May 08, 2024

2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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	MSC 255 - Violin II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 256 - Viola II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 257 - Cello II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 258 - String Bass II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 259 - Flute II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 260 - Oboe II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 261 - Clarinet II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 262 - Bassoon II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 263 - Saxophone II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 264 - Trumpet II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 265 - Trombone II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 266 - French Horn II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 267 - Baritone II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 268 - Tuba II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 269 - Percussion II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 270 - Classical Guitar II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 271 - Folk Guitar II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 272 - Electric Guitar II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 273 - Electric Bass II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 275 - Composition II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 276 - Harp II 1 semester, 1/2 Credit For freshman/sophomore music majors and music minors. This is the introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to the students chosen instrument. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 277 - Applied Lessons in Conducting 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credits For Sophomore, Junior, or Senior music majors and music minors. Introductory level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to conducting. Students will continue to work on basic concepts introduced in MSC 305 through the study and preparation of easy to moderate literature. Concepts include but are not limited to basic conducting techniques, score analysis, and repertoire selection. Prerequisite: MSC 305 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 301 - Theory III 1 semester, 3 Credits Theory III is a continuation of Theory II. This course focuses on chromatic harmony: secondary function chords, mode mixing, Neapolitan chords, augmented sixth chords, and enharmonic spellings. Modulatory techniques are also studied. MSC 301L is required with this course. Prerequisite: MSC 202 or equivalent. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 301L - Theory III Lab 1 semester, 1 Credit This course is a continuation of Theory II Lab and covers more advanced ear-training and sight-singing materials. These include more complicated rhythmic patterns, chromaticism, longer melodic phrases, and aural recognition of a variety of harmonic progressions. This lab is required with MSC 301, Theory III. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 302 - Theory IV 1 semester, 3 Credits A continuation of Theory III, this course focuses on analyses of formal structures, including binary and ternary forms, sonata-allegro form, variation techniques, rondo form, and 18th-century counterpoint in the form of inventions and fugues. The course concludes with an overview of late 19th- and 20th-century compositional procedures. MSC 302L is required with this course. Prerequisite: MSC 301 or equivalent. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 302L - Theory IV Lab 1 semester, 1 Credit This course builds upon what is covered in Theory III Lab and, in both the ear-training and sight-singing components of the course, covers more complicated rhythmic patterns, longer and more chromatic melodies, and four-part harmonic dictation. This lab is required with MSC 302, Theory IV. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 303 - Composition 1 semester, 3 Credits This course is an introduction to the creative process of musical composition. Students are guided to create their own works and to solve various formal and stylistic problems. Orchestration, the creation of musical scores, and arranging are addressed. Prerequisite: MSC 302 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 304 - Form and Analysis 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of pre-20th-century instrumental and vocal musical forms, including single-movement forms, contrapuntal forms, sonata-allegro form, and theme variations. It is also a study of analytical methodologies, with special emphasis on Schenkerian analysis, and includes a comparison of various approaches, such as traditional, Schenkerian, and semiotic. Prerequisite: MSC 302 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 305 - Conducting 1 semester, 3 Credits This course covers the fundamentals of choral and instrumental conducting techniques and is designed for all students interested in conducting musical ensembles. Fundamentals include basic metrical patterns, dynamic shading, cues, entrances, cutoffs, and uses of the left hand. All students have the opportunity to conduct several times throughout the semester. Prerequisite: MSC 202. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 306 - Piano Class II 1 semester, 3 Credits This course is primarily designed for music majors preparing for Piano Proficiency. Students must have completed Piano Class I or higher to be eligible. Emphasis will be placed on developing sight-reading ability, strengthening the student’s piano technique, improving musical styles and interpretation, and keyboard harmony. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 310 - Music History and Literature I 1 semester, 3 Credits (Fine Arts Core) An exploration of music history and literature in Western culture from antiquity through the Renaissance, this course includes class work, readings from primary and secondary sources, score reading and listening assignments, which focus on representative composers and works from each period. Students are expected to understand, analyze, and identify various specific features related to musical styles of this period. Prerequisites: MSC 202 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 311 - Music History and Literature II 1 semester, 3 Credits Through primary and secondary sources, this course explores the history and literature of music in Western culture from the Baroque and the Classical periods (1600-1750). Class work and listening assignments focus on representative works and composers from each period. Students will be expected to understand, analyze, and identify through listening exercises and score reading various musical features related to musical styles. Prerequisites: MSC 202 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 312 - Music History and Literature III 1 semester, 3 Credits Through primary and secondary sources, this course explores the history and literature of music in Western culture from the Romantic and Modern periods (from 1800). Class work and listening assignments focus on representative works and composers from each period. Students will be expected to understand, analyze, and identify— through listening exercises and score reading—various features relating to musical styles. Prerequisites: MSC 202 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 320 - Music in World Cultures 1 semester, 3 Credits Study of world music wherein students investigate factors related to world musical practices. Students learn about methodologies culminating in a presentation of their research on music practiced locally. Students also learn about the musical cultures of Australia, Oceania, North Africa, and the Middle East. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 321 - History of Church Music 1 semester, 3 Credits (Fine Arts Core) A study of the development of music from Gregorian Chants to contemporary music including the development of polyphonic choral music as seen in the great anthems and mass settings in the Christian tradition. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 322 - History of Keyboard Literature 1 semester, 3 Credits (Fine Arts Core) A study of literature and composers for organ, harpsichord, and piano through listening, background reading, and live performance. Historical aspects from the Baroque to the Modern period will be stressed. Proficiency in an instrument is not required. Prerequisite: Ability to read music. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 324 - Vocal Repertoire from 1775 to the Present 1 semester, 3 Credits Primarily for music majors and minors, this course is a comprehensive survey of songs from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods by composers from England, France, Italy, Germany, and the United States. The focus is on the fusion of poetry and music inherent in the form, pronunciation, translation, analysis of text and music, and interpretation. Prerequisite: MSC 202. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 328 - Jazz Studies 1 semester, 3 Credits In this course, jazz performers develop basic musical and theoretical concepts and skills. Students study modal scales, tension theory, substitutions, and chromatic harmony as well as repertoires of jazz standards for analysis and performance to become functionally conversant with the jazz language. Solos of great masters also are transcribed, edited, and performed as a foundation for the study of improvisation. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 330 - Teaching General Music in Elementary School 1 semester, 3 Credits This course is designed to acquaint the student with a variety of instructional approaches, materials, and activities for the elementary general music program, based on a conceptual, developmental understanding of musical learning. Curriculum, classroom management, organization, and appropriate teaching strategies will be considered. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 330L - Teaching General Music in Elementary School: Lab 1 semester, 1 Credit This field experience is taken concurrently with MSC 330. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 331 - Teaching Music, Secondary School: Vocal 1 semester, 3 Credits This course introduces the student to various pragmatic approaches to becoming an exemplary secondary music teacher. The student studies and demonstrates rehearsal techniques, score preparation, knowledge of repertoire, methods of selecting appropriate works, and group vocal techniques. Long-range planning, budget preparations, evaluations, concert planning, and public relations also are considered. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 331L - Teaching Music, Secondary School: Vocal Lab 1 semester, 1 Credit This field experience is taken concurrently with MSC 331. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 332 - Teaching Music in Secondary School: Instrumental 1 semester, 3 Credits This class covers techniques of teaching instrumental music primarily in the secondary school. Some middle school techniques will be included as well as strategies for secondary general music. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 332L - Teaching Music, Secondary School: Instrumental Lab 1 semester, 1 Credit This field experience is taken concurrently with MSC 332. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 333 - Teaching Brass and Percussion 1 semester, 1 Credit This is a course in the basic techniques of teaching and playing brass and percussion instruments. The following will be covered: fundamentals of tone production, fingering, teaching materials, pedagogy, and use of these instruments in bands, orchestras, and chamber music. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 334 - Teaching Woodwinds 1 semester, 1 Credit This is a course in the basic techniques of teaching and playing woodwind instruments. The following will be covered: fundamentals of tone production, fingering, teaching materials, pedagogy, and use of woodwind instruments in bands, orchestras, and chamber music. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 335 - Teaching Strings 1 semester, 1 Credit Covers the basic techniques of teaching and playing string instruments, including: fundamentals of tone production, fingering, teaching materials, pedagogy, and use of string instruments in orchestra and chamber music. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 350 - Piano III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 351 - Jazz Piano III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 352 - Organ III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 353 - Harpsichord III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 354 - Voice III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 355 - Violin III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 356 - Viola III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 357 - Cello III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 358 - String Bass III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 359 - Flute III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 360 - Oboe III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 361 - Clarinet III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 362 - Bassoon III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 363 - Saxophone III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 364 - Trumpet III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 365 - Trombone III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 366 - French Horn III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 367 - Baritone III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 368 - Tuba III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 369 - Percussion III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 370 - Classical Guitar III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 371 - Folk Guitar III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 372 - Electric Guitar III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 373 - Electric Bass III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 375 - Composition III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 376 - Harp III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 377 - Applied Lessons in Conducting 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credits For Junior or Senior music majors and music minors. Advanced level of private instruction offering a more concentrated, thorough, and technical approach to conducting. Students will work towards mastery of concepts introduced in MSC 305 and previous semesters of private instruction through the study and preparation of moderate to advanced literature. Concepts include but are not limited to advanced conducting techniques, rehearsal techniques, score analysis, and repertoire selection. This upper-division applied study of conducting will assist in the preparation for a culminating senior recital/project. Prerequisite: MSC 305 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 401 - Post-Tonal Music Theory and Analysis 1 semester, 3 Credits Addresses the techniques and materials of post-tonal music with a special emphasis on the analysis of atonal, serial and centric music. Explores music on the brink of atonality; free atonal music and the classic pitch-class set theory of Allen Forte; 12-tone music and serialism; and linear analysis and voice-leading approaches to post-tonal music. Prerequisite: MSC 202. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 481 - Seminar in Music 1 semester, 3 Credits This seminar concentrates on a specific topic, announced in advance, and offers an intensive study of some major composers or important historical development in music. Research techniques are also emphasized. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 482 - The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach 1 semester, 3 Credits This course concerns the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Students study Bach’s development as a composer and player; the various positions held throughout his life; the historical, social, and cultural events and issues that affected his life and works; and the influence and reception of his music. Analyses of works consider the concertante, obbligato, rhetorical, and symbolic principles. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 491 - Independent Study 1 semester, 1-3 Credits Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 498 - Senior Recital/Project 1 semester, 1 Credit Each music major is expected to complete either a senior recital or senior project during the senior year. This requirement is overseen by the department chairperson and a particular faculty advisor, and must be successfully completed for graduation as a music major. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 499 - Student Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools 1 semester, 12 Credits This course involves a semester of teaching music in elementary and secondary schools under the joint supervision of cooperating teachers and a College supervisor. Seminar meetings will be held weekly. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Natural Science
	NSC 101 - Natural Science I: Physical Science in the 20th Century 1 semester, 3 Credits (Natural Science Core Group I) The first part of this course deals with the Newtonian view of nature. Topics include terrestrial and celestial mechanics, energy, and electromagnetism. The second part of the course deals with the development of new ways of looking at nature based upon relativity and quantum mechanics. Other projects are nuclear processes, structure of matter, and cosmology. The course is taught in a conceptual manner. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	NSC 102 - Natural Science II: Cell Biology, Genetics, and Evolution 1 semester, 3 Credits (Natural Science Core Group II) This course deals with principles of cell biology, genetics, and evolution at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Wherever possible, the emphasis will be placed on human biology, and current developments in these areas will be examined. The emphasis on evolution as the unifying principle in all the biological sciences will be stressed throughout the course. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Philosophy
	PHL 101 - Logic 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) An introduction to identifying, analyzing, and evaluating arguments. Topics may include: paraphrasing arguments, informal fallacies, and Aristotelian categorical logic. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 103 - Introduction to Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) An introduction to the principal questions of philosophy. Topics may include: What is the nature of reality? What can we know? How ought we to live? What is the best political state? Do we have an immortal soul? Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 200 - Introduction to the Philosophy of St. Thomas 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the basic principles and themes required for further study in Thomistic philosophy and theology. To meet this goal, the course will rely heavily on selections from St. Thomas’ Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica, as well as other Thomistic writings. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 202 - General Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits (Ethics Core) A study of happiness and of the means used by men and women to attain it. Law, morality, and virtue are studied as contributing to the growth of each person to one’s full intellectual, moral, and spiritual stature. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 206 - The Wisdom of Socrates 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) Seeks to achieve an understanding of the personality, spirit, and thought of the man who gave Western philosophy its distinctive character. An examination of how Socrates, by force of personality and argumentation, stirred and, in some cases, transformed the religious and political perceptions of his contemporaries. Examines the present contemporary relevance of the criticisms of Socrates. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 207 - Philosophy of the Human Person 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) An introduction to philosophical anthropology. Topics may include: the nature of persons, freedom and responsibility, immortality, and the relation of mind and body. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 300 - Ancient Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) A study of Greek philosophy, from its beginnings through late forms that survived into the Christian era. Emphasis is placed on analysis and critical understanding of key philosophical problems which developed within Greek culture, and which are of permanent relevance. The foremost of these problems, and the focal motif of the course, is the question of what constitutes a genuinely good life for a human being. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 301 - Ethics, Moral Leadership, and the Common Good 1 semester, 3 Credits (Ethics Core) This course is a study of the philosophical foundations for an ethics of public service. The course will include the study of ethical principles as a foundation for moral life and moral decision-making; a study of moral leadership as a means for transforming society; and a reflection on the common good and the call to service. Course may include a practical experiential component. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 304 - Current Problems in Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits (Ethics Core) The application of ethical principles to the areas of social work, business, law, medicine, and other fields of endeavor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 306 - Business Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits (Ethics Core) The focus is threefold: First, introduce students to the principles that are relevant for resolving moral problems and assist them in developing the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply those principles. Second, expose students to the important moral issues that arise in various business contexts. Third, provide students with firsthand experience of morality in business situations through case studies and/or seminars with business leaders. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 309 - Biomedical Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits (Ethics Core) An analysis of the ethical issues related to contemporary biomedical advances and health care delivery. Among the topics considered are: abortion, euthanasia, health care rationing, patients’ rights, and dilemmas of health care professionals. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 310 - Medieval Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) An examination of perennial philosophical issues, such as the existence of God, the process of human knowledge, the relation of intellect to the will, the source of values and meaning in creation, the problem of universals, etc., by drawing from philosophers of the medieval period. Sources include Augustine, Maimonides, Anselm, Averroes, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 315 - Symbolic Logic 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) A study of the development and fundamentals of contemporary symbolic logic. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 316 - Social and Political Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) An historical and critical examination of the core institutions of our society—those within which all of us, including people in business and the professions, will act—and of the ideas that have shaped and continue to inform them. Examine such ideologies as liberalism, conservatism, communitarianism, feminism, and multiculturalism. Includes consideration both of the classics of Catholic political thought and of contemporary teachings by the pope and the Catholic bishops. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 317 - Philosophy of Religion 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) An analysis of the world religions and a metaphysical, psychological, and epistemological study of the religious phenomena. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 318 - Philosophy of Science 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) A systematic study of the principal philosophical problems raised by the natural sciences. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 319 - Philosophy of Knowledge 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) A study of classical and modern theories concerning the nature, origin, and validity of human knowledge. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 321 - American Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core) A critical study and analysis of the writings of outstanding American philosophers. Same as AMS 331. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings

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MSC 255 - Violin II

MSC 256 - Viola II

MSC 257 - Cello II

MSC 258 - String Bass II

MSC 259 - Flute II

MSC 260 - Oboe II

MSC 261 - Clarinet II

MSC 262 - Bassoon II

MSC 263 - Saxophone II

MSC 264 - Trumpet II

MSC 265 - Trombone II

MSC 266 - French Horn II

MSC 267 - Baritone II

MSC 268 - Tuba II

MSC 269 - Percussion II

MSC 270 - Classical Guitar II

MSC 271 - Folk Guitar II

MSC 272 - Electric Guitar II

MSC 273 - Electric Bass II

MSC 275 - Composition II

MSC 276 - Harp II

MSC 277 - Applied Lessons in Conducting

MSC 301 - Theory III

MSC 301L - Theory III Lab

MSC 302 - Theory IV

MSC 302L - Theory IV Lab

MSC 303 - Composition

MSC 304 - Form and Analysis

MSC 305 - Conducting

MSC 306 - Piano Class II

MSC 310 - Music History and Literature I

MSC 311 - Music History and Literature II

MSC 312 - Music History and Literature III

MSC 320 - Music in World Cultures

MSC 321 - History of Church Music

MSC 322 - History of Keyboard Literature

MSC 324 - Vocal Repertoire from 1775 to the Present

MSC 328 - Jazz Studies

MSC 330 - Teaching General Music in Elementary School

MSC 330L - Teaching General Music in Elementary School: Lab

MSC 331 - Teaching Music, Secondary School: Vocal

MSC 331L - Teaching Music, Secondary School: Vocal Lab

MSC 332 - Teaching Music in Secondary School: Instrumental

MSC 332L - Teaching Music, Secondary School: Instrumental Lab

MSC 333 - Teaching Brass and Percussion

MSC 334 - Teaching Woodwinds

MSC 335 - Teaching Strings

MSC 350 - Piano III

MSC 351 - Jazz Piano III

MSC 352 - Organ III

MSC 353 - Harpsichord III

MSC 354 - Voice III

MSC 355 - Violin III

MSC 356 - Viola III

MSC 357 - Cello III

MSC 358 - String Bass III

MSC 359 - Flute III

MSC 360 - Oboe III

MSC 361 - Clarinet III

MSC 362 - Bassoon III

MSC 363 - Saxophone III

MSC 364 - Trumpet III

MSC 365 - Trombone III

MSC 366 - French Horn III

MSC 367 - Baritone III

MSC 368 - Tuba III

MSC 369 - Percussion III

MSC 370 - Classical Guitar III

MSC 371 - Folk Guitar III

MSC 372 - Electric Guitar III

MSC 373 - Electric Bass III

MSC 375 - Composition III

MSC 376 - Harp III

MSC 377 - Applied Lessons in Conducting

MSC 401 - Post-Tonal Music Theory and Analysis

MSC 481 - Seminar in Music

MSC 482 - The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

MSC 491 - Independent Study

MSC 498 - Senior Recital/Project