Apr 27, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

Courses


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Overview

The course catalogue contains information on all active courses offered by the University including: title, course number, credits, contact hours, prerequisites, offering college, priority enrollment, repeatability, and restrictions.  Courses listed in the catalogue are not offered every semester.  To access a listing of course sections being offered during a particular term refer to the Course Section Offerings page on the Office of the Registrar website.

Course Renumbering

A complete list of all courses renumbered during the last academic year can be found below.

Courses Renumbered 2016-2017  

Course Search 

 
  
  • MMED 779 Beyond the Basics: High School Musical Theater

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    This course is designed for the experienced high school musical director/producer. Participants will analyze ten musicals, ranging from traditional musicals (i.e. Rodgers and Hammerstein), to present day contemporary/ pop musicals (i.e. Legally Blonde). Musicals will be analyzed in the following areas: vocal requirements, acting skills, choreography, scenic and costume design, lighting design, sound amplification, artistic staff, and budgets. Mini-lectures will be presented by specialists in the areas of lighting, sound, and scenic/ costume design. The class will attend a performance of a musical presented by a regional theater. An additional fee may be applied to cover the cost of the ticket.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MMED 780 Creativity & Composing in Elementary Music Education

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Music activities and lesson plans for children in grades K-6 with an emphasis on creativity, improvisation, and composition within the constraints of meeting with many children for limited time periods. This course will explore ways to include opportunities for creative growth through the use of ear training and improvisation exercises, development of group and individual song writing, arranging simple accompaniments, and creating original musical playlets and dances. A variety of songs, dances, and games, which include opportunities for students to make musical choices and to evaluate their own work will also be included.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MMED 781 Live Sound Production for Music Educators, Level 2

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 42.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    This course will expand upon concepts of foundational technology and techniques necessary
    to produce concerts and live events from the perspective of the music educator. Students will
    explore advanced audio engineering and live sound production strategies to maximize the quality of
    live and recorded student events and performances. A more sophisticated understanding
    of concepts such as signal flow, signal processing, live mixing, microphones and live
    recording will enhance the basics covered in Live Sound Production for Music Educators, Level 1.
    This course will refine the over-arching strategies learned in the first course to
    maximize live sound production in their home schools and with their performance ensembles.

    Prerequisites MMED*777 or PMED*777

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MMED 790 Thesis/Project Development: Music Education

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    The Music Education Thesis is the culmination of learning and professional growth established as an outcome of MM studies in Music Education and demonstrates mastery of the course of study through a well-designed and developed thesis. This final product is to be designed and focused to achieve outcomes that are based upon the synthesis of understandings acquired from courses in the content coursework, and through knowledge gained from the Foundational courses. The student’s synthesis of knowledge and skills will be exemplified through the creation of an original, creative, and thoughtful presentation.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  
  • MMED 791 Thesis: Music Education

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    The Music Education Thesis is the culmination of learning and professional growth established as an outcome of MM studies in Music Education, and demonstrates mastery of the course of study through a well-designed and developed thesis. This final product is to be designed and focused to achieve outcomes that are based upon the synthesis of understandings acquired from courses in the content coursework, and through knowledge gained from the Foundational courses. The student’s synthesis of knowledge and skills will be exemplified through the creation of an original, creative, and thoughtful presentation.

    Prerequisites MMED*790

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MMED 795 Project: Music Education

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    The Music Education Project is the culmination of learning and professional growth established as an outcome of MM studies in Music Education, and demonstrates mastery of the course of study through a well-designed and developed thesis. This final product is to be designed and focused to achieve outcomes that are based upon the synthesis of understandings acquired from courses in the content coursework, and through knowledge gained from the Foundational courses. The student’s synthesis of knowledge and skills will be exemplified through the creation of an original, creative, and thoughtful presentation.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  
  • MSEM 600 Museums: History/Theory/Practice

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Introduction to the social and cultural theory underlying museum practice. The museum is studied as a dynamic institution. Its structure and functions are examined in the context of political, economic, and social change. A seminar/lecture course, students study the writings of the founders of modern museum theory focusing on the development of museums and their service to the public, learning as a central focus of contemporary museums, and the shift from private to public support and responsibility for museums.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Studies majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 601 Museum Seminar: The Museum Society

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Lecture/seminar course exploring the history, organization, and operation of the museum as a cultural/educational institution, an economic entity, and a management enterprise. Visiting lecturers bring a wide range of knowledge and practices from their respective institutions and consultancies to provide the student with insight into the differences between museums of different types, sizes, and missions. The course provides students with an overall understanding of the museum as an institution and an introduction to the many roles played by museum professionals. Offered in the evening.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Studies majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 602 Museum Seminar: Museums in Society

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Lecture/seminar course exploring the philosophy and history of museum exhibitions and the development of the museum exhibition discipline. Visiting lecturers bring a wide range of knowledge and practices from their respective professional disciplines and provide insight into museum exhibition practice. Provides students with an overall understanding of the role exhibitions can and do play in public institutions. Offered in the evening.

    Open to Museum Studies majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: ME*500, MSEM*602, MS*502, MSEM*602
  
  • MSEM 603 Museum Audiences and Evaluation

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Lecture into practice course focusing on the visitor experience through museum communications and learning. Designed to identify the characteristics of the museum visitor, the ways in which visitors experience museum exhibitions, cognitive and affective behavior, the relationship of museum exhibitions and educational programming, and the impact of institutions and visitor studies on the planning and design of institutions, museum exhibitions, and environments.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Studies majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: AE*508, MSEM*603, MS*508
  
  • MSEM 604 Essentials of Graphic Software

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course addresses the development of foundational graphic computer skills in image scanning, digital photographic technologies, digital vector graphics and illustration, document layout and basic output procedures. The class focuses on the Adobe Suite; Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Technical understanding and efficient working methodologies are taught through weekly exercises and applied to larger projects established for the Museum Graphics courses. All software is standard to current graphic design industry practices.

    Computer Literacy Required
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 609 Museum Exhibition Design Studio: First Semester

    College of Art, Media & Design

    4.5 credits 135.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    The primary vehicle for exploring and developing museum exhibition planning, design, project organization, and presentation skills/techniques. This studio focuses on the foundations of museum exhibition development and design: space planning, color, light, informal education, communication, content, interaction, and crafting experiences.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: MSEM*610, ME*610A, MS*610A, MSEM*609
  
  • MSEM 611 Museum Exhibition Design Studio: Second Semester

    College of Art, Media & Design

    6 credits 180.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    The primary vehicle for exploring and developing museum exhibition planning, design, project organization, and presentation skills/ techniques. This studio focuses on the foundations of museum exhibition development and design: space planning, color, light, informal education, communication, content, interaction, and crafting experiences, with the addition of project management, model making, and group dynamics.

    Prerequisites MSEM*609

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: ME*610B, MSEM*611, MS*610B
  
  • MSEM 614 Museum Graphic Principles

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Writing, design, and production of museum graphic components. Graphic Design is defined as any visual information communicated through word and image.

    Corequisite Course(s): MSEM*604

    Open to Museum Studies majors only.
    Computer Literacy Required
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 615 Museum Lighting

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A lecture/demonstration/workshop course dealing with the manipulation of light and color in the built environment, specifically museums.

    Prerequisites MSEM*616

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 616 Exhibition Materials and Methods

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course gives students an in-depth acquaintance with exhibit fabrication/construction processes, techniques, methods and materials, how to research and specify appropriate materials, and how to use those materials in the best way.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 617 CAD: Essentials of Vectorworks

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Demonstration/studio course directed at the problems of exhibit production, organization of drawings and packages, clear communication to suppliers of materials and services, and the use of Mac-based CAD (computer aided design), specifically Vectorworks.

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 618 Prototyping for Community Engagement

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This graduate elective is open to all grads, juniors and seniors who have a project, product or program they would like to test with an interdisciplinary team and, ultimately, public audiences. This class covers how prototype and pilot testing concepts with the public can lead to stronger, more creative, complex and compelling design solutions. This class provides tools to prototype effectively from defining the project’s needs, identifying original ways to meet them, building pilot versions, testing them productively, making changes based on feedback and communicating the results effectively. Competencies such as research, responsiveness, adaptability, collaboration and critical thinking beyond one’s self are key in designing for contemporary audiences. This course is essential for any designer, developer, educator or communicator who wants to be viable in the ever-evolving creative world.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • MSEM 619 Digital Media for Museum Interpretation

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course will explore the uses of digital media for interpretation in exhibitions and programs. Students will be introduced to various kinds of interfaces and applications to better understand appropriate uses, for example, blogs, apps, gaming, social media, distance learning/webinars, on-line exhibitions/collections, etc. Emphasis will be on the uses of these media tools for the interpretation of ideas and stories as a means of developing innovative visitor engagement with content and collections. Students will design a sample media piece as part of the deliverables for this class.

    Priority enrollment for MA in Museum Education and MFA in Museum Exhibition, Planning & Design.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 621 Media Studio for Museum Communication

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A studio lab designed to provide hands on instruction and training in video, website, social media, and email content production and management. Students will learn how to develop, produce and distribute original recorded and live content on museum topics and practice. Students will work as a production team to plan, coordinate, promote, and produce Museum Communication Channel programs. The course will include training in the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of marketing and web data.

    Prerequisites MSEM*604 or MSEM*646 and MSEM*647

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: ME*622, MSEM*621, MS*622
  
  • MSEM 630 Exploring Education in Philadelphia Museums

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course is designed to develop the practiced insight and skills needed as a professional in a museum environment working with all age groups. It provides opportunities for preliminary observations and experience with professional museum educators and directors led by a professor who conducts the seminar in conjunction with the museum visits and guest speakers. Through this process students develop dynamic teaching techniques that explore and interpret information, concepts, and cultural values that a museum collection communicates. Hands-on techniques and experiences with curriculum development and methodology help students prepare for their research and internship.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Education majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: AE*510, MSEM*630, MS*510
  
  • MSEM 631 Museum Learning: Theory and Practices

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Prepares museum educators for the development of educational programs and plans for diverse types of museums and alternative learning sites. Exposes students to current issues and trends in museum education such as interdisciplinary and integrated learning, and issues of diversity. Methods of interpreting works of art, artifacts, and collections are studied. Extensive, “theory into practice” component provides students with the opportunity to apply theory to actual permanent collection and temporary exhibition projects at area museums.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Studies majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: AE*615, MSEM*631, MS*615, MSEM*631
  
  • MSEM 641 Museum Governance and Administrative Issues

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Legal status of the museum and its obligations to the public, governance, staffing, and policy-making as a non-profit organization. Establishing collections policies, laws, regulations, conventions, and codes that affect acquisitions, deaccessions, loans, and collections care. The case study method is used to examine the issues, the law, and the decisions that affect today’s museums. State, federal, and international legislation, common law, and the applications of administrative law in museums are examined. Examines the complex relations of museums and museum professionals with trustees, collectors, donors, dealers, outside interest groups, and artists.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Communication majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 642 Principles of Development and Grant-writing

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course addresses the changing nature of fundraising and the ever-evolving landscape of sources of funding for museums today. In a lecture/workshop setting, students explore a variety of strategies for securing funding for museums and museum programs under the guidance of instructors and visiting experts in the museum field. Students acquire professional knowledge of museum practices in development and revenue generation as well as develop skills in creating a strategic fundraising plan and preliminary campaign case statement.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 643 Collections Management Systems

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to develop, implement, and supervise collections management projects. Emphasizes data processing applications related to collections management, documentation, and other museum functions, including collections administration, loan requests, rights and reproductions, exhibition planning and design, publications, collections security, and project management. Topics include multimedia and digital imaging, graphics, and database development and processing standards. Instruction in computer languages, database development and use, and digital imaging. Word processing experience and access to a computer are expected. Database management experience is helpful. General level of computer experience expected.

    Prerequisites MSEM*600

    Open to Museum Studies majors only.
    Computer Literacy Required
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 646 Publications, Public Relations, and Marketing

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Organizational principles and practices as they relate to the processes of public relations and museum communication (primarily print media). Topics include public relations, interpretive and informational publications, advertising, identity, audience development, and marketing. Addresses the use and creation of publications, marketing plans, institution and exhibition-based public relations, the creation of effective identity programs, and audience development through membership and outreach programs. In a workshop setting, students learn to create effective publications and print media, and discuss Web-based communication. Students work under the guidance of a university professor and visiting experts in the museum field.

    Prerequisites MSEM*614

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 647 Integrated Communication Strategies

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Designed to be taken in conjunction with MSEM 692, Integrated Communication Strategies presents and discusses cultural institutions’ communication needs along side current and emerging trends in marketing, public relations, and public engagement which affect the effective communication of an organization’s mission, brand, and activities to a variety of audiences. The course will emphasize integrated institutional marketing strategies approaches. Students complete assignments designed to develop professional ability to deal with these needs and trends within the museum profession.

    Corequisite Course(s): MSEM*692

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 690 Collaborative Exhibition-Museum Education

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A culminating research project concerning museum studies, management, and education. The project is completed in one semester and includes the study of research in the field, a team project with the Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, and Museum Communication programs, and an individual project related to the student’s main area of interest within the museum education profession. This course provides preparatory research for the culminating museum internship.

    Open to Museum Education majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: AE*648, MSEM*690, MS*648
  
  • MSEM 692 Collaborative Exhibition-Museum Communication

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A culminating research project concerning museum studies, management, and exhibition. The project is completed in one semester and includes the study of research in the field. A team project with the Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, and Museum Education programs, and an individual project related to the student’s main area of interest within the museum communication profession.

    Open to Museum Communication majors Only
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 695 Museum Internship: Museum Education

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 - 6 credits undefined hours
    600 level graduate course

    Taken in a cooperating museum, the internship represents full-time employment equivalency under the mentorship of a professional museum educator. It is intended to provide practical on-site experience in which the intern is integrated into the museum staff, assuming professional-level responsibilities and experience. A University professor also observes, advises, and assesses the student during the internship.

    Open to Museum Education majors only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MSEM 702 Issues in Museums Seminar

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Presents and discusses current political and social issues, which may unexpectedly, sometimes problematically, affect museum practice, particularly in the public areas of exhibition, programming, and publications. Recent examples would include controversial exhibits, legal, gender, race, cultural, and religious issues impacting museums; and the public right to participate in the museum experience as an active contributor. Museum scholars, specialists, and university faculty offer in-depth examination of current topics. Students complete projects designed to develop professional ability to deal with emerging debates in the museum profession and the knowledge of the impact of politics and the mass culture on museum policies and practices.

    Prerequisites MSEM*600 or MSEM*601

    Priority enrollment to Museum Studies majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 705 Museum Visitor Experience Seminar

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    This seminar explores the value, challenges and approaches in providing consistent, high-quality visitor-centered experiences at all visitor touch points within a museum. The course emphasizes the planning and operational aspects of managing a museum and what resources are needed to provide excellent visitor-centric experiences that deliver on the museum’s brand promise. Themes addressed in class and by visits with local museum experts will include delivering exemplary: visitor services, communications, program, retail, membership, gallery, and related experiences in ways that advance and support the institution’s brand and encourage participation from broad and diverse audiences.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 711 Museum Exhibition Design Studio

    College of Art, Media & Design

    6 credits 180.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    The primary vehicle for exploring and developing museum exhibition planning, design, project organization, project management, and presentation skills/techniques. This course focuses on the exhibition in its tangible/ physical form, taking concept into reality. Documentation, construction documents, schedules, budgets, and specifications are the deliverables.

    Prerequisites MSEM*611

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 712 Museum Exhibition Studio: Third Semester

    College of Art, Media & Design

    4.5 credits 135.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    This advanced professional studio is a combination of seminar/discussion format with a
    major semester-long project. Students will be responsible for subject research, content, and
    interpretive development; schematic design, through design development; and construction
    documentation for an exhibition. Students will be responsible for developing an interpretive
    exhibition based on a Philadelphia subject. “The Philadelphia Project” uses material culture as an
    entry point, and the particular needs of a target audience. Students will formally present their
    work to professionals in the museum field on at least two occasions during the semester, and
    deliver a project book. This course lays the ground work for the fourth semester thesis
    project, and work related to the ongoing studio project.

    Prerequisites MSEM*611

    Corequisite Course(s): MSEM*713 or MSEM*714

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning & Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 713 CAD: Vectorworks for Exhibit Design

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Demonstration/studio course that aims to build technical proficiency with Vectorworks software
    and hone students’ design documentation strategies. This course encourages students to
    problem solve their way through the myriad of challenges they are likely to face in the field
    as they craft a design package consistent with professional expectations.

    Prerequisites MSEM*617

    Priority enrollment to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 714 Exhibition Content Development

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Lecture/studio course focusing on strategies and best practices for developing interpretive
    content for museum exhibitions. Students will learn and practice how to integrate content
    development with exhibit design, create interpretive strategies for different types of
    exhibitions, and write and revise exhibit scripts.

    Priority enrollment to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 720 Graduate Portfolio Development

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    This course is for any graduate students who are interested in developing a smart physical
    portfolio/resume that uniquely highlights not just their projects but also how they best
    organize and communicate their experience, skills and design process to potential employers. The
    cogent marketing piece developed is a companion to the websites and web based portfolios
    previously created. These portfolios help the student stand out from the massive amount of
    digital messaging employers receive daily.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 779 Museum Communication Research

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Examines topics, issues, and policies directly related to museum communications and approaches to research in museum communication fields. The historical trajectory of museum communication, important literature, practices and trends, and appropriate research methods for selected topics are explored. Students work in class on research-based assignments that raise their awareness of museum communications and audience as a field of knowledge and the the various techniques and methodologies used by practitioners.

    Open to Museum Communication majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 780 Thesis/Capstone Research

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Examines the principle approaches to research. The nature of appropriate research methods for selected thesis topics; the approaches and benefits of various methodologies; and the steps in research design. Students identify a research problem, design a study, collect and analyze data, compile, interpret and report results.

    Open to Museum Studies majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 781 Thesis Development: Museum Exhibition Planning + Design

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Independent research and design in an area supporting the student’s career objectives and interests.

    Prerequisites MSEM*611 or MSEM*780

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
    This course is equated with the following courses: MSEM*781, MSEM*781, MS*749A, ME*749A
  
  • MSEM 782 Thesis Development: Museum Education Planning + Design

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Independent research and design in an area supporting the student’s career objectives and interests.

    Prerequisites MSEM*781

    Open to Museum Exhibition Planning and Design majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
    This course is equated with the following courses: ME*749B, MSEM*782, MS*749B, MSEM*782
  
  • MSEM 783 Museum Communication Thesis/Capstone Development

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Guided research and design in an area supporting the student’s career objectives and interests in museum communication fields. Students will engage in intensive research in their selected topics for the purposes of developing a literature review and a thesis or capstone proposal.

    Prerequisites MSEM*779

    Open to Museum Communication majors Only
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MSEM 784 Museum Communication Thesis & Capstone

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Guided research, writing, and, faculty and peer review to support the completion of student’s thesis or capstone project.

    Prerequisites MSEM*783

    Open to Museum Communication majors Only
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MSEM 785 Thesis Development: Museum Education

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 90.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Independent research and design in an area supporting the student’s career objectives and interests.

    Prerequisites MSEM*780

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • MSEM 790 Museum Independent Study

    College of Art, Media & Design

    1 - 6 credits undefined hours
    600 level graduate course

    Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MSEM 796 Museum Communication Internship

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A supervised practicum in a cooperating museum, gallery, or communication firm. The internship represents full-time employment equivalency under the mentorship of a professional. Provides practical on-site experience in which the intern is integrated into the professional staff assuming professional-level responsibilities and experience.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  
  • MSEM 797 Museum Exhibition Planning + Design Internship

    College of Art, Media & Design

    3 credits undefined hours
    700 level graduate course

    A supervised practicum in a cooperating museum, gallery, or design firm. The internship represents full-time employment equivalency under the mentorship of a professional. Provides practical on-site experience in which the intern is integrated into the professional staff assuming professional-level responsibilities and experience.

    This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
    This course is equated with the following courses: MSEM*797, MSEM*795, MSEM*795, MS*759, ME*759
  
  • MTEC 500 Basic Skills in Music Technology (TI:ME 1 A)

    Division of Continuing Studies

    3 credits 42.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    This course imparts practical skills and knowledge to in-service music teachers to allow them to integrate technology effectively into teaching and learning. Covering basic skills in music notation software, music production software, and use of electronic musical instruments, participants learn the basics of MIDI theory and notation and explore many ways to incorporate these tools into the curriculum. Participants gain the necessary knowledge to make critical judgments about the appropriateness of selected music hardware and software for particular educational applications. The format of the course alternates presentations with class activities, many of which serve to assess student progress in the classroom. Satisfactory participation in class activities and completion of several final projects are required. This course fulfills the first half of the TI:ME Level 1 certification requirement.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MTEC 501 TI:ME 1B Music Technology - Software, Communication + Digital Media

    Division of Continuing Studies

    3 credits 42.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Participants explore instructional software, configuring and using computers on networks and the internet and the basics of using digital media in K-12 music education. Consider many ways to incorporate these digital tools into the music curriculum to serve a range of students. This course imparts practical skills and knowledge to in-service music teachers allowing them to integrate technology effectively into teaching and learning. This course fulfills the second half of the TI:ME Level 1 certification requirement.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MTEC 502 TI:ME 2A Digital Music Notation

    Division of Continuing Studies

    3 credits 42.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Participants learn to use the music notation program, Finale, to print scores and parts. The course is designed to train instrumental, choral and classroom music specialists to use Finale for notating and printing music. Input music and then print scores and parts. Topics include: transposing band and orchestra parts; printing a choral score; music notation problem solving; incorporation of notation examples into word processing documents; composing and arranging music; and using notation software with students. This course fulfills one third of the requirements for TI:ME Level 2 Certification. Software Requirements: Finale, latest version preferred.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MTEC 503 TI:ME 2B Multimedia Authoring

    Division of Continuing Studies

    3 credits 42.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Multimedia Authoring covers the creation of multimedia for the music classroom. Create and use multimedia presentations and interactive lessons which are appropriate for the K-12 music classroom. Participants incorporate digital multimedia files including text, graphics, video, sound, and music into presentations and interactivity into music lessons. This course meets one third of the coursework requirements for TI:ME Level 2 Certification.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MTEC 504 TI:ME 2C Integrating Technology Into The Music Curriculum

    Division of Continuing Studies

    3 credits 42.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    This course is designed for the music teacher who has experience using technology to develop more integrated and engaged lessons. Participants should be familiar with the common applications of music technology including music notation software, music production (MIDI sequencing and digital audio), multimedia and electronic keyboards. Participants review and create lesson plans and curricular units to integrate technology in the K-12 music curriculum. Participants share ideas and approaches to share lessons and activities using technology with students. This course fulfills 1/3 of the requirements of TI:ME Level 2 Certification.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MUCP 131 Composition: Forms & Concepts I

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The first semester of this team-taught course is a hands-on exploration of standard and non-traditional compositional forms. After analyzing various forms, students will have the opportunity to apply those concepts and skills to their own compositions in different genres. Open to Composition majors only.

    Open to Composition majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 132 Composition: Forms & Concepts II

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The second semester of this team-taught course introduces the primary skills and resources that belong in every composer’s toolbox, sequencing, and counterpoint. After analyzing various techniques, students will apply those concepts and skills to their own compositions in different genres. Open to Composition majors only.

    Open to Composition majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 201 Orchestration/MIDI Orchestration

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course examines instrumentation and orchestration techniques for ensembles of various sizes, instrumental combinations, and musical genres. Ranges, transpositions, characteristics, and idiosyncrasies of the instruments are presented along with examples from the orchestral, chamber, and contemporary music repertoires. At the same time, students learn to apply this knowledge using MIDI, virtual instrument libraries, and mixing procedures to emulate live ensembles. Assignments include orchestrating for acoustic and digital ensembles of various instrumental combinations and musical idioms.

    Prerequisites MUSC*102, MUSC*112, and MBET*116

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 202 Orchestration/MIDI Orchestration Projects

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course provides conventional and experimental project experiences in Orchestration and MIDI Orchestration. Students will gain facility in these areas through hands-on creative problem solving through a variety of assignments.

    Prerequisites MUCP*201

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 203 Songwriting I

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Songwriting I focuses on the ‘birth’ of a song; finding inspiration, understanding the basic elements of a well-crafted song, assembling the pieces of melody and lyrics, and performing the songs for feedback. The class allows for students working alone or in collaboration with others. This course is open to all students.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 204 Songwriting II

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Songwriting II continues training students the craft of writing songs and introduces more of the creative concepts begun in Songwriting I. Students explore and begin to identify their own unique expressive voice though song. Writing songs weekly and performing them in class for feedback and collaborative interaction is the heart of the course content. There is particular emphasis this semester on developing simple melodies and conversational lyrics, and the discussion of how people use music.

    Prerequisites MUCP*203

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 301 Songwriting III

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Songwriting III is a continuation of the craft and creativity developed in Songwriting I and II. Topics this semester include writing songs for other artists, song-casting, collaboration, and writing ‘songs’ for film, TV, and advertising jingles. This course also addresses the creative environment and the ‘tools’ of songwriting - instruments, hardware, and software. Interactivity, feedback, and re-writing songs are components of each weekly class meeting.

    Prerequisites MUCP*204

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 302 Songwriting Career Strategy

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course addresses the business aspects of songwriting using specific songs as examples. Topics include from studio to publishing house with artistic integrity and rights intact, copyright, ASCAP/BMI performance royalties, licensing, publishing, collaborations, and music supervisors.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 303 Song Analysis

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course provides students with the skills to do detailed and comprehensive analyses of songs. Lyrics, melody, harmony, form and production techniques are examined and discussed from musical, literary, emotional, and business perspectives. In addition to contemporary commercial songs, others genres are analyzed including Urban, Musical Theater, Logos, Commercials, Children’s Music, and other styles and historical periods.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 322 Analysis and Composition of Commercial Music

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits undefined hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    An examination of compositional techniques used in pop songs, jingles, soundtracks, and underscores for radio, TV, records, films, shows, and industrials. Students investigate the ways in which music serves to enhance the overall goals of the product or project. Musical analysis serves to demonstrate how each style is created. Students produce their own musical compositions in each media context.

    Prerequisites MUSC*204 or MUSC*210

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 326 Song Writing Workshop

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Writing from the heart and connecting to the world, weaving conversational lyrics with poetic phrases, avoiding clich?s and keeping the boredom meter at zero - Songwriting covers everything from what makes a hook a hook and how to set it up properly to structural questions like “is this chorus strong enough to be a chorus or is it really the bridge?” In this interactive and upbeat class, students write and perform their songs and receive feedback on what is working and what could be improved upon. The course is a practical hands-on approach to great songwriting.

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit
  
  • MUCP 333 Arranging

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits undefined hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course is designed to give students the knowledge and experience to write effective arrangements in various jazz and pop styles. Understanding of the instruments, terminology, idiomatic styles, forms, voicings, and notation techniques are covered. Students analyze professional scores as well as using aural analysis for those that are not available. There are writing assignments for ensembles including up to six horns with vocals.

    Prerequisites MUSC*204 and MUSC*206

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 334 Arranging Project

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit undefined hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course is the practical application of the knowledge and skills learned in the Arranging class. The course is divided into arranging assignments and symposia in which students share and discuss their arrangements, helping each other to solve particular challenges effectively. Assignments include arranging in a broad range of styles and instrumental combinations (including vocals). Pop, jazz, commercial, and experimental projects are included.

    Prerequisites MUCP*333

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 335 Arranging

    College of Performing Arts

    1.5 credits 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course is designed to give students the knowledge and experience to write effective arrangements in various jazz and pop styles. Understanding of the instruments, terminology, idiomatic styles, forms, voicings, and notation techniques are covered. Students analyze professional scores as well as using aural analysis for those that are not available. There are writing assignments for ensembles including up to six horns with vocals.

    Prerequisites MUSC*204 and MUSC*206 or MUSC*208 and MUSC*210

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 336 Arranging II

    College of Performing Arts

    1.5 credits 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course is the practical application of the knowledge and skills learned in the Arranging class. The course is divided into arranging assignments and symposia in which students share and discuss their arrangements, helping each other to solve particular challenges effectively. Assignments include arranging in a broad range of styles and instrumental combinations (including vocals). Pop, jazz, commercial, and experimental projects are included.

    Prerequisites MUCP*335

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 361 Orchestration I

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    An introduction to instrumentation, designed to acquaint the student with ranges, transpositions, and characteristics of individual instruments and voices. Aural and score analysis provide the basis for understanding vocal and instrumental treatments in small and large ensembles. Written orchestrations are required.

    Prerequisites MUSC*203 and MUSC*205

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 363 MIDI Orchestration

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The goal of this course is to learn to create convincing emulations of acoustic musical performances using virtual instruments. After an examination of the qualities and roles of all of the instruments and orchestral sections, students will develop skills in MIDI orchestration and mixing for the virtual orchestra.

    Prerequisites MUSC*203 and MUSC*205

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 364 MIDI Orchestration

    College of Performing Arts

    1.5 credits 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course examines instrumentation and orchestration techniques for ensembles of various sizes, instrumental combinations, and musical genres. Ranges, transpositions, characteristics, and idiosyncrasies of the instruments are presented with examples from the orchestral, chamber, and contemporary music repertoires. Students apply this knowledge using MIDI, virtual instrument libraries, and mixing procedures to emulate live ensembles in diverse idioms.

    Prerequisites MUSC*203 and MUSC*205 or MUSC*207 and MUSC*209

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 401 Songwriting Practicum

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Using the knowledge and skills gained throughout the Songwriting Minor, with additional production techniques learned in this course, each student creates a professional quality three song demo.

    Prerequisites MUCP*203, MUCP*204, MUCP*301, MUCP*302, MUCP*303, and MUSC*461

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 624 Composing for Performers

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A dual emphasis on acoustic instruments and on technologies exposes students to a variety of professional composing situations, including large jazz ensembles, fusion, acoustic/electronic hybrids, films, videos, musical theater, and jingle writing. Techniques using MIDI, MAX, and electronic composition are explored. Faculty and guest composers present workshops on their own approaches. Students learn to use the recording studio as an instrument and use notation software for score and part preparation. Student works are rehearsed and performed by graduate and advanced undergraduate ensembles.

    Open to Masters in Jazz Studies only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 631 Graduate Arranging

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Emphasis is on effective writing in various contemporary styles and building on basic arranging skills, with a focus on specific arranging techniques such as writing for the rhythm section, horn voicings, sax solo, and contemporary fusion styles. Arrangements are studied in score format and aurally, and then techniques are applied to student projects.

    Open to Masters in Jazz Studies only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUCP 641 Advanced Transcription and Analysis

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Accurate notation, transcription fluency, and recognition of theoretical concepts are developed through a regime of continual and rigorous assignments, all designed to further advance skills in ear training and theory. Projects begin with single line melodies in varying instrumental registers and progress through advanced rhythms and chord progressions to complete arrangements and compositions. Sources include bass lines, synthesizer sequences, pop recordings, jazz improvisations, and drum solos. Students learn techniques and performance practices of varying styles and periods, and then perform transcribed parts and solos.

    Open to Masters in Jazz Studies only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 110 Brass Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students learn basic breathing, embouchure, sound-production, and fingerings for standard band and orchestra brass instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosing typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis is on cornet/trumpet, and horn and trombone, with euphonium and tuba being assigned to brass and bass majors.

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 111 Flute & Double Reed Instrument

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students learn basic breathing, embouchure, sound-production, and fingerings for flute, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis in this course is on flute, with an introduction to oboe and bassoon.

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 112 Creative Classroom Musicianship

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course focuses on learning to play the guitar for use in general music classroom and ensemble accompaniment settings. Students will learn basic chords, progressions, and the ability to accompany and sing varied songs in general music and ensemble settings. Students will also learn about creative and alternative methods of engaging groups of students in musical expression and production.

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 113 Percussion Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students learn basic drum performing techniques and an overview of all pitched and non-pitched standard band and orchestra percussion section instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis of this course is on drum set, with timpani and mallet percussion being assigned to percussion majors.

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 114 Single Reed Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students learn basic breathing, embouchure, sound-production, and fingerings for standard band and orchestra woodwind instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis in this course is on clarinet and saxophone.

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 115 String Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students learn basic bowing techniques, hand positions, and fingerings for standard orchestral instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis of this course is on violin and electric bass, with viola and cello being assigned to bass majors.

    Prerequisites MUSC*102

    Open to majors in the School of Music only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 320 Music Pedagogy I - Private Lessons

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Pedagogical and practical aspects relative to teaching private lessons. Students study the components of lessons, various pedagogical approaches, the interpersonal nature of private instruction, repertoire selection, diagnosis of problems, and administrative issues that are part of both private lessons and developing and managing a studio.

    Prerequisites MULS*212, MULS*222, or MULS*232

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit
  
  • MUED 321 Music Pedagogy II - Improvisation

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The pedagogy of teaching improvisation to students of all ages, including an evaluation of literature available for various levels of difficulty.

    Prerequisites MULS*212, MULS*222, or MULS*232

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • MUED 400 Psychology of Music Teaching & Learning

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course covers major theories and developments associated with music cognition and child development in physical, emotional, and psychological terms; and principles supported by psychological observation and investigation that appear to possess import for the teaching/learning endeavor in music. Emphasis is placed on the application of learning theories to practical considerations of teaching, including motivation, learning sequence, student-teacher interaction, and classroom management. Developmental theories, like those of Piaget and Erikson, and current research in cognitive science, are explored with attention to selecting learning experiences in the music and art classrooms.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.

    This course is equated with the following courses: MUED*400, MUED*518, MU*451A
  
  • MUED 401 Music and Children with Special Needs I

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course consists of readings, discussions, guest speakers, classroom observations, and simulated teaching to help students define and examine various types of disabilities; develop a background on special education practices and laws in America; develop an appreciation of the needs of handicapped persons in general society, in education, and in music education; and guide music education students in developing goals and objectives, adapting lessons and preparing meaningful lesson plans for special students in the music classroom. Participation in class discussion based on assigned reading, a written/verbal presentation on a specific disability, field observations, and two written examinations provide the basis for evaluating student achievement.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.

    This course is equated with the following courses: MUED*401, MU*451B, MUED*401, MUED*519
  
  • MUED 402 Music & Children with Special Needs II

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 15.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Music and Children with Special Needs II is a required co-requisite for all Music Education minor and/or MAT in MUED students. This course will focus on quality pedagogical design in making adaptations and accommodations for special learners in the music education classroom. These will include cognitive, behavioral, physical, linguistic and social means of differentiation. Effective instructional strategies, interventions, and literacy development to meet the needs of all learners in the music education classroom are major themes addressed through study and research in this course.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.

  
  • MUED 430 Rehearsal Techniques - Jazz Ensemble

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Appropriate rehearsal techniques are studies along with rehearsal planning, score study and analysis, repertoire evaluation, selection, interpretation and preparation, performance aspects such as tuning, balancing, phrasing, and teaching improvisation in the rehearsal setting. Special topics include starting and building jazz programs, and jazz for younger students.

    Prerequisites MULS*212, MULS*222, or MULS*232

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 431 Basic Conducting

    College of Performing Arts

    2 credits 30.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    An introduction to a basic repertoire of conducting patterns and gestures, providing students with a hands-on laboratory conducting experience, and giving them opportunities to utilize their music theory analytical and aural skills. Through lectures, laboratory activities, and assignments, students are introduced to the technical skills used in conducting, are provided with opportunities to explore and implement them, and develop assessment strategies to improve their conducting.

    Prerequisites MUSC*208 and MUSC*210

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: MUED*431,MUED*591,MU*254,MUED*433, MUED*433,MUED*431
  
  • MUED 433 Basic Conducting I

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    An introduction to a basic repertoire of conducting patterns and gestures, providing students with a hands-on laboratory conducting experience, and giving them opportunities to utilize their music theory analytical and aural skills. Through lectures, laboratory activities, and assignments, students are introduced to the technical skills used in conducting, are provided with opportunities to explore and implement them, and develop assessment strategies to improve their conducting.

    Prerequisites MUSC*204 and MUSC*206

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: MUED*431,MUED*591,MU*254,MUED*433, MUED*433,MUED*431
  
  • MUED 434 Basic Conducting II

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    A continuation of the basic repertoire of conducting patterns and gestures, providing students with a hands-on laboratory conducting experience, and giving them opportunities to utilize their music theory analytical and aural skills. Through lectures, laboratory activities, and assignments, students are introduced to the technical skills used in conducting, are provided with opportunities to explore and implement them, and develop assessment strategies to improve their conducting.

    Prerequisites MUED*431 or MUED*433

    Open to Music majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 495 Field Experience I

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 30.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    An integral component of music education studies, as outlined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for pre-service teachers, is to engage in fieldwork studies with certified teaching professionals. Music Education Field Experience I is a mandatory fieldwork experience for music education students focused on classroom observation. Twenty hours of observation in instrumental, vocal or general music classrooms is required. An observation journal reflective of teaching and learning strategies observed, interviews with faculty, and conclusions drawn upon the fieldwork experience are essential components of the course. Students enrolled in this course will also meet once per week with the faculty of record for the course at UARTS to discuss instructional and learning strategies observed. This course requires for students to have Pennsylvania Teaching Clearances, and to be placed by the Music Education Division at The University of the Arts in a school with a certified music educator.

    Only open to MAT & MM Music Education majors and Music Education minors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MUED 496 Field Experience II

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 30.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    An integral component of music education studies, as outlined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for pre-service teachers, is to engage in fieldwork studies with certified teaching professionals. Music Education Field Experience II is a mandatory fieldwork experience for music education students. This course is focused on both observation and the opportunity for beginning teaching exploration with a cooperating teacher. Twenty hours of observation and exploration in instrumental, vocal or general music classrooms is required. An observation journal reflective of teaching and learning strategies observed and practiced, interviews with faculty, and conclusions drawn upon the fieldwork experience are essential components of the course. Students enrolled in this course will also meet once per week with the faculty of record for the course at UARTS to discuss instructional and learning strategies observed and explored. This course requires for students to have Pennsylvania Teaching Clearances, and to be placed by the Music Education Division at The University of the Arts in a school with a certified music educator.

    Only open to MAT & MM Music Education majors and Music Education minors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  
  • MUED 510 Brass Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Students learn basic breathing, embouchure, sound-production, and fingerings for standard band and orchestra brass instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosing typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis is on cornet/trumpet, and horn and trombone, with euphonium and tuba being assigned to brass and bass majors.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 511 Flute & Double Reed Instrument

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Students learn basic breathing, embouchure, sound-production, and fingerings for flute, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis in this course is on flute, with an introduction to oboe and bassoon.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 512 Creative Classroom Musicianship

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    This course focuses on learning to play the guitar for use in general music classroom and ensemble accompaniment settings. Students will learn basic chords, progressions, and the ability to accompany and sing varied songs in general music and ensemble settings. Students will also learn about creative and alternative methods of engaging groups of students in musical expression and production.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 513 Percussion Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Students learn basic drum performing techniques and an overview of all pitched and non-pitched standard band and orchestra percussion section instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis of this course is on drum set, with timpani and mallet percussion being assigned to percussion majors.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 514 Single Reed Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Students learn basic breathing, embouchure, sound-production, and fingerings for standard band and orchestra woodwind instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis in this course is on clarinet and saxophone.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 515 String Instruments

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Students learn basic bowing techniques, hand positions, and fingerings for standard orchestral instruments, appropriate repertoire and pedagogy, and diagnosis of typical problems of beginning performers. The performance emphasis of this course is on violin and electric bass, with viola and cello being assigned to bass majors.

    Prerequisites MUSC*102

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • MUED 516 Music Pedagogy I - Private Lessons

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    Pedagogical and practical aspects relative to teaching private lessons. Students study the components of lessons, various pedagogical approaches, the interpersonal nature of private instruction, repertoire selection, diagnosis of problems, and administrative issues that are part of both private lessons and developing and managing a studio.

    Prerequisites MULS*212, MULS*222, or MULS*232

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • MUED 517 Music Pedagogy II - Improvisation

    College of Performing Arts

    1 credit 15.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    The pedagogy of teaching improvisation to students of all ages, including an evaluation of literature available for various levels of difficulty.

    Prerequisites MULS*212, MULS*222, or MULS*232

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • MUED 518 Psychology of Music Teaching & Learning

    College of Performing Arts

    3 credits 45.0 hours
    500 level graduate course

    This course covers major theories and developments associated with music cognition and child development in physical, emotional, and psychological terms; and principles supported by psychological observation and investigation that appear to possess import for the teaching/learning endeavor in music. Emphasis is placed on the application of learning theories to practical considerations of teaching, including motivation, learning sequence, student-teacher interaction, and classroom management. Developmental theories, like those of Piaget and Erikson, and current research in cognitive science, are explored with attention to selecting learning experiences in the music and art classrooms.

    Prerequisites COMP*102 or COMP*112

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.

    This course is equated with the following courses: MUED*400, MUED*518, MU*451A
 

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