive media projects.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6262
Prerequisites MUSC 627 Music for Games, AR, and VR I
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 641 Conducting for Media
Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 679 Career Development
A unit of the fifth and final semester of the MFA program (Semester in LA), this course explores the various angles of building a career in media music: Pathways taken by successful composers; examination of related trades (such as orchestrators, music editors, music programmers, audio engineers and similar), both in regards to how they collaborate with composers, but also how they can serve as entry-level or alternate career options; legal, business and tax considerations for young composers; the roles of professional organizations in the industry; networking best practices; and a number of other topics related to the art, craft and business of media music. The bulk of the class consists of daily changing guest speakers from all areas of the trade. Several field trips to composer studios and other places of media music business round out the experience
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6981L
Prerequisites MUSC 622 Scoring IV
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 690 Internship
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 690 Internship
As part of the fifth and final semester of the MFA program (Semester in LA), MFA candidates serve as interns to established media music composers or in other critical sectors of the music for media industry. Internship hosts are selected and solicited by the program director in close collaboration with the each student.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6989L
Prerequisites MUSC 622 Scoring IV
Concurrent Requisite MUSC 691 Thesis: Final Project
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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MUSC 691 Thesis: Final Project
After being selected and developed by the student during the fourth semester as part of Scoring IV under the supervision of the instructor, the thesis project is realized during the Semester in LA as part of the final professional recording session of the program. The recording session is followed by a professional mixing session, finalizing the thesis piece under the supervision and artistic guidance of the MFA candidate.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 32-6998
Prerequisites MUSC 622 Scoring IV
Requirements Permission Required (DP) Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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MUSC 696 Independent Project: Music Composition for the Screen
Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 32-6898
Prerequisites MUSC 621 Scoring III
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2
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PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
Course focuses on the nature of careful inquiry and some of the enduring philosophical questions of the ages. Content examines classical and contemporary issues in philosophy, such as the existence and nature of God, the concept of human freedom, the existence and nature of the soul, and the value and meaning of artistic expression.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-1401
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 110 Logic
Each student’s skill in critical reasoning is developed by analysis of basic patterns of argument, evidence, and fallacies. Examples are drawn from such sources as speeches, advertising, journalism, and essays to clarify what is implicit in the claims being made and the reasons used to support them.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-1410
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 111 Ethics and the Good Life
Course examines major philosophical works to provide insight into human action as the basis of a good and happy life.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-1411
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 210 Contemporary Philosophy
Course examines central issues and major movements in contemporary philosophy in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, including existentialism, pragmatism, deconstructionism, and linguistic analysis.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2402
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 212 Philosophical Issues in Film
Course addresses a series of philosophical themes including ethical issues, metaphysical questions, and existential quandaries. Philosophical study can open up vistas of meaning to any student, and films can effectively realize abstract ideas in palpable and compelling ways. Several films are used with readings in philosophical literature to explore specific philosophical themes.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2405
HU
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 214 The Evolution of the Mind
The human mind is a product of biological and cultural evolution. This course will study the philosophical and psychological implications of this claim. What makes the human mind unique, compared with those aspects of mind we share with non-human animals What is the relationship between emotion and thought What are the successes and failures of evolutionary psychology and philosophy of mind Are religion and ethics products of the evolution of the mind
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2410
HU WI
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 214H The Evolution of the Mind: Honors
The human mind is a product of biological and cultural evolution. This course will study the philosophical and psychological implications of this claim. What makes the human mind unique, compared with those aspects of mind we share with non-human animals? What is the relationship between emotion and thought? What are the successes and failures of evolutionary psychology and philosophy of mind? Are religion and ethics products of the evolution of the mind? This is an Honors course and in addition to other possible prerequisites, students need a minimum GPA of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2410HN
HU WI
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 215H Emotions: Honors
The emotions play a significant role in our inner lives. Sometimes the emotions act in concert with our cognitive decision-making, and sometimes they crash over our rational thinking like uncontrollable storms. Emotions influence and fuel our behavior, values, art, and other aspects of culture. Yet, systematic study of emotions is quite recent. In this course we will examine Western psychology and philosophy of emotions. 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 51-2411HN
HU
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 217 Philosophy of Art and Criticism
Course explores works by radically diverse thinkers to show how assumptions about art and artists shape evaluations of the arts. Works are from such philosophers or critics as Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Sontag, Freud, Derrida, Foucault, and Stravinsky.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2401
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 218H Philosophy of Religion: Honors
This course examines a number of issues connected to religious belief and practice. At the heart of the course is an exploration of religious ways of knowing,
Repeatable: N
Formerly 51-2409HN
HU
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHIL 301 Eastern Philosophy
This course is designed to explore Eastern spiritual and philosophical traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. We will compare and contrast these different philosophical systems with each other as well as dominant Western systems. We will try to understand these philosophies in their historical context, but also reflect upon their contemporary relevance.
Repeatable: N
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
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PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I
Primarily a screen-based course introducing students so basic visual grammar of photographic seeing to explore and pursue diverse interests in photography while learning to become an acute observer. Using digital cameras with manual controls and RAW capture, students will learn the craft of making photographs while also being introduced to issues of aesthetic form, historical context, and diverse photographic practices. Students will question, explore, communicate and evaluate using basic photographic concepts and critical-thinking skills while acquiring new sets of technical, conceptual, and formal language that are applicable to many disciplines.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-1111
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
This course reinforces the basic understanding of camera functions, exposure and digital workflow that were taught in PHOT101 Photographic Practice I. It introduces the skills necessary to make and analyze high-quality prints and places greater emphasis on color theory. This course reinforces and expands upon critical thinking skills regarding the diversity of contemporary photographic imagery, and helps students to locate their practice within those traditions and innovations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-1112
Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 120 Darkroom Dynamics
This course is designed for students from all disciplines who want to learn about black and white darkroom photography and experiment with image-making processes. Students will work with pinhole and film cameras in response to challenging and open-ended assignments, and then produce prints using a variety of traditional, historic, and experimental darkroom processes. Experimentation is at the core of this course.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-1000
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 121 Black and White Photography
This course is an exploration of black and white darkroom photography. Students will learn introductory level camera skills while investigating 35mm film exposure and printing in the black and white darkroom. A range of photographic materials, processes, and techniques will be covered. Aesthetics of analog black and white photography, coupled with historical and contemporary practices are studied through lectures and gallery visits.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-1115
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III
In this course, practical and theoretical applications of photographic skills will be further developed to support a holistic approach to making and critical-thinking. Ideas of integrated software workflows, refining capturing and output skills along with project management will be covered.
Repeatable: Y
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 204 Introduction to Lighting
Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this foundation course introduces awareness of light in the studio and on location. Artificial light sources, digital capture and handheld light meters are explored. Commercial, Fashion, Fine Art and Photojournalism applications are equally emphasized.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2300
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
Co-requisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 205 Principles of Light
Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this foundation level photography course introduces methods for controlling light in the studio and on location. Artificial light sources, both continuous and strobe and hand held light meters are explored. Students will have the opportunity to engage with a variety of lighting concepts and techniques broadly applicable to the various fields of photography.
Repeatable: Y
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I
Course introduces students to computer tools that manipulate and enhance photographic images. Students learn the skills to correct, retouch and enhance varied input in order to create high-quality digital output utilizing the industry standard for digital image manipulation.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2201
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 207 Small Lights on Location
Two-day workshop course introduces students to a variety of compact strobe equipment and techniques for shooting on location. Students utilize their own equipment as well as equipment provided by the workshop. Technical strategies explored include shooting in the studio, on location, interior as well as exterior, along with lighting demonstrations and discussions about technique. A brief third meeting will be arranged to critique results from the workshop.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-3780
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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PHOT 208 Digital Imaging II
Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this course expands student’s knowledge using extended digital controls to manipulate and enhance photographic images. Emphasis is placed on specialized image manipulation. The student will create a cohesive final project of professional quality utilizing these new tools supported by critical discussions, readings, and research.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-3202
Prerequisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 209 Principles of Light II
Building upon previous skills learned, this course expands the student’s knowledge of how to apply controlled artificial and natural light to a given subject both on location and in the studio. Students will gain knowledge of professional studio practices with the use of strobe lighting, mixed lighting, digital capture and color-managed workflow. Emphasis is placed on commercial and fashion lighting.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2310
Prerequisites PHOT 205 Principles of Light or PHOT 204 Introduction to Lighting and PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 220 Color & Light in Photography
This course builds upon skills learned in previous courses and further explores the technical, conceptual, and aesthetic uses of color photography. It is an advanced, in-depth examination of how color theory and various color strategies can be used in a sophisticated way to formally shape the content of a photograph. This print-based class is open to students working in both analog and digital processes and will culminate in a self-directed project that uses color and light in clear and meaningful ways.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2100
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 251 History of Photography I
This course examines the emergence of photography and the medium’s role in both reflecting and shaping the cultural, social, political, economic, and scientific context of modernity from 1839-1940. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring knowledge about this historical period - especially early photographic technologies, the critical response to photography, and the diverse applications of the medium - while also drawing parallels between this history and contemporary issues. Students will be introduced to various methods of historical investigation through a balance of lectures, discussions, field trips to view historic photographic objects, primary and secondary source readings, group projects, writing assignments, and/or tests.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2650
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 252 History of Photography II
This course examines photography’s central role in both reflecting and shaping the cultural, social, political, economic, and scientific context from 1940 to the present. In addition to examining the medium’s major movements and practitioners within this context, the course will also emphasize the developing history, theory, and criticism of the medium and its relationship to modernism and postmodernism in other media. Students will be introduced to various methods of historical investigation through a balance of lectures, discussions, field trips to view historical photographic objects, primary and secondary source readings, group projects, writing assignments, and/or tests.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2655
Prerequisites PHOT 251 History of Photography I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 256 Photography in Chicago Now
Designed for majors and non-majors alike, this course exposes students to a broad range of photography as it is currently being exhibited in Chicago. On alternating weeks students attend a variety of venues that demonstrate the commercial, fine art, photojournalistic and scientific uses of the medium. Class sessions are also spent discussing these exhibitions in relation to texts used in class. Students will respond to visits and assigned readings via weekly written responses.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-2715
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 260 Introduction to Photojournalism
This is a hands-on class focusing on the technical, aesthetic, journalistic and interpersonal skills needed to produce images that tell stories for newspapers, magazines, books and the Internet. Weekly assignments will introduce students to specific areas of photojournalism. Students may be assigned to cover protests and demonstrations, political campaigns, live performances, press conferences, sporting events as well as feature stories that explore contemporary social issues. Journalistic ethics will be the subject of ongoing discussions throughout the semester, as will applicable business practices for both free-lance and staff photojournalists.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-3500
Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 275 Photography Studies Abroad: The Netherlands
This three-to-four week course introduces students to the international practice of photography. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance or paper during the period of travel is required. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 23-2717
GA
Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 276 Photography Studies Abroad: Southeast Asia
This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 23-2718
GA
Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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PHOT 320 Experimental Photography/ Graphic Techniques I
Course explores contemporary photographic practices using a variety of hand-applied emulsions that include blue, brown, and silver-gelatin printing processes. Students experiment with image manipulation on a variety of 2-D and 3-D image supports.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 23-3700
Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II or PHOT 120 Darkroom Dynamics or PHOT 121 Black and White Photography
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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