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MATH 391 - Topics in Analysis
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: MATH 311. Topics vary but can include complex analysis, topology, differential equations, differential topology, numerical analysis, functional analysis, measure theory, fractal geometry, Lebesgue integration and Fourier analysis, harmonic analysis, and analytic number theory.
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MATH 392 - Topics in Abstract Algebra
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: MATH 321. Topics vary but can include field and Galois theory, geometric and combinatorial group theory, representation theory, number theory, algebraic number theory, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, advanced linear algebra, algebraic coding theory and cryptography, algebraic topology, homological algebra, and graph theory.
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MATH 393 - Topics in Geometry and Topology
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: MATH 342 or MATH 343. Topics vary but can include knot theory, topology and geometry of surfaces, differential geometry, Riemann surfaces, 3-manifolds, tilings, geometric probability, geometry of spacetime, finite geometry, computational geometry, differential topology, and projective geometry.
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MATH 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Individual conferences.
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MATH 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Individual conferences.
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MATH 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Individual conferences.
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MATH 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Honors Thesis.
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Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
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MRST 110 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Humanities
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods through the study of a particular topic. Recent studies: Elizabethan England, and Life and Death in Dante’s Florence.
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MRST 111 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Literature
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods through the study of a particular literary topic. Recent studies: Boccaccio, the Birth of Italian Literature, and Dreaming in the Middle Ages.
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MRST 252 - Introduction to Shakespeare
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: completion of FDR:FW requirement. Same as ENGL 252. A study of the major genres of Shakespeare’s plays, employing analysis shaped by formal, historical, and performance-based questions. Emphasis is given to tracing how Shakespeare’s work engages early modem cultural concerns, such as the nature of political rule, gender, religion, and sexuality. A variety of skills are developed in order to assist students with interpretation, which may include verse analysis, study of early modem dramatic forms, performance workshops, two medium-length papers, reviews of live play productions, and eight final, student-directed performance of a selected play.
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MRST 286 - Preparation for Shakespeare in Performance
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students receive an introduction to Shakespeare’s verse in performance; read and analyze scripts from some of the plays to be observed during spring term; and engage in a team-building workshop and the creation of walking tours of modern London, each built around a particular cultural theme. The course consists of six two-hour meetings.
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MRST 395 - Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Credits: 3
This course may be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. 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.
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MRST 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Individual study of selected topics in Medieval and Renaissance studies.
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MRST 441 - Honors Thesis Preparation Seminar
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Preparation for MRST majors or minors toward preparation of an honors thesis. Through a series of literature reviews, bibliographic exercises, grant-writing exercises, skills-training, and exposure to numerous research methodologies appropriate to their self-defined program, students are guided to the completion of an honors thesis proposal by the end of the term. Specific goals and skills are determined in conjunction with the thesis adviser by the end of the fall term prior to registration for the course.
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MRST 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Projects should be approved no later than September 30 of the senior year. Prerequisite: instructor consent. 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.
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MRST 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Applications for honors should be submitted to the program head no later than March 1 of the junior year. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Honors thesis devoted to a specialized topic in Medieval and Renaissance studies.
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Middle East and South Asia Studies |
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MESA 195 - Gateway to Middle East and South Asia Studies
FDR: HU
Credits: 3-4
A gateway course introducing Middle East and South Asia studies through the lens of a special topic, issue, or problem relevant to the MESA region.
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MESA 250 - Writing Mt. Lebanon: History, Language, and Politics
FDR: HU
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ARAB 161. How did Mt. Lebanon become the nation-state of Lebanon? This interdisciplinary course asks students to question the local, national, and international contexts in which the modern Lebanese Republic (est. 1943) has been formed. Students explore the historical, linguistic, confessional, and political landscape of Mt. Lebanon, focusing on the 18th century up
to the present day. Visits to archeological sites, museums, historic mansions, cemeteries, and a university campus enrich classroom discussions.
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MESA 252 - History Compounded: Experience Egypt
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: ARAB 161. An exploration of the social, religious, historical, and political foundations of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Based in Cairo, a.k.a. Omm ed-Duniya (Mother of the World), students study the complex dynamics of state, culture, and society from a historical perspective. This course uses multiple academic lenses to understand the manifold pasts, interpret the ever-changing present, and speculate about possible futures of contemporary Egypt.
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MESA 255 - Language Policies and Politics
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
An examination of language policies in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (broadly defined). Students are introduced to the concepts and theories involved in language planning and policy (LPP) and discuss topics such as the legal status of language(s); linguistic rights; language attitudes and ideologies; language in education; language standardization; multilingualism and nationalism; and language endangerment. Students investigate the factors that govern and influence different LPPs through a series of case studies from the MESA region.
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MESA 260 - From Travelogues to Blogs: American Depictions of the Middle East
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
What do stories and firsthand “insights” from tourists tell us about ourselves and the world? This course examines American representations of the Middle East from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Through the genre of travel writing, students explore tourist perspectives on issues such as religion, gender, politics, and society while learning about the rich history and culture of the region. The role that individuals from the Middle East play in shaping perceptions is also studied. Through discussion and the critical reading of primary sources, such as travelogues, blogs, and Instagram feeds, students learn how “the American” and “the Other” are constructed in political, cultural, and religious discourses.
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MESA 295 - Special Topics in Middle East and South Asian Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisites vary with topic Topics vary with instructor and term. Repeatable for credit if topics are different.
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MESA 393 - Capstone in Middle East and South Asia Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Capstone project. Independent research project on a topic in Middle East and South Asia studies, under the guidance of a faculty adviser, including regular individual meetings and at least four group workshops, culminating in a formal presentation of the finished project to MESA faculty and students.
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MESA 395 - Special Topics in Religion and Human Rights of MESA
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
This advanced course addresses the intersection of human rights and religion within the Middle East and/or South Asia. The course will consider the complex layers of political and legal issues as they relate to the many religious traditions of the Middle East and South Asia. The course will draw from both current and historical sources to investigate numerous case studies, e.g. the relationships between religion and women’s rights, human rights and cultural heritage (often religious in content), iconoclasm and freedom of faith movements, among other concerns. The precise focus of the course will alter depending on instructor. Consequently, a student may repeat the course if the regional coverage specific to the course is different from a past offering.
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MUS 100 - Class Piano I
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students gain rudimentary piano proficiency and fundamental musicianship skills via keyboard playing in a group piano setting with digital pianos assisted by MIDI programs. Open for all students with minimal or no experience in keyboard playing (beginner level) and to music majors in partial fulfillment of the piano proficiency requirement. Students who have taken MUS 101 or MUS 141-Piano are not eligible for this course.
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MUS 101 - Class Piano II
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students acquire further skills through the study of scales, arpeggios, chord progressions, harmonization, transpositions, sight-reading, and improvisation. Students learn to perform late-elementary-level piano repertoire. Group piano setting with digital pianos assisted by MIDI programs. Designed for non-keyboard music majors and non-music majors who show early-elementary keyboard competency. Open for all students with minimal or no experience in keyboard playing (beginner level) and to music majors in partial fulfillment of the piano proficiency requirement. Students who have taken MUS 141-Piano are not eligible for this course.
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MUS 102 - Physics and Perception of Music
FDR: SL Lab Science Distribution
Credits: 4
Same as PHYS 102. 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). Appropriate for non-science and non-major students with a basic (high-school) knowledge of physics and mathematics. This course may be repeated.
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MUS 108 - Supervised Piano Accompanying
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
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 for credit.
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MUS 109A - Cantatrici
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Cantatrici is a treble choir 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 Glee Club. This course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 109B - Glee Club
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
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 for credit.
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MUS 109M - Glee Club
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
This course may be repeated for credit. 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.
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MUS 109W - Cantatrici
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
This course may be repeated for credit. Cantatrici is a treble choir 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 Glee Club.
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MUS 110 - University Singers
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
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 for credit.
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MUS 111 - Opera Workshop
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. This course focuses on the preparation of scenes from operas or of complete operas. Students audition for and are cast in roles in the production of the opera or the scenes. Rehearsals are scheduled subject to the availability of the cast and instructor. While some cast members may rehearse during weekdays, most should expect evening and weekend rehearsals.
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MUS 112 - Chamber Ensembles
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. 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. 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. This course may be repeated.
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MUS 113 - University Wind Ensemble
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
The University Wind Ensemble consists of wind and percussion players who perform band repertoire in concerts on and off campus. This course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 114 - University Orchestra
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
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. This course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 115 - University Jazz Ensemble
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
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. This course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 116 - Bentley Musical Rehearsals
Credits: 1
This course is designed for rehearsal of music in preparation for the annual Bentley Musical. This course may be repeated. 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.
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MUS 120 - Introduction to Music
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
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.
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MUS 121 - Worlds of Music
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
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.
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MUS 160 - Preparation for Statistics in Korean Music
MATH 160
Credits: 1
The Spring Term Abroad course entitled Statistics in Korean Music will be an immersive experience in Korean culture and music and involve a working knowledge of R Statistical programming language. In order to assure that each student gets the most benefit of their time in Korea, this preparation course will review basic elements of the Korean language, music theory and statistical programming.
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MUS 161 - Music Theory I
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Corequisite: MUS 163 - Aural Skills I A study of scales, triads, and chord progressions. Instruction will include harmonic analysis and four-part writing from the 17th and 18th century common-practice tradition. This course covers the rudiments of music, analysis and part-writing of basic diatonic triads and dominant-seventh chords, the evaluation of music through performance analysis and the use of software to compose simple works with proper notation.
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MUS 162 - Music Theory II
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 161 and MUS 163. Corequisite: MUS 164 - Aural Skills II A continuation of MUS 161, including scales, triads, chord progressions, four-part writing and harmonic analysis of the common practice period in Western music, especially focusing on diatonic harmony. It covers the various chord types used in tonal harmony: tertian triads and seventh-chords It will focus on the tendency of certain chords to progress to certain other chords.
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MUS 163 - Aural Skills I
Credits: 1
Corequisite: MUS 161 - Music Theory I This course aims to develop fundamental aural skills through ear-training (rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation) and sight-singing (pitch and rhythm) via ear-training and sight-singing exercises in class, homework assignments, and regular practice in singing and rhythmic drilling. In addition, students work on introductory level improvisational skills in singing as well as basic keyboard skills.
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MUS 164 - Aural Skills II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: MUS 161 and MUS 163. Corequisite: MUS 162 - Music Theory II This course aims to further develop fundamental aural skills through ear-training (rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation) and sight-singing (pitch and rhythm) via ear-training and sight-singing exercises in class, homework assignments, and regular practice in singing, rhythmic drilling, and keyboard harmony. In addition. students develop elementary level improvisational skills through guided materials including lead sheets.
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MUS 170 - Introduction to Sound Technology
Credits: 1
This course introduces students with a musical background to the concepts of recording, sequencing, and mixing using Digital Audio Workstations. Topics covered include analog signal flow, basic recording and mix techniques, digital audio and MIDI theory and the use of software-based virtual instruments and effects processors such as equalizers, compressors, and reverbs. Students receive hands-on practice in digital music production in a state-of-the-art lab.
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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.
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MUS 200 - Recital Attendance
Credits: 0
Prerequisite: Music major or minor. A course focused on the development of listening and performance skills through attendance at Department of Music concerts and recitals. Students attend at least 75 percent of the afternoon and evening events sponsored by the Department of Music. Students must also attend the music convocation that takes place one Friday afternoon each month during the fall and winter terms. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Music majors must complete the course each term in residence after declaring the major. Music minors must complete two terms.
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MUS 201 - Music History I
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
A survey of music from the Middle Ages through the Baroque period.
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MUS 202 - Music History II
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
A survey of music from the Pre-Classical to the Late Romantic period. Student who take this course should have the ability to read music.
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MUS 205 - Introduction to the Music Industry
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
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
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MUS 210 - Vocal Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. This course focuses on the basic functions of vocal production and strategies for teaching healthy singing. Designed for music and theater majors and advanced non-majors.
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MUS 221 - History of Jazz
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
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.
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MUS 222 - A Year in Jazz
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
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.
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MUS 238 - The Music, Folklore, and Literature of Ireland
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: INTR 238. This course engages the music, folklore and literature of Ireland and the ways that the creation of these art forms is related to the places in which the art was created. We cover a wide variety of the history of Irish art and focus on the importance of place in the written, oral, and aural traditions of the island. Students study a range of musical compositions, styles, and traditions alongside the rich body of Irish folklore and folk customs that underlie these musical creations, as well as the rich literature that informs all of these artistic efforts. After the first week on campus, the remainder of the course takes place in Dingle in the West of Ireland and in Dublin.
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MUS 239 - Haydn and Mozart: A Musical Tour of Prague and Vienna
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
This course will trace the musical development of Haydn and Mozart in an historical and geographical context. Students will immerse themselves in the works of the two composers and explore the various cultural and biographical elements that influenced their compositional styles. Following an initial overview on campus, the course will take place in Prague and Vienna, with day trips to surrounding cities. Significant locations include: Lobkowicz Palace (Prague), the Estates Theatre (Prague), St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Vienna), Schӧnbrunn Palace (Vienna), Haydnsaal (Eisenstadt), and Mozarteum
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MUS 240 - Ebony and Ivory: Spirituals and The Sacred Harp
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Forged in the furnace of chattel slavery, Negro spirituals combined African musical practices and the oral tradition of story-telling with texts from biblical sources to give voice to the sorrow and hope of the enslaved. At the same time, the white people of antebellum America were singing songs they learned in a tradition of written symbols dating back to Guido of Arezzo (ca. 1000 CE), codified and collected in oblong tune books, the most famous of which was The Sacred Harp of 1843. Through readings, listening assignments, films, student presentations, and in-class singing, we will explore the origins and legacies of spirituals and shapednote songs of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
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MUS 241 - Applied Music: Second Year
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
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. 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, composition, jazz improvisation, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds. A music major is entitled to one applied music course per term without charge. ($360 lesson fee)
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MUS 260 - Statistics in Korean Music
MATH 260 FDR: FM Math and Computer Science Foundation
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: MATH/MUS 160 The musical note frequencies of the keys on a piano are Benford distributed as are the works of many classical musicians including Mozart and Beethoven. But what about East Asian music? This course will explore music specifically from South Korea. We will study traditional Korean instruments such as the gayageum and the geomungo and determine whether the music they create is also Benford distributed. A portion of the course will also study the modern genre of K-pop to see if it is more or less Benford than traditional music. Students will also learn the basics of music composition such as key signatures, chord progressions, and instrumentation which will allow them to compose a song in the style of one of the Korean genres.
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MUS 261 - Music Theory III
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 162. Corequisite: MUS 262 - Aural Skills III A continuation of MUS 162, focusing on analysis of harmonies, forms, and styles from the Romantic period, impressionism, and the early 20th century.
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MUS 262 - Aural Skills III
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: MUS 162. Corequisite: MUS 261 - Music Theory III Intermediate proficiency in aural, improvisation, and keyboard skills. This course aims to advance each student’s ear-training (rhythmic. melodic, and harmonic dictation) and sight-singing (pitch and rhythm) abilities via exercises in class, homework assignments, regular singing practice, rhythmic exercises, and online drilling. In addition, students continue developing improvisational skills in singing and keyboard skills in harmonic realization.
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MUS 285 - Music in the Films of Stanley Kubrick
FILM 285 FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 4
The ability to read music is not a requirement for this course. 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.
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MUS 295 - Topics in Music
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
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.
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MUS 315 - Arranging and Orchestration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 261 and MUS 262. An exploration into the craft of writing music for voices and instruments. Students learn the ranges, transpositions, and technical characteristics of voice types and standard orchestral and band instruments. Projects include orchestrating for full ensembles.
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MUS 325 - Conducting and Methods I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 162. This course is designed to provide essential skills for basic conducting, including work on gesture, rehearsal techniques, and logistical considerations.
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MUS 326 - Conducting and Methods II - Choral
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 325. 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.
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MUS 327 - Conducting and Methods II - Instrumental
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 325. A continuation of MUS 325. with a focus on more advanced musical gesture and rehearsal techniques. Band and orchestral literature are studied. Emphasis is on providing students with a broad spectrum of approaches from a variety of historical and cultural eras.
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MUS 341 - Applied Music: Third Year
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
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. 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, composition, jazz improvisation, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds. 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. ($360 lesson fee)
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MUS 350 - Brass Techniques
Credits: 1
This course is designed to teach students sound contemporary methods for instruction of brass instruments in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Students learn techniques for playing and teaching each of the brass instruments with a focus on pedagogical issues and basic care and maintenance that relate to each individual instrument.
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MUS 351 - Percussion Techniques
Credits: 1
This course is designed to teach students sound contemporary methods for instruction of percussion instruments in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Students learn techniques for playing and teaching each of the primary percussion instruments with a focus on pedagogical issues and basic care and maintenance that relate to each individual instrument.
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MUS 352 - String Techniques
Credits: 1
This course is designed to teach students sound contemporary methods for instruction of string instruments in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Students learn techniques for playing and teaching each of the string instruments with a focus on pedagogical issues and basic care and maintenance that relate to each individual instrument.
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MUS 353 - Woodwind Techniques
Credits: 1
This course is designed to teach students sound contemporary methods for instruction of woodwind instruments in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Students learn techniques for playing and teaching each of the woodwind instruments with a focus on pedagogical issues and basic care and maintenance that relate to each individual instrument.
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MUS 365 - Post Tonal Music
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MUS 261. An historical and analytical approach to western art music composed after 1890. Students study major composers and significant musical movements and develop new analytical tools as the class explores music from Debussy to the present day.
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MUS 423 - Directed Individual Project
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. May be repeated for degree credit with permission.
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MUS 441 - Applied Music: Fourth Year
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
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. 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, composition, jazz improvisation, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds. 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. ($360 lesson fee)
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MUS 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. For composition students, this culminates in a recital of original compositions. For performance students, this culminates in a recital. For general music students, this culminates in a project developed in consultation with the thesis adviser. A detailed description is available in the Music Student Handbook.
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MUS 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. A detailed description is available in the Music Student Handbook. Candidates must notify the department head by February 1 of the junior year.
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Neuroscience |
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NEUR 120 - Introduction to Neuroscience
FDR: SC Science, Math, CS Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC 110 or CBSC 111. Corequisite: NEUR 121 - Introduction to Neuroscience Workshop An introduction to neuroscience emphasizing the molecular organization, chemistry, and physiology of the neuron; how neurons are organized into functional circuits; and how these functional circuits process information and control both normal and abnormal behavior.
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NEUR 121 - Introduction to Neuroscience Workshop
Credits: 1
Corequisite: NEUR 120 - Introduction to Neuroscience Training in the basic fundamental skills needed tor a career in the neurosciences. Prospective majors 1) learn fundamental oral presentation skills critically needed for a career in the biosciences; 2) learn to lead a discussion with an emphasis on critical analysis of primary research articles; 3) acquire a conceptual toolbox and theoretical understanding of current neuroscience techniques; 4) develop a digital portfolio of their academic work and research; and 5) learn about current neuroscience lab research opportunities at W&L.
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NEUR 180 - First Year Seminar: A Beginner’s Guide to the Brain
FDR: SC Science, Math, CS Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: first-year student class standing. In this class, students will be taught how to read and interpret scientific journal articles and how to identify and evaluate experimental hypotheses. Students will be introduced to experimental design, as well as data analysis and interpretation. The class will begin with an overview of scientific literature on the selected topic followed by presentation and discussion of scientific articles. Along with a broad introduction to neuroscience research methods, the students will further develop their critical thinking, analysis, and scientific communication skills. Content and scope will vary by instructor. The course will be both discussion-based and writing intensive.
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NEUR 395 - Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Credits: 1-3
A seminar designed to provide an advanced student with a broader knowledge of the field of cellular and molecular neuroscience. Specific topics will vary and depend upon instructor availability. May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
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NEUR 396 - Special Topics in Computational Neuroscience
Credits: 3-4
Prerequisite: varies with topic. A seminar designed to provide an advanced student with a broader knowledge of the field of computational neuroscience. Specific topics will vary and depend upon instructor availability. May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
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NEUR 397 - Special Topics in Systems Neuroscience
Credits: 3-4
Prerequisite: varies with topic. A seminar designed to provide an advanced student with a broader knowledge of the field of systems neuroscience. Specific topics will vary and depend upon instructor availability. May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
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NEUR 398 - Special Topics in Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience
Credits: 3-4
Prerequisite: varies with topic. A seminar designed to provide an advanced student with a broader knowledge of the field of cognitive or behavioral neuroscience. Specific topics will vary and depend upon instructor availability. May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
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NEUR 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. This seminar involves independent reading and/or research. Students are expected to prepare a detailed research proposal based on their independent work. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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NEUR 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. This seminar involves independent reading and/or research. Students are expected to prepare a detailed research proposal based on their independent work.
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NEUR 421 - Directed Independent Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Each student conducts primary research in partnership with a neuroscience faculty member by prior mutual agreement. Consult with individual faculty for a description of current research areas. This course may be repeated for credit.
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NEUR 422 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
May be carried out during the summer. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. No more than six credits may apply towards the major. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Each student conducts primary research in partnership with a neuroscience faculty member by prior mutual agreement. Consult with individual faculty for a description of current research areas.
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NEUR 423 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
May be carried out during the summer. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. No more than six credits may apply towards the major. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Each student conducts primary research in partnership with a neuroscience faculty member by prior mutual agreement. Consult with individual faculty for a description of current research areas.
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NEUR 442 - Honors Thesis Proposal
Credits: 2
Taken no later than the winter term of the junior year. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Writing a proposal for honors thesis research, including a clear statement of the problem being studied, a literature review, and a feasible, detailed plan for the research.
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NEUR 453 - Neuroscience Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
May be carried out during the summer. May be taken up to two times for a maximum of 6 credits with departmental approval. Prerequisite: instructor consent. This course provides students an opportunity to engage in scholarly and professional development though external placements in research laboratory, clinical, or business settings where neuroscientific content is a focus of daily work activity.
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NEUR 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: NEUR 442. Individual conference.
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Philosophy |
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PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
The course provides a broad historical survey of Western Philosophy. Students read selections from the work of a number of great women and men from the ancient to the contemporary period, dealing with questions of ethics, knowledge and reality, and social and political philosophy. Starting with Socrates who stands trial for questioning his fellow citizens, we consider how philosophy can be way of life and how we can pursue wisdom through careful argumentation and analysis of the foundations of our beliefs about the world, god(s), mind and body, truth and falsehood, morality, human nature, good and evil, government and society, justice, and equality.
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PHIL 104 - Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
The course provides a broad historical survey of moral and political philosophy. Students read selections from the work of a number of great women and men from the ancient to the contemporary period, dealing with questions of ethics and moral and political philosophy. We consider how philosophy can be way of life and how we can pursue wisdom through careful argumentation and analysis of the foundations of our beliefs about the world, morality, human nature, good and evil, government and society, justice, and equality.
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PHIL 105 - Introduction to Theories of Knowledge and Reality
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
An introduction to philosophy, covering the following puzzles and questions: Do we really know anything? What is time like? Is time travel possible? What are selves? Does God exist? Do we have free will? Students see how these big questions are pursued in both Western and Eastern traditions and how they impact everyday life. The main goal of this course is to develop rigorous and disciplined methods of thinking and writing. Emphasis is especially placed on developing the abilities to extract, present, explain, and evaluate positions and arguments.
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PHIL 110 - Ancient Greek Philosophy
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
An examination of the metaphysics of the pre-Socratic philosophers, especially the Milesians, Pythagoras, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno of Elea, and the Atomists, and the ethics and political philosophy of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Topics include the origin and nature of the kosmos , the nature and existence of the god(s), the trial and execution of Socrates, theories of virtue, the nature of knowledge and truth, justice and the ideal state, the nature of eudaimonia (happiness, flourishing), and the possibility of akrasia (weakness of the will).
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PHIL 120 - Modern European Philosophy: Descartes to Hume
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
An examination of some of the metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of religion of the European Enlightenment, including views of the rationalists Rene Descartes, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia, and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz; and the empiricists Catharine Cockburn, John Locke, and David Hume. Topics include skepticism about the external world, mind-body dualism, the existence and nature of God, theories of substance, personal identity, and causation.
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PHIL 130 - Classical Chinese Philosophy
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
No background is presupposed. An introduction to philosophy via classical Chinese philosophy. We cover major schools in classical Chinese philosophy, including Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, and Legalism. Many ideas of these schools have significantly shaped cultural practice in East Asia. We focus on the philosophical articulation and defense of these schools, and we reflect on issues in cosmology, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. We also discuss the relevance of classical Chinese philosophy to Western philosophy as well as empirical research.
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