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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Mathematics |
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MATH 209 - Calculus for Business
(3 hours) Prerequisite: Math 110 or 111 (grade of “C” or better) or appropriate math placement. This one semester course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of calculus to students majoring in Business and Economics. The course centers around differential calculus of one and several variables and integral calculus of one variable. A graphing calculator is required.
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MATH 213 - Probability and Statistics
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 110 or 111 (grade of “C” or better). Topics include representation of data, basic probability, random variables, estimation and hypothesis testing, correlation and regression. Note: Offered: SPRING
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MATH 221 - Calculus I
(4 hours) Prerequisite: Departmental placement or MATH 130 (grade of “C” or better). Limits and continuity of functions, differential calculus, applications of the derivative, introduction to integral calculus, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
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MATH 222 - Calculus II
(4 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 221 (grade of “C” or better). Applications of the definite integral; techniques of integration, improper integrals, indeterminate forms, and infinite series; parametric and polar equations.
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MATH 320 - History of Mathematics
(2 hours) Prerequisite: Twelve credit hours in MATH at the 200 level or higher. Study of the foundation of mathematical thought and methods from the ancients to modern day, and of the historical influence of mathematical ideas in the fields of science, technology, philosophy, and art. The course will provide both historical knowledge and an appreciation of the role of mathematics in the development of modern society. The course will also integrate Christian Worldview and its influence on Mathematics and on certain Mathematicians throughout history.
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MATH 321 - Calculus III
(4 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 222 (grade of “C” or better). Analytic geometry in three dimensions, vectors, vector-valued functions, differentiation and integration of vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, iterated integrals, double and triple integrals and their applications, vector fields, line and surface integrals, Green’s Theorem, Gauss’s Theorem, and Stokes’ Theorem.
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MATH 325 - Abstract Algebra
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MATH 222 and 330 (grades of C or better). Mathematics 325 and Mathematics 326 need not be taken in sequence. Abstract concepts of groups, rings, and fields.
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MATH 326 - Linear Algebra
(4 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 222 (grade of “C” or better). Mathematics 325 and 326 need not be taken in sequence. Introduction to the theory and application of linear algebra. Matrices, systems of linear equations, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvectors, and eigenvalues. Students will be expected to utilize a computer algebra system to complete laboratory assignments. Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. (Laboratory fee required.)
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MATH 330 - Discrete Mathematics
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MATH 222 (grade of “C” or better). Topics covered include elementary propositional logic, set theory, equivalence relations, number theory, functions, recursive relations, combinatorics, finite state machines, automata, direct and indirect proving techniques, and mathematical induction.
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MATH 346 - Mathematical Statistics I
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 321 (grade of “C” or better). Recommended prerequisite: MATH 330 (grade of “C” or better). Axioms and laws of probability, discrete and continuous distributions; joint, marginal and conditional distribution functions; special probability distributions, expectation and moment generating functions, laws of large numbers, and functions of random variables.
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MATH 347 - Mathematical Statistics II
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 346 (grade of “C” or better). Sampling distributions, order statistics, point and interval estimation: central limit theorem; logic, construction and application of hypothesis testing; linear statistical models and their applications, designed experiments and analysis of categorical data.
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MATH 351 - Differential Equations
(4 hours) Prerequisites: MATH 321 and 326 (grades of C or better). Topics include first order equations (separation of variables, exact equations, linear equations), second order equations (method of variation of parameters, method of undetermined coefficients, power series method), numerical solutions, Laplace transforms and solutions to systems of differential equations.
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MATH 410 - Real Variables
(3 hours) Prerequisites: MATH 321 and 325 (grades of C or better). Real number system, metric spaces, Euclidian spaces, a rigorous treatment of limits and continuity, theory of differentiation and integration, sequences and series.
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MATH 422 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics
(4 hours) Prerequisite: MATH 351 (grade of “C” or better). Fourier series, Laplace and Fourier transforms, numerical methods for solving partial differential equations, applications to diffusion, wave, and Dirichelet problems, matrix methods and use of special functions.
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MATH 430 - Numerical Analysis
(4 hours) Prerequisites: MATH 321 and CSCI 235. Computational techniques will be developed in such areas as: solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of equations, algebraic eigenvalue problem, interpolations and approximations, numerical integration and differentiation, solutions to ordinary differential equations and optimization. Course includes programming assignments. Lecture 3 hours, Laboratory 3 hours. (Laboratory fee required)
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MATH 495 - Senior Seminar
(3 hours) Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of the chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. This course serves as a capstone course for students majoring in mathematics. Each student will do an intensive study of a preapproved topic in mathematics or closely related mathematical field in conjunction with a faculty supervisor. The student will write a research paper or do a project (computer program, etc…) in which the topic is explored and analyzed in-depth. The student must also present his or her findings on the topic orally to a faculty committee to receive credit for the course. In addition, all students enrolled in this course are required to take the ETS Major Field Test for Mathematics.
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MLTY 101 - Leadership and Personal Development
(1 hours) MLTY 101 introduces students to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Students learn how the personal development of life skills such as goal setting, time management, physical fitness, and stress management relate to leadership, officership, and the Army profession. The focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leadership dimensions while gaining a big picture understanding of the Army ROTC program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student if he or she later chooses to commission in the Army. Students will focus on basic knowledge and skills needed for personal leadership competence in the Army and civilian life.
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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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Music |
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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 song repertoire; (c) demonstrate the ability to use advanced accompaniment patterns, including strumming and finger-picking; and (d) readily transpose 3-chord songs from one key to another. This is demonstrated through the preparation and performance of songs that are appropriate for a variety of age groups and represent a variety of styles/genres (see “Guitar Proficiency Guidelines”). 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 (MUSI 361).
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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.
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MUSI 101 - Introduction to Music Therapy
(2 hours) This is an introductory course for students interested in exploring 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, the music therapy treatment process, and an overview of various clinical populations, accomplished through lecture, reading, and clinical observations. 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.
39 Percussion Ensemble - Percussion Ensemble is dedicated to performances of traditional and contemporary concert repertoire in both large ensemble and chamber ensemble settings. Rehearsals will focus on fundamental to advanced performance techniques, musical cohesiveness, and interpretation of literature. Weekly rehearsals will culminate in public concert performance(s) during the semester. Students will be notified of concert dates at the first ensemble rehearsal via the course syllabus.
40 Intermediate Steel Drum Ensemble - Intermediate Steel Drum Ensemble is designed to introduce non-music major CSU students to traditional hand crafted steel drums from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. This ensemble will focus on beginner to intermediate performance techniques, musical cohesiveness, and interpretation through traditional and contemporary steel drum literature. Musical styles such as calypso, afro-cuban, soca, and others will be explored in this course, as well as the history of steel drums. Weekly rehearsals will culminate in public performance(s), on or off campus, during the semester. Students will be notified of concert dates at the first ensemble rehearsal via the course syllabus.
41 Advanced Steel Drum Ensemble - Advanced Steel Drum Ensemble is designed to study the performance of traditional hand crafted steel drums from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. This ensemble will focus on intermediate and advanced performance techniques, musical cohesiveness, and interpretation through traditional and contemporary steel drum literature. Musical styles such as calypso, afro-cuban, soca, and others will be explored in this course, as well as the history of steel drums. Weekly rehearsals will culminate in public performance(s), on or off campus, during the semester. Students will be notified of concert dates at the first ensemble rehearsal via the course syllabus.
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 Elevate Worship Ensemble*- Pre-requisite: 1 semester of MUSI 151-32 class voice or private voice lessons (MUSI 181-32, 182-32, 281-32, 282-32) or with the permission of the professor. Co-requisite: An audition-interview is required. This course provides the student with the opportunity to observe, to participate, and to direct contemporary music ensembles similar to those found in modern 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. Off campus travel is required for this course.
62 Total Praise Worship Choir*- Pre-requisite: 1 semester of MUSI 151-32 class voice or private voice lessons (MUSI 181-32, 182-32, 281-32, 282-32) or with the permission of the professor.Co-requisite: An audition-interview is required. This course provides the student with the opportunity to observe, to participate, and to direct contemporary music ensembles similar to those found in modern 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 throughout the semester. 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. This course entails group instruction in functional guitar for music therapy majors. In Level I, first position, open chords and basic (strummed) accompaniment styles are introduced.
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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 course entails group instruction in functional guitar for music therapy majors. In Level II (152), barre chords and finger picking styles are introduced in conjunction with note reading and ensemble playing. In addition, appropriate and varied repertoire for music therapy clinical populations and settings is emphasized.
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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) Prerequisite: MUSI 098. 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 - Music Technology I
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 198. This course includes an introduction to practical experiences with technologies used in music industry settings. The course will include but is not limited to a fundamental understanding of basic visual media, audio engineering, and other music technology systems. Students will also be introduced to current music related presentation and video projection software as well as other music technologies. Students also study the dynamics of developing technology in the church, music education settings, and other extended music settings.
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MUSI 229 - Song Writing and Arranging for Worship
(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 230 - World Percussion and Hand Drumming
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 101, 198 and 199. Students must purchase an instructor approved instrument (djembe hand drum). World Percussion and Hand Drumming is designed for both Music Therapy Majors and Music Performance and Education Majors (with a primary instrument of percussion) to be exposed to various techniques required to perform and manipulate hand drums, ethnic accessory instruments, and orchestral percussion instruments in a drum circle, therapist/client setting, and/or public/private school music education setting. This course cannot be challenged.
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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 - Introduction to Language Diction
(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 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 is an elective for Music Education majors. Music Therapy is a field both grounded in research and furthered through research. It is critical, then, as a Music Therapist, to be able to access, read, analyze, and critique music therapy and music therapy related research. Music Therapy is also a profession in which communication, in both written and oral forms, is essential. Therefore this course involves an exploration of the writing process through written papers as well as a formal presentation (the Research Poster). The papers are intended to give you experience in a) finding appropriate research, b) reading and analyzing research, c) summarizing existing research in your own words, and d) sharing your knowledge with others.
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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 316 - Singer’s Diction I
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 241 or by permission of instructor. Advanced study of pronunciation and basic dictionary translation skills in the English, Latin, Spanish, and Italian and languages as applied to singing using Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Required for Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance degree. 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 317 - Singer’s Diction II
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 241 or by permission of instructor. Advanced study of pronunciation and basic dictionary translation skills in the German and French languages as applied to singing using Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Required for Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance degree. 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 328 - Music Technology II
(3 hours) Prerequisite: MUSI 228. This course is a study of computer competencies for the use of Finale Music Notation software and how it can be used in a church music or in the Christian Publishing Industry setting. This course will include, but is not limited to the creation of lead sheets, piano-vocal scores, chord charts, and full orchestrations. During this course the students will use musical knowledge and combine it with technological skill at a professional publishing level.
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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. This course is required for Music Therapy majors. Students learn about various clinical adult populations in the field of music therapy. Students will also learn a variety of assessment techniques and gain experience with music therapy treatment planning. The aim of this course is to develop the students’ skill in creating and adapting methods and materials appropriate to various adult populations in music therapy. 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 373 - Worship Practicum I
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 199. This course is an experiential learning application of music and worship leadership. This is an application of music, music technology, and also leadership at an approved church or church music related organization. This course will be taken the student’s junior year. Students will learn important foundational skills of team building and management. They will also gain planning, programming skills and more.
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MUSI 374 - Worship Practicum II
(1 hours) Prerequisites: MUSI 373. This course is an extension of Worship Artistry Practicum I. This course is continued experiential learning application of music and worship leadership. This is an application of music, music technology, and also leadership at an approved church or church music related organization. This course will be taken the student’s junior year. Students will learn important foundational skills of team building and management. They will also gain planning, programming skills and more.
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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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