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MLTY 102 - Foundations in Leadership
(1 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 101. MLTY 102 introduces students to the Army tactical concepts such as map reading, land navigation and general operations. It also focuses on the Army Leadership model and explores these dimensions in more detail. The focus is to provide students a foundation of tactical and leadership concepts that will be building blocks for future semesters. Students will focus on basic knowledge and skills needed for personal leadership competence in the Army and in civilian life.
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MLTY 201 - Innovative Tactical Leadership
(2 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 102 This course explores the dimensions of creative and innovative leadership strategies and styles by examining team dynamics that form the basis of the Army leadership framework. Students practice aspects of personal motivation and team building in the context of planning, executing, and assessing team exercises. Focus is on continued development of the knowledge of leadership values and attributes through an understanding of Army rank, structure, and duties and basic aspects of land navigation and squad tactics. Case studies provide tangible context for learning the Soldier’s Creed and Warrior Ethos as they apply in the contemporary operating environment (COE).
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MLTY 202 - Leadership in Changing Environments
(2 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 201. This course examines the challenges of leading tactical teams in the complex contemporary operating environment (COE). The course highlights dimensions of terrain analysis, patrolling, and operation orders. Further study of the theoretical basis of the Army leadership framework explores the dynamics of leadership in the context of military operations. This course provides a smooth transition Into MLTY 301. Students develop greater self awareness as they assess their own leadership styles and practice communication and team building skills.
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MLTY 301 - Adaptive Team Leadership
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 202. The curriculum for the junior year is primarily designed to instruct all students on leadership theory and basic Army tactics. Students receive detailed instruction on leadership practices, subordinate motivation, and ethics as well as instruction in small unit tactics, land navigation and tactical orders. Contracted cadets participate in two field training exercises, leadership labs, weekly physical training and weapons familiarization.
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MLTY 302 - Leadership Under Stress
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 301. The curriculum for the second semester is designed to build on the leadership theory that was presented in MLTY 301. Tactical operations focus on section level operations. Detailed instruction includes training management, land navigation, leadership skill and ethics. Students who are contracted will participate in two field training exercises, leadership labs, weekly physical training, and will attend Advanced Camp at FT Lewis, Washington.
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MLTY 303 - American Military History
(3 hours) Examines US Military History from pre-revolutionary times to post-Vietnam: defines the principles of war; discusses political-military interactions; develops leadership through group contribution in case studies and battle analysis.
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MLTY 401 - Developing Adaptive Leaders
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 302. The main focus of the senior year is to prepare students for their first assignments as Second Lieutenants. Students study recent conflicts and peace keeping operations while learning how to plan and conduct military training. They also receive instruction on pre-commissioning requirements, briefings, and Department of Defense policies. Highlights of this semester include guest speakers sharing their experiences and lessons learned from each operation.
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MLTY 402 - Leadership in a Complex World
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MLTY 401. The cadet’s final semester centers around Joint Operations, battle analysis from numerous conflicts, and advanced leadership. Each cadet prepares and presents several oral presentations. The final event is the cadet’s commissioning as an officer in the United States Army.
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MUSI 001 - Concert Attendance
0 hours) Music majors must enroll in Concert Attendance every semester the student is taking any Music Performance section. The Concert Attendance is based on the number of performances attended. Minimum passing grade is “C.”
This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 094-52 - Guitar Proficiency for Music & Worship Leadership
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This degree requirement is a testing of a student’s ability to demonstrate performance skills necessary to lead worship, while singing and playing songs requiring open and barre chord accompaniments. In addition, the student must demonstrate a foundational ability to perform other standard guitar skills at an intermediate level.
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MUSI 095-20 - Studio Proficiency
(0 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 199, admission to the School of Music. Co-requisite: MUSI 282. Studio Proficiency grants permission to continue study of music performance at the 400 level of a recital track degree program. (Recital track degree programs are: Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and Bachelor of Arts in Performance). Studio Proficiency is determined at the fourth semester jury. Students must register for MUSI 095-20 at the beginning of the fourth semester of studio. Students must also have completed a minimum of three semesters and a maximum of four semesters of MUSI 281 or MUSI 282 by the end of the fourth semester.
A pass or fail of a Studio Proficiency is determined by the jury of faculty members as well as all area coordinators. Junior and Senior level transfer students must be awarded Studio Proficiency at their audition for admission into the Horton School of Music. If a student fails to pass Studio Proficiency after 2 attempts, he/she will be dismissed from the performance area. For additional requirements specific to studio areas, see the Horton School of Music Student Handbook.
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MUSI 095-52 - Guitar Proficiency for Music Therapists
(0 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 151, Section 52 (grade of “C” or better); Corequisite: MUSI 152, Section 52; or by permission of instructor. Students must (a) play all first position chords and move readily from one chord to another in the context of songs; (b) play all barre chords based on A, Am, A7, E, Em, and E7 and use them in playing songs; (c) demonstrate the ability to use advanced accompaniment patterns, including strumming and finger-picking (d) readily transpose 3-chord songs from one key to another. (e) demonstrate advanced group song-leading skills; (f) sight-read tablature and melody lines; and (g) apply other advanced theory concepts including the utilization of the capo in transposition/cross-keying exercises. Required only of Music Therapy majors: Should be attempted during the semester in which the student is enrolled in MUSI 152-52 Guitar for Music Therapists. A student who does not pass the Guitar Proficiency at that time must register for Studio Guitar Lessons to prepare for Guitar Proficiency and must register for and pass Guitar Proficiency during that same semester. In addition, Guitar Proficiency is required for Advanced Standing, typically awarded following the third of six Music Therapy Clinical Experiences (MUSI361).
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MUSI 095-53 - Advanced Standing in Music Therapy
(0 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131-135 and 231-232 (grades of “C” or better); MUSI 234-235 (grades of “C” or better), which may be Corequisites; 3 semesters of MUSI 361 (grades of “B” or better), 1 of which may be a Corequisite; MUSI 095-52, which may be a Corequisite. Advanced Standing must be awarded by the music therapy faculty no sooner than the completion of the third Music Therapy Clinical Experience (MUSI 361). Advanced Standing grants permission to continue the 6-semester Clinical Experience sequence. Music Therapy majors must successfully complete 3 clinicals and have resolved any deficient competencies, successfully complete the music therapy sequence (MUSI 131 - 135, 231 - 235), and pass Guitar Proficiency (MUSI 095-52). Students should register for Advanced Standing during the semester in which they are enrolled in their third clinical experience, if they have or will have also completed the music theory sequence and passed the guitar proficiency by the end of that semester.
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MUSI 098 - Music Entrance Placement Exam
(0 hours) This course or exam is required to enroll in MUSI 198 Musicianship I and includes basic fundamentals of music theory, sight-singing and aural dictation. The course may be re-taken until all portions are passed or the student will be placed in MUSI 130 Introduction to Music.
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MUSI 101 - Introduction to Music Therapy
(2 hours) An introductory course for students interested in exploring the field of Music Therapy as a career. Students will have the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of music therapy foundations and principles, including the history and philosophy of music therapy. Includes observation and an overview of Music Therapy with various populations. This course is a prerequisite for all other Music Therapy courses. Permission of the instructor is required for students not majoring in Music Therapy. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 102 - Behavior Modification in Music Therapy
(2 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 101 (grade of “C” or better) or permission of instructor. Students are introduced to behavioral objectives, behavior management techniques and basic group dynamics. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 121 - Ensembles
(1 hours) The following ensembles are open to all qualified students: Add the following numeric extensions to the course number to designate ensemble. For example, Jazz Combo is MUSI 121-31.
31 Jazz Combo* - An instrumental ensemble class for the purpose of learning jazz styles and improvisation within a small ensemble setting and for the purpose of training students for small group jazz performance. Open to all qualified University students by audition.
32 Lyric Theatre*-Lyric Theater is an ensemble in the Horton School of Music which presents Broadway musicals, operas or scenes programs each year. The class format simulates the rehearsal and production of a professional musical stage presentation. All CSU students are welcome to audition for these productions, or to help on the production staff. Rehearsals generally begin 4 to 8 weeks before the production and culminate in multiple performances. In addition to participating in the production, students are expected to attend schedule rehearsals, and assist in set and costume building.
33 Marching Band- The Marching Band at Charleston Southern is a marching ensemble of the University. Membership for wind players is open to all students. Membership in the colorguard or percussion section is open by invitation or audition. The ensemble performs one or two shows every season, and provides small ensembles for various functions on campus for Athletic events and otherwise. The Marching Band rehearses Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:30-5:00, as well as game-day Saturdays. The Marching Band performs at every home football game, and usually at two away football games every season. The course is offered in variable credit hours, either 1.0 credit hour or for zero credit. The goal of the Marching Band is to provide entertaining halftime shows, to engage our audiences, and to inspire each other in Christian fellowship.
34 Concert Singers*-Prerequisite: Permission of professor and an a cappella audition. A premier mixed choral ensemble singing selected sacred and secular repertoire from all choral periods and styles. A cappella and accompanied choral literature will be studied and performed including major works with orchestra. The Concert Singers will perform at least one major concert per semester on the campus of Charleston Southern University.
35 Jazz Band*-An instrumental ensemble for the purpose of rehearsing and performing jazz repertoire in a small to large group setting. Open to all qualified University students by permission of instructor.
36 Symphonic Band- The Symphonic Band at Charleston Southern is a wind and percussion ensemble of the University. Membership is by audition and/or invitation. The ensemble performs literature ranging from grades 3-5 available for winds and percussion, both as a whole and in smaller combinations. Repertoire is selected from the Renaissance through the 21st century, in order to provide students with an understanding of a wide variety of musical styles and musical conventions drawn from the finest band repertoire. The Symphonic Band seeks to provide performance experiences as both a means complementary to this end and as an end unto itself.
37 Chamber Ensembles*-Each Chamber Ensemble is a performance-based course focusing on the development of classical instrumental performance skills. Students are evaluated at weekly rehearsals as to their individual instrumental and musical progress. Students will study a variety of repertoire covering style periods as literature allows. Repertoire difficulty will increase as instrumental and musical skills increas.
38 Pep Band- The Pep Band is a selected ensemble that performs at all men’s and women’s home basketball games, and occasional conference and national tournaments out-of-town each season. Rehearsals are approximately 1 hour weekly from November through March. Open to music majors and non-music majors.
52 Opera/Musical Theatre- Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop is a cross-listed academic offering in the Horton School of Music and Theatre Department at Charleston Southern University. It is an opportunity for singer-actors and actor-singers to receive performance experience in an educational setting. Each performer may indicate a preference of opera/operetta or musical theatre as the genre for his/her primary scene. Scenic work is then chosen to compliment the strengths of the student while providing strategic challenges for the performer. The student performs in his/her primary scene, and performs one or more secondary roles in other scenes. Scenes are rehearsed for much of the semester then presented in a performance at the end of the semester.
56 Wind Ensemble* - The Wind Ensemble at Charleston Southern is the select wind and percussion ensemble of the University. Membership is by audition and/or invitation. The ensemble performs the finest literature available for winds and percussion, both as a whole and in smaller combinations, from the Renaissance through the 21st century, in order to provide students with an understanding of a wide variety of musical styles and musical conventions drawn from the finest band repertoire, and provide performance experience as both a means complementary to this end and as an end unto itself.
57 Orchestra*- A performing ensemble consisting of strings and, when required, winds or percussion.
58 Bel Canto (Women’s Chorale)- A choral ensemble composed of treble voices singing selected sacred and secular repertoire from all choral periods and styles. A cappella and accompanied choral literature will be studied and performed. Bel Canto will perform at least one major concert per semester on the campus of Charleston Southern University.
59 Singing Buccaneers (Men’s Ensemble)- A choral ensemble composed of men’s singing selected sacred and secular repertoire from all choral periods and styles. A cappella and accompanied choral literature will be studied and performed. Singing Buccaneers will perform at least one major concert per semester on the campus of Charleston Southern University
61 Worship Ensemble*- This course provides the student with the opportunity to observe, to participate, and to direct contemporary music ensembles similar to those found in modem churches. Several ensemble formats will be used in class, depending on class size, including praise team (3-6 voices), vocal ensemble 6-9 voices). Students will learn to prepare and lead effective rehearsals, to develop a balanced sound between voices and instruments, and to achieve a unified blend in combined vocal parts. The experiential nature of the class will provide students with opportunities to use their individual applied study (voice, keyboard, guitar) in praise band formats. In addition, teams of students from this class may lead worship services and events on or off campus 1-2 times per semester. An audition-interview is required of students who are not music majors.
Note: *Audition and/or interview required.
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MUSI 130 - Introduction to Music
(3 hours) A foundational course in the basics of music theory, sight-singing, ear training, dictation and music listening. Emphasis will be placed on mastery of the essentials of music knowledge through conceptual development, drill and application. Topics will be note names, clefs, rhythm, meter, intervals, triads, major and minor scales. Aural skills will be developed through singing in solfège and rhythmic counting. This course is suggested for intended music majors who have not successful completed the music entrance exam. This course does not fulfill a degree requirement for music majors or minors. The course is open to other majors as an elective.
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MUSI 138 - Fundamentals of Music Activities
(2 hours) MUSI 101 (grade of “C” or better) and corequisite of MUSI 151-52 or permission of instructor. This course is required for Music Therapy majors and an elective for Music Education majors. Students experience music activity planning and leading; incorporation of movement and guitar and piano accompaniment; use of other instruments; and principles of pacing and transitions during group and individual sessions/lessons. The focus of this course is to develop music leading skills for Music Therapy and Music Education majors prior to focusing on therapeutic and/or academic objectives.
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MUSI 150 - Fundamentals of Guitar
(1 hours) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Class instruction in guitar designed for students not enrolled in MUSI 181 (Instrumental studio).
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MUSI 151 30 - Group Piano I
(1 hours) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Group Piano or piano proficiency is designed to help music majors (music education; music therapy; music and worship leadership music or music performance) acquire keyboard skills that will assist them in their future music career positions. The classes also allow for ancillary teaching of theoretical harmonic principles of music. Each class will be structured around practicing basic piano skills of scales, cadences, arpeggios, transposing, improvisation, harmonization and repertoire.
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MUSI 151 32 - Class Instruction in Music (Voice)
(1 hours) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. This credit is not valid towards performance requirements in any music majors or minors. Group instruction in voice for the beginning voice student. Course will include fundamentals in vocal production and vocal health with an emphasis on performance of basic English and Italian repertoire. No studio credit is awarded for this class. General elective credit only.
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MUSI 151 52 - Class Instruction in Music I (Guitar for Music Therapists)
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131 and 132 or 198 (grades of “C” or better) or by permission of instructor. Group instruction in functional guitar for Music Therapy (MT) majors. Level I (151) introduces first position chords and basic accompaniment styles. Students are required to lead and accompany group singing, transpose songs at sight, sight-read melodies and compose songs with simple accompaniment. Students are required to demonstrate advanced group song-leading skills, ease in utilizing the capo in transpositions, and the ability to sight-read tablature and compose songs for therapy populations.
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MUSI 152 30 - Group Piano II
(1 hours) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Group Piano or piano proficiency is designed to help music majors (music education; music therapy; music and worship leadership music or music performance) acquire keyboard skills that will assist them in their future music career positions. The classes also allow for ancillary teaching of theoretical harmonic principles of music. Each class will be structured around practicing basic piano skills of scales, cadences, arpeggios, transposing, improvisation, harmonization and repertoire.
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MUSI 152 52 - Class Instruction in Music II (Guitar for Music Therapists)
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 151 52 or permission of the instructor. This credit is not valid towards performance requirements in any music majors or minors. Group instruction in functional guitar for Music Therapy (MT) majors. In Level II (152), barre chords and more difficult accompaniment styles are introduced. Students are required to demonstrate advanced group song-leading skills, ease in utilizing the capo in transpositions, and the ability to sight-read tablature and compose songs for therapy populations.
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MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation
(3 hours) A nontechnical study of musical examples designed to acquaint the student with music through the study of the broad movements in the art from primitive civilization to the present. Music 171 does not count toward requirements for music majors and minors (See Music 371).
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MUSI 181-482 - Studio Lessons
(1 - 2 hours) Prerequisite/Corequisite: Permission of instructor required, and music majors must register for Concert Attendance MUSI 001 every semester the student is taking any Studio Lessons which involve one on one private instruction with specific instruments. Credit is awarded on the following basis: One hour of credit for one-half hour of individual instruction per week or two hours of credit for one hour of individual instruction, appropriate practice, and studio jury at conclusion of the semester of study. (Weekly lab is required for music majors in their primary area of study) A student may enroll in a maximum of 4 credits per semester. This course cannot be challenged.
Freshman/Sophomore Nonmajors 181 - 1 credit
And nonprimary182 - 2 credits
Freshman/Sophomore Majors 281 - 1 credit
282 - 2 credits
Junior/Senior Majors 481 - 1 credit
(Recital track only) 482 - 2 credits
Add the following numeric extensions to your course numbers to designate studio type:
30. Piano
31. Organ
32. Voice
35. Oboe
36. English Horn
37. Flute-Piccolo
38. Clarinet
39. Saxophone
40. Bassoon
41. French Horn
42. Trumpet
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43. Trombone
44. Euphonium
45. Tuba
46. Percussion
47. Violin
48. Viola
49. Cello
50. String Bass
51. Harp
52. Guitar
55. Conducting
58. Accompanying
60. Composition
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MUSI 187 - Studio Preparation for Instrumentals
(1 hours) Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Basic instrumental instruction for non-music major instrumental students.
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MUSI 188 - Studio Preparation for Instrumentals
(2 hours) Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Basic instrumental instruction for non-music major instrumental students.
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MUSI 198 - Musicianship I
(4 hours) Pre-requisite: MUSI 130 or successful passing of Entrance Exam. This course is the first of a four-part sequence devoted to the development of foundational musicianship skills. The goal of the Musicianship course sequence is for each student to be able to think critically and in detail about Western musical structures, and to communicate clearly and persuasively about them. This goal necessitates fluency or competence in musical notation, analysis, model composition, performance, dictation and transcription, and writing about music. Musicianship I focuses on gaining fluency in the reading and writing of Western musical notation in three clefs; movable-do solfege in major and (do-based) minor keys; identifying (by sight and by ear), performing, and conducting simple and compound meters; the reading and writing of Gary Karpinski’s protonotation; singing and dictating diatonic melodies in major and minor keys; fundamental terms, concepts, and structures—such as scales, keys, intervals, triads, and rhythmic patterns; voice-leading; and an introduction to music software. Musicianship I also begins an exploration of what it means to be a Christian musician. Note: All students enrolled in MUSI 198 will automatically be enrolled in MUSI 100 Music Entrance at the conclusion of the fall semester.
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MUSI 199 - Musicianship II
(4 hours) Pre-requisites: MUSI 131 and 132 or 198 or placement based on Musicianship placement exam. This course is the second of a four-part sequence devoted to the development of foundational musicianship skills. The goal of the Musicianship course sequence is for each student to be able to think critically and in detail about Western musical structures, and to communicate clearly and persuasively about them. This goal necessitates fluency or competence in musical notation, analysis, model composition, performance, dictation and transcription, and writing about music. Musicianship II focuses on increasing fluency and complexity in the reading and writing of Western musical notation in three clefs; movable-do solfege in major and (do-based) minor keys; identifying (by sight and by ear), performing, and conducting simple and compound meters; singing and dictating diatonic melodies in major and minor keys; and voice-leading. Musicianship II also continues the exploration of the relationship of music to the Christian faith. New topics introduced are the recognition and dictation of harmonic and small-scale formal structures; intermediate-to-advanced uses of music notation and analysis software; transcription of entire musical works and movements; single-hearing dictation exercises; analysis of harmonic and formal structures; hermeneutics; analysis of pop/rock and contemporary Christian worship music; text-music relationships; and introduction to writing about music.
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MUSI 201 - Music and Worship Education
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131 and 132 or 198. This course provides practical guidance and study on implementing and growing a church music education program from preschool through senior adult. Discussion of enlisting, training, and retaining lay music leaders is included. Students receive instruction on implementing and maintaining an instrumental program, handbell program, and drama ministry in the church.
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MUSI 227 - Jazz and Commercial Music Theory
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131, 132, 134 and 135 or 198 and 199. This course explores the fundamentals of harmony and musical form in jazz and commercial music through the development of basic theory, keyboard and aural skills.
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MUSI 228 - Technology in Worship
(3 hours) Pre-requisite: Admitted to Horton School of Music. This course includes introduction to and practical experiences with technologies used in modern worship. The use of visual media, sound reinforcement, and theater lighting systems in worship are included. Students are introduced to current worship presentation video projection software in lecture and in computer lab settings. Musical instrument technologies are explored. Students also study the dynamics of developing technology ministry teams in the church.
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MUSI 229 - Arranging for Worship Leaders
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131, 132, 134, 135 or 198 and 199 and 227. This course leads the music & worship student to discover the fundamentals of orchestration, transcription, and arranging. These fundamentals are specifically applied in assignments related to the career ministry of a contemporary worship leader including vocal ensembles, praise teams, choirs, worship bands and church orchestras. Students learn to arrange traditional hymns for use in modern worship and are introduced to composing original compositions in contemporary song forms.
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MUSI 237 - Brass Techniques
(1 hours) Prerequisite: Admitted to Horton School of Music. Fundamentals of playing and teaching brass instrument in a class teaching brass instruments in a class setting. Basic principles, such as embouchure formation and development, fingerings, overtone series, transposition, maintenance and repair, intonation, teaching materials, and teaching techniques will be covered. Required of Music Education majors.
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MUSI 238 - Woodwind Techniques
(1 hours) Prerequisite: Admitted to Horton School of Music. Fundamentals of playing and teaching woodwind instruments in a class setting. Basic principles, such as embouchure formation and development, fingerings, transposition, maintenance and repair, intonation, teaching materials, and teaching techniques, will be covered. Required of Music Education majors.
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MUSI 239 - String Techniques
(1 hours) Prerequisite: Admitted to Horton School of Music. Fundamentals of playing and teaching string instruments in a class setting. Basic principles, such as tone production, bowing, articulation, fingering, maintenance and repair, intonation, teaching materials, and teaching techniques will be covered. Required of Music Education majors.
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MUSI 240 - Percussion Techniques
(1 hours) Prerequisite: Admitted to Horton School of Music. Fundamentals of playing and teaching percussion instruments in a class setting. Basic principles such as grip, stroke, sticking, and rolls on the snare, bass drum and timpani; techniques of playing the keyboard mallet instruments and accessory percussion; equipment needs for the school band or orchestra; and, organizing and developing the marching percussion section, will be covered. Required of Music Education and Music Therapy majors.
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MUSI 241 - Language Diction for Musicians
(3 hours) Prerequisite: Admitted to Horton School of Music. A study of pronunciation and basic dictionary translation skills in the English, Italian, French, Spanish and German languages as applied to singing using Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Required for Bachelor of Arts degrees in Choral or Instrumental Music Education, Vocal Performance, Music and Worship Leadership, and Music Therapy. The professor will model technology use in the classroom by using at least one of the following: Power Point, internet research, Blackboard, etc.
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MUSI 242 - Advanced Language Diction
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 241 or by permission of instructor. Advanced study of pronunciation, transcription, and dictionary translation skills in the Italian and German Languages as applied to singing using the International Phonetic Alphabet, with the addition of the French, Latin, and Spanish languages Required of BA Vocal Performance emphasis.
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MUSI 243 - Vocal Techniques
(1 hours) Instruction in the basic techniques of vocal production, performance, and pedagogy. Required of Instrumental Music Education, and Music Therapy majors. MUSI 151-32 may be substituted for this course for Music Therapy majors.
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MUSI 251 30 - Group Piano III
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 15130 and 15230 (grade of “C” or better) or permission of chair. Group Piano is designed to help the music major acquire keyboard skills that will assist them in their future music career positions. The classes also allow for ancillary teaching of theoretical harmonic principles of music. Fee required.
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MUSI 252 30 - Group Piano IV
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 151, 152 and 251 (grade of “C” or better) or permission of chair. Group Piano IV or piano proficiency is designed to assess the acquisition of required keyboard skills for music majors (Music Education, Music Therapy, or Performance). Students will be required to (a) play all major & minor scales, two octaves; (b) sight read works of moderate difficulty; (c) demonstrate an ability to provide accompaniment to simple melodies and (d) transpose a simple piano selection. Fee required.
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MUSI 298 - Musicianship III
(4 hours) Pre-requisites: MUSI 134 and 135 or 199 or placement based on Musicianship placement exam.
This course is the third of a four-part sequence devoted to the development of foundational musicianship skills. The goal of the Musicianship course sequence is for each student to be able to think critically and in detail about Western musical structures, and to communicate clearly and persuasively about them. This goal necessitates fluency or competence in musical notation, analysis, model composition, performance, dictation and transcription, and writing about music. Musicianship III focuses on increasing fluency and complexity in the skills and topics covered in Musicianship I and II. Musicianship III also focuses on gaining fluency in the recognition, analysis, and composition of large-scale formal structures in the Classical tradition—namely, minuet, rondo, and sonata forms; the recognition, dictation, transcription, composition, performance, and analysis of chromatic, modulating, and sequential structures within the major/minor tonal system; the analysis and composition of 19th-century German art song; advanced uses of music notation and analysis software; and substantial writing about music.
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MUSI 299 - Musicianship IV
(4 hours) Pre-requisites: MUSI 231 and 232 or 298 or placement based on Musicianship placement exam. This course is the last of a four-part sequence devoted to the development of foundational musicianship skills. The goal of the Musicianship course sequence is for each student to be able to think critically and in detail about Western musical structures, and to communicate clearly and persuasively about them. This goal necessitates fluency or competence in musical notation, analysis, model composition, performance, dictation and transcription, and writing about music.
Musicianship IV focuses on gaining fluency in the recognition, dictation, transcription, performance, and analysis of heavily chromatic, atonal, dodecaphonic, serial, and other complex structures of Western art and avant-garde music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; understanding the aesthetic principles behind composition and performance practices of the 20th century; the relationship of music to other art forms in the 20th century; advanced analytical writing about music; and an introduction to computational analysis.
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MUSI 301 - Elementary Conducting
(2 hours) Prerequisites: Admitted to Horton School of Music, MUSI 134 and 135 or 199. A study of the fundamentals of conducting, including basic beat patterns, cueing, Interpretive gestures, four-part vocal score reading, and rehearsal techniques with emphasis on the choral ensemble and its literature. Note: Required of all music majors.
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MUSI 302 - Advanced Conducting
(2 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 301. Advanced conducting techniques, including baton techniques, asymmetric and mixed meters, and the development of coordinated movements and gestures. Advanced score reading and analysis, including transposition. Advanced rehearsal techniques with emphasis on the large instrumental ensemble. Required of Music Education, and Performance majors.
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MUSI 307 - Communication in Music Therapy and Music Education
(2 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 101 and 102 (grades of “C” or better) or permission of the instructor. This course is required for Music Therapy majors and an elective for Music Education majors. Students practice literature review as well as scientific and program description writing, presentation software, and research poster session techniques appropriate to their fields of study and related populations of clients and students. The focus of this course is to develop written and oral communication skills to aid music therapy and music education majors in disseminating information about their professions.
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MUSI 308 - Music and Worship Foundations and Philosophy
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131, 132, 134 and 135 or 198 and 199.
This course explores current worship philosophies and practices as well as future trends. Each philosophical approach will be examined for strengths and weaknesses regarding its biblical foundation. In addition, students will analyze each approach to determine its success in the mission of leading those gathered in genuine worship. Through analysis, reflection and research, students will develop and present a personal philosophy of music and worship leadership.
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MUSI 311 - Music and Worship Administration
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131 and 132 or 198. This course is designed to equip the church musician with the leadership and administrative skills necessary for an effective and efficient music ministry in the local church. Specific areas of study include staff relationships in the multiple staff church, the team approach to music ministry, budget and resource management, enlisting & training participants & volunteer leadership, and foundations of leadership. Special attention is given to the relational perspective of administrative responsibilities.
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MUSI 314 - Jazz Improvisation
(2 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 131, 132, 134 and 135 or 198 and 199 (grades of “C” or better) and/or permission of the instructor. This course consists of the study of jazz improvisation. The basic elements of jazz improvisation will be explored by incorporating elements of jazz theory, history, and vocabulary through lecture and participation. This course is designed for music students (majors and minors) and other qualified students.
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MUSI 345 - Music Composition and Arranging
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 134 and 135 or 199. Principles underlying motive development and its relationship to various musical forms; principles of arranging composed melodies in various century styles such as traditional classical, pop, twentieth century, and various ethnic styles; basic principles for writing for various instruments; encouragement to use programs such as Finale to write their compositions/arrangements.
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MUSI 360 - Recital
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 095-20 and MUSI 199 for junior performance majors; MUSI 299 for senior music education majors. Co-requisite: 400 level studio instruction. Students are required to present a one-half hour recital in their major performance area. Junior performance majors during their second semester of 400 level study, Senior music education majors during their third or fourth semester of 400 level study. Students must declare their program content at the jury prior to the recital semester and successfully complete a recital audition for a faculty jury at least 30 days prior to the recital performance. For additional requirements specific to studio areas, see the Horton School of Music Student Handbook.
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MUSI 361 - Music Therapy Clinical Experience
(1 hours) Prerequisite: Permission of the Music Therapy advisor required. Clinical experience at an approved site must be taken six times for one credit each. Students will be involved in hands-on experiences with a minimum of three populations, incorporating principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship. Students must receive a grade of Pass, which indicates demonstration of a minimum of 80% of the required clinical competencies in each clinical experience. A student earning less than Pass (or 80%) must repeat the clinical experience with the same or a comparable population. A student unable to successfully complete the clinical experience on the second attempt, will be dismissed from the program. A student successfully completing the repeated clinical but not earning at least Pass (or 80%) in a first attempt of a later clinical experience will be dismissed from the program. In addition, a student with identified deficient clinical competencies who does not remedy the deficiencies within 1 semester will be dismissed from the music therapy program, regardless of whether clinical experiences earned Pass (or 80%) or higher. Advanced Standing (095-53) is typically awarded following successful completion of the third Music Therapy Clinical Experience, the music theory sequence (MUSI 131 - 135 or 198 and 199, 231 - 235 or 198 and 199), and Guitar Proficiency (MUSI 095-52). A student may not continue in the Music Therapy Clinical Experience sequence past the third clinical until earning Advanced Standing. Fee required. This course cannot be challenged
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MUSI 369 - Music Therapy Methods I
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 102 or permission of instructor. Students will have the opportunity to develop assessment and measurement techniques; treatment planning; and methods and materials, appropriate for clients with various needs. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 370 - Music Therapy Methods II
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 369 or permission of instructor. A continuation of MUSI 369 with emphasis on developing assessment and measurement techniques; treatment planning; and methods and materials, appropriate for clients with various needs. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 371 - Music History and Literature I
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 134, 135 or 199 and Admitted to Horton School of Music. A study of music in the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Stylistic changes in music are examined as they occur in major compositions by the most important composers of the time, and extensive listening is required. The lives of major composers are examined as well as the position of the musician in society. The course is designed for those pursuing a career in teaching and/or performance.
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MUSI 372 - Music History and Literature II
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 134, 135 or 199, and 371. A study of music in the Classical, Romantic, and 20th century periods as well as non-Western practices. Stylistic changes in music are examined as they occur in major compositions by the most important composers of the time, and extensive listening is required. The lives of major composers are examined as well as the position of the musician in society. The course is designed for those pursuing a career in teaching and/or performance.
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MUSI 403 - Teaching Music in the Elementary School
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 234 and 235 or 299, admission to the School of Education and junior standing. Methods, materials, and procedures for teaching general music in the elementary school with emphasis on children’s musical development and its effect on course content in grades K-8. Teaching strategies will be observed and practiced in clinical settings (minimum 14 hours in-school practical). Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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MUSI 404 - Worship Leadership
(3 hours) Prerequisite: Successful completion of MUSI 308. Worship styles from liturgical to free worship are studied and experienced. Students plan biblically sound worship services in liturgical, traditional, and modern formats. Planning assignments are group projects simulating a worship planning team in a local church. Effective and efficient rehearsal techniques are explored. Students learn to recruit and lead effective worship leading and worship planning teams. Students discuss the worship leader’s role in relationship to other church staff, the congregation, and the lay musicians in the church.
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MUSI 405 - Teaching Music in the Secondary School
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 234 and 235 or 299 successful completion of MUSI 252 and admission to the School of Education. Study and practical application of methods, materials, and procedures for teaching choral or instrumental performance organizations in the secondary school. Course includes training in the use of the APT and ADEPT instruments for assessing teaching ability. Emphasis on administration of the middle and high school choral or instrumental program, evaluation and selection of music, program development, recruiting, and rehearsal techniques and effective classroom discipline. Course includes a minimum 14-hour school practicum with assigned teacher. This course should be taken the semester immediately prior to Student Teaching. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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MUSI 406 - History of Music in Worship
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 134 and 135 or 199 or permission of the instructor. This course examines the integration of music in worship throughout history. Students explore the centrality of Old and New Testament scripture in leading and planning worship and analyze Christian worship practices from the New Testament times to the present. Special attention will be given to the role and use of music within the context of worship events. Other areas of research and discovery include the theology of congregational song, the use of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs in present day worship, the use of new materials for congregational worship, and an examination of recently published hymnals, contemporary worship collections, and web based resources.
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MUSI 445 - Pedagogy
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 299 and MUSI 360. Methods, materials, and procedures for private and group instruction, studio management and the school situation, planning for various grade levels, history of teaching and study of leading methods, stylistic and technical aspects of representative literature from all periods.
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MUSI 460 - Advanced Recital
(2 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 299 and MUSI 360. Co-requisite: 400 level studio instruction. Music Performance majors are required to present a one-hour recital in their major studio area during their fourth semester of 400 level study. They must declare their program content at the jury prior to the recital semester and successfully complete a recital audition for a faculty jury at least 30 days prior to the performance. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 462 - Psychology of Music
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 370 or permission of instructor. The psychological basis of music. Areas studied include characteristic properties of sound; the response of the human organism to musical stimuli; the anatomy and mechanism of the ear and theories of hearing; an introduction to the classification of data, measures of central tendency, variability, probability, hypothesis testing, correlation, analysis of variance and non-parametric tests; and current music therapy research. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 463 - The Influence of Music on Behavior
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 462 or permission of the instructor. Investigative research into the effects of music on the human organism. Field experience and a research project are required. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 464 - Professional Development in Music Therapy
(1 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 463 or permission of instructor. A seminar designed to prepare majors for Music Therapy internship and career. Students will develop an understanding of professional competencies, standards of clinical practice, and professional ethics as required by the American Music Therapy Association. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 465 - Senior Worship Project
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 308 and 404. This requirement of the BA in Music and Worship degree is the planning, preparation, and public performance of a 30 minute worship service. The project should demonstrate the student’s understanding of biblical principles of worship, ability to prepare a team of musicians to lead worship, and mastery of musical skills necessary to be effective as a modern worship leader. Students enrolling in MUSI 465 must declare their program content at the jury prior to the project semester and successfully complete a project hearing for a faculty jury at least 30 days prior to the project date. At the approval of the supervising faculty members, the project may be presented on or off campus. This course cannot be challenged.
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MUSI 469 - Music and Worship Internship
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 201, 308, and 311. This course is an onsite internship at a local church with a full time worship leader or minister of music. The chosen site should be the same or similar denomination of the student and must be approved by the professor. The local worship leader or minister of music will directly supervise the student’s work and will be in direct communication with the professor. The student will be introduced to multiple staff relationships and functionality, everyday work of the professional minister, interpersonal relationships in the church, and the multiplicity of roles required for the successful worship leader/minister of music. The student should register for this course and perform the internship in their next to last semester before graduation. Students performing approved summer internships should register for the class in the fall semester immediately following that summer. Note: Students will receive grades of A-F. Counts for ELR credit.
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MUSI 471 - Vocal Literature
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Successful completion of MUSI 371, MUSI 372, and student must be enrolled at the 400 level of Studio Voice. This course will provide undergraduate vocal performance students with an in-depth study of Italian, German, British, American and Spanish song literature that will enhance and refine the knowledge and skills acquired at the undergraduate level. Through analysis and performance this class will examine and become familiar with compositional aspects and performance practices of solo vocal repertoire beginning in the Baroque Period and progressing chronologically through the Classical, Romantic, & Twentieth Century and the modern era.
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MUSI 496 - Music Therapy Internship
(1-12 hours) Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all courses necessary for the major or equivalency in Music Therapy. Students apply for internship placement during the final year of academic and clinical coursework. During the internship, students gain advanced knowledge of a specific client population and facility; refine personal, professional, and therapeutic responsibility, treating an assigned caseload of clients; further develop therapeutic skills and attitudes necessary for success in the professional practice of music therapy; and enhance knowledge of learning principles of therapy and issues surrounding therapeutic relationships with clients. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Grading is on a pass/fail basis. Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 102 - Foundations of Nursing
(3 [3-0-0] hours) Prerequisites: ENGL 111, completion or enrollment in MATH 105 or higher, BIOL 226 and 227 and completion of either CHEM 110 or BIOL 220 (all with a grade of “C” or better). Foundations of Nursing introduces the student to the profession of nursing with emphasis on the nursing history, philosophy and theory. This course will allow students to explore legal aspect and ethical concepts related to the nursing profession. Trends of health care will be examined and how it relates to the transformation of the profession of nursing. The students will be introduced to nursing education, evidence based practice and its use in the healthcare arena as well as critical thinking and the nursing process. This course cannot be challenged.
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NURS 203 - Health Assessment
(4 [3-1-0] hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing major/program and NURS 102. This course is designed to prepare pre-licensure nursing students to conduct a comprehensive health assessment. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and interpretation of data collected from patients across the lifespan. A physical, psychosocial, sociocultural and spiritual approach is utilized to identify the needs of the client and their views related to their health and to promote effective health practices. This course cannot be challenged.
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NURS 215 - Fundamentals of Nursing
(5 [2-1-2] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 102 and Admission to the BSN program. This course focuses on the development of core knowledge and values of professional nursing practice. It introduces the student to the nursing process, concept of critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and fundamental skills necessary for the provision of safe and effective nursing care. Clinical experiences in laboratory and selected healthcare facilities provide opportunities for the student to apply nursing concepts and the clinical decision making process. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 221 - Clinical Application of Pharmacological Concepts I
(2 [2-0-0] hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the BSN program and NURS 102. This course introduces the student to the professional nurse’s role in ensuring safety and technical competence with administration of medications to patients throughout the lifespan.
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NURS 222 - Clinical Application of Pharmacological Concepts II
(3 [3-0-0] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 203, 215 and 221. This course is a study of drug classifications used to treat acute and chronic diseases. Course content includes a review of related pathophysiology of each body system, as well as, classification-specific drug information. Nursing management of the patient receiving each classification of drug therapy is presented using the nursing process as the foundation.
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NURS 231 - Adult Health I
(5 [3-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 203, 215 and 221. This course is a study of common chronic health disorders which occur in the adult patient. Content focuses on nursing and collaborative management of chronic conditions of the neurologic, musculoskeletal, integumentary, respiratory, hematologic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Discussion of nursing and collaborative management of these conditions includes a review of related pathophysiology as well as diagnostic studies and drug therapy designed to promote health maintenance and risk reduction in the adult population.
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NURS 260 - Life Span Development
(3 hours) Prerequisites or Corequisites: PSYC 110; NURS 102; or permission of instructor. This course focuses on human growth and development across the life span from prenatal beginning to death. Emphasis will be placed on the biophysical and psychosocial developmental processes and changes for each period of the life span.
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NURS 300 - Informatics for the Healthcare Professional
(3 hours) Prerequisite: CSCI 209. This course will focus on informatics relevant to healthcare, basics of computer concepts, networking, security and privacy, and information competency. Computer uses in healthcare, software skills necessary for professional career development as well as clinical informatics will be included in a contemporary, mainstream perspective. Cross-listed with HEAL. (Nursing=Parent).
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NURS 302 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (old curriculum)
(5 [3-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: Completion of all 200 level Nursing courses, BIOL 345 (grade of “C” or better), and NURS 260 or other approved growth and development course (grade of “C” or better). Using a theoretical orientation, the course focuses on the dynamics of health behavior to care for culturally diverse clients receiving psychiatric/mental health care in hospital and community settings. Care is focused on common mental health problems with emphasis on therapeutic interventions and modalities designed to promote, maintain and restore health. The concepts of group dynamics and milieu management are addressed. The nurse’s role as a collaborative member of the health care team is emphasized. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 304 - Pediatric Nursing (old curriculum)
(5 [3-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: Completion of all 200 level Nursing courses, NURS 311, BIOL 345 (grade of “C” or better), and NURS 260 or other approved growth and development course (grade of “C” or better). Application of the nursing process with children and families in the hospital and community settings is emphasized. Care will focus on the common pediatric health problems and the health promotion needs of well children. Emphasis will be on health promotion and maintenance. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 313 - Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Healthcare
(3 hours) Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. The course introduces students to selected alternative and complementary therapies used and discussed in healthcare literature. The student will investigate and evaluate the literature about alternative and complementary therapies for potential benefit in maintaining and improving health. Current best evidence about the efficacy and safety of alternative and complementary therapies will be explored. Cross listed with NURS (NURS = parent).
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NURS 314 - Ethical and Legal issues in Healthcare
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program. (BSN or RN-BSN). This course provides an opportunity to assess ethical and legal issues confronting nurses and other healthcare professionals. Concepts, theories and values in the ethical decision-making process related to ethical dilemmas will be examined. Ethical and legal concepts and principles underlying nursing and health care and the legal parameters of professional practice will be analyzed.
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NURS 315 - Genetics in Nursing
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program (BSN or RN-BSN). This course provides an overview of genetics and genomics concepts and the implications to clinical practice. The course will prepare students to recognize the relationship of genetics and genomics in providing care in all health care settings.
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NURS 316 - Introduction to Forensic Nursing
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program (BSN or RN-BSN). This course provides an introduction to the forensics health science, clinical forensic nursing, and the nursing role in the scientific investigation of violence. The course focuses on the evidence based principles of forensic nursing in acute care and community practice settings.
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NURS 322 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
(4 [3-0-1] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 260, 323, and 331. Using a theoretical orientation, this course focuses on the dynamics of human behavior to care for culturally diverse patients receiving psychiatric-mental health care in hospital and community settings. Care is focused on common mental health problems with emphasis on therapeutic interventions and modalities designed to promote, maintain, and restore health. The concepts of group dynamics and milieu management are addressed. The nurse’s role as a collaborative member of the health care team is emphasized. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 323 - Maternity Nursing
(4 [2-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 222 and 231. This course focuses on application of the nursing process with women and families in the childbearing phase of development in hospital and community settings. Care will focus on the health needs related to the normal and abnormal prenatal, intrapartal, and post-partal physiological changes and psychosocial needs related to new family structure and dynamics. Emphasis will be on health promotion and maintenance. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 324 - Pediatric Nursing
(4 [2-0-2] hours) Prerequisites:NURS 260, 323 and 331. This course focuses on pediatric health and illness from infancy to adolescence with an emphasis on growth and development, health promotion, end of life care, evidence-based practice, cultural variations and communication with children and families in hospital and community settings. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 325 - Gerontological Nursing
(2 [2-0-0] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 260, 323 and 331. This course provides the student with an understanding of the normal and pathologic changes that are more common in the older adult. An understanding of these changes is essential to the role of the nurse as provider and manager of care for the older adult. The student will explore and apply the nursing process as it relates to the maintenance, promotion and restoration of health for the older adult.
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NURS 331 - Adult Health II (new curriculum)
(5 [3-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 222 and 231. This course explores the role and responsibility of nursing in the management of adult patients with acute medical - surgical conditions. The nursing process is applied with emphasis on critical thinking and evidence based care to address the specific needs of the adult patient with acute medical - surgical conditions of all body systems. Discussion of nursing and collaborative management of these conditions includes related pathophysiology, diagnostic studies and drug therapy designed to restore physiological functioning, promote risk reduction and support health maintenance following acute illness.
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NURS 340 - Global Health Nursing
(3[2-0-1] hours) Prerequisites: Enrollment in the College of Nursing and CON faculty recommendation. This multidisciplinary course provides a general overview and preparation for an international or local experience in missions or disaster response. E-learning resources and seminar format will provide students an understanding of health determinants in different cultures. The seminar will prepare students for implementing health ministries with a Christ -centered focus. Students will be prepared to travel and live safely in US cities or developing countries or countries with austere environments and minister to under-served and vulnerable populations. Students will participate in developing a seminar project demonstrating personal health protection and addressing a country’s major health problems. Experiential service learning clinical will take place at faculty approved sites during Spring Break or Summer Semester and provide an opportunity for the student to learn about cultural care. This course cannot be challenged.
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NURS 365 - Health Assessment in Professional Nursing Practice
(4 [4-0-0] hours) Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing RN to MSN Program or admission to the RN to BSN option and completion of at least 52 semester hours of non nursing courses required for the RN-BSN option. This is a web- based course designed to refine practicing registered nurses’ physical examination skills, health promotion techniques, and clinical assessment tools. Analysis and interpretation of data and systematic documentation processes are included. The course cannot be challenged.
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NURS 404 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
(5 [3-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 405, 409 and 431. Effective leadership and management skills expected of the professional nurse will be explored. Strategies for application of leadership and management principles in simulated and actual healthcare delivery situations will be developed. The impact of legal, social, political, religious and economic forces on nursing, society, and the health care system are analyzed. Ethical and spiritual dilemmas confronting nurses are explored from multiple perspectives. Integrate of faith in providing nursing care to a culturally diverse population. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 405 - Research in Healthcare
(3 [3-0-0] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 322, 324 and 325 and PSYC/SOCI 301 or other approved statistics course. The research process and application of research findings, as applied to healthcare, will be addressed. Emphasis is on the review and critique of published research with consideration of the application of research findings in healthcare settings. This course cannot be challenged.
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NURS 409 - Community Health Nursing
(4 [2-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: NURS 322, 324 and 325. The course focuses on assessing needs, promoting health, and preventing disease in vulnerable individuals, groups, and communities. Family and community assessments will be performed utilizing multidisciplinary theories and principles. This course cannot be challenged. Admission to the RN-MSN Program or admission to the RN to BSN Option and completion of at least 52 semester hours of nonnursing courses required for the RN-BSN Option. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 411 - Adult Health II (old curriculum)
(4 [2-0-2] hours) Prerequisites: Completion of all 300 level Nursing courses. Application of the nursing process with adults in the hospital setting is emphasized. Care will focus on multidimensional needs of the client including physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual with emphasis on maintenance, prevention, and restoration through the adult years. The definition of the individual as client/patient is broadened to include the family. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 412 - Adult Health III (old curriculum)
(6 [2-0-4] hours) Prerequisites: Completion of all 300 level Nursing courses, NURS 404, NURS 405 and NURS 411; Corequisite: NURS 430. This course will focus on the application of the nursing process in specialized care units with adult patients who have multiple, complex health issues and their families. Strategies to respond and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions in simulated and actual health care settings is emphasized. This course can be challenged/validated by RN-BSN Option students only. Note: Counts for ELR credit.
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NURS 415 - Leadership for the Professional Nurse
(4 [3-0-1] hours) Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing RN to MSN Program or admission to the RN to BSN option and completion of at least 52 semester hours of non nursing courses required for the RN-BSN option. This is a web-based course designed to explore effective leadership and management skills expected of the professional nurse. Strategies for application of leadership and management principles in simulated and actual healthcare delivery situations will be developed. The impact of legal, social, political, religious and economic forces on nursing, society, and the health care system are analyzed. Ethical and spiritual dilemmas confronting nurses are explored from multiple perspectives.
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NURS 416 - Spirituality, Health and Healing
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Completion of all 300 level NURS courses and SOCI 312, admission to the nursing program or permission of the instructor. The course allows the student to explore the theme of healing with focus on the mind-body connection, as it intersects with faith, spirituality and faith communities. The opportunity for development and support of faith-based initiatives within community health promotion programs will be examined. Cross-listed with Health Promotion. This course cannot be challenged.
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