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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College of Arts and Sciences
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The College of Arts and Sciences at Nazareth College encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including 13 departments and 35 majors in the Fine Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.
The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences states: “The College of Arts and Sciences engages students with focused major programs in liberal studies and fine arts and with an undergraduate core curriculum in these areas. The faculty, through teaching, research and creative pursuits, foster an environment where the quest for knowledge is considered valuable for its own sake as well as useful preparation for students’ future endeavors. In this environment students develop the habits of mind of thoughtful, adaptable, creative and productive human beings.”
The College of Arts and Sciences’ goal is to encourage students to strive for academic excellence while developing a broad understanding of the world in which they live. In attending Arts and Sciences’ classes you will not only gain an outstanding college education, learning through doing and putting yourself on the path to personal and professional success; you will also be taught how to learn throughout your entire lifetime. American Studies
AHI 579 - American Art This course explores the evolution of art as a reflection of the political, economic, religious and cultural changes that occurred in the United States after colonization. Students will be expected to research and write a scholarly paper on an American artist or art form. Graduate students will also be asked to serve as first reader for undergraduate papers.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AMS 543 - American Studies: Special Topics The Special Topics course provides students and faculty with the opportunity to explore areas of particular interest relating to the literature, music, history, politics, and culture of America.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AMS 583 - American Studies Internship A graduate internship in American Studies gives you the opportunity to connect the theoretical ideas you have learned in class with practical work experience as an intern at local organizations. Chair Approval Required. This is a variable credit course, from 1 - 3 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes Chair Approval Required. This is a variable credit course, from 1 - 3 credits. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1 to 3
AMS 607 - Independent Study Independent exploration of topic. Permission of Program Director is required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AMS 690 - American Studies Capstone Thesis/Project The capstone thesis/project allows students to pursue a substantial research project of their own design that builds on and utilizes the skills learned in SOC 552, as well as synthesizes the knowledge learned in their other course work. The final project can be either a traditional 40-50 page research thesis or a project of a more creative nature (e.g. an original work, exhibition, performance, or teaching unit) accompanied by a 20-30 page scholarly essay. In either case, the thesis/project should include empirical research, broadly construed to include textual analysis, primary archival research, and/or data collection.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
ENGL 521 - Modern American Literature This graduate course offers a sampling of modern American literature from the early to late twentieth-century. Students will examine the concepts of America and The American, how writers have positioned themselves in relation to society, and have represented The Other in their construction of a modern American culture, and the development of a quintessentially American aesthetic sensibility.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 530 - Reading_The Wire_: Representing Urban America Under Siege This seminar will engage with The Wire, David Simon’s 65-hour HBO epic of urban America and the War on Drugs. In addition to analyzing the program’s five seasons, students will grapple with film and TV theory, critical analyses of the program, and background readings from history, sociology, and urban studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 538 - African American Geniuses: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jesmyn Ward This course will engage with the major works of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jesmyn Ward, two of the most celebrated African American authors of the last decade. Both are recipients of MacArthur Foundation Genius Grants, whose writing interrogates vitally important issues such as the Black Lives Matter movement, women’s rights, white privilege, race and law enforcement, racism and economic inequality.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 542 - Women in Literature Exploration of a range of literary texts in English written by women from diverse national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Multiple genres are represented,including poetry, short stories, essays,novels/novellas, documentary films and experimental works, while critical theory (literary, feminist, cultural and intersectional) is substantively infused into the semester’s study.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 544 - African American Literature I This is a study of African American literature from the antebellum period to the Harlem Renaissance. It examines the formal qualities of selected texts (slave narratives, song lyrics, essays, speeches, sermons, poetry, fiction), as well as the historical and cultural contexts in which they were created and received. Special attention is given to the African roots (oral tradition, spirituality, communal values, etc.) of the literary work; the Double-Consciousness, as W. E. B. Du Bois phrased it, of the African-American experience; and the problem of racism against African Americans dating from the antebellum period to the present day and the corresponding struggle for equal rights. The texts are diverse in artistic form, gender (male and female authors and issues of gender relations), and socio-economic class (African-American bourgeois and folk traditions).
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 545 - African American Literature II This course will focus on works by African American writers from the Harlem Renaissance (1920’s) to contemporary times. In addition to examining the aesthetic qualities of the selected texts, students will consider the historical and cultural contexts in which they were created and received. Readings will include novels (Hurston, Wright), drama (Wilson), short stories (Jones, Packer), autobiography (Dickerson), and poetry (Every Shut Eye Ain’t Asleep). The course will also give attention to the authors’ biographies. Video clips of author interviews and adaptations of the literary works will supplement discussion and lecture.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 546 - Latino/a Literature This course examines how individual, social, and national identities are developed and how such identity constructions fuel contemporary notions of ‘Americanness.’ More specifically, this course focuses specifically on the Latino/a experience in the United States and it strives to help us discern what it means to be ‘Latino’ in a predominantly mainstream Anglo-American cultural, political, and national milieu.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 548 - Environmental Humanities Environmental Humanities is a deeply immersive semester-long study of the biosphere as it is discussed and represented in essays, histories, films, memoirs, digital texts and long form journalism from a diverse range of fields (literature, history, cinema, economics, environmental science, and eco-criticism). The emphasis is on contemporary experiments in form and genre that expose new audiences to ways of understanding the natural world and its threats and challenges in the Anthropocene era. Complementing the close reading of texts is a chance to engage in direct sensory experience and narration through nature observation, field journal composition, and the creation of a video or text essay of place.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
ENGL 589 - International Graphic Narrative This course examines non-fiction graphic (verbal and visual) texts through various disciplinary lenses (aesthetics, comics studies, literary and film theory, linguistics, history, gender studies, memory studies, ethnic studies, and cultural criticism). Graduate students will apply these critical approaches to graphic memoirs, reportage, comic essays, graphic histories, wordless texts, and monographs written in comic form.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 505 - The American Presidency This graduate level course in the American Presidency studies the political and historical evolution of the office of the president from Washington to Obama. Attention is given to campaigning and elections, theories of presidential leadership, the role of the president in the U.S. political system, the politics of the Oval Office, and the development of the powers of the president.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: odd years.
Credits: 3
HIS 507 - Liberators, Dictators, and Sell-Outs in Modern Latin America This course explores the history of Latin America during the national period (post-independence, 1820s - 1990s) and its conflicted relationship with the United States. The course covers the different phases of U.S. intervention in Latin America over the last two centuries. These take the form of and include: the Monroe Doctrine, direct military and economic intervention, CIA covert operations, the National Security Doctrine, counter-insurgency programs (guerrilla warfare), and support of authoritarian regimes (dictatorships).
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 516 - History of Science in America The study of science and medicine in the United States and its impact on American values, behavior, and institutions.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 520 - American Women’s History Historical experiences of American women from the colonial era through the Cold War; female reformers; suffrage; feminism; the relationship between women, work, family and gender roles.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 523 - Native American I: Pre-Columbian America to Removal This course is designed to introduce students to Native American History from the pre-Columbian period through the removal era. We will also examine major paradigms in Native American history during this era and students will develop an appreciation for the variety of methods used by scholars in the field. Readings of seminal works in the field and an independent research project and paper will be required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: odd years.
Credits: 3
HIS 524 - Native American Ii: Removal-Present This course is designed to introduce students to Native American history from the end of the Removal Era to the present. We will also examine major paradigms in Native American history during this era and students will develop an appreciation for the variety of methods used by scholars in the field. Readings of seminal works in the field and an independent research project and paper will be required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: even years.
Credits: 3
HIS 541 - Chinese History and Cultural Perspectives Program This course fully immerses students in the culture, history, society, & economy of China. The experience is designed to expose students to China’s rich diversity and dynamic vibrancy - traits largely unknown to most Americans. 80 hours fieldwork required.
Prerequisites & Notes 80 hours fieldwork required. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HIS 542 - Civil War and Reconstruction An examination of the causes, evolution and aftermath of the Civil War with an emphasis on the major figures and reform currents of the era.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 547 - Social History of Medicine and Disease in the Americas, 1780-1960s This course explores how the rise of the medical profession, the laboratory, germ theory, and bacteriology affected public health and redefined disease in the Americas from the latter half of the nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth century.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 548 - Presente! - History of Latinos in the United States This course explores the history of Latinos and Latinas in the US. It covers identity, politics, immigration, nation building and empire. Connections are made between Latin American history and United States history. Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans and Dominicans will be the main focus.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
HIS 552 - US Const’l Hst I: Gov’t & Econ This course examines U.S. constitutional history, politics, and law through the substantive focus on judicial review, federalism, executive-legislative relations, property and due process rights, as well as national commerce, spending, and taxing power.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: even years.
Credits: 3
HIS 553 - U.S. Constitutional History II: Rights and Liberties This course examines U.S. constitutional history, politics, and law through the substantive focus on the Bill of Rights, freedom of expression, religious liberty, privacy, equal protection of the laws, and criminal justice.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: even years.
Credits: 3
HIS 560 - Special Topics in Historical Study Seminar which explores in-depth topics of particular interest in historiography, significant intellectual, social or political movements. Students admitted with permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HIS 570 - Public History An introduction to the theory and practice of public history. This course will also feature strategies for community outreach and civic engagement.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: odd years.
Credits: 3
HIS 581 - Historical Methodology Examination of the concepts, skills and methods by which historians research, analyze, and write about historical events and issues.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HIS 608 - The American Colonies This course examines the European expansion into the Americas, with a considerable portion of the class spent discussing the roles of Africans and Native Americans in the colonial world during this era. Readings of seminal works in the field and an independent research project and paper will be required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: even years.
Credits: 3
HIS 609 - The American Revolution: : 1765-1789 This course examines the military, cultural and social history of the Revolution in addition to the political and economic causes and consequences of the conflict. Readings of seminal works in the field and an independent research project and paper will be required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: odd years.
Credits: 3
HIS 613 - Natural Disasters in American Society This course examines extreme events to reveal the inner dynamics of American society and its political system. Learners will explore how natural disasters illuminate and reshape social structures and act as a focusing event for public policy.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with HIS*413 and PSC*413. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: even years.
Credits: 3
PHL 590 - American Philosophy This graduate course in American philosophy will focus on the idea of pragmatism in modern American thought. Graduate students in this course will develop an understanding of key concepts in Emerson, Peirce, James, Royce, Dewey, and Rorty. There will be a particular focus on the pragmatic notion of truth, ideas of education, and the relationship between the individual and the community.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
PSC 501 - American Federal Government Analysis of American Federal Government describing institutions, ideologies and power structures inherent to the US system of government.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
PSC 540 - Campaigns, Voters and Elections Electoral politics in the United States are examined in a study of national, state and local elections. Topics include a study of historical and contemporary political campaigns, theories and patterns of voting, the expansion of sufferage,electoral reform, media coverage and opinion polling, and the interpretation of electoral outcomes. 10 hours of fieldwork required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: even years.
Credits: 3
RES 531 - Walking in the Footsteps of the Prophets: Discovering Your Spiritual Roots in the Holy Land Focus on the similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an emphasis on the interrelationship of geography, history, political science, culture, sacred text, religious ritual, and ethics as formative dimensions of religious identity and spiritual practice. Dialogue with diverse communities within Israeli, Palestinian, and Turkish societies.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
RES 545 - Religion in America This course examines the epic saga of religion and religions in America - from that of native peoples to the religions introduced by immigrants to new religions and religious movements that emerged in America - as well as how that saga is recorded in primary sources and recounted in comprehensive histories of religion in America. Special attention will be given to the contemporary religious landscape and issues of religious pluralism, interreligious conflict and cooperation, and religion in public life.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
RES 560 - Interfaith and Pluralism in America Globalization has changed the American religious landscape dramatically as millions of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and followers of other traditions and spiritual practices have immigrated.This globalized American landscape requires college graduates with knowledge and skills in interfaith dialogue who understand and appreciate our cultural and religious pluralism.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
RES 578 - Rising Voices From the Margins: Emerging Spiritualities of the 21st Century Young leaders across the globe are reclaiming spirituality as a path to meaningful connections and deepened self-integration in the face of unprecedented global challenges. Through spiritual autobiography, film, and music explore the diverse religious and spiritual practices, community ideals, and ethical commitments from nones to ecospiritualists, secular humanists to contemplative practitioners.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
RES 596 - Religion and Politics The complex relationship between religion and politics in the United States and elsewhere: rights of religious minorities; litigation over free exercise and nonestablishment; influence of religious organizations on American government; partisanship among religious voters; religion’s influence on political worldview and perception of political issues; religious issues in international relations.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
SOC 521 - Environmental Sociology Environmental Sociology explores the relationship between society and the natural environment, and the impact that each has upon the other. The course will consider the social nature of environmental issues; culture and ideology, science and technology, societal inequalities, and population increase as important factors in environmental issues; the environmental movement and countermovement; and some ideas about the future. It will also focus on several specific environmental issues.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
SOC 543 - Sociology of Religion The effects of society on religion and of religion on society, including forms of religious organization, the influence of social class on religion, priests vs. prophets, secularization and the return of fundamentalism.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
SOC 552 - Social Research Methods for American Stu This course will introduce the interdisciplinary approach to the study of American culture and history. The perspectives and methods of the participating disciplines will be explored along with criteria for successful academic research.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
SOC 609 - Crime and Justice This course will explain the social origins of crime; will explore the nature and extent of the various types of crime in contemporary America; will explore approaches to solving the problem of crime; and you will understand the history and current organization of the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
SOC 610 - Race, Ethnicity and Society Examination of race and ethnicity with an emphasis on groups in the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
SOC 613 - Social Movements This graduate level course will examine various sociological aspects of social movements. In addition to learning about major social movements in American history and focusing on the strategies and tactics of specific social movements, graduate students will critique conventional American notions of social change, organize a presentation on a particular American social movement, and practice basic participant observation research skills.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
Art Education
Additional/Professional Certification Program(s)
Initial Certification Program
AED 502 - History and Theory of Teaching Diverse Learners in Visual Art Education This course is designed as an introduction to the field of teaching art to diverse learners at both the elementary and secondary levels. The course will prepare the student with the historical and theoretical knowledge that will then be linked to linked 15 hours of clinical experience with students with special needs. Cross-listed with AED*302.
Prerequisites & Notes 15 hours fieldwork. Cross-listed with AED*302. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 505 - Foundations of Learning in the Arts in the Arts Focus on understanding, detecting, and analyzing the practical application of learning theories used to promote effective, active learning, and assist in the development of lifelong learners. Students will synthesize, analyze, and apply their knowing and understanding of major art/education theories to a 50 hour clinical experience, the analysis of an art education curriculum. 50 hours fieldwork required. Cross-listed with AED*305.
Prerequisites & Notes 50 hours fieldwork required. Cross-listed with AED*305. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 506 - Drawing An exploration of traditional and contemporary approaches to drawing in a variety of media. Emphasis will focus on the development of conceptual and aesthetic skills and their application to the classroom situation. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 508 - Intro to Curriculum and Lesson Planning The purpose of this course is to explore and examine the practice of curriculum writing in art education. The primary focus of this course is to introduce pre-service teachers to past and present orientations to curriculum writing in art education in order to contextualize constructivist, qualitative approaches to art education curriculum. The secondary focus of this course is to build pre-service teachers’ practical skills in conceiving, designing, and writing lesson and unit plans in preparation for teaching. Open only to Art Ed students. Cross-listed with AED*308.
Prerequisites & Notes Open only to Art Ed students. Cross-listed with AED*308. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 511 - Painting The development of technical skills, handling of media materials; emphasis on problems in composition, development of visual acuity, and application of essential skills for art instructors. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 513 - Watercolor In this course, the student will learn to use watercolor as another tool with which to express a deeper level of personal expression, individual creativity, and sophisticated contemporary content through form. The student will also explore classroom applications. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 515 - Professional Skills and Engagement Introduction to professional behaviors, care and preparation of work for professional display. Students consider the ethics and integrity of generating multiple creative projects simultaneously, are oriented to the studios and advanced equipment in the department, including the photo studio. Cross-listed with ART*215.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with ART*215. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
AED 516 - Printmaking An exploration of traditional and alternative printmaking techniques, including relief and monotype, with an emphasis on aesthetic development and classroom application. Additional course fee required; rate subject to change. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required; rate subject to change. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 520 - Qualitative Research Methods The purpose of this course is to present and consider theoretical and practical issues designing and proposing qualitative research concerning curriculum, teaching, and/or learning. Ethnographic, arts-based, and narrative methodologies are included. Students complete training on ethical human-subject research (CITI) and are introduced to IRB procedures. Open only to Art Ed students.
Prerequisites & Notes Open only to Art Ed students. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 521 - Photographic Concepts This course will address the principles of photography as an expressive art form. Students will become familiar with the history and application of photography as a means of communication, information, and personal expression, with particular emphasis on recent artists and discourse about cultural identity. This course will include exploration of traditional black and white processes, alternative non-silver processes and digital applications appropriate for the classroom. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Cameras are available for loan.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Cameras are available for loan. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 522 - Digital Photographic Concepts Through a combination of demonstrations, field assignments and critiques, students will explore the basic tools, techniques, and aesthetics of digital photography. Creative use of camera controls, exposure, digital imaging software, output options, and classroom applications will be emphasized. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 526 - Three-Dimensional Concepts Students work to build a visual awareness, an understanding of three-dimensional space/art by analyzing and drawing from a diverse history of sculptural sources, traditions, processes and materials. Emphasis is placed on developing technical skills and craftsmanship in combination with teaching methodologies, experimentation, and spontaneity of expression in the areas of assemblage, woodworking and welding. Students will be asked to share ideas, collaborate in critique situations, and explore classroom applications. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 531 - Ceramics Students will explore ceramic history, traditions, trends and a variety of forming and finishing processes to build an awareness of the technical and cultural diversity of ceramic art. The course combines wheel throwing, hand building and kiln firing techniques with teaching methodologies. Students will be asked to share ideas, collaborate in critique situations, and explore classroom applications. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 535 - Visual Books This course will introduce the graduate student to the basic techniques and materials of book making as an art form. Students will explore traditional book binding techniques resulting in creative new ideas and approaches to the development of a visual book. Emphasis will be placed on how the process can be used to examine cultural, personal, and artistic expressions. Students will be encouraged to work with visual ideas as well as constructing blank book models to be used for reference, and explore classroom applications. Additional course fee required; rate subject to change. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required; rate subject to change. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 537 - Fibers and Innovative Craft Traditions This course will introduce students to the techniques, theories, and innovation in contemporary crafts. Emphasis will be placed on craftspersonship, technical proficiency, the object sophistication in conjunction with developing an understanding of the historical and diverse cultures that integrate those techniques into their art. Students will explore classroom applications. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 541 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing I An exploration of traditional metalsmithing processes as well as nontraditional and lo-tech materials used in body ornamentation, introduction of historical, contemporary and cultural ideologies that shape the craft aesthetic of jewelry and metalsmithing; development of a personal direction and creative problem solving; application of knowledge, skills and attitudes of teaching at all levels, and classroom applications. Additional course fee required.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 551 - Classroom Management Studies theoretical models employed in the practice of classroom management; emphasis on problem solving techniques; explores classroom organization, instructional curriculum and diagnosis and correction of behavioral patterns as related to the total classroom instructional design. Course limited to Art Ed and Music Ed students; open to others on a space-available basis.
Prerequisites & Notes Course limited to Art Ed and Music Ed students; open to others on a space-available basis. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 554 - Issues in Art Education Expand knowledge of contemporary issues and curriculum in art education. Primary focus expands practical experience implementing curriculum in Saturday Art School. Reflecting on this in the context of readings and discussions about contemporary issues in art education including issues of assessment, art room management, and diversity, etc. Pre-requisite: AED 505, AED 508. Cross-listed with AED 354. Co-requisite AED 554L.
Prerequisites & Notes Pre-requisite: AED 505, AED 508. Cross-listed with AED 354. Co-requisite AED 554L. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 554L - Saturday Art School Teaching Lab This course provides 35 hours of clinical experience teaching in Nazareth’s Saturday Art School program. Cross-listed with AED 354L and AED 308L. Co-requisite: AED 554. 35 hours clinical experience.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with AED 354L and AED 308L. Co-requisite: AED 554. 35 hours clinical experience. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
AED 555 - Computer Graphics Introduction to digital imaging for the artist-teacher, with an emphasis on developing technical skills, on integrating imaging technology and art curriculum, and on developing instructional strategies for diverse classrooms and instructional levels. Exposure to imaging technologies that enhance creative abilities and experience on projects with practical applications. Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Open only to Art Education and Art Therapy students. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 560 - Advanced Studio Thesis Advanced level art work in a studio area; emphasis on development of a thesis that clearly articulates the conceptual focus of an individual’s work in terms of process, form, image and content; evolution of a personal artistic vision and direction as manifested in a cohesive body of work. Prerequisite: A minimum of 6 credits of graduate level studio art; three of these credits must be in the studio area chosen for thesis work. Requires completion of approval form (see program director).
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: A minimum of 6 credits of graduate level studio art; three of these credits must be in the studio area chosen for thesis work. Requires completion of approval form (see program director). Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 571 - Art History, Criticism and Aesthetics An exploration of ways to integrate art history into the curriculum through conceptual and technical means with an emphasis on museum visits, nontraditional resources, multiculturalism, and contemporary issues.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
AED 580 - Arts Across the Curriculum Despite current educational policies that emphasize standardized testing and core subject areas, the arts remain a vibrant part of education practice. In this interdisciplinary theory course open to all disciplines-students will explore topics including the aesthetic foundations of education, arts integration, art as cultural practice, and the role of the arts as social and cultural transformation. Open to any graduate student.
Prerequisites & Notes Open to any graduate student. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 654 - Professional Development in Art Education Taken as part of the professional semester (with AED 665 and AED 666). Students expand and reflect upon their student teaching experiences in order to connect theory to practice. Students create developmental and professional portfolios that assess and display their growth as beginning art teachers. Students will reflect, synthesize, evaluate, identify, and document in video and in an essay, the elements of teaching practice that are of specific interest to them. Corequisites: AED*665, AED*666. Cross-listed with AED*454.
Prerequisites & Notes Corequisites: AED*665, AED*666. Cross-listed with AED*454. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 665 - Student Teaching in Art Taken as part of the professional semester (with AED 654 and AED 666). The field-based practicum consists of two, six week school placements: one elementary and one secondary. Required for Initial Certification. An application for a Student Teaching placement will be made to the Office of Field Placement Services in AED*554. Corequisites AED*654, AED*666. Cross-listed with AED*465.
Prerequisites & Notes Required for Initial Certification. An application for a Student Teaching placement will be made to the Office of Field Placement Services in AED*554. Corequisites AED*654, AED*666. Cross-listed with AED*465. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 6
AED 666 - Reflective Seminar in Art Education Taken as a part of the professional semester (with AED 654 and AED 665). Students critically analyze and synthesize their experiences in student teaching as they strive to become reflective practitioners. Prerequisite: AED*554. Corequisites: AED*654, AED*665. Cross-listed with AED*466.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: AED*554. Corequisites: AED*654, AED*665. Cross-listed with AED*466. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 690 - Capstone Seminar In this culminating experience, students will examine current issues and trends, and acquire an orientation to on-going professional development. This seminar is a collaborative forum for refining and presenting inquiry projects and professional portfolios to an audience of colleagues representing a wide variety of disciplines and school/community settings. Should be taken during the last semester of coursework. Students are required to participate in a graduate Art Exhibition. Co-requisite: AED 699.
Prerequisites & Notes Co-requisite: AED 699. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
AED 699 - Master’s Portfolio Presentation Degree candidates must successfully complete and exhibit a master’s portfolio at the time of completion of the graduate program. Open to students in the Art Education Initial and Professional certification programs. Co-requisite AED 690. For students completing final semester of MS.Ed. in Art Education program. Students must also apply for graduation before the start of the semester in which this course will be taken. Select Graduation Overview in NazNet Self-Service to apply online.
Prerequisites & Notes Co-requisite AED 690. For students completing final semester of MS.Ed. in Art Education program. Students must also apply for graduation before the start of the semester in which this course will be taken. Select Graduation Overview in NazNet Self-Service to apply online. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
Higher Education Student Affairs Administration
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HESAA 501 - Introduction to Methods in Student Affairs Students are introduced to the basics of research design, statistics, and program assessment specific to higher education. Students will learn how to measure behavioral and programmatic variables as well as how to conduct and report on basic assessment and benchmarking.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 503 - Student Development in Socio-Cultural Context The purpose of this course is to examine the major developmental changes and challenges that occur during adolescence and early adulthood. In this course, students will explore significant issues in the lives of high school and early college students. In other words, this course considers the students who come to college. Theories of adolescence and emerging adulthood will be considered. Psychosocial development (including identity, families, friends, etc.) will be a main focus of the course. Developmental contexts such as media, technology, culture and school will be addressed.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 504 - Student Development in College The purpose of this course is to explore some of the many ways in which the experience of attending college impacts students. Social identity development, including race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, etc. will be explored. Major cognitive developmental changes, career goals, mentorship and other topics also will be discussed. All topics will be addressed from a theoretical perspective.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 505 - Student Affairs Organization This seminar is designed to introduce students to the range of career opportunities as well as the principles and practices of implementing effective organizational structures of student affairs programs and services in colleges and universities. There will be a focus on issues, trends, and challenges in the contemporary higher education environment.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 515 - Mind in Context The traditional view of ability as an internal stable property of the individual often fails to predict everyday behvior and performance. But why? What are the external factors that affect us? In this course we examine some of the ways that context can influence how we think and perform. Our focus will be on learning and performance in both academic contexts as well as everyday tasks as we explore research about the often surprising ways in which our minds work. Cross listed with PSY*315.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross listed with PSY*315. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 530 - Elective Internship III This course is a supervised elective field experience that includes 150-200 hours of fieldwork. Students will develop their own specific set of learning outcomes and be evaluated on their progress at the conclusion of the internship. This course includes 150-200 hours of fieldwork. Program Director approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes This course includes 150-200 hours of fieldwork. Program Director approval required. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 550 - Higher Education Administration Special Topics Opportunities to explore specific areas of student affairs divisions and areas of expertise, including but not limited to enrollment management, career development, residential life, and programming development.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 590 - Integrative Capstone These seminars provide a context for reflection and integration of the classroom and practical experiences. The experience is meant to be integrative of the overall HESAA experience. Must be taken in final semester.
Prerequisites & Notes Must be taken in final semester. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 595 - Internship/Practicum I One of two required field experiences in which students attain, reflect on, and incorporate on-site work experience in higher education student affairs settings. Interns are supervised and assessed collaboratively by on-site professionals and academic program faculty. Individual learning outcomes will inform and shape students’ capstone projects. (May be completed in the summer). Includes reflective practicum seminar to provide professional context for fieldwork experience. Seminars include preparation for student affairs job search. Cannot be taken concurrently with HESAA 596.
Prerequisites & Notes Cannot be taken concurrently with HESAA 596. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 596 - Internship/Practicum II One of two required field experiences in which students attain, reflect on, and incorporate on-site work experience in higher education student affairs settings. Interns are supervised and assessed collaboratively by on-site professionals and academic program faculty. Individual learning outcomes will inform and shape students’ capstone projects. Includes reflective practicum seminar to provide professional context for fieldwork experience. Seminars include preparation for student affairs job search. Cannot be taken concurrently with HESAA 595.
Prerequisites & Notes Cannot be taken concurrently with HESAA 595. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
HESAA 610 - Independent Research Opportunity to pursue a researchable question in depth. Students must be in second year of program to be eligible for this research course. Instructor approval required.
Prerequisites & Notes Students must be in second year of program to be eligible for this research course. Instructor approval required. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1 to 3
Music
ENS 579 - Rock Ensemble The Nazareth College Rock Ensemble is a non-auditioned ensemble dedicated to the performance of outstanding rock and roll repertoire spanning from the early 1950’s to the present. Students will study improvisation as well as appropriate stylistic and musical traits associated with various rock genre including the blues, R&B, rockabilly, folk rock, classic rock, surf rock, pop rock, progressive rock, soul, punk as well as more contemporary styles such as jam band rock, indie rock among others. Additionally, students will learn how to rehearse and prepare a rock song from beginning to performance and how to promote and market a rock band. The ensemble is open to all Nazareth College students.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to .50
ENS 580 - Nazareth College Wind Symphony The Nazareth College Wind Symphony is the premiere wind ensemble at Nazareth College. It contains approximately 50 of the finest music and non-music majors on campus, and is dedicated to presenting an exciting variety of works from all musical periods, cultures and styles, featuring both core and contemporary repertoire, and new repertoire by emerging composers. Membership in the Wind Symphony is open to all Nazareth students regardless of major by audition only.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to 1
ENS 581 - Nazareth Symphonic Band The Nazareth College Symphonic Band is an ensemble of music and non-music majors. It is open to all Nazareth students and the greater Rochester community regardless of major. The Symphonic Band is dedicated to presenting concerts of high-quality band repetroire and providing an opportunity for all Nazareth College students to perform. Presents four concerts a year. This is a variable credit course; credit amount can be selected at course registration.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to 1
ENS 582 - Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra The Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra is a 75 musician ensemble that performs professional level orchestral classical and popular literature, performing a minimum of two concerts per semester. Membership is open to all qualified Nazareth students upon successful completion of audition. This is a variable credit course; credit amount can be selected at course registration.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to 1
ENS 583 - Chamber Players: Strings Chamber players is open to all string primary music majors and advanced non-music majors seeking a string quartet or small ensemble experience. This course is open campus-wide to qualified students. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
ENS 584 - Chamber Singers A select vocal group, open campus-wide to qualified students. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 0 to 1
ENS 586 - Opera Workshop Concepts of opera as an art form through full stage productions and scenes from operas of various periods in history.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
ENS 587 - Jazz Ensemble The jazz ensemble - standard saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm instrumentation - performs standard (and not-so-standard) works from the libraries of professional big bands, and original compositions and arrangements from students, the director, and others. Members learn how to approach improvisation and how to interpret notation in the various styles of swing, Latin, and funk. The group performs both on and off campus each semester. Audition and/or permission of director required. This is a variable credit course; credit amount can be selected at course registration.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to 1
ENS 588 - Jazz Combo Open to all campus musicians, majors and non-majors, members will be placed into one of two groups: “Loose Change,” and auditioned small ensemble, presents a formal concert each semester, and performs for other on and off campus events. The ensemble explores the standard jazz repertory, and frequently focuses on select composers or styles each semester; student compositions are encouraged. Members will typically have had some experience with jazz improvisation. “Jazz Lab Band” continues the high school jazz band experience, explores literature that can be taught in public school settings, and introduces improvisation studies. This is a variable credit course; credit amount can be selected at course registration.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to .50
ENS 589 - Chamber Players: Percussion Performance ensemble open to students and faculty across the campus who have percussion experience. Repertoire includes classic literature, new music, found object and theatrical works, jazz and contemporary styles, student compositions and marimba ensembles. In addition to performing, graduate students are asked to research and choose works to conduct and rehearse for performances.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
ENS 590 - Chamber Players: Winds/Saxophone Chamber Winds is an ensemble open to all woodwind and french horn players. Members gain valuable ensemble, musical, and technical advancement through the study, rehearsal, and performance of standard chamber wind repertoire, arrangements, and new works by living composers.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
ENS 591 - Chamber Players: Piano Ensemble experience for pianists. Features study in piano duos, trios and quartets, vocal accompanying and chamber music. Required for piano primaries; open to other qualified students upon audition.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
ENS 592 - Chamber Players: Brass Chamber Brass is a chamber ensemble open to all brass players. Members gain valuable ensemble, musical, and technical advancement through the study, rehearsal, and performance of standard chamber wind repertoire, arrangements, and new works by living composers.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
ENS 595 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble A select ensemble vocal group, open campus wide to qualified students. Audition required.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 0
ENS 596 - Concert Choir A campus-wide vocal ensemble for both men and women, with concerts each semester.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to 1
ENS 598 - Chamber Orchestra This ensemble will allow violin, viola, cello, and string bass students to rehearse and perform orchestra and string works and examine the technique and performance issues of string playing. Wind students may participate as needed for the repertoire. Audition only.
Prerequisites & Notes Audition only. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0 to .50
MED 501 - Foundations of Music Education A study of the philosophies of music education and how they link with philosophies of general education. Documents and ideas important to the history, philosophy, and practice of music education will be studied, discussed, evaluated, and synthesized. The course culminates with each participant developing a personal philosophy of music education.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 504 - Issues in Elementary General Music Course will provide opportunities for graduate students and practicing music teachers to discuss and investigate the philosophical and psychological foundations behind elementary general music methodologies such as Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Gordon. The course also includes: a survey of teaching materials (books, software); an examination of research studies; an overview of early childhood music teaching techniques; and World Music Drumming.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 550 - Orff Schulwert Institute Level I This course includes the basic study of Orff techniques such as the pentatonic scale, simple borduns, the ostinato, and playing pitched and unpitched percussion instruments and the soprano recorder. Topics and skills in this highly participatory course will also include vocal and rhythmic training, movement, and improvisation. A degree in music or strong musicianship is required.
Prerequisites & Notes A degree in music or strong musicianship is required. Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 560 - Orff Schulwerk Institute Level II This course builds on the foundation laid in Level I. Folk melodies, all diatonic modes, mixed meter, and rhythms from many parts of the world are included. Accompaniments, musical forms, and improvisations are more complex. Both alto and soprano recorders are studied. Music, movement, and speech are synthesized in cooperative learning lessons. Successful completion of Level I is required.
Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of Level I is required. Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 585 - Curriculum Design in Music A study of the recommendations for music study from local, state and national authorities and the implementation of those recommendations as courses of study. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the relationship between and linkage of elementary and secondary school music curricula. Projects will include the development of a music curriculum, which incorporates the state and national standards for music.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 603 - Seminar in School Music Student Teaching in Music (MED*665) is taken concurrently with Seminar in School Music (MED603). The main focus of both on-campus experiences and on-line seminars is to assist you as a student teacher and enable you to discuss issues relevant to the student teaching experience. Letter grades (A-F) are earned in MED*603. Prerequisites: MED*301, MED*302.Corequisite: MED*665.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: MED*301, MED*302.Corequisite: MED*665. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MED 625 - Workshops in Methodology or Techniques Study of a specific methodology in music teaching (including but not limited to the Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze, Gordon, Education through Music, and Suzuki methodologies), assessment techniques, instructional conducting and score presentation, or study of the techniques for leading special music organizations or productions such as marching bands, swing choirs, jazz ensembles, and musicals.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 1.5
MED 651 - Seminar in Conducting Development of conducting skills, rehearsal technique, study and preparation of scores, structural analysis of literature, and the development of the “hearing eye.”
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MED 662 - Music for the Special Learner A review of research and a study of music education and music therapy principles for successful inclusion of students with disabilities in the mainstreamed music classroom. A focus on the development of teaching applications appropriate for the inclusive music classroom is included.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 665 - Student Teaching in Music The field-based practicum consists of two placements in vocal/general/instrumental music for six weeks each. Required for New York State teacher certification. An application for a Student Teaching placement will be made to the Office of Field Placement Services in MED 299. Prerequisites: MED*301 MED*302 and GPA 2.7 or higher. Corequisite: MED*403.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: MED*301 MED*302 and GPA 2.7 or higher. Corequisite: MED*403. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 6
MED 690 - Capstone Seminar In this culminating experience, students will examine current issues and trends, and acquire an orientation to on-going professional development. This seminar is a collaborative forum for refining and presenting inquiry projects and professional portfolios to an audience of colleagues representing a wide variety of disciplines and school/community settings. Should be taken during the last semester of coursework. Co-requisite: MED 699.
Prerequisites & Notes Co-requisite: MED 699. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MED 699 - Master’s Portfolio Master’s Portfolio Presentation. Co-requisite: MED 690. For students completing final semester of MS.Ed. in Music Education program. Students must also complete a Commencement Information Form by the start of the semester in which this course will be taken; form available in the Registrars Office. Co-requisite: MED 690. For students completing final semester of MS.Ed. in Music Education program. Students must also apply for graduation before the start of the semester in which this course will be taken. Select Graduation Overview in NazNet Self-Service to apply online.
Prerequisites & Notes Co-requisite: MED 690. For students completing final semester of MS.Ed. in Music Education program. Students must also apply for graduation before the start of the semester in which this course will be taken. Select Graduation Overview in NazNet Self-Service to apply online. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
MUP 501 - Applied Conducting A study of advanced conducting and rehearsal techniques, in either choral and/or instrumental, at the graduate level. The primary focus of this course is to develop an advanced physical conducting technique, to develop specific rehearsal techniques for the medium/s, as well as to develop skills in assessing and correcting problems in preparation for ensemble performances. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1 to 3
MUP 510 - Jazz Composition and Arranging Composing and arranging for jazz ensembles. Instrumental characteristics, range, transpositions, efficient notation, special rhythm section notation, chord symbol conventions; melodic, harmonic, rhythmic and orchestration concepts, reinforced through analysis of examples by master composers. Weekly written assignments, one composition or arrangement for jazz combo and for large jazz ensemble, rehearsed by student and performed on combo and big band concerts. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUP 561B - Studio Teaching I, Piano Supervised individual and/or group teaching with an emphasis on curricular development in the independent teaching studio including technique, musicianship and achievement of the music literacy goals articulated in the national music standards. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MUS 516B. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite or Co-requesite: MUS 516B. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 561P - Studio Teaching I, Percussion Supervised individual and/or group teaching with an emphasis on curricular development in the independent teaching studio including technique, musicianship and achievement of the music literacy goals articulated in the national music standards. Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 516P. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite or co-requisite: MUS 516P. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 561S - Studio Teaching I, Strings Supervised individual and/or group teaching with an emphasis on curricular development in the independent teaching studio including technique, musicianship and achievement of the music literacy goals articulated in the national music standards. Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 516S. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 516S. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 561WB - Studio Teaching I, Woodwind and Brass Supervised individual and/or group teaching with an emphasis on curricular development in the independent teaching studio including technique, musicianship and achievement of the music literacy goals articulated in the national music standards. Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 516BR, MUS 516W, or MUS 516WB. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 516BR, MUS 516W, or MUS 516WB. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 600 - Recital Graduate solo recital of 45 minutes of music. Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Corequisite: MUP 603.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Corequisite: MUP 603. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
MUP 601 - Applied Music Major Instrument Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon the continued development of technique, musicianship and scholarship. The student must take three semesters of applied music and give a public recital. Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 602 - Applied Music Major Instrument Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon the continued development of technique, musicianship and scholarship. The student must take three semesters of applied music and give a public recital. Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 603 - Applied Music Major Instrument Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon the continued development of technique, musicianship and scholarship. The student must take three semesters of applied music and give a public recital. Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Corequisite: MUP 600.
Prerequisites & Notes Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Corequisite: MUP 600. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUP 608 - Applied Music I Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon continued artistic development in technique, musicianship, repertoire, performance practice and performance capabilities. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUP 609 - Applied Music II Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon continued artistic development in technique, musicianship, repertoire, performance practice, performance capabilities as a collaborative artist. Optional corequisite: MUX*609. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUP 610 - Applied Music III Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon continued artistic development in technique, musicianship, repertoire, performance practice and performance capabilities applicable to a solo recital. Optional corequisite: MUX*610. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Optional corequisite: MUX*610. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUP 611 - Applied Music IV Advanced private study on the student’s major instrument with emphasis upon continued artistic development in technique, musicianship, repertoire, performance practice and performance capabilities applicable to a solo recital. This course is designed for students who need to take an additional/fourth semester of applied lessons. Prerequisite: MUP*610. Optional corequisite: MUX*610. Course open only to students in the MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Additional course fee required.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: MUP*610. Optional corequisite: MUX*610. Course open only to students in the MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Additional course fee required. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUP 612 - 1:1 Instrumental/Voice Student Lessons in instrumental or voice technique as directed by advisor in consultation with student. May act as a continuation of undergraduate primary instrument study, remedial work in functional music, or study in a new instrument relevant to music therapy practice. This section is for graduate students in the Music Therapy program. Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change.
Prerequisites & Notes This section is for graduate students in the Music Therapy program. Additional course fee required. Rate subject to change. Term cycle: Fall and Spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUS 503 - Graduate Theory Review and Pedagogy A review of the theory and analysis of common-practice and post-1900 Western art music and an exploration of various advanced topics in music theory. Pedagogy will be addressed through discussions of sample lessons prepared by students, and through a written final project.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MUS 509 - History of Rock and Roll This course examines the disparate styles of rock music performed since the 1950s up through the present day and explores the impact these genres and the artists who performed them have had in defining events and issues in American culture and society. Classroom activities include critical listening, lectures and open discussions.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 513A - Survey of Vocal Literature I A comprehensive survey of the song literature of Italy, England and the United States. Special attention will be paid to the study of the poetry, the cultural, historical, political and personal backgrounds of composers and authors, as well as issues regarding compositional style, musical characterization, text-music relationship, performance practice and lyric diction.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 2
MUS 513B - Piano Literature I A brief history of keyboard instruments; a study of the pianist’s standard repertoire from the Baroque through the Classical Era including stylistic analysis and discussion of performance practices and problems, including those surrounding ornamentation, articulation and the keyboard instrument.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 513I - Instrumental Chamber Music Literature Readings and study of standard chamber literature appropriate to the instrument, including performance and listening assignments. Study of performance practices, aesthetic values, technical problems, and formal structure. Students will be required to perform in at least one ensemble throughout the semester and present a lecture/performance on one movement of a predetermined piece.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 513P - Percussion Chamber Music Literature Readings and study of standard chamber literature for percussion, Study of performance practices related to historical developments, aesthetic values, technical problems, and formal structure. Students will be required to perform in at least one ensemble throughout the semester and present a lecture/performance on one movement of a predetermined piece.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 513S - String Chamber Music Literature The study of period performance practice, musical interpretation, rehearsal techniques and analysis of formal structure of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and contemporary music written for small string ensembles. Weekly listening assignments, in-class performance and literature readings promote discussion and demonstrate various approaches to realizing the literature. Students will be required to perform in at least one ensemble throughout the semester and present a lecture/performance on one movement of a predetermined piece.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 513WB - Woodwind and Brass Chamber Music Literature Readings and study of standard chamber literature appropriate to the instrument, including performance and listening assignments. Study of performance practices, aesthetic values, technical problems, and formal structure. Students will be required to perform in at least one ensemble throughout the semester and present a lecture/performance on one movement of a predetermined piece.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 514A - Survey of Vocal Literature II A comprehensive survey of the song literature of Germany, France and Spain. Special attention will be paid to the study of the poetry, the cultural, historical, political and personal backgrounds of composers and authors, as well as issues regarding compositional style, musical characterization, text-music relationship, performance practice and lyric diction.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 2
MUS 514B - Piano Literature II A study of the pianist’s standard repertoire from the nineteenth century to the present time, including stylistic analysis, discussion of performance practices, and issues of historical and cultural relevance.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 515A - Survey of Vocal Literature III Survey of musical drama forms and conventions from the birth of opera to the present. Interactions of theatrical, literary and musical components of opera will be discussed through the examination of standard repertoire and selected works important in the development of the art form. Points of convergence between classical opera and other popular genres of musical theater will be explored.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 2
MUS 516A - Vocal Pedagogy I and Studio Teaching I Basic concepts of physiology and anatomy focused on posture, respiration, phonation, resonation, articulation, the physics and acoustics of the instrument, and hygiene relative to the voice. Basic diagnostic skills and teaching techniques focused on the most common vocal faults. Topics also include the teacher/student relationship, how to run a private studio, repertoire for beginners.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 516B - Piano Pedagogy I Intensive survey and evaluation of the educational philosophies behind the currently used methods for teaching piano in both private and group situations; practical aspects of setting up a private studio, use of technology, and the sequential presentation and development of music skills and concepts from the beginning to lower intermediate levels. Video and/or live observation of experienced teachers; discussion of pedagogical problems and solutions.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 2
MUS 516BR - Brass Repertoire and Pedagogy This course is designed to acquaint the student with the essential solo repertoire, etude methods, and other standard literature for brass instruments as well as discuss the specific pedagogy related to each instrument.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 516P - Percussion Repertoire and Pedagogy Study, analysis and application of concepts found in percussion methods books and other resources pertaining to mallet percussion, snare drum, timpani and drum set. Examination of essential solo repertoire, etude methods, and other standard literature for percussion instruments as well as the specific pedagogy related to each instrument.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 516S - String Repertoire and Pedagogy Students will examine beginning through advanced literature and instructional sequencing of the literature specific to their primary instrument. Established pedagogues and their approaches will be studied in depth. Physics as it relates to playing a stringed instrument will be integrated into how muscles work to correctly facilitate healthy playing technique.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 516W - Woodwind Repertoire and Pedagogy This course is designed to acquaint the student with the essential solo repertoire, etude methods, and other standard literature for woodwind instruments as well as discuss the specific pedagogy related to each instrument.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 516WB - Woodwind and Brass Repertoire and Pedagogy This course is designed to acquaint students with the essential solo repertoire, etude methods, and other standard literature for their primary instruments as well as discuss the specific pedagogy related to each instrument.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 517A - Vocal Pedagogy II and Studio Teaching II Expanded study of physiology and anatomy focused on posture, respiration, phonation, resonation, articulation, the physics and acoustics of the instrument, and hygiene relative to the voice. Advanced diagnostic skills, problem solving and teaching techniques. Observation and teaching of intermediate-level vocal students. Prerequisite: MUS 516A.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: MUS 516A. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 517B - Piano Pedagogy II Intensive survey and evaluation of the educational philosophies behind currently used methods for teaching piano in private situations; the sequential presentation of repertoire and the development of music skills and concepts from intermediate to advanced levels. Video and/or observation of experienced teachers; discussion of pedagogical problems and solutions. Prerequisite: MUS 516B.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: MUS 516B. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 2
MUS 517I - Psychology of Music Teaching Study and application of basic principles and theories of educational psychology to private and small group applied music instruction. Also included are the review of literature related to performance anxiety and its intersection with the instruction of private students. Learning styles will be considered and applied to studio instruction. Observations of experienced teachers.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 562 - Performance Techniques, Voice Focus in further developing the performance skills of vocalists who plan to pursue vocal performance careers at the professional level. Exploration of audition and etiquette, performance techniques for the singing-actor; performance and teaching portfolios, marketing strategies as performers and/or teacher-performers, careers in opera, management and agency, etc.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUS 570 - Musical Borrowing Explores selected methods and techniques of borrowing existing music by composers from the Middle Ages to postmodernism. Emphasis on the changing functions of borrowing in various historical eras and corresponding musical practices ranging from the cantus firmus to quotation to recomposition to sampling. Cross-listed with MUS*470.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with MUS*470. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: odd years.
Credits: 3
MUS 571 - Music & Magic in Western Culture Musical, cultural, and historical exploration of music inspired by esoteric trends in Western culture (alchemy, astrology, natural magic, etc.). Psychological, aesthetic, medical, and practical aspects of performance, creation and reception considered. Repertoire drawn from classical and popular music. Cross-listed with MUS 471.
Prerequisites & Notes Cross-listed with MUS 471. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MUS 611 - Music Research and Writing This course surveys select methods and materials related to research in music, including printed and electronic resources, and explores major challenges involved in writing about music. The kinds of writing that will be studied include history, analysis, and criticism, and students will practice writing response papers, critiques, research papers, abstracts, etc. Research topics covered by the course will range from Renaissance music to jazz.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 612 - Music Analysis and Performance The course examines ways in which analytical perspectives may inform and enhance performance of music. Coursework includes a detailed study of musical works from various styles and historical periods, analyses of recording/videos of these pieces, and reading from historical, theoretical, and critical texts related to this repertoire.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 3
MUS 617 - Special Topics in Music Theory: Advanced Tonal Analysis An in-depth study of selected topics in music theory. Approval of MM.PP program director. Cross-listed with MUS*417.
Prerequisites & Notes Prereq: Approval of MM.PP program director. Special/Selected Topic. Cross-listed with MUS*417. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MUS 630 - Perspectives on Western Music A musicology course devoted to the study of significant works from the Western musical tradition in their cultural contexts. The main focus will be on finding creative ways to interpret the classics by approaching them from multiple perspectives. Class discussions will be guided by concepts of narrativity, performativity, intertextuality, and paradigms borrowed from topic theory, semiotics, and others. Coursework will include online listening, viewing videos, score analyses, readings, and presentations on selected classical compositions from various historical periods. In addition, students will complete an independent project in which they will demonstrate an application of concepts learned in the course to their professional field.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MUS 633 - World Musics An ethnomusicology course exploring the folk, classical, and popular musical traditions of some of the world’s diverse cultures, including those from Africa, India, and Asia. We will survey both traditional and contemporary musical practices and examine their broader sociocultural contexts. Coursework includes reading and listening assignments, critical analyses of musical artifacts and cultural trends, and creative design projects. As part of the course, students complete an independent project in which they will demonstrate an application of concepts learned in the course to their professional field.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MUS 635 - Jazz Music An exploration of major historical styles, significant musicians, and select aesthetic issues in jazz from its origins to the twenty-first century. Through analyses of recordings, excerpts from historical films, solo transcriptions, and reading and writing assignments, the course will examine various strategies of listening to, discussing, analyzing, and teaching jazz music. As part of the course, students complete an independent project in which they will demonstrate an application of concepts learned in the course to their professional field.
Prerequisites & Notes Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.
Credits: 3
MUX 609 - Collaborative/Lecture Recital The Collaborative/Lecture Recital is the culminating demonstration of professional performance capabilities as a collaborative musical artist for the MM in Performance & Pedagogy. The lecture recital is required for vocal majors only. Repertoire for the hour-length recital will be collaboratively chosen by students with faculty input and approval. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Corequisite: MUP 609.
Prerequisites & Notes Program notes and recital publicity are required. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Corequisite: MUP 609. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUX 610 - Master of Music Solo Recital The MM Solo Recital is the culminating demonstration of professional solo performance capabilities for the Master of Music in Performance and Pedagogy. The hour-length recital will adhere to the repertoire guidelines established for the individual performance area. Repertoire may represent both breadth as well as an area of focus. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Corequisite: MUP 610.
Prerequisites & Notes Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Corequisite: MUP 610. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 1
MUX 699 - Comprehensive Pedagogy Portfolio Presentation Culminating demonstration of excellence in pedagogical inquiry, in the practice of effective teaching and leadership capacities in the field, and in understanding business-related concepts necessary to start an independent music studio. Includes at least one evaluative piece from each pedagogy, studio teaching and literature course. Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes Course open only to students in MM Performance and Pedagogy degree program. Term cycle: fall, spring, and summer. Yearly cycle: all years.
Credits: 0
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