2013-2014 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Music as Conservatory Study |
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MUC 317 - Composition Lessons 4, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 217 ; Composition majors only or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): MUC 215
Development of compositional skills through individualized study. Students focus on developing compositional craftsmanship, working with a variety of forms and contemporary techniques, and composing in a variety of styles for various performance media.
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MUC 318 - Instrumentation and Orchestration, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 211
An introduction to the instruments of the orchestra and the study of basic playing techniques and limitations and scoring methods.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester, even years.
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MUC 319 - Advanced Orchestration, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 318
Advanced orchestration techniques and study of scoring in different stylistic periods. Applied scoring and preparation of score and parts required.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester, even years.
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MUC 321I - Music History & Literature 3 Music of the Classical and the Romantic Eras, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 223I or the ability to read music and consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): should be taken concurrently with MUC 311 .
A study of stylistic developments and representative masterworks of the Classical and Romantic eras of Western music. Music is studied in its cultural and historical contexts. Includes significant listening, score study, and written work.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters
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MUC 323I - Music History & Literature 4 Music Since 1900, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 321I or the ability to read music and consent of instructor
Corequisite(s): MUC 313 and MUC 314 .
A study of stylistic developments and representative masterworks of Western music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Music is studied in its cultural and historical contexts. Includes significant listening, score study, and written work.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters; should be taken concurrently with MUC 313 and MUC 314.
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MUC 326 - History of American Music, 2 credit hours
An historical survey of music performed and composed in the United States from the arrival of the earliest Spanish and English colonists to the present.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 327I - History of Opera, 2 credit hours
An examination of opera from its origins in the 17th century to the present.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 329 - Introduction to Research in Music, 1 credit hour
Introduces students to the nature of research in music. Through the study of the ways in which music information is created, disseminated, and organized, students will learn to locate, organize, evaluate, and use information. Skills learned will be applicable across disciplines. Music History and Music Theory majors will prepare for their senior project by developing a prospectus of their paper.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 333 - Advanced Keyboard Musicianship 1, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Jury 4 proficiency exam; for MUC 334 =MUC 333
The study of three and four part figured bass, melody harmonization, and score reading at the keyboard.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 334 - Advanced Keyboard Musicianship 2, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Jury 4 proficiency exam; for MUC 334=MUC 333
The study of three and four part figured bass, melody harmonization, and score reading at the keyboard.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 341 - Vocal Pedagogy, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 305
Practicum semester for students pursuing a Pedagogy Emphasis covering vocal exercises, problem solving techniques, and development of a personal philosophy of voice training. Includes observation of private teachers and supervised student teaching.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 345 - Music Theatre Workshop 5: Advanced Scene Work/ New Songwriter’s Showcase, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 246 or consent of instructor
Students work with advanced music theatre repertoire in a scene work context, and rehearse and perform a showcase of new, unpublished work written for Music Theatre by emerging composers.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 346 - Music Theatre Workshop 6: Advanced Acting For Music Theatre, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 345 or consent of instructor
Students acquire proficiency in commercial acting techniques, producing a voice-over demo, working on-camera and with an ear-prompter. Students rehearse and perform advanced monologue material.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 347 - Opera Workshop 5: Advanced Acting Techniques, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 248 or consent of instructor
Students will be introduced to the 17th and 18th Century operatic styles of presentation, acting techniques and historical sources unique to this period of opera. Techniques and process of historically accurate character building, audition techniques, and age appropriate aspects of the business of opera such as Young Artist/summer programs, job searching, professional contacts, and building strong collegial relationships will be explored. The course will culminate with a public opera scenes performance which will allow student to showcase their talents and put their workshop skills into practical performance application.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 348 - Opera Workshop 6: Application of Advanced Acting Techniques/communicating in German, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 347 or consent of instructor
Same content as Opera Workshop V with a focus on the operatic styles of presentation, acting techniques, and historical sources unique to the 19th and 20th centuries.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 351 - Music Therapy in Psychiatry and Rehabilitation, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 151 or consent of instructor
Clinical methods as they relate to working with psychiatric, geriatric, medical, neurologically impaired, and addicted clients.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 352 - Music Therapy with the Developmentally Disabled, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 151 or consent of instructor
Clinical practice as it relates to working with mentally retarded, autistic, sensory-impaired, physically challenged, and learning-disabled clients.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester, alternate years.
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MUC 353 - Program Development and Administration in Music Therapy, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 151 or consent of instructor
Focus on program planning, scheduling, budgeting, and public relations strategies. Procedures of documentation, standards of practice, codes of ethics, and legislative issues relating to the practice of music therapy included.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester, alternate years.
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MUC 354 - Creating Music, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 211 and MUC 212
The development of functional skills in improvisation, composition, instrumentation, and arranging for use in educational, liturgical, and other community-based settings.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 357 - Music Therapy Practicum 2, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 257
Student will complete at least 12 hours of direct client contact with a consistent client group at one of the approved practicum sites. Continued development of documentation and verbal reporting skills as well as in-class intervention presentations/critiques. Adherence to AMTA Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics and HIPAA regulations will be stressed in this faculty-supervised experience.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 358 - Music Therapy Practicum 3, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 357
Student will complete at least 12 hours of direct client contact (with a population/diagnoses not yet experienced in previous practica) at one of the approved practicum sites plus at least 2 hours of Peer Supervision observing and critiquing a peer in their fieldwork experience. Streamlining and adapting to facility-specific documentation and verbal reporting skills will be focus of class discussion as well as interviewing techniques, preparing for the CBMT exam and CBMT continuing education standards. Adherence to AMTA Standards of Practice & Code of Ethics, CBMT Scope of Practice and HIPAA regulations will be stressed in this faculty-supervised experience.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 363 - Seminar, Variable credit
Specialized treatment of particular subjects.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 371 - Choral Music Methods, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): EDU 201 ; MUC 272 ; PSY 205
The study of methods and materials for teaching choral music to students, grade 4 through high school. Includes the child singing voice, the changing voice, adolescent and late adolescent vocal development, curriculum and planning, repertoire, arranging, improvisation, and technology. Additional focus on performance settings, standard assessment program administration, specialized learning, adjudicated events, behavior management, recruiting, and public relations.
Supervised clinical and field experiences, 15 hours of field experiences, and lab class required.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 372 - Instrumental Music Methods, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): EDU 201 ; MUC 272 ; PSY 205
The study of methods and materials for teaching instrumental music to students, grade 4 through high school, from a comprehensive musicianship perspective. Includes the beginning instrumentalist, starting and planning the instrumental program, instrument testing, adolescent and late adolescent development, curriculum and planning, repertoire, arranging, improvisation, and technology. Additional focus on performance settings, standard assessment, program administration, specialized learning, adjudicated events, behavior management, recruiting, and public relations.
Supervised clinical and field experiences, 15 hours of field experiences, and lab class required.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 373 - Marching Band Techniques, 1 credit hour
A detailed examination of the various elements involved in the marching band curriculum, including basic skills and the instructional techniques of marching and maneuvering, parade and field execution, drill design, auxiliary groups, and competition.
Field experience required.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 381 - Piano Literature, 3 credit hours
A survey of keyboard literature from Elizabethan times to the present.
Semesters Offered: Offered in alternate years.
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MUC 382 - Piano Pedagogy, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 305
The study of elementary, intermediate, and advanced piano methods and materials, with emphasis on teaching techniques, pedagogical philosophy and the integration of theory, musicianship, ear-training, and sight-reading into the private lesson environment. Includes observation of private teachers and supervised student teaching.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 385 - Preparation for the Church Musician, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Piano or organ primary; others by consent of instructor
The development of basic skills for planning and playing a church service. Required for organ primaries.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 401F - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 2-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Entry-level audition; for subsequent levels - previous level. Secondary, minor and elective study use MUC 131F , MUC 132F , MUC 231F , MUC 232F
Corequisite(s): must be taken concurrently with MUC 002 .
Performance studies, available in all orchestral instruments, keyboard instruments, guitar, or voice. Credit hours and repertoire requirements assigned according to student’s degree program. Core skills addressed include critical thinking and quantitative literacy.
Semesters Offered: All levels offered fall and spring semesters
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MUC 402F - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 2-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Entry-level audition; for subsequent levels - previous level. Secondary, minor and elective study use MUC 131F , MUC 132F , MUC 231F , MUC 232F
Corequisite(s): must be taken concurrently with MUC 002 .
Performance studies, available in all orchestral instruments, keyboard instruments, guitar, or voice. Credit hours and repertoire requirements assigned according to student’s degree program. Core skills addressed include critical thinking and quantitative literacy.
Semesters Offered: All levels offered fall and spring semesters
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MUC 403 - Partial Senior Recital, .5 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Approval of department
Preparation and performance of a half-length recital program at the senior level. Repertoire chosen to represent technical achievement and a variety of musical styles.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUC 404 - Full Senior Recital, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Approval of department
Preparation and performance of a full-length recital program at the senior level. Repertoire chosen to represent technical achievement and a variety of musical styles.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUC 405 - Chamber Music Recital, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Approval of department
Preparation and performance of a full-length chamber music recital program at the senior level. Repertoire chosen to represent technical achievement and a variety of musical styles.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUC 410 - Senior Presentation, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Approval of department
Preparation and performance of a lecture program at the senior level, as a publishable document, and as a defended work of scholarship. Subject to correspond with the required Senior Research project in Music History or Music Theory.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUC 411 - Senior Research in Music Theory, 1 credit hour
In-depth analysis and supporting research of a major work of symphonic proportions or a group of shorter works. Use of several analytical approaches expected. Requires completion of major paper in compliance with departmental requirements.
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MUC 413 - Structure and Interpretation, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 311 or the consent of instructor
Structural analysis as applied to musical expression. Study of ways the structure of music informs its interpretation and performance.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 414 - Layer Analysis, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 311
Techniques of analysis presented according to the principles of Schenker, Salzer, and Cogan.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 415 - Contemporary Composition Techniques, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 217 ; Composition majors only or permission of instructor
An exploration and composition modeling course of 20th and 21st century compositional trends and techniques, specifically twelve-tone, serialism, indeterminacy, process/algorithmic, proportional notation, minimalism, third-stream (jazz influence), rock influenced, and tonal/nonfunctional music writing.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester, odd years.
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MUC 416 - Composition Lessons 5, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 317 ; Composition majors only or permission of instructor
Development of compositional skills through individualized study. Students focus on developing compositional craftsmanship, working with a variety of forms and contemporary techniques, and composing in a variety of styles for various performance media. May be repeated for credit.
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MUC 417 - Composition Lessons 6, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 317 , MUC 416 ; Composition majors only or permission of instructor
Development of compositional skills through individualized study. Students focus on developing compositional craftsmanship, working with a variety of forms and contemporary techniques, and composing in a variety of styles for various performance media. May be repeated for credit.
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MUC 418 - Senior Composition Recital, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Approval of department
A full length recital of original compositions representing the student’s work throughout his or her undergraduate study. The program is to be chosen in consultation with the Instructor of Composition.
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MUC 419 - Music Theory Practicum, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 329 or consent of instructor
Practical application of music theory skills through observation of and participation in supervised professional experience such as, but not limited to, tutoring, course assisting, or research assisting.
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MUC 421 - Senior Research in Music History, 1 credit hour
In-depth analysis and supporting research of a major work, composer, or style period. Use of several analytical approaches expected. Requires completion of major paper in compliance with departmental requirements.
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MUC 422 - Special Studies in Renaissance Music, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 223I or consent of instructor
Topics to be selected.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 423 - Special Studies in Baroque Music, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 223I or consent of instructor
Topics to be selected.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 424 - Special Studies in the Music Of J.s. Bach, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 223I or consent of instructor
Divided into mini-mesters. First mini-mester includes study of works to be performed in the annual Bach Festival and may be repeated for credit. Second mini-mester undertakes a study of Bach and his world and may not be repeated for credit.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 425 - Special Studies in 18th Century Classicism, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 321I or consent of instructor
Topics to be selected.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 426 - Special Studies in 19th Century Music, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 321I or consent of instructor
Topics to be selected.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 427 - Special Studies in 20th Century Music, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 323I or consent of instructor
Topics to be selected.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 429 - Music History Practicum, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 329 or consent of instructor
Practical application of music history skills through observation of and participation in supervised professional experience such as, but not limited to, tutoring, course assisting, or research assisting.
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MUC 445 - Music Theatre Workshop 7: Professional Aspects of Music Theatre/ Musical-in-concert, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 346 or consent of instructor
Students rehearse and perform an in-concert Music Theatre piece, often with the composer in residence. Students rehearse and perform in a professional environment, developing sound, director-proof rehearsal and performance technique. Students assemble a professional-quality self-presentation package (headshots and resumes), and acquire strategies for interacting with agents and casting directors.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 446 - Music Theatre Workshop 8: Showcase, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 445 or consent of instructor
Students create, rehearse, and perform a professional Agent Showcase presented in New York City near the end of their final semester. Students learn strategies for optimizing agent interviews and handling themselves as professionals in a professional context.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 447 - Opera Workshop 7: Audition Preparation, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 348 or consent of instructor
Students will apply and develop the techniques learned in the 100 through 300 level classes with the aim of developing full roles in the process. This semester will also focus on the development of advanced audition techniques and professional workshops geared toward graduate school and summer festival/Young Artist program auditions. The scene work will be fully staged and prepared for the Conservatory Outreach program for performance at various area schools and community centers, providing the advanced students with frequent public exposure and performance opportunities.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 448 - Opera Workshop 8: Introduction to Conceptualization/ Communicating in French, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUC 447 or consent of instructor
Guided by the advisor, students will reduce, rehearse and perform an opera or operetta from the French repertoire. They will conceive of an unsupported “production”, create it, and present it. This project will serve as an introduction to the director’s process while continuing to improve individual performance skills.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 451 - Psychology of Music, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 151 or consent of instructor
An overview of current research in music learning, music preference, acoustics, influence of music on listener behavior, and measurement of music achievement and performance.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUC 452 - Research Seminar in Music Therapy, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MUC 451
Practical exposure to research methods. Independent research projects incorporating the most common methods of data analysis and test design required.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUC 454 - Music Therapy Internship, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Senior Music Therapy majors only; successful completion of all coursework
Six months of full-time clinical experience in an AMTA-approved facility. Documentation and special research projects included according to the clinical internship training plan. Must be completed within two years following conclusion of course work.
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MUC 463 - Seminar, Variable credit
Specialized treatment of particular subjects.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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MUC 492 - Conducting Seminar, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
Advanced score study and discussion of technical and musical conducting issues and administrative responsibilities. Some large-ensemble conducting opportunities possible.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUC 493 - Conducting Apprenticeship, 1 credit hour
Score preparation, rehearsal observation, and some large-ensemble conducting under the guidance of a master conductor.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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Music in the Liberal Arts |
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MUL 111 - Music Fundamentals, 3 credit hours
A comprehensive study of the construction, spelling, recognition, and labeling of rhythms, meter signatures, pitches, intervals, triads, seventh chords, and major and minor key signatures and scales.
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MUL 134F - Piano Class, 1 credit hour
Piano for non-music majors who have had little or no piano experience.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUL 135F - Voice Class, 1 credit hour
Introduction to the basic elements of singing, including physiological aspects of the singing process, diction principles based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and expressive techniques.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUL 136F - Guitar Class, 1 credit hour
Instruction in playing primary chords in several keys, strumming patterns to accompany singing, and a repertoire of songs from the folk, popular, and patriotic literature. Use of bass guitar and amplification included. Prior experience in reading music helpful but not required. Use of personally owned instruments advised.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUL 137F - Intermediate Guitar Class, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUL 136F or consent of instructor
Class instruction to further develop technique and broaden styles introduced in MUL 136F . Barre chords, note reading, accompaniment of singing, playing by ear, transposition, and finger picking are among topics for study.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester; may not be offered every year.
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MUL 138F - Intermediate Voice Class, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUL 135F or consent of instructor
Class instruction to further develop technique introduced in MUL 135F . Continued emphasis on development of individual singing skills.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester; may not be offered every year.
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MUL 139F - Intermediate Piano Class, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MUL 134F or consent of instructor
Class instruction to further the development of technical and musical skills introduced in MUL 134F . Includes playing in major and minor keys, sight-reading, improvisation, harmonization, and appropriate technical studies and literature.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester; may not be offered every year.
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MUL 171IF - The Art of Listening to Music, 2 credit hours
An introductory course designed for the non-music major, with the goal of becoming familiar with representative masterpieces of classical music.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUL 172F - Music Appreciation, 3 credit hours
An introduction to music and its basic elements, focusing on the interaction of these elements in musical styles. Content includes a survey of historical periods with emphasis on stylistic characteristics to inform the knowledgeable listener.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUL 178IF - World Music, 3 credit hours
The study of the music of non-Western and Western cultures. Participants study the music of other peoples, thereby gaining an understanding of their culture, mores, and traditions. The different functions music serves in a society are also considered. Study includes music from people of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Students become acquainted with the music of these cultures through listening, reading and other outside assignments, class discussion, and concert attendance.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUL 192 - Music in the Early Childhood Classroom, 3 credit hours
Notes: Required of all elementary education majors. May not be applied to the humanities requirement.
Students will develop strategies for teaching music to children who are three through eight years of age. Classroom time will be spent exploring child development, learning a wide range of repertoire, and fining developmentally appropriate ways to help young children be expressive with music.
Supervised clinical and field experiences and/or lab class required.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall and spring semesters.
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MUL 218F - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours
Development of basic improvisational skills. Some performance background necessary.
Semesters Offered: Offered spring semester.
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MUL 224FD - History of Jazz, 2 credit hours
A survey of jazz from its origins through Dixieland and Ragtime to the present.
Semesters Offered: Offered fall semester.
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MUL 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours
Survey of the evolution of electro-mechanical means of creating music with a focus on contemporary technology. Topics include hardware, software, MIDI, sequencing, sampling, and multimedia applications.
Semesters Offered: May not be offered every year.
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Neuroscience |
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NRO 259 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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NRO 263 - Special Topics in Neuroscience, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites dependent on topic
Seminars reflecting the depth and breadth of Neuroscience are offered periodically.
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NRO 350 - Neuropharmacology, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /BIO 250
The nervous system uses a very precise system of neurochemical messengers to produce all aspects of sensation, perception, feelings, emotions, motivation, movement, and conscious experience. This course addresses the role of neurochemicals in normal brain functioning and also describe how drugs are used to treat neurological and psychological disorders. Drug abuse and toxicology are also discussed.
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NRO 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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NRO 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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NRO 463 - Advanced Topics in Neuroscience, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites dependent on topic
Advanced seminars reflecting the depth and breadth of Neuroscience are offered periodically.
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NRO 491 - Neuroscience Thesis, 4 or more credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /BIO 250 , permission of the thesis advisor and permission from the Chair of the Neuroscience Program.
This is the capstone research experience for the Neuroscience Major. Majors may select their thesis advisor from the faculty of the Biology, Chemistry or Psychology Departments. The topic of the thesis must be relevant to the study of the brain, peripheral nervous system, or the senses and must be approved by the Chair of the Neuroscience Program. It is expected that the Neuroscience Thesis will result in an archival scholarly paper and students will be encouraged to present their work at an appropriate forum (e.g., regional or national scientific meeting, Biology or Chemistry Seminars; BW Science Poster session). The Thesis will be defended before the Neuroscience Studies Committee and Neuroscience students. Passing of the oral defense is required for the awarding of the Neuroscience Major.
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NRO 492 - Neuroscience Thesis, 4 or more credit hours
Prerequisite(s): PSY 250 /BIO 250 , permission of the thesis advisor and permission from the Chair of the Neuroscience Program.
This is the capstone research experience for the Neuroscience Major. Majors may select their thesis advisor from the faculty of the Biology, Chemistry or Psychology Departments. The topic of the thesis must be relevant to the study of the brain, peripheral nervous system, or the senses and must be approved by the Chair of the Neuroscience Program. It is expected that the Neuroscience Thesis will result in an archival scholarly paper and students will be encouraged to present their work at an appropriate forum (e.g., regional or national scientific meeting, Biology or Chemistry Seminars; BW Science Poster session). The Thesis will be defended before the Neuroscience Studies Committee and Neuroscience students. Passing of the oral defense is required for the awarding of the Neuroscience Major.
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Nursing |
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NUR 100 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, 4 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to facilitate acquisition of the basic nursing skills of communication, safety, body mechanics, medical asepsis, comfort and hygiene, impaired mobility management, oral intake, elimination, specimen collection, and hot and cold therapy. Students are introduced to nursing skills and health assessment, as well as nursing roles and values.
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NUR 101 - Foundations Practicum, 2 credit hours
This clinical experience provides beginning nursing students with an opportunity to apply their nursing skills in the clinical setting. Students will be placed in a number of agencies and will work with course faculty and clinical preceptors.
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NUR 105 - Pathophysiological Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Provides nursing students with a theoretic foundation of human anatomy and physiology and the phenomena that produce alterations or pathology in human physiologic function and an understanding of the basis of disease processes.
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NUR 106 - Pharmacotherapeutic Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Introduction to general principles of pharmacology. Major classes of pharmacotherapeutic agents, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, dosage and administration; effects and nursing responsibilities.
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NUR 110 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice I, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106
This is a course involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness requiring nursing care. Concept categories covered include health and health maintenance, regulation and homeostasis, activity, protection, comfort, social interactions, and emotions.
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NUR 112 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106
Examines selected theories in nursing and health. Approaches to the analysis, critique and utilization of theories in nursing practice and scholarship are emphasized. Students develop and apply a theory and analysis to an area of interest.
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NUR 115 - Professional Nursing Clinic I, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106
In this course students will apply concepts and skills in patient care settings. Students will be assigned both a clinical faculty and a RN preceptor. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 210 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice II, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115
This is the 2nd of 4 courses involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness that require nursing care. Concept categories include regulation and homeostasis, oxygenation/hemostasis, activity, social interactions, and cognition.
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NUR 212 - Research and Evidence-based Practice in Nursing, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115
This course emphasizes the development of skills needed to critically read and evaluate research for its application to clinical practice. Emphasis is on the identification of clinical questions, critique of evidence, and application of finds to nursing practice. Writing Intensive.
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NUR 215 - Professional Nursing Clinical II, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115
Students will apply their knowledge and skills under supervision within clinical settings that may include inpatient hospital units, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, and skilled care facilities. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 310 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice III, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215
This course is the third of four courses involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness that require nursing care. Concept categories include regulation and homeostasis, sexual reproductive, protection, comfort, sensory perceptual, coping-stress, and behavior.
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NUR 312 - Leadership and Ethics in Professional Practice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215
Addresses professional practice strategies including conflict management, decision making, interdisciplinary practice and working with teams. Legal principles of documentation. Application of standards of care to risk management and the organization of care delivery. Evaluation of health care systems, processes, and practice environments. Power, politics, and health policy; professional nursing roles in improving health systems. Standards of care and risk management strategies. Principles of ethics and their application to professional nursing practice, health care, and issues of social justice will be explored. Writing intensive.
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NUR 315 - Professional Nursing Clinical III, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 NUR 101 NUR 105 NUR 106 NUR 110 NUR 112 NUR 115 NUR 210 NUR 212 NUR 215
Students will apply concepts and skills in their care of clients in various healthcare settings. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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NUR 410 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice IV, 5 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315
This course is the final course involving concepts associated with an individual’s physical health and illness that require nursing care. Concept categories include regulation and homeostasis, comfort, sensory perceptual, and coping-stress. This course is a synthesis of professional nursing and health and illness concepts. Clusters of concepts will be applied in simulation and other learning activities.
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NUR 412 - Issues and Trends in Professional Nursing Practice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315
Addresses professional practice strategies including conflict management, decision making, interdisciplinary practice and working with teams. Legal principles of documentation. Application of standards of care to risk management and the organization of care delivery.
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NUR 415 - Professional Nursing Clinical IV, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): NUR 100 , NUR 101 , NUR 105 , NUR 106 , NUR 110 , NUR 112 , NUR 115 , NUR 210 , NUR 212 , NUR 215 , NUR 310 , NUR 312 , NUR 315
Students will provide direct patient care to selected clients in various healthcare settings. Clinical hours may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays. Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
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