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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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(MRST) Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  
  • MRST 410 - Topics in Medieval/Early Modern French Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    (See French 410.)
  
  • MRST 432 - Medieval Art of the West, 800-1400

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Art History 431.)
  
  • MRST 442 - Northern European Painting, 1350-1600

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Art History 441.)
  
  • MRST 452 - The Art of Italy, 1250-1450

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Art History 451.)
  
  • MRST 475 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Political Science 475.)
  
  • MRST 491 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • MRST 492 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • MRST 493 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.

(MSE) Materials Science and Engineering (638)

  
  • MSE 101 - Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

    1 Credit Hours
    Review of modern advances in materials science and engineering. Exposes students to a variety of materials science and engineering case studies to demonstrate the societal impact of the materials science and engineering profession.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
  
  • MSE 201 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Correlation of atomic structure, crystal structure, and microstructure of solids with mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of engineering significance.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 120.
  
  • MSE 207 - Honors: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Exploration of case studies to discover correlations between processing (physical and chemical), structure (atomic, molecular, crystal, and microstructure) and properties (physical, mechanical, and chemical) of engineering materials. Creation of written documents and oral presentations that describe and explain discoveries.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 120 or Chemistry 128 and consent of instructor.
  
  • MSE 210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory

    1 Credit Hours
    Laboratory assignments demonstrating introductory concepts in materials science and engineering; heat treating, mechanical testing, microscopy.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 250 - Introduction to Materials Kinetics and Transport Phenomena

    3 Credit Hours
    Mass and energy balances and reaction kinetics. Steady state and transient heat transfer. Viscous flow of gases and liquids. Applications to synthesis and processing of engineering materials and technologies. Analytical and numerical problem solving.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230, Mathematics 142 or 148.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 201 and Mathematics 231.
  
  • MSE 260 - Materials Engineering Thermodynamics

    3 Credit Hours
    Thermodynamic laws, entropy, internal energy, and state functions. One-component and two-component phase equilibria. Characteristics of small and large molecular systems. Surface energy, elasticity, and material defects.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201; Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 158; Chemistry 130 or 138; and Mathematics 241 or 247.
  
  • MSE 290 - Professional Development

    1 Credit Hours
    Professionalism, ethical considerations, safety, patents, product liability, field trips, industrial speakers, materials science in a global/societal context, teamwork, contemporary issues, and life-long learning.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May not be repeated.
  
  • MSE 300 - Principles of Materials Laboratory I

    1 Credit Hours
    Hands-on sample preparation, characterization, and data analysis for introductory studies demonstrating the structure-property-processing relationships of materials. Report writing skills including word processing and graphics usage; Oral presentation skills.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 and 210.
  
  • MSE 301 - Applied Statistics and Numerical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers

    3 Credit Hours
    Statistical methods for probabilities, expectations, sampling, and estimation; numerical methods for regression, integration, solution for systems of linear/nonlinear algebraic and differential equations.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 230; Mathematics 142 or 148, and Mathematics 231.
  
  • MSE 302 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials I

    3 Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of deformation and fracture in solids, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Topics include stress and strain tensors, isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, anelastic and viscoelastic deformation, plasticity, tensile testing, mechanisms of plastic deformation in crystalline solids, basic strengthening mechanisms, and elementary fracture mechanics.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 304 - Principles of Materials Laboratory II

    2 Credit Hours
    Laboratory assignments demonstrating fundamental principles of materials science and engineering.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300, 320, 340, 360; and English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
  
  • MSE 320 - Diffusion and Phase Transformations

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to diffusion in solids. Diffusion equations, point defects, and atomic mechanisms of diffusion. Thermodynamics of phase equilibrium. Introduction to the kinetics and morphology of phase transformations.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201 and 260.
  
  • MSE 340 - Principles of Polymeric Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Synthesis and molecular structure of polymers and polymerization kinetics. Molecular characterization, crystalline and glass transitions, crystallization kinetics, mechanical properties, rheology, and processing.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 347 - Honors: Principles of Polymeric Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 340 that requires an additional honors component.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 350 - Principles of Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Fundamental electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of solid state materials. Basic bonding and crystallography correlations to electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of materials. Specific subjects that will be covered include wave properties of electrons, Schrodinger’s equation, energy bands in crystals, electrical conduction in metals and semiconductors, classical and quantum mechanical treatments of optical properties, and magnetic phenomena.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 357 - Honors: Principles of Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 350 that requires an additional honors component.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 360 - Principles of Ceramic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Description of the atomic structure of ceramic materials and glasses. Description of defects in ceramic materials and correlations to physical properties. Features and operations of ternary phase diagrams of ceramic systems.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 367 - Honors: Principles of Ceramic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 360 that requires an additional honors component.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 370 - Materials Processing

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of fundamentals of mass and energy balances, mechanics, heat and mass transfer, and chemical thermodynamics and kinetics to the processing of materials and manufacturing of products. A wide range of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers), geometries (bulk, fibers, films, coatings), and processes (casting, molding, extrusion, forging, powder processing, coating techniques, etc.) are studied as examples of processing technologies. Elementary ideas of process measurement and control.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340 and 360.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 320.
  
  • MSE 390 - Principles of Metallic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Review of the heat treatment of steels, hardenability, quenching of steels, tempering of steels, austenitzation of steels, annealing, normalizing, martempering and austempering, surface treatments of steels, tool steels, stainless steels, structural steels, review of diffusion, ternary phase diagrams, physical metallurgy and heat treatment of aluminum and cu alloys, design of heat treatments.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 397 - Honors: Principles of Metallic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Honors version of 390 that requires an additional honors component.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 405 - Structural Characterization of Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Crystal structures and the reciprocal lattice and how the atomic parameters relate to X-ray and neutron diffraction data. Production of X-rays and overview of hardware, data collection, and data analysis software and techniques.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Physics 232.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MSE 408 - Functional Nanoscale Materials: Processing, Properties, and Applications

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of nanoscale materials processing by nucleation, self-assembly, thin film and bulk techniques, and lithography. Fundamentals of size-dependent mechanical, electronic and optical properties and their characterization. Applications of nanoscale materials to energy harvesting, information processing and structural materials.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 410 - Theory and Processing of Conventional and Nano-Structured Devices

    3 Credit Hours
    Conventional and nano-scale device structure and processing; p-n junctions, semiconductor diode solid state amplifiers; semiconductor crystal growth, epitaxial growth, doping, ion implantation, diffusion, and lithography.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Physics 232.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • MSE 421 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II

    3 Credit Hours
    Description of stress and strain. Linear elastic constitutive equations. Isotropic and anisotropic moduli in various materials. Yield criteria, brittle fracture, crazing, and plastic strain constitutive equations. Forming operations and limit criteria.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 302.
  
  • MSE 425 - Welding Metallurgy

    3 Credit Hours
    Welding processes; physical metallurgy of welding; phase transformations; heat flow; residual stresses; theories of hot cracking, cold cracking and porosity formation; applications to process utilization.

    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MSE 432 - Defects in Crystals

    3 Credit Hours
    Analytical and experimental analysis of defect interactions in solids.

    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MSE 440 - Polymer Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Non-Newtonian rheology, shear thinning fluids, rheometry, melt processing operations, molecular orientation, linear viscoelasticity, dynamic mechanical behavior, yield, fracture, mechanical properties of polymeric composites.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 340.
  
  • MSE 445 - Polymer Engineering Processing and Characterization Laboratory

    3 Credit Hours
    This is a project-based polymer processing laboratory course. Groups of students will work on specific projects that involve polymer processing and characterization. Each semester-long project includes processing of polymer samples, characterization of mechanical and physical properties of the products, variation of processing parameters to determine effect on properties, and generation of oral and written reports.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 450 - Introduction to Nuclear Fuels and Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Nuclear Engineering 440.)
  
  • MSE 451 - Corrosion in Nuclear Power Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Nuclear Engineering 441.)
  
  • MSE 455 - Materials for Energy

    3 Credit Hours
    Underlying physics and operating principles of functional materials used in energy applications such as photovoltaics and photocatalysts, fuel cells, batteries, thermoelectrics, and superconductors.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 350.
    Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisite with consent of instructor.
  
  • MSE 457 - Engineering Entrepreneurship

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Mechanical Engineering 457.)
  
  • MSE 460 - Solar Photovoltaics

    3 Credit Hours
    Underlying physics of semiconductor materials used as photovoltaics and a review of the current state of the art of converting sunlight to electrical energy.

    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – juniors and seniors in engineering or physical sciences.
  
  • MSE 466 - Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Review of the atomic origin of magnetic moments and how these moments can be affected by their local environment. Properties, basic theory, and applications of para-, dia-, ferro-, ferri- and antiferromagnets. Novel magnetic phenomena and magnetic materials in modern technological applications.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 350.
  
  • MSE 474 - Biomaterials

    3 Credit Hours
    Metals, polymers, and ceramics utilized in orthopedic, cardiovascular, and dental surgical implant devices. Corrosion and degradation problems. Material properties of primary importance and tissue response to synthetic materials.

    (Same as Biomedical Engineering 474).
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 480 - Materials Selection in Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Systematic materials selection in design. Review of material properties. Use of property selection charts and indices. Materials selection with and without shape constraints. Materials processing in design. Case studies. Sources of material property data, utilization of material data bases. Industrial design, aesthetics, economics, regulations, forces for changes.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • MSE 483 - Introduction to Reliability Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Industrial Engineering 483.)
  
  • MSE 484 - Introduction to Maintainability Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Industrial Engineering 484.)
  
  • MSE 485 - Advanced Biomaterials: Biological Application of Nanomaterials

    3 Credit Hours
    0-d, 1-d and 2-d nanomaterials synthesis and characterization with emphasis of surface properties. Chemical and biological functionalization of nanomaterials and nano-bio interfaces. Biological and biomedical application of nanomaterials.

    (Same as Biomedical Engineering 485.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 474.
  
  • MSE 486 - Cell and Tissue-Biomaterials Interaction

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of the fundamental principles involved in materials/cell and tissue interactions. Students will learn the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms in host response to biomaterials. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of biomaterials/neuronal cell and tissue interactions into the design of neural implants (sensors, scaffolds, and therapeutics delivery modalities, etc.).

    (Same as Biomedical Engineering 486.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 474 or Biomedical Engineering 409.
  
  • MSE 489 - Materials Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Design projects involving materials selection and performance.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 304, 340, 360, 370, 390, 480.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
  
  • MSE 494 - Special Project Laboratory

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Group or individual investigation of problems related to materials science and engineering.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • MSE 495 - Thesis

    3 Credit Hours
    Research problems in materials science and engineering with prior approval of a professor.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(MUCO) Musicology (706)

  
  • MUCO 110 - Introduction to Music in Western Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    The study of style periods of Western European art music and related issues of cultural and social history. Develops listening skills and ability to respond to music articulately. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
    Credit Restriction: Students who receive a grade of C or better in 200 may not receive credit for 110.
  
  • MUCO 115 - Music in the United States

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores musical traditions of the United States. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
  
  • MUCO 120 - History of Rock

    3 Credit Hours
    Study and appreciation of rock music, its origins in blues and rock and roll, and its development and cultural dimensions to the present. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
  
  • MUCO 125 - Jazz in American Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    The historical study of jazz as part of American culture, including its styles, key performers, and musical practices. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
  
  • MUCO 210 - History of Western Music, Ancient to the Baroque

    3 Credit Hours
    Historical study of musical styles, practices, theories, and context of European art music to 1750. Develops skills in independent research, critical thinking, and expository writing. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH) (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 115 or 120 or 125.
  
  • MUCO 220 - History of Western Music, Classical to the Present

    3 Credit Hours
    Historical study of musical styles, practices, theories, and context of European art music from 1750 to present. Develops skills in independent research, critical thinking, and expository writing. Writing-emphasis course.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 115 or 120 or 125.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Music Theory 110.
  
  • MUCO 290 - Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to music within expressive culture and as a part of peoples’ daily lives around the world. Focuses on music as sound, its role in conceptions of identity, migration and global social processes, personal and community memory, and politics and power.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
  
  • MUCO 330 - Music, Gender, and Sexuality

    3 Credit Hours
    Interdisciplinary study of music as a gendered practice in a variety of cultural contexts, including western European art music, American popular music, and others. Explores gendered roles, constructions of gender, and expressions of sexuality in musical composition, performance, participation, and social and political institutions using historical, anthropological, feminist, and queer studies interpretations.

    (Same as Women, Gender, and Sexuality 330.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
  
  • MUCO 350 - History of Jazz

    3 Credit Hours
    Origin, development, and styles of jazz music and its exponents. Cultivation of special listening techniques. Writing-emphasis course.

    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music music major; studio music and jazz concentration.
  
  • MUCO 380 - Music in World Cultures

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines music from an ethnomusicological perspective focusing on musical performance and the interrelationships of music, culture, and daily life. The course surveys music from a variety of cultures through a series of case studies.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 210 and 220.
  
  • MUCO 400 - Music History Survey

    3 Credit Hours
    Condensed survey of the history of western European musical traditions from the medieval era to the present, including socio-political events that shape musical practice. Explores musical genres and styles, as well as key themes in musicological research.

    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
    Credit Restriction: Does not count toward graduate credit.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 115 or 120 or 125.
    Comment(s): Recommended as a review course for graduate students.
  
  • MUCO 410 - Special Topics in Musicology

    3 Credit Hours
    Topics vary, drawn from historical, cultural, analytical, or musicological issues related to a musical genre, style, repertory, composer, or other.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Recommended Background: 100-level musicology course.
  
  • MUCO 411 - Music of Appalachia

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores the diverse, complex and frequently misunderstood music and culture of the Appalachian region. Topics include balladry, early fiddle and banjo styles, religious music, bluegrass, early country music, and Americana.

    (Same as American Studies 411.)
  
  • MUCO 412 - Gender, Performance Art, and the Avant Garde

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores interdisciplinary 20th-century phenomena of performance and performativity, engaging with sexuality, feminisms, social constructions of gender, and identifications and presentations of the body. Consideration of ways in which performative expressions employ and encompass aspects of music, voice, and sound, drama, spoken word, film, visual arts, movement, and dance.

    (Same as Women, Gender, and Sexuality 412.)
  
  • MUCO 413 - Music and the African Diaspora

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces music and related cultural expressions of the African diaspora connecting Africa, the Americas (especially North America) and Europe. Introduces interdisciplinary social theories, evaluates critical debates, and explores several case studies of African and African American music and performance.

    (Same as Africana Studies 413.)
    Comment(s): Students who have taken 310 cannot receive credit for 413.
  
  • MUCO 414 - Music and Media

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores the role of music and sound as they intersect with visual and aural media. Topics may include gramophone and radio, film, television, computer technologies, and others. Focus on changing perceptions about music through new media from the perspectives of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, media studies, cinema studies, and allied disciplines.

  
  • MUCO 415 - Introduction to Music Therapy

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Overview of the field of Music Therapy, as an allied health profession, and in the context of the history of the profession. Examines various diagnoses within populations served by music therapists and details how music therapy is utilized within each population. Addresses current research in music therapy as a means to objectively support the field of music therapy and its evidence-based practices.

  
  • MUCO 460 - Music Aesthetics

    3 Credit Hours
    Nature of music and musical experience, sense perception and emotions, music, and the role of artist in society. Aesthetic viewpoint of individuals and historical eras through selected writings. Writing-emphasis course.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 115 or 120 or 125.
  
  • MUCO 480 - Music in Christian Worship

    3 Credit Hours
    Hymnody, liturgies, and liturgical music.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 115 or 120 or 125.
    Recommended Background: 100-level musicology course.
  
  • MUCO 493 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(MUED) Music Education (707)

  
  • MUED 200 - Conducting Laboratory

    1 Credit Hours
    A laboratory course designed to afford conducting opportunities for student conductors and to acquaint students with a variety of music literature.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Credit Restriction: May be taken as elective credit by any student except those registered for 310, 320.
  
  • MUED 210 - Class Woodwind Methods I

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of the clarinet in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 211 - Class Woodwind Methods II

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of the flute and saxophone in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 212 - Class Woodwind Methods III

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of the oboe and bassoon in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 220 - Class Brass Methods

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of the upper brass instruments in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 221 - Class Brass Methods II

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of the lower brass instruments in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 230 - Class Percussion Methods I

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of principal instruments in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 240 - Class String Methods I

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of upper string instruments in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
  
  • MUED 241 - Class String Methods II

    1 Credit Hours
    Structure, use, and techniques of playing. Care and repair of lower string instruments in school instrumental organizations. Emphasis on techniques necessary for basic understanding and effective teaching of the instruments. Practical use of current instructional materials.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music majors only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MUED 250 - Functional Piano for Teachers

    2 Credit Hours
    Practical piano skills for the general/vocal teacher who does not have a keyboard instrument as the applied principal. Application of skills and techniques to playing and transposing familiar school songs, choral accompaniments, and open scores. Creation of accompaniments for singing and movement exercises, listening activities, and playing instruments in various styles.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Music Keyboard 220.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music education concentrations only.
  
  • MUED 251 - Functional Piano for Teachers II

    1 Credit Hours
    Practical piano skills for the general/vocal teacher who is a keyboard major. Advanced application of skills and techniques to playing and transposing familiar school songs, choral accompaniments, and open scores. Creation of accompaniments for singing and movement exercises, listening activities, and playing instruments in various styles.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Music Performance 255.
    Registration Restriction(s): Bachelor of Music – music education concentrations only.
  
  • MUED 310 - Conducting I

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic skills of conducting ― baton, time beating of traditional patterns, preparatory beat, cutoffs, and cueing. Development of the left hand, fermata, and subdividing. Mechanics of full score. Conducting live groups.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Music Theory 210 and 230.
  
  • MUED 320 - Conducting II

    2 Credit Hours
    Developing advanced baton technique. Multiple rhythms, modern beat patterns and their variations. Studying, analyzing, and interpretation of the full score. Achieving complete physical control. Rehearsal techniques. Conducting live groups in advanced works.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 310.
  
  • MUED 340 - General/Vocal Music Methods

    3 Credit Hours
    School methods and materials for teaching general music in the elementary and middle/junior high schools.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 350 - Field Experience in Music Education

    1 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 400 - Student Teaching in Music

    12 Credit Hours
    Full-time teaching practicum in an approved public school.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 401.
    Recommended Background: Completion of all music education courses required for the Bachelor of Music – music major/music education concentration (4-year alternative).
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 401 - Senior Seminar

    0 Credit Hours
    Issues related to the music teaching profession as experienced in student teaching.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 400.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 420 - Music Methods for the Junior High School and Middle School

    3 Credit Hours
    Methods and materials for teaching vocal, instrumental, and general music at the junior high school or middle school level.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 430 - Music Methods for High School

    3 Credit Hours
    Methods and materials for vocal and instrumental music at the high school level, including charting for the marching band.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 440 - Marching Band Techniques

    2 Credit Hours
    Functions, organization, and direction of a school marching band.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to teacher education.
  
  • MUED 441 - String Orchestra Pedagogy and Rehearsal Techniques

    2 Credit Hours
    Function, organization, and direction of a school orchestra program.

    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
  
  • MUED 482 - Internship II: Grades K-12

    3-6 Credit Hours
    Demonstration of professional competence in planning, instruction, and classroom management. Internship is completed in local public schools.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MUED 490 - Special Topics in Music Education

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • MUED 493 - Independent Study in Music Education

    1-5 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(MUEN) Music Ensemble (708)

  
  • MUEN 301 - Woodwind Choir

    1 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
    Comment(s): Audition or consent of instructor required.
  
  • MUEN 303 - Small Jazz Ensemble

    1 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
    Comment(s): Audition or consent of instructor required.
  
  • MUEN 304 - Jazz Ensemble

    1 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
    Comment(s): Audition or consent of instructor required.
  
  • MUEN 305 - Studio Orchestra

    1 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
    Comment(s): Audition or consent of instructor required.
 

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