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MUSC 1238 - Guitar Class I
Credit Hours: (2)
Class instruction in guitar using contemporary popular music from a text.
Prerequisite(s): Open to non-Music majors only.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 1239 - Guitar Class II
Credit Hours: (2)
Continuation of MUSC 1238 . Class instruction in guitar using contemporary popular music from a text.
Prerequisite(s): Open to non-Music majors only.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 1300 - Performance Class
Credit Hours: (0)
This is a lab course for Applied Music that provides students with the experience of participating in masterclasses and formal recitals. By also serving as audience members and assisting during public concerts, the students cultivate proper audience decorum, contribute to a professional environment for all university performances, and increase their knowledge of the repertoire for a wide variety of instruments. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit.
Corequisite(s): Applied Music (MUPF 1240-1259).
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MUSC 1401 - Music Practicum
Credit Hours: (1)
Practical application of work in the areas of equipment management, publicity, box office, house management, and stage management. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 1000 .
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MUSC 1402 - Opera and Musical Theatre Practicum
Credit Hours: (1)
Practical application of production work in the areas of: introductory stage rigging, lighting adjustments, supertitling, costume, props, backstage management and backstage crew for final rehearsals and performances of the Opera Workshop ensemble. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MUSC 1403 - Audio Engineering Practicum
Credit Hours: (1)
Practical application of audio engineering work in the areas of recording, controlling, editing, and distributing sound and audio for dance, music, and theatre. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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MUSC 2001 - Topics in Music
Credit Hours: (1-6)
Special topic in music. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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MUSC 2101 - Introduction to Music Business
Credit Hours: (2)
An overview of various aspects of the music business, including marketing, promotion, communication, conduct, organization, accounting, and administration. Course projects may include the creation of promotional materials and planning a CD/DVD recording project.
Prerequisite(s): acceptance as a music major/minor.
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MUSC 2137 - Phonetics and Articulation for Singers I
Credit Hours: (2)
Pronunciation and articulation in vocal music in English and Italian.
Prerequisite(s): acceptance as a Music major/minor.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2138 - Phonetics and Articulation for Singers II
Credit Hours: (2)
Pronunciation and articulation in vocal music in German and French.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2137 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2140 - Oboe Reedmaking
Credit Hours: (1)
Designing and adjusting American-style oboe reeds, including techniques for cane gouging, shaping, and sharpening the double-hollow-ground knife. May be repeated for credit.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Two contact hours.
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MUSC 2150 - Accompanying for Pianists
Credit Hours: (1)
Accompanying techniques for pianists. Required accompanying of solos by other student musicians. May be repeated for credit
Corequisite(s): MUPF 1248 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: One contact hour.
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MUSC 2151 - Introduction to Music Technology
Credit Hours: (1)
An introduction to the standard applications of music technology, including general computing processes, digital audio, MIDI, music notation, and computer-aided instruction.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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MUSC 2160 - Guitar History and Literature
Credit Hours: (2)
A study of the development of the classical guitar repertoire, the styles and techniques of playing and the performance practices and the major composers from the 16th century to the present.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2191 - Incorporating Music Into the Elementary Classroom
Credit Hours: (3)
Students develop basic music skills that will allow them to choose, prepare, and teach appropriate music materials for inclusion in the classroom curricula.
Prerequisite(s): Non-Music major.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours. Field work required.
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MUSC 2222 - Marching Band Techniques
Credit Hours: (2)
The organization and administration of marching band programs in school settings, the application of teaching techniques for the outdoor program and the practical use of computerized software for designing and teaching of field drills.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance as Music major or minor.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Field-experience observations of school groups are required. Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2230 - Structure and Style of Music III
Credit Hours: (2)
The study of intermediate music theory, including chromatic harmony, modulation, and simple forms.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 1231 with grade of C or above.
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2230L and MUSC 2233 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2230L - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III
Credit Hours: (1)
This course is a lab course for MUSC 2230 . The practical application of material from MUSC 2230 , as well as cross-rhythms involving duplets and triplets.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 1231L with grade of C or above.
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2230 and MUSC 2233 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2231 - Structure and Style of Music IV
Credit Hours: (2)
The continued study of intermediate music theory, including advanced chromaticism, largescale forms, and an introduction to serialism and basic set theory.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2230 with grade of C or above.
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2231L and MUSC 2234 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2231L - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV
Credit Hours: (1)
This course is a lab course for MUSC 2231 . The practical application of material from MUSC 2231 , as well mixed meters and advanced cross-rhythms.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2230L with grade of C or above.
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2231 and MUSC 2234 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2232 - Intermediate Musicianship Review
Credit Hours: (3)
A review of intermediate music theory, including chromatic harmony, modulation, and simple forms, as well as advanced chromaticism, large-scale forms, serialism, and basic set theory. An aural skills and sight-singing component reviews the practical application of those theoretical materials, as well as mixed meters and advanced cross-rhythms. Three contact hours.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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MUSC 2233 - Class Piano III
Credit Hours: (1)
This course is a lab course for MUSC 2230 . The continued study of functional keyboard skills and technique, including chromatic harmonization, the transposition and improvisation of melodies with simple harmonic accompaniments, sight-reading, repertoire, and accompanying.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 1234 with grade of C or above.
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2230 and MUSC 2230L .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2234 - Class Piano IV
Credit Hours: (1)
This course is a lab course for MUSC 2231 . The continued study of functional keyboard skills and technique, including chromatic harmonization, the transposition and improvisation of melodies with four-part accompaniments, score reading, sight-reading, repertoire, and accompanying.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2233 with grade of C or above.
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2231 and MUSC 2231L .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2235 - Jazz Improvisation I
Credit Hours: (2)
An introduction to jazz theory and its execution through instrumental improvisation. Detailed study of harmony, chord/scale relationships, musical forms, and the integration of this knowledge into performance. Open to instrumentalists only.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 1231 and/or permission of instructor.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2236 - Jazz Improvisation II
Credit Hours: (2)
A continuation of MUSC 2235 , with greater emphasis on performance and integration of advanced harmonic/melodic devices and concepts, solo transcriptions, basic piano voicings, and composition memorization. Open to instrumentalists only.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2235 and permission of instructor.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 2271 - Fundamental Recording Techniques
Credit Hours: (1)
This course will provide music majors with a comprehensive and well-rounded education in fundamental areas of audio recording. Open to all music majors and other majors by permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: One credit hour, once contact hour.
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MUSC 2400 - Sophomore Review
Credit Hours: (0)
A Sophomore-level proficiency examination consisting of a transcript evaluation, an applied performance evaluation, and an interview. See the Department of Music Student Handbook for details.
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MUSC 3130 - Counterpoint
Credit Hours: (2)
A detailed study of contrapuntal styles of the 16th and 18th centuries through extensive exploration of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic designs with an emphasis on the composition of motets, inventions, and fugues.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 3134 - Fundamentals of Conducting
Credit Hours: (2)
Conducting techniques for instrumental and choral ensembles.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Field work required. Three contact hours.
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MUSC 3135 - Choral Conducting
Credit Hours: (2)
Developing conducting skills for interpreting choral music.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2138 and MUSC 3134 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Field work required.
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MUSC 3136 - Instrumental Conducting
Credit Hours: (2)
Developing conducting skills for interpreting instrumental music.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 3134 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Field work required.
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MUSC 3150 - Advanced Accompanying for Pianists
Credit Hours: (1)
Advanced accompanying techniques for pianists. Required accompanying of solos by other student musicians. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Corequisite(s): MUPF 3248 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: One contact hour.
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MUSC 3151 - Accompanying for Non-Pianists
Credit Hours: (1)
Accompanying techniques for music teachers and private studio instructors, with an emphasis on techniques appropriate for use in classrooms, rehearsals, and studios. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: One contact hour.
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MUSC 3170 - Music History I
Credit Hours: (3)
Limited to music majors only. The intensive study of the development of ideas and styles in the western musical tradition from Classical Antiquity through the Baroque Period.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
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MUSC 3171 - Music History II
Credit Hours: (3)
The intensive study of the development of ideas and styles in the western musical tradition from the Classical period to the present.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 3170
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Oral Communication (O), General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
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MUSC 3300 - Advanced Performance Class
Credit Hours: (0)
This is a lab course for Advanced Applied Music that provides students with multiple experiences of performing in front of an audience. By also serving as audience members and assisting during public concerts, the students continue to cultivate proper audience decorum, contribute to a professional environment for all university performances, and increase their knowledge of the repertoire for a wide variety of instruments. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit.
Corequisite(s): Advanced Applied Music (MUPF 3240 -MUPF 3259 ), Junior Recital Preparation (MUPF 3440 -MUPF 3459 ), or Senior Recital Preparation (MUPF 4440 -MUPF 4459 ).
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MUSC 3410 - Music Internship
Credit Hours: (1-3)
Provides a meaningful work experience in fields such as music business, music industry, and arts administration. Requires 40-50 hours of supervised employment per credit hour. Proposal forms must be completed and approved prior to registration. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 and permission of department.
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MUSC 4001 - Advanced Topics in Music
Credit Hours: (1-6)
Special advanced topic in music. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 4037 - Vocal Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of American, British, French, German, and Italian literature for solo voice, including a study of style and interpretation.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4294
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MUSC 4049 - Violin Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
An analysis course focusing on the major repertoire for the violin. Methodologies will include both historical and structural analysis of violin compositions from the seventeenth century through the present.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4294
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MUSC 4090 - Choral Ensemble Techniques
Credit Hours: (1)
An introduction to the voice and to teaching choral ensembles most often found in school programs for pre-service instrumental/general music teachers. Students explore how to effectively rehearse, manage, and perform with a choral ensemble. Students also explore developmentally appropriate vocal-pedagogy concepts for adolescent through adult-aged singers.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 3134 with grade of C or above.
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MUSC 4094 - Instrumental Ensemble Techniques
Credit Hours: (1)
An introduction to the band and orchestra instruments most often found in school instrumental music programs for pre-service choral/general music teachers. Students explore how to effectively rehearse, manage, and perform with an instrumental ensemble. Students also explore the acoustics, sound production, and basic techniques of instruments in the brass, woodwind, string, and percussion families.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 3134 with grade of C or above.
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MUSC 4132 - Guitar Pedagogy and Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of teaching methods, historical and pedagogical texts, and literature for guitar.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4133 - Wind Pedagogy and Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of teaching methods, historical and pedagogical texts, and literature for woodwind and brass instruments.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4134 - String Pedagogy and Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of teaching methods, historical and pedagogical texts, and literature for string instruments.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4135 - Percussion Pedagogy and Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of teaching methods, historical and pedagogical texts, and literature for percussion instruments.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4136 - Keyboard Pedagogy and Literature
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of teaching methods, historical and pedagogical texts, and literature for keyboard instruments.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4137 - Vocal Pedagogy
Credit Hours: (3)
A methodology course designed to present the physiological and acoustical bases for a coherent approach to the teaching of singing. Areas of vocal technique to be studied include the physiology of the voice, posture, breathing, onset of sound, articulation, vocal registration, and other related areas.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4138 - Jazz Pedagogy and Materials
Credit Hours: (3)
The teaching and conducting of public school instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles, including rehearsal techniques, concert presentation, the history and theory of jazz, sources for appropriate teaching materials and improvisation techniques.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Field work required.
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MUSC 4149 - Violin Pedagogy
Credit Hours: (3)
A methodology course outlining the teaching techniques, materials, and related literature necessary for offering private instruction on the violin.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Corequisite(s): MUPF 3249 and MUPF 3249L.
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MUSC 4153 - Advanced Vocal Pedagogy
Credit Hours: (3)
An advanced course studying the practical aspects of teaching voice, including problem-solving techniques, comparison of various teaching methods, psychology of teaching voice, age-specific teaching techniques, use of movement, and vocalize analysis.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4137 .
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MUSC 4230 - Form and Analysis
Credit Hours: (3)
The impact of form and process on the analysis and interpretation of music. A detailed examination of common practice forms such as Binary, Ternary, Rondo, Theme and Variation, and Sonata form.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4231 - Post-Tonal Processes
Credit Hours: (3)
The study of contemporary music through the implementation of a variety of analytical techniques such as modal analysis, set theory, and serial analysis, including an exploration of contemporary styles including Impressionism, Modernism, Neoclassicism, Post-Serialism, Minimalism, and Neo-Romanticism.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4230 .
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MUSC 4234 - Jazz Arranging and Composition
Credit Hours: (3)
The study of arranging and orchestration techniques in the jazz style. Detailed analysis of historically important music scores for jazz combo and jazz ensemble. Instrument ranges, scoring techniques, and advanced harmonic substitutions will be addressed. Combo and large ensemble writing projects will be assigned.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2235 and MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4235 - Orchestration and Arranging
Credit Hours: (2)
Orchestration and the techniques used to transcribe and arrange music for vocal and instrumental ensembles with a focus on writing and performance.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: Three contact hours.
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MUSC 4240 - Composition
Credit Hours: (2)
An introduction to compositional techniques of melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and instrumentation with an emphasis on writing, listening, and performance. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 , MUSC 4145, and permission of instructor.
Hours of Lecture and/or Lab per week: One contact hour.
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MUSC 4241 - Advanced Composition
Credit Hours: (2)
The advanced study of composition, including process, form, pitch and rhythmic organization, and instrumentation. The course consists of advanced private instruction, a one-hour lesson per week, focusing exclusively on the writing and performance of original compositions. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4240 .
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MUSC 4290 - Early Music
Credit Hours: (3)
An integrated survey of Western music from Classical Antiquity through the Baroque Period, including music history and literature; music theory, counterpoint, and analysis; and improvisation and composition.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
Corequisite(s): MUSC 2231 , MUSC 2234 , and MUSC 2231L .
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
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MUSC 4294 - Classic and Romantic Music
Credit Hours: (3)
An integrated survey of western music in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including music history and literature; music theory, counterpoint, and form and analysis; and improvisation and composition.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4290 with grade of C or above.
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
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MUSC 4296 - Contemporary and World Music
Credit Hours: (3)
A survey of twentieth and twenty-first century western art music, as well as world music from other cultures. Integrates music history and literature, music theory and analysis, and improvisation and composition; and explores the musical languages and achievements of various world cultures.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 4294 with grade of C or above.
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Oral Communication (O)
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MUSC 4298 - Jazz History
Credit Hours: (3)
The study of significant musicians and literature in the history of jazz. Detailed analyses of influential scores and recordings will constitute a significant part of the course. Written projects such as research and listening reaction papers will be assigned.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2400 .
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MUSC 4800 - Senior Project Preparation
Credit Hours: (3)
Course consists of private instruction, a one-hour meeting per week, leading to a formal research paper of approximately 40 pages in length or a comparable project of equivalent rigor.
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or above in at least three semesters of 3000-level Applied Music (MUPF 32xx) and permission of department.
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MUSC 4900 - Senior Project
Credit Hours: (0)
The project may consist of written historical, theoretical, or technological research; original compositions recorded and performed; or a lecture supported by written original research and documentation. See the Department of Music Student Handbook for details.
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NDSS 2101 - Introduction to Sleep Medicine
Credit Hours: (3)
An introduction to sleep science by examining the history of the profession of sleep medicine, basic principles of sleep medicine practice and procedures. The current structure, limitations, political climate and future considerations for the profession are also discussed.
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NDSS 3101 - Pathophysiology of Sleep, Neurological, and Related Disorders
Credit Hours: (3)
Explores the diseases affecting the nervous system, the sleep/wake cycle, and psychiatric and behavioral disorders. Topics include: etiology, clinical manifestations, pharmacology, disease prevention, and overview of treatments.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major.
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NDSS 3102 - Neurological and Sleep Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods, and Monitoring Services
Credit Hours: (3)
Explores the services available at sleep and neurophysiology laboratories and interpretation of diagnostic findings. Topics include: sleep procedures, and electroencephalography/longterm epilepsy monitoring. Students participate in laboratory practice sessions.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major.
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NDSS 3104 - Advanced Sleep and Neurodiagnostic Clinical Procedures
Credit Hours: (3)
Explores advanced clinical procedures performed in sleep centers and neurophysiology laboratories. Topics include: patient assessment, suggested immobilization test, ambulatory EEG, actigraphy, portable monitoring, dental sleep medicine, nocturnal ventilator support, and current issues and trends. Laboratory sessions provide practical experience in advanced clinical procedures in neurodiagnostics and sleep science.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; NDSS 3101 and NDSS 3102 with grades of C or above.
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NDSS 3405 - Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Practicum
Credit Hours: (3)
Sleep disorders center and clinical neurophysiology laboratory clinical experience.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; NDSS 3104 with grade of C or above.
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NDSS 4101 - Principles and Practice of Healthcare Education
Credit Hours: (3)
Provides a foundation in the principles and practice of healthcare education. Topics include: the educational process, learner characteristics, and teaching and learning theories, techniques and strategies.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; NDSS 3101 with grade of C or above.
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NDSS 4104 - Advanced Physiological Monitoring and Data Acquisition
Credit Hours: (3)
Explores the advanced clinical procedures performed in clinical neurophysiology laboratories and operating rooms. Topics include: nerve conduction velocity testing, autonomic testing, electronystagmography, visual, brainstem, auditory and somatosensory evoked potentials intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring and maintenance. Laboratory sessions provide practical experience in neurophysiologic monitoring techniques.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; NDSS 3104 with grade of C or above.
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NDSS 4105 - Leadership in Healthcare Organizations
Credit Hours: (3)
Focuses on the theories and practices of leadership in healthcare. Global, social, legal, political, economic, and ethical issues are explored.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; RESP 4102 and NDSS 4101 with grades of C or above.
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NDSS 4107 - Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Capstone
Credit Hours: (6)
Students complete a project and presentation culminating from the undergraduate course of study. Project topics provide students the opportunity to summarize, evaluate, and integrate knowledge gained throughout the undergraduate major.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; NDSS 3405 , NDSS 4104 , and NURN 4201 with grades of C or above.
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
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NDSS 4406 - Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Internship
Credit Hours: (3)
Sleep and clinical neurophysiology laboratory educational/management internship with mentoring component.
Prerequisite(s): NDSS major; NDSS 4101 and RESP 4102 with grades of C or above.
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NURN 3103 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Science
Credit Hours: (3)
Introduces professional nursing with emphasis on theoretical, ethical, and legal models guiding practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program or permission of instructor.
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NURN 3104 - Issues in Cultural Health
Credit Hours: (1)
Exploration of concepts and models of cultural health. Analysis of current issues related to culture and healthcare and the impact on provision of nursing care.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program or permission of instructor.
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NURN 3108 - Health Assessment for Nurses
Credit Hours: (3)
Evaluation of human function using interview and physical examination data within a framework for clinical decision making. Competencies necessary for holistic health assessment across the lifespan.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program or permission of instructor.
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NURN 3108L - Health Assessment Lab
Credit Hours: (0)
Evaluation of human function using interview and physical examination data within a framework for clinical decision making. Competencies necessary for holistic health assessment across the lifespan.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program.
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NURN 4100 - Aging and Health
Credit Hours: (3)
Examination of physiological process of aging as a normal life experience. Study of psychological, nutritional, and general health issues designed to facilitate high-level wellness.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program or permission of instructor; NURN 3103 ; NURN 3104 ; and NURN 3108 .
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Oral Communication (O)
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NURN 4201 - Information Technology: Applications in Healthcare
Credit Hours: (2)
A study of the use of computers and information technology in healthcare. Emphasis is placed on development of the knowledge and competencies necessary for selective use of evaluation of informatics, computer technology and data management in healthcare.
Prerequisite(s): Upper-division standing or permission of instructor.
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NURN 4203 - Leadership in Nursing Practice
Credit Hours: (2)
Exploration of societal and professional trends and issues affecting nursing and healthcare. Leadership strategies within the profession and practice of nursing. Analysis of care that supports effective utilization of the healthcare delivery system. Health system mediation and health system management is explored from a nursing intervention perspective.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program or permission of instructor; NURN 4100 ; NURN 4201 ; and NURN 4440 .
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NURN 4440 - Community Health Nursing
Credit Hours: (6)
Development of competencies for the nursing care management of culturally diverse individuals, families, and populations within communities with emphasis on the nurse’s role in health promotion and maintenance. Particular focus on risk identification and reduction throughout the life span.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program, NURN 3103 , NURN 3104 , and NURN 3108 .
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NURN 4450 - Design and Coordination of Care
Credit Hours: (6)
Application of theory-based practice in a variety of settings with clients who have multiple healthcare needs. Emphases are on clinical judgment and decision-making, diagnostic reasoning, clinical ethics, collaboration and case management. Examination of nursing therapeutics within the structure of nursing process and nursing diagnosis.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program, NURN 4100 ; NURN 4201 , and NURN 4440 .
Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education - Writing in the Disciplines (W)
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NURN 4900 - Research in Nursing Practice
Credit Hours: (2)
Exploration of the theoretical foundations of nursing with emphasis on research, theories, concepts and processes leading to their application in practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the RN-BSN Program or permission of instructor; NURN 4100 ; NURN 4201 ; and NURN 4440 .
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NURS 2100 - General Nutrition
Credit Hours: (2)
A solid knowledge base of general nutrition viewed from a life cycle perspective. Exploration of behavioral aspects and scientific concepts related to nutrition. Open to Pre-nursing majors, sophomore standing.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1204 or CHEM 1252 .
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NURS 2200 - Human Growth and Development
Credit Hours: (3)
Study of the developing person through the lifespan by examining the relationship of selected environmental and social factors to human growth and development. Consideration of the meaning of health and illness to the individual, the family, and the community within the context of life as a continuing, dynamic process from conception through death.
Pre- or Corequisite(s): Pre-Nursing major, Sophomore standing; and BIOL 2273 and BIOL 2273L , or KNES 2168 and KNES 2168L .
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NURS 2201 - Communication in Caring Relationships
Credit Hours: (2)
Introduction to essential communication competencies within the context of helping relationships. Emphasis is on communication processes, cultural competence, and skills in a therapeutic relationship.
Prerequisite(s): Pre-Nursing major; Sophomore standing; ANTH 1101 or SOCY 1101 , PSYC 1101 , UWRT 1101 , and UWRT 1102 .
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NURS 3102 - Introduction to Nursing Science
Credit Hours: (3)
An introduction to the theoretical and scientific basis of nursing practice, including an overview of the profession and examination of major concepts, theories, and models.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major.
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NURS 3105 - Concepts of Professional Nursing
Credit Hours: (3)
Concepts and standards fundamental to professional nursing practice. Explores the unique role of nursing in the healthcare system.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3108 .
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NURS 3107 - Pathophysiology: Clinical Concepts of Illness and Disease
Credit Hours: (3)
Conceptual basis of alterations in physiological processes that disrupt or impair health and the body’s response to illness and disease. Building on knowledge obtained in previous courses in the biological and social sciences, this course provides a foundation for building critical thinking skills in the differentiation of disease and illness.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major.
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NURS 3108 - Health Assessment and Application
Credit Hours: (3)
Evaluation of human function using interview and physical examination data within a framework for clinical decision making. Competencies necessary for holistic health assessment across the lifespan.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major.
Pre- or Corequisite(s): NURS 3105 and NURS 3107 .
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NURS 3205 - Pharmacology in Health and Illness
Credit Hours: (3)
Presentation of the theoretical base for the safe and therapeutic use of drugs. Examination of Pharmacologic agents commonly used in health and illness and the standards and societal controls of drugs are explored.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major and NURS 3107 or permission of instructor.
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NURS 3230 - Illness and Disease Management
Credit Hours: (3)
Focus on health promotion strategies and nursing interventions appropriate for planning care of adult clients with basic pathophysiological alterations.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3430 .
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NURS 3250 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
Credit Hours: (2)
Foundations of nursing care of families during the childbearing year. Emphasis on the nurse’s role in health assessment, health promotion and promotion of adaptive processes of the individual and family during pregnancy, birth, transition to parenthood, and the newborn period, including alterations in health status.
Prerequisite(s): Junior 1 Nursing Courses.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3440 .
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NURS 3260 - Nursing Care of Children
Credit Hours: (2)
Foundations of nursing care of children and families during the childrearing years. Emphasis on the nurse’s role in health assessment, health promotion and promotion of adaptive processes of the child and family during childhood from infancy to adolescence, including alterations in health status.
Prerequisite(s): Junior 1 Nursing Courses.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3440 .
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NURS 3425 - Practicum in Concepts of Professional Nursing
Credit Hours: (2)
This clinical course introduces the application of concepts, skills and values fundamental to professional nursing practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Major.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3105 and NURS 3108 .
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NURS 3430 - Practicum Illness and Disease Management
Credit Hours: (3)
Clinical practice in healthcare settings that correlates with theoretical content related to basic pathophysiological alterations. Students will provide care in diverse clinical settings to develop psychomotor sills and apply knowledge in making clinical decisions.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Major and NURS 3108 .
Pre- or Corequisite(s): NURS 3230 .
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NURS 3440 - Practicum in Nursing Care of Children and the Childbearing Family
Credit Hours: (3)
Development of competencies essential for the nursing care of families during the childbearing and childrearing years. A variety of clinical experiences are provided, including community-based care, patient education, and in-patient care, with an emphasis on family-centered nursing practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Major and NURS 3108 .
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NURS 3895 - Independent Study in Nursing
Credit Hours: (1-4)
Directed individual study in a selected aspect of nursing which is explored in greater depth than included in the planned curriculum. No more than six hours in NURS 3895 and/or NURS 4090 may be counted toward degree requirements. May be repeated for credit with change of focus.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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NURS 4000 - Topics in Nursing
Credit Hours: (1-3)
Critical examination of selected current topics in nursing.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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NURS 4090 - International Comparative Health Systems
Credit Hours: (3)
A study tour to explore the cultural, social, and healthcare systems outside the United States. Participants visit a variety of healthcare sites and attend presentations by practitioners and educators. They will have opportunities to interact with people from the host countries and visit a variety of cultural and historic sites. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Cross-listed as: HLTH 4090 .
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