2015-2016 University Catalog archived
Course Descriptions
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
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LACS 257 - Multiculturalism in Latin America: The Case of Brazil
FDR: HL
Credits: 4
This seminar studies Brazil as an example of a multicultural society. Students examine the meaning of multiculturalism and related concepts of identity, heterogeneity, and Eurocentrism, not only in regard to the Brazilian context, but also, comparatively, to that of US culture. The course focuses on the social dynamics that have engaged Brazilians of different backgrounds, marked by differences of gender, ethnicity, and class, and on how multiculturalism and the ensuing conflicts have continuously shaped and reshaped individual subjectivities and national identity. Some of the key issues to be addressed in class are: Brazil’s ethnic formation; myths of national identity; class and racial relations; and women in Brazilian society. Readings for the class include novels, short stories, poetry, and testimonial/diary Pinto-Bailey. Planned Offering: Offered in Spring when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit
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LACS 396 - Capstone Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Declaration and completion of all other minor requirements or instructor consent. This capstone course builds upon the foundations developed in LACS 101 and related coursework in the distribution areas. Students discuss assigned readings centered around a key theme or themes of Latin American Studies in connection with an individualized research project. This project is carried out with continual mentoring by a faculty member and in collaboration with peer feedback. Each student presents his/her findings in a formal paper, or other approved end-product, and summarizes the results in an oral presentation. Staff. Planned Offering: Winter
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LACS 421 - Interdisciplinary Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation. Barnett. Planned Offering: Offered in fall or winter when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit.
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LACS 422 - Interdisciplinary Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation. Barnett. Planned Offering: Offered in fall or winter when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit.
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LACS 423 - Interdisciplinary Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation. Barnett. Planned Offering: Offered in fall or winter when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit.
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Legal Studies |
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LEGL 220 - The Legal Profession
Credits: 4
In recent decades, the percentage of civil and criminal suits in the U.S. which actually go to trial has dropped to about two percent. Yet most popular conceptions of the legal profession remain fixated on the drama of trials, as portrayed in films, on television, and in novels. What is legal practice actually like, for most attorneys, most of the time? This intensive seminar is designed for those who are curious about the legal profession and wish to know more about its inner workings, perhaps before committing themselves to post-graduate legal education. It introduces students to the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, legal research, and legal writing, as well as contemporary issues and concerns facing the profession in a time of profound transition. Students engage in a series of practical exercises designed to mimic the tasks assigned to first-year associates at a law firm, and the seminar culminates with students’ oral arguments on a motion hearing for which they have researched and drafted legal briefs. Osborne, Eller. Planned Offering: Spring
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LEGL 230 - Separation of Powers in the U.S. Constitution
(POL 230) FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
This course probes the origins, development, advantages, and disadvantages of the tripartite structure of the federal government, beginning with an examination of the background and text of Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution. We analyze structural explanations provided in the Federalist Papers, along with Classical and Enlightenment sources addressing the nature of political power, the problem of faction, the role of checks and balances, and the purpose of separated functions. In-depth analyses of leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions trace evolving conceptions of legislative. executive. and judicial powers along with attention to the relevance of war and economic crisis to the authority and function of each branch. In discussions of landmark decisions, students compare the legal thought of a number of Justices–John Marshall, William Howard Taft, Robert Jackson, William Brennan, Sandra Day O’Connor, Anthony Kennedy, and Antonin Scalia. We trace the creation of the so-called “fourth branch” of government–the administrative state– and examine whether this “branch” can be reconciled with ideas of representative democracy and constitutional text. Students prepare and deliver two oral arguments based on assigned cases and write an appellate brief on a separation-of-powers topic. Murchison. Planned Offering: Spring.
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LEGL 231 - Introduction to Jury Advocacy
Credits: 1
Pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Introduction to the jury system, federal rules of evidence, and trial practice. Participants are introduced to the legal, practical, and policy implications of jury advocacy in the United States, and put that learning into practice through role plays as both witness and advocate. Members of the intercollegiate mock-trial team are selected from those who complete the courses successfully. Belmont. Planned Offering: Fall
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LEGL 431 - Tutorial in Trial Preparation and Procedure
Credits: 1
Pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Interdepartmental 231 and instructor consent. Preparation for and participation in intercollegiate mock-trial competitions. Participants prepare a case based on an assigned set of facts and assume roles of both lawyer and witness in the classroom and competition. May be repeated with instructor’s permissions for a maximum of three credits toward degree requirements. Belmont. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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Literature in Translation |
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LIT 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. First-year seminar.
Spring 2016, LIT 180-01: First-Year Seminar:The Female Self and Society: Latin American Women Writers (4). First-Year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-year class standing. A historical overview of Latin American women’s writings, from the early 1900s to the present day. Students read, discuss and analyze literary works by some of the most important Latin American female authors, among them Victoria Ocampo (Argentina), Maria Luisa Bombal (Chile), Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Elena Poniatowska (Mexico), and Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic and U.S.). All literary genres are studied: poetry, narrative fiction, essay, and drama. In order to further understanding and appreciation of the writers, the class views and discusses movies by Latin American women directors and/or based on the lives or works of Latin American women writers. (HL) Pinto-Bailey.
Fall 2015, LIT 180-02: The Female Self and Society: Latin American Women Writers (3). First-Year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-Year class standing. This course presents a historical overview of Latin American women’s writings, from the early 1900s to the present day. Students read, discuss, and analyze literary works by some of the most important Latin American female authors, among them Victoria Ocampo (Argentina), María Luisa Bombal (Chile), Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Elena Poniatowska (Mexico), and Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic-U.S.). We study all literary genres–poetry, narrative fiction, essay, drama. In order to further students’ understanding and appreciation of Latin American women’s writings, the class views and discusses movies by Latin American women directors and/or based on the lives or works of Latin American women writers. (HL) Pinto-Bailey.
Planned Offering: Offered occasionally. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.
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LIT 203 - Greek Literature from Homer to the Early Hellenistic Period
(CLAS 203) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Readings in translation from Homer, Hesiod, the tragedians, the comedians, and the lyric and pastoral poets, including selections from Herodotus and Thucydides, and from Plato’s and Aristotle’s reflections on literature. The course includes readings from modern critical writings. We read some of the most famous stories of the Western world–from the Iliad and the Odyssey, to Milton’s Paradise Lost and Joyce’s Ulysses, via Virgil’s Aeneid and Lucan’s Civil War. All of these works are epic narratives, each presenting a different concept of the hero, and yet, at the same time, participating in a coherent, on-going and unfinished tradition. We consider such questions as the role of violence in literature; the concept of the heroic as it reflects evolving ideas of the individual and society; and the idea of a literary tradition.
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LIT 215 - 20th-Century Russian Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. Selected Russian literary masterpieces (short stories, plays and novels). Authors include Olesha, Babel, Nabokov, and Solzhenitsyn. Brodsky. Planned Offering: Winter
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LIT 218 - Pre-Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. A survey of Chinese literature from the earliest period to the founding of the Republic in 1912. Taught in English, the course presupposes no previous knowledge of China or Chinese culture. The literature is presented in the context of its intellectual, philosophical and cultural background. Texts used may vary from year to year and include a wide selection of fiction, poetry, historical documents, Chinese drama (opera) and prose works. Audiovisual materials are used when appropriate and available. Fu. Planned Offering: Fall
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LIT 220 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. This is a survey course to introduce students to the literature of 20th-century China. Through close reading of key literary texts from the 1910s to the present, students explore the social, historical and literary background that gave rise to the texts studied and the ways in which these texts address various issues that China faced at the time. Taught in English, the course presupposes no previous knowledge of China or Chinese culture. In addition to the selected literary texts, the course introduces several feature films that are cinematic adaptations of modern Chinese fiction and explore the complex and dynamic interchange between literary and cinematic language. Zhu. Planned Offering: Winter
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LIT 221 - Japanese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. An introduction to Japanese literature in its historical and cultural contexts from premodern to modern times. The course materials draw upon selections from the earliest prose works to contemporary fiction of representative modern writers. Ikeda. Planned Offering: Winter
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LIT 223 - Seminar in Japanese Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement or instructor consent. Selected topics in Japanese literature, varying from year to year. Possible topics include the development of poetic forms, Heian court literature and art, diaries, epics, Buddhist literature, the culture of food and tea, and Noh drama.
Fall 2015, LIT 223-01: Seminar in Japanese Lit in Trans: Food and Tea in Japan (3). No prerequisite. Corequisite: LIT 223L. This seminar explores the distinct theme of food and tea in Japanese culture and literature. We examine three broad categories throughout the term; kaiseki, bento, and common fare. In addition to three hours of lecture, this unique course requires a “cultural lab” where students master the rudimentary procedure of the tea ceremony in the Japanese tea room in Watson Pavilion. (HL) Ikeda. Planned Offering: Fall
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LIT 225 - Poetry and Drama of Japan in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW FDR requirement. This course is designed to introduce students to the poetry and theater of Japan’s premodern era. We examine classical themes and poetic art forms, and read from the vast canon of Japanese poetry. Readings cover major poets such as Hitomaro, Komachi, Teika, Saigyo, Sogi and Basho. The second part of the course offers a close study of the four traditional dramatic art forms of Japan: Noh, Kyogen or Comic Theater, Puppet Theater, and Kabuki. Students experience the performative aspect of the Noh theater by learning dance movements and song/chant from the play Yuya . The final part of the course demonstrates how classical theater has influenced modern playwrights and novelists. Ikeda. Planned Offering: Fall
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LIT 235 - Tragedies East and West
FDR: HL
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. This course is designed to introduce students to the topic of tragedy in both China and the West from its origin in Greece and the Chinese Yuan dynasty up to modern times. It examines the concept of tragedy as a literary genre in the West, its evolution in history, and the aptness of its application to Chinese drama. Primary texts from Western and Chinese classical drama as well as from the modern period are selected as a basis for comparison, with a view to helping students form a comparative perspective in their appreciation of both Chinese and Western drama. Course activities include frequent discussions, writing assignments and projects of student performance, video screenings and a possible trip to either Washington DC or New York City to view a Chinese or Western play in performance. Fu. Planned Offering: When departmental resources are available.
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LIT 256 - Trans-American Identity:Images from the Americas
(LACS 256) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. Counts toward the literature distribution requirement for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. A multi-genre survey of representative literary works from the Americas, defined as those regions that encompass Latin American and Caribbean cultures. In particular the course uses an interdisciplinary approach to show how exemplary artists from the region have crafted images to interpret and represent their American reality. Selected narrative, film, and poetic works by Spanish-American (Neruda, Garcia Marquez, Rulfo, and Carpentier), Francophone (Danticat), Lusophone (Amado), and Anglophone authors (Walcott, Brathwaite, and Naipaul), among others. Barnett. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years
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LIT 259 - The French Caribbean Novel
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. A stylistic and thematic study of identity acquisition through exile, marginalization, struggle, reintegration and cultural blending or any other sociologically significant phenomenon reflected in the literary works of the most important post-colonial French West Indian authors. Spawned largely by Aimé Césaire’s book-length poem, Notebook of a Return to My Native Land , French Caribbean novels have proliferated since the end of World War II. After taking a brief look first at this seminal poem, the course then focuses analytically on novels written by authors such as Haitian Jacques Roumain, Guadeloupeans Simone Schwarz-Bart and Maryse Condé, and Martinicans Joseph Zobel, Raphaël Confiant, and Édouard Glissant. Several films based on, or pertaining to, Césaire’s poem and to certain novels are also viewed. Staff.
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LIT 260 - German Film Adaptation
FDR: HL
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. This course examines both the history and theory of film adaptation by studying how directors treat and transform major literary works into moving pictures. As closely related art forms, literature and film have much in common – narrative frames, archetypes and audiences, as well as themes, motifs, and values. The study of works of literature and film in tandem leads to the development of more successful strategies and methods for reading texts and images as well as a better understanding of both genres. Kramer. Planned Offering: Spring 2013 and alternate years
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LIT 261 - Modern German Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. A critical study of the novels, plays, stories, and poetry of such modernists as Kafka, Mann, Rilke, Wedekind, Kaiser, and Brecht and such contemporary masters as Bachmann, Bernhard, Frisch, Grass, Handke, and Weiss. Staff.
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LIT 263 - 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. A study of major works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Brodsky. Planned Offering: Fall
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LIT 273 - Modern Jewish Literature in Translation
(REL 273) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. Readings in the works of 20th-century Jewish authors, studied as literary responses to the historical and religious crises of modern Jewish life in Europe, the United States, and Israel. Marks.
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LIT 295 - Special Topics in Literature in Translation
FDR: HL
Credits: 3 credits in Fall or Winter; 4 credits in Spring
Prerequisites: Completion of FW requirement. A selected topic focusing on a particular author, genre, motif or period in translation. The specific topic is determined by the interests of the individual instructor. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2016, LIT 295-01: Tang Xianzu Meets William Shakespeare: Classical Theater of China and the Encounter between Two Cultures (4). Prerequisite: Completion of the FDR FW requirement. This course introduces the classical theater of China and its intercultural attempts with regard to Shakespeare in contemporary times. We examine various aspects of classical Chinese theater, its musical construction, stage presentation, the virtuosity of the actor, role types, costume and make up, and so forth. We read classic works of Chinese opera authors and explore the cross-cultural issues that arise when Shakespeare’s plays meet and mix with various forms of classical Chinese theater. In addition, students learn the basics of Chinese theater by participating in a full-immersion theater workshop session with professional actors. (HL) Xie.
Spring 2016, LIT 295-02: The Arab World through Film (4). Prerequisite: Completion of the FDR FW requirement. The geopolitical importance of the Arab world and the legacy of Orientalism reduce “the Arab” and the region to stereotypes and misrepresentations. In order to challenge these depictions, we start by asking how Arab cinema represents contemporary Arab society’. This course introduces the student to the vibrant societies and dynamic cultures of the Arab world through the medium of film. This course analyzes, upholds, and challenges issues of social and cultural significance in the region. (HL) Edwards.
Spring 2016, LIT 295-03: The Human Rights Question in African Literature (4). Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. May be used as an elective toward any major in the Romance languages. From the days of African empires, through the slave trade, colonization, the cold war, civil wars, to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and today’s persistent debates over the benefits and deficits of immigration and globalization, human rights have always been present, even in their absence, at the core of Africa’s relations with herself and with others. No mode of expression in Africa has interrogated this issue more than the continent’s literature. What are human rights? How are notions of human rights in Africa different from those derived from western (Enlightenment) traditions? Or, are they different? What does the 13th-century French declaration of individual and collective rights, “La Charte du Mandé,” occasioned by Emperor Sundjata Keita’s 1235 victories, have in common with the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, among others? Are human rights the same as natural rights, the same as peoples’ rights, individual rights? How do women’s and children’s rights, for example, fit into the universal and universalizing concept of the ‘droits de l’homme’ or the ‘rights of man’? These vexing questions and others are explored through discussions of mostly literary texts and films. (HL) Kamara.
Spring 2016, LIT 295-04: The Medieval Epic from Beowulf to Game of Thrones (3). The medieval epic celebrates warrior culture and the values that enhance clan loyalty, group cohesion, the defeat of enemies, the expansion and defense of territory, and the prosperity of families and kingdoms. Modern versions of the medieval epic retain some of these values, discard others and introduce new concerns. To understand this transformative process, this course studies Beowulf, Song of Roland, and Poem of the Cid in modern English and compares them to their film versions as well as to popular epic cycles such as Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. (HL) Bailey.
Spring 2016, LIT 295-05: Brecht: Drama, Prose, Theory (4). Prerequisite: Completion of the FW FDR requirement. An in-depth investigation of the dramas, prose fiction, poetry and theatrical practice of Bertolt Brecht, a leading playwright and drama theorist of the early 20th century. Readings include The Threepenny Opera; masterworks The Life of Galilei, Mother Courage, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle; representative narratives and poems; and theoretical writings on acting and set design. (HL) Crockett.
Winter 2016, LIT 295-01: Space and Place in Arabic Literature (3). Prerequisite: Completion of the FDR FW requirement. The course presupposes no previous knowledge of the Arabic language or the cultures of the Middle East. All readings are in translation. Class discussions are conducted in English. This course examines the making of historical, geographic, social, and political spaces in Arabic literature. We survey 1500 years of literary production and explore how different genres (poetry, prose, and so on) create and (re-)produce spaces across time. Readings are approached from an array of perspectives, considering space as a place, as a condition, and as a practice. (HL) Edwards.
Winter 2016, LIT 295-03: Growing up Female: Inter-American Perspectives (3). Prerequisite: Completion of the FDR FW requirement. An introduction to the Bildungsroman, also known as Novel of Development, Novel of Apprenticeship, or the Coming-of-Age Novel. While the traditional bildungsroman focused on the intellectual, social, and sexual education of a male hero, women writers have also employed the genre to tell about female development. The course will focus on female protagonists from various social backgrounds and ethnic groups, in novels, short stories and testimonial narratives by women writers from across the Americas. An Inter-American focus will help students explore comparatively what is unique about each work, as well as their similarities as fictional and non-fictional narratives of development. (HL) Pinto-Bailey.
Fall 2015, LIT 295-01: Special Topics in Literature in Translation: Spaces and Places In Arabic Literature (3). Starting at the pre-Islamic ode’s space of the abandoned campsite, place is a central organizing trope in the Arabic literary canon. Through the dynamic lens of time itself, this course examines the making of historical, geographic, social, and political spaces in Arabic literature. We survey fifteen hundred years of literary production and explore how Arabic poetry, Arabic adab (belles-lettres), biographies, short stories, newspapers, and novels create and (re-)produce spaces across time. Students read literature as sites refiguring complex social, historical, and political relations that can to be analyzed, discussed, and explained. In the context of these sites, dynamic processes of historiography, identity creation, and nation building are staged and unfold. We approach the readings from an array of perspectives, considering space as a place, as a condition, and as a practice. The course presupposes no previous knowledge of the Arabic language or the cultures of the Middle East. All readings are in translation and available on Sakai. Class discussions in English. Questions? Contact Prof. Antoine Edwards at edwardsa@wlu.edu. (HL) Edwards. Fall 2015
Fall 2015, LIT 295A-01: Anti-Semitism in German Culture (3). Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. This course deals primarily with the question of how the relatively small Jewish minority came to occupy so much space in the German cultural imagination. An interdisciplinary study drawing on political, literary, and theological texts, the course begins in the 18th century and traces the development of anti-Semitism in Germany through the eliminationist version of the World War II era. No previous familiarity with the subject matter is necessary. (HL) Youngman. Fall 2015 Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
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Mathematics |
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MATH 101 - Calculus I
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
Note: Students needing this course to fulfill an FDR requirement should add to a waiting list when open; additional sections may be added. An introduction to the calculus of functions of one variable, including a study of limits, derivatives, extrema, integrals, and the fundamental theorem.
MATH 101: Calculus I (3). An introduction to the calculus of functions of one variable, including a study of limits, derivatives, extrema, integrals, and the fundamental theorem. (Note that 101, 101B, and 101E all lead into MATH 102.) (FM) Staff.
MATH 101B: Calculus I for Beginners: A First Course (3). This class is restricted to and specially tailored for those who are beginning their study of calculus. Students who have already seen calculus, yet wish to retake it, must register for 101 or 101E instead of 101B. An introduction to the calculus of functions of one variable, including a study of limits, derivatives, extrema, integrals, and the fundamental theorem. This section meets four days per week. (FM) Staff.
Fall 2015, MATH 101E-01: Calculus I with Biology Applications (3). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Corequisite: BIOL 111 or CHEM 110. This section has a strong emphasis on biological applications, and is intended to benefit students interested in biological majors and health-related careers. It is designed and specially tailored for First-Years who took high school biology and who are taking a college lab science course concurrently. It is intended both for those students who have never had calculus before and also for those who have seen some calculus yet want to start over at the beginning of the calculus sequence. Mathematical concepts include the study of limits, derivatives, extrema, integrals, and the fundamental theorem of calculus. This section meets four days per week. (FM) Toporikova. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MATH 102 - Calculus II
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 101 with C grade or better. Note: Students wanting to take this course should add to the waiting list when open; additional sections may be added. A continuation of MATH 101, including techniques and applications of integration, transcendental functions, and infinite series. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MATH 118 - Introduction to Statistics
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 101. Elementary probability and counting. Mean and variance of discrete and continuous random variables. Central Limit Theorem. Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests concerning parameters of one or two normal populations. Planned Offering: Winter
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MATH 121 - Discrete Mathematics I
FDR: FM
Credits: 3
A study of concepts fundamental to the analysis of finite mathematical structures and processes. These include logic and sets, algorithms, induction, the binomial theorem, and combinatorics. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MATH 122 - Discrete Mathematics II
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 121. A continuation of MATH 121. Applications of 121 include probability theory in finite sample spaces and properties of the binomial distribution. This course also includes relations on finite sets, equivalence classes, partial orderings, and an introduction to graph theory and enumeration. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 171 - Mathematics of Cryptography
FDR: SC,
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or 121. The history and application of cryptography. Topics include private-key codes, the ENIGMA machine and other WWII codes, public-key codes, and the RSA system. Appropriate mathematics is introduced, as necessary, to understand the construction and use of these codes. Several assignments are themselves in code, and students must decipher them just to find out what the homework is. Dresden. Planned Offering: Offered in the spring term when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
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MATH 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-Year standing. . Planned Offering: Offered occasionally. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.
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MATH 221 - Multivariable Calculus
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 102 with C grade or better. Note: Students needing this course to fulfill an FDR requirement should add to a waiting list when open; additional sections may be added. Motion in three dimensions, parametric curves, differential calculus of multivariable functions, multiple integrals, line integrals, and Green’s Theorem. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MATH 222 - Linear Algebra
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 221. Introductory linear algebra: systems of linear equations, matrices and determinants, vector spaces over the reals, linear transformations, eigenvectors, and vector geometry. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MATH 270 - Financial and Actuarial Mathematics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 102. Topics include the time value of money, the force of interest, annuities, yield rates, amortization schedules, bonds, contracts, options, swaps, and arbitrage. Equal emphasis is given to both the theoretical background and to the computational aspects of interest theory. This course helps prepare students for the Financial Mathematics actuary exam. Staff. Planned Offering: Winter 2014 and alternate years
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MATH 301 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Six credits of mathematics or a grade of at least B in MATH 102. Basic analytical tools and principles useful in mathematical investigations, from their beginning stages, in which experimentation and pattern analysis are likely to play a role, to their final stages, in which mathematical discoveries are formally proved to be correct. Strongly recommended for all prospective mathematics majors. Planned Offering: Spring
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MATH 303 - Complex Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 221 or consent of the instructor. Algebra of complex numbers, polar form, powers, and roots. Derivatives and geometry of elementary functions. Line integrals, the Cauchy Integral Theorem, the Cauchy Integral formula, Taylor and Laurent Series, residues, and poles. Applications. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 309 - Mathematical Statistics I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: The equivalent of MATH 221 with C grade or better. Probability, probability density and distribution functions, mathematical expectation, discrete and continuous random variables, and moment generating functions. Planned Offering: Fall 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 310 - Mathematical Statistics II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 309. Sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, testing hypotheses, regression and correlation, and analysis of variance. Planned Offering: Winter 2016 and alternate years
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MATH 311 - Real Analysis I
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 221 with C grade or better; MATH 301 is recommended. Basic properties of real numbers, elementary topology of the real line and Euclidean spaces, and continuity and differentiability of real-valued functions on Euclidean spaces. Planned Offering: Fall
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MATH 312 - Real Analysis II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 311. Riemann integration, nature and consequences of various types of convergence of sequences and series of functions, some special series, and related topics. Planned Offering: Winter
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MATH 321 - Abstract Algebra I
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 222; MATH 301 is recommended. Groups, including normal subgroups, quotient groups, permutation groups. Cauchy’s theorem and Sylow’s theorems. Planned Offering: Fall
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MATH 322 - Abstract Algebra II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 321. Rings, including ideals, quotient rings, Euclidean rings, polynomial rings. Fields of quotients of an integral domain. Further field theory as time permits. Planned Offering: Winter
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MATH 332 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 221 with C grade or better. First and second order differential equations, systems of differential equations, and applications. Techniques employed are analytic, qualitative, and numerical. Planned Offering: Fall
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MATH 333 - Partial Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 332. An introduction to the study of boundary value problems and partial differential equations. Topics include modeling heat and wave phenomena, Fourier series, separation of variables, and Bessel functions. Techniques employed are analytic, qualitative, and numerical. Planned Offering: Winter
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MATH 341 - Geometric Topology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 311 or as co-requisite with instructor consent. A study of the shape of space focusing on characteristics not detected by geometry alone. Topics are approached pragmatically and include point set topology of Euclidean space, map-coloring problems, knots, the shape of the universe, surfaces, graphs and trees, the fundamental group, the Jordan Curve Theorem, and homology. Planned Offering: Fall 2014 and alternate years
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MATH 342 - Modern Geometry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 221. A survey of recent developments in geometry. Topics vary and may include such subjects as the geometry of curves and surfaces, singularity and catastrophe theory, geometric probability, integral geometry, convex geometry, and the geometry of space-time. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 345 - Calculus on Manifolds
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 221 and 222. This course builds on material from both multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Topics covered include: manifolds, derivatives as linear transformations, tangent spaces, inverse and implicit function theorems, integration on manifolds, differential forms, and the generalized Stokes’s Theorem. Denne. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 353 - Numerical Analysis
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 221 and 222. Analysis, implementation, and applications of algorithms for solving equations, fitting curves, and numerical differentiation and integration. Theorems and proofs are complemented by hands-on programming exercises fostering a concrete understanding of accuracy, efficiency and stability, as well as an awareness of potential pitfalls in machine arithmetic. No previous programming experience is required. Siehler. Planned Offering: Spring 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 361 - Graph Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 122 or 222. Graphs and digraphs, trees, connectivity, cycles and traversability, and planar graphs. Additional topics selected from colorings, matrices and eigenvalues, and enumeration. Planned Offering: Fall 2014 and alternate years
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MATH 363 - Combinatorics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 122, 222 or 301 Topics include counting methods, permutations and combinations, binomial identities, recurrence relations. generating functions, special sequences, partitions, and other topics as time and student interest permit. Finch. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years
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MATH 365 - Number Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 301 or consent of the instructor. Topics include prime numbers, Euclidean algorithm, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Fermat’s Little Theorem, Euler’s Theorem, arithmetic functions, Euler’s phi function, perfect numbers, the quadratic reciprocity law, continued fractions, and other topics as time and student interest permit. Planned Offering: Winter 2014 and alternate years.
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MATH 369 - The Mathematics of Puzzles and Games
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: MATH 322 and instructor consent The application of mathematics to puzzles and games. A brief survey on the designs of tournaments. The puzzles and games include but are not limited to the Rubik’s Cube, poker, blackjack, and peg solitaire. Dymàček. Planned Offering: Spring 2014 and alternate years
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MATH 383 - Seminar
Credits: 3 in fall and winter, 4 in spring
Varies with topic. For Winter 2016, Prerequisite: MATH 321. Readings and conferences for a student or students on topics agreed upon with the directing staff. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Winter 2016, MATH 383-01: Seminar: Geometry of Groups (3). Prerequisite: MATH 321. This seminar introduces the subject of geometric group theory. We study groups as geometric objects, focusing on examples, beginning with Cayley graphs and Cayley complexes, group actions, and the word problem in group theory. Further topics may include random walks, growth of groups, hyperbolic geometry, isoperimetric inequalities, and others depending on the interests of the participants. Examples we encounter include free groups, braid groups, Heisenberg groups, right-angled Artin groups, lamplighter groups, Baumslag-Solitar groups, and more. Feldman.
Note: Note: Seminar and research offerings are contingent upon the demonstrated need and aptitude of the student for independent work in mathematics and upon the availability of departmental resources. Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and department resources permit.
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MATH 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Winter 2016, MATH 401-01: Directed Study: Covering of Integers (1). Finch.
Winter 2016, MATH 401-02: Directed Study: Financial Economics (1). Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 270. This course is designed to help prepare students for the Financial Economics portion of Exam FM (Financial Mathematics) from the Society of Actuaries. MATH 270 covers the other portion of Exam FM, which is on interest theory. McRae.
Winter 2016, MATH 401-03: Directed Study: Difference Quotients (1). This course examines algebraic and analytic criteria for a function of two variables to be a difference quotient. Richards.
Winter 2016, MATH 401-04: Directed Study: Geometry of Groups (1). One topic in geometric group theory will be studied in depth. Topic to be chosen by student and instructor. Abrams.
Fall 2015, MATH 401-01: Putnam Problem Solving (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An investigation of various problem-solving techniques in preparation for the Putnam math exam. Students are required to register for and take the Putnam exam (the first Saturday of December) as part of this course. Bush.
Fall 2015, MATH 401-02: Actuarial Problem Solving (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An investigation of various problem-solving techniques in preparation for Exam P, the probability and statistics actuary exam. McRae.
Fall 2015, MATH 401-03: GRE Exam Prep (1). Finch.
Fall 2015, MATH 401-04: Families of Graphs with Fixed Genus (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Dresden
Fall 2015, MATH 401-05: Coverings of Integers (1). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students explore the use of coverings of the integers to construct Sierpiński and Riesel numbers. Finch
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MATH 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 421 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 422 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 423 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 426 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 6
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Directed independent work in mathematics, especially for honors candidates. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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MATH 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Honors candidacy, senior standing and consent of the department. Honors Thesis. Planned Offering: Fall-Winter
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MRST 110 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture
FDR: Offered as 110A when HL; or as 110 when HU; depending on topic.
Credits: 3
An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods through the study of a particular topic. Recent studies: The Crusades, Monasticism, Chivalry, Elizabethan England, the Birth of Italian Literature, Pilgrimage, and European Encounters with Islam.
Winter 2016, MRST 110A-01: Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Giants of Italian Literature in Translation (3). An interdisciplinary exploration of some of the most influential authors and thinkers of the Italian Renaissance from Dante to Boccaccio to Machiavelli. (HL) Radulescu. Planned Offering: Winter
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MRST 395 - Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A seminar concentrating on topics or concepts relevant to Medieval and Renaissance studies. Topics are offered according to the interests of participating faculty. This course may be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff. Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
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MRST 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Individual study of selected topics in Medieval and Renaissance studies. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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MRST 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, consent of the program head and the major adviser. Individual research devoted to an original topic dealing with issues pertinent to Medieval and Renaissance studies. The focus of this thesis should coincide with the area of study in which the student has done the most work and should be grounded in interdisciplinary themes. Projects should be approved no later than September 30 of the senior year. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
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MRST 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, cumulative grade-point average of 3.300, and consent of the MRST head. Honors thesis devoted to a specialized topic in Medieval and Renaissance studies. Applications for honors should be submitted to the program head no later than March 1 of the junior year. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall-Winter
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MUS 102 - Physics and Perception of Music
PHYS-102 FDR: SL
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Appropriate for non-science and non-major students with a basic (high-school) knowledge of physics and mathematics. Additional fee. Explores physical principles of sound production and music perception. Hands-on investigation is emphasized. Topics include: wave properties and propagation, harmonic series and spectral analysis, tuning temperaments, response of the human ear. auditory processing, room acoustics, audio recording and reproduction technologies, characterization of various instrument families (strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, and voice). Erickson. Planned Offering: Spring. When departmental resources permit.
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MUS 108 - Supervised Piano Accompanying
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A practical course in the skills of piano accompaniment, including sight reading, score reading, study of style, methods of expression, transposition, and rehearsal techniques. Students are expected to accompany solo vocalists and instrumentalists, play in chamber ensembles, or accompany the University choruses. A faculty member is assigned to coach and tutor the student. This course may be repeated. S. Petty. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter, Spring
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MUS 109M - Men’s Glee Club
Credits: 1
The oldest choral ensemble at W&L, dating back to early 20th century, the Glee Club performs regularly on campus, at athletic events, and in the community in the time-honored tradition of men’s choral singing. The Glee Club also routinely performs mixed choral repertoire with Cantatrici. This course may be repeated. Lynch. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 109W - Cantatrici
Credits: 1
Cantatrici (“excellent female singers”) is the newest ensemble at W&L. Made up of singers representing a diverse cross-section of the student body, Cantatrici performs regularly throughout the campus and community, focusing on regional touring and community outreach. Cantatrici also routinely performs mixed choral repertoire with the Men’s Glee Club. This course may be repeated. Lynch. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 110 - University Singers
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. University Singers are chosen by a competitive audition process each Spring, representing a wide cross-section of majors, resulting in one of the finest a cappella choirs in the region and undertaking national or international tours every year. The University Singers perform a wide variety of literature at major venues across the globe while serving as W&L artistic ambassadors in concert series, music festivals, conventions, and university events, including concerts, convocations, and the annual candlelight lessons and carols service. This course may be repeated. Lynch. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 112 - Chamber Ensembles
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Most sections require instructor consent. This course may be repeated. Small chamber groups consisting of vocalists and instrumentalists are created to perform music.
Bluegrass Ensemble offers students the opportunity to study and perform the traditional music of Appalachia in which improvisation is encouraged.
Brass Ensemble offers students the opportunity to study and perform literature for brass instruments in various combinations.
Electronic Music Ensemble (EME) is ideal for any musician interested in utilizing music technology in performances. The EME performs music from a variety of genres, capitalizing on members’ strengths, and calling upon performers to incorporate electronic music with their instrumental or vocal specialty and affording those students who specialize in composition, engineering, and production opportunities to utilize their skills. No instructor consent required.
String Ensemble offers students the opportunity to study and perform literature for violin, viola, cello, and double bass in various combinations.
Woodwind Ensemble offers students the opportunity to study and perform literature for woodwind instruments in various combinations. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter, Spring
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MUS 113 - University Wind Ensemble
Credits: 1
This course may be repeated. The University Wind Ensemble consists of wind and percussion players who perform band repertoire in concerts on and off campus. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 114 - University Orchestra
Credits: 1
This course may be repeated. Students who play wind, percussion, or orchestral string instruments may join the Orchestra, which is composed of university students, as well as area professional musicians and local residents. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 115 - University Jazz Ensemble
Credits: 1
This course may be repeated. The University Jazz Ensemble is made up of woodwind, brass, and rhythm section players and performs in a wide range of styles, from early swing to contemporary sounds. Del Vecchio. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 116 - Bentley Musical Rehearsals
Credits: 1
This course may be repeated. This course is designed for rehearsal of music in preparation for the annual Bentley Musical. Only those cast in the production may enroll. Rehearsals are scheduled each year subject to the availability of the cast and instructor. While some cast members rehearse during weekdays, most should expect evening and weekend rehearsals. An audition is required and such dates are announced in advance by the Departments of Music and Theater and Dance. Staff. Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 120 - Introduction to Music
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Development of musical understanding and enjoyment through acquiring skills in listening to music. Emphasis is placed upon learning to hear, to recognize, and to relate the various elements of music. T. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
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MUS 121 - Worlds of Music
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to musical cultures outside of the Western European tradition. Through readings, lectures, listening sessions, and research, students explore the musical traditions of Native American, African, African-American, Central and Southeastern European, Indian, Indonesian, Asian, Latin American, and Arab cultures. Whenever possible. attendance at a live concert of non-Western European music is included. Parker. Planned Offering: Fall.
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MUS 141 - Applied Music: First Year
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. One credit is earned for ten 45-minute private lessons and a minimum of five hours practice a week during fall and winter terms; eight 55-minute private lessons and a minimum of five hours of practice a week are required during the spring term. ($360 lesson fee) Note: A limit of nine credits for nonmajors and 12 credits for majors in applied music courses (140s, 240s, 340s, 440s) is allowable toward a degree. Available in brass, jazz improvisation, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds. A fee is charged for applied music. A music major is entitled to one applied music course per term without charge. Staff. Planned Offering: All terms.
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MUS 161 - Music Theory I
FDR: HA
Credits: 4
Study of scales, triads, chord progressions; instruction in harmonic analysis and four-part writing from the 17th and 18th centuries and aural skills. Vosbein. Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 162 - Music Theory II
FDR: HA
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: MUS 161. A continuation of MUS 161, including the writing and analysis of musical progressions and the study of chromatic harmony. Vosbein. Planned Offering: Winter
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MUS 195 - Topics in Sound Technology
Credits: 1
An exploration of a specific topic in which students investigate the tools and techniques of modern sound technology. Audiovisual resources and required field trips may be used to enhance the course material. The class has an emphasis on hands-on learning with the latest recording hardware and software. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Fall 2015, MUS 195-01: Electronic Dance Music (1). This course explores the history of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) compositional techniques within the Western Arts tradition and traces their evolution into today’s subgenres of EDM. Composers such as Stockhausen, Schaeffer, and Boulez serve as a foundation from which comparisons of the work of American minimalists and modern marriages with computer technology can be drawn. A key component is the analysis, de-construction, and re-construction of modern EDM styles. Students experiment with modern compositional techniques in select genres of EDM using computer software. This course is intended to provoke thought on the nature and role of music in culture. Spice. Fall 2015 Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 201 - Music History I
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
A survey of music from the Middle Ages through the Baroque period. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Winter
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MUS 202 - Music History II
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Ability to read music. Student who take this course should have the ability to read music. A survey of music from the Pre-Classical to the Late Romantic period. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 205 - Introduction to the Music Industry
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
This course is a general overview and a study of the major functional areas of the music business. Emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurship, students use a case study model for the analysis and synthesis of new ideas. Course work emphasizes the skills of discussion and listening, reflection and writing, and creative collaboration. This course engages students in learning the fundamentals of the music business while discovering ways to shape the industry’s future Spice. Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years.
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MUS 210 - Vocal Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Two terms of applied vocal study and instructor consent. Designed for music and theater majors and advanced non-majors This course focuses on the basic functions of vocal production and strategies for teaching healthy singing. Widney. Planned Offering: Winter 2012 and alternate years.
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MUS 220 - Music in the United States, 1607-1970
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
A study of musical styles in America from the time of the first settlers. Topics include Puritan psalms, patriotic music, songs of the Civil War, spirituals, gospel, blues, ragtime, jazz, rock’n’roll, musical comedy, popular song, and various trends in Classical music from the Moravians to the avant-garde. The course will cover major works by Ives, Gershwin, Copland, and Ellington. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Fall 2011 and alternate years
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MUS 221 - History of Jazz
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
A study of the development of jazz from its roots in turn-of-the-century New Orleans to contemporary styles. Strong emphasis is placed on listening and recognition of the performers and composers discussed. Vosbein. Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 222 - A Year in Jazz
FDR: HA
Credits: 4
An in-depth view of a one-year span in the history of America’s only native art form. Students become absorbed in the era through the study of seminal recordings, historic videos, and readings. Research projects complete the term. Planned Offering: Spring 2013 and alternate years
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MUS 231 - Classical Music
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Stylistic study of music of the last half of the 18th century. Emphasis on the symphonies, sonatas, choral music, chamber music, and operas of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Fall 2012 and alternate years
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MUS 232 - Romantic Music
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Topics in the 19th century, including the symphony, the symphonic poem, program music, piano music, nationalism, song, and opera. Composers such as Beethoven, Berlioz, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, and Mahler will be covered. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Winter
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MUS 241 - Applied Music: Second Year
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. One credit is earned for ten 45-minute private lessons and a minimum of five hours practice a week during fall and winter terms; eight 55-minute private lessons and a minimum of five hours of practice a week are required during the spring term. ($360 lesson fee) Note: Note: A limit of nine credits for nonmajors and 12 credits for majors in applied music courses (140s, 240s, 340s, 440s) is allowable toward a degree. Available in brass, jazz improvisation, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds. A fee is charged for applied music. A music major is entitled to one applied music course per term without charge. Staff. Planned Offering: All terms.
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MUS 261 - Music Theory III
FDR: HA
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: MUS 162. A continuation of MUS 162, focusing on analysis of harmonies, forms, and styles from the Romantic period, impressionism, and the early 20th century. Includes an aural-skills component. Vosbein. Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 285 - Music in the Films of Stanley Kubrick
(FILM 285) FDR: HA
Credits: 4
How does music add power and meaning to a film? What are the connections between the flow of music and the flow of a dramatic narrative? How does music enhance visual images? The course will focus on the pre-existent classical compositions chosen by Stanley Kubrick for his movies 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), and The Shining (1980). The ability to read music is not a requirement for this course. Gaylard. Planned Offering: Spring 2016
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MUS 295 - Topics in Music
FDR: HA
Credits: 3 credits in Fall or Winter; 4 credits in Spring
Selected studies in music with a focus on history and culture, non-classical genres, ethnomusicological topics, or performance. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff. Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
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MUS 296 - Spring-Term Topics in Music
FDR: HA
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Varies by topic. Selected studies in music with a focus on history and culture, non-classical genres, ethnomusicological topics, or performance. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Planned Offering: Offered in spring when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit
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MUS 325 - Choral Conducting and Methods I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 162 and instructor consent. This course is designed to provide essential skills for basic choral conducting, including work on gesture, rehearsal techniques, vocal pedagogy, and logistical considerations. Lynch. Planned Offering: Fall
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MUS 326 - Choral Conducting and Methods II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 325 and instructor consent. A continuation of MUS 325, with a focus on more advanced gesture and rehearsal techniques and choral literature and approaches from a broad spectrum of historical and cultural era and a variety of ensemble types. Lynch. Planned Offering: Winter.
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MUS 341 - Applied Music: Third Year
Credits: 1-2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. One credit is earned for ten 45-minute private lessons and a minimum of five hours practice a week during fall and winter terms; eight 55-minute private lessons and a minimum of five hours of practice a week are required during the spring term. ($360 lesson fee) Note: Note: A limit of nine credits for nonmajors and 12 credits for majors in applied music courses (140s, 240s, 340s, 440s) is allowable toward a degree. Available in brass, jazz improvisation, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds. A fee is charged for applied music. A music major is entitled to one applied music course per term without charge. Special departmental permission is required for students wanting two-credit applied music courses. Staff. Planned Offering: All terms.
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