May 08, 2024  
2012-2013 Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Marketing Management Technology

  
  • MMT 2713 - Principles of Real Estate

    3 SH
    A survey of the problems involved in the acquisition, transfer, operation, and management of real estate. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2723 - Real Estate Law

    3 SH
    The law of real property and the law of estate brokerage. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2733 - Real Estate Sales

    3 SH
    A study of the methods and techniques employed by real estate salespersons in the sale and promotion of real estate. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2743 - Real Estate Appraisal

    3 SH
    Methods, procedures, and evaluation techniques of appraising commercial and residential real property under various conditions. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2763 - Real Estate Practice

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Six semester hours in real estate to include Principles of Real Estate) This course is designed to provide instruction to the student on techniques inherent to developing a successful real estate career. Emphasis will be placed on basic knowledge skills and the development of a real estate practice. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2773 - Commercial Real Estate Finance

    3 SH
    A survey course of construction lending and investment property financing including risk management strategies, legal concepts in commercial real estate transactions, the commercial real estate loan process, and basic formulas used in real estate investment analysis. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2783 - Residential Mortgage Lending

    3 SH
    A survey course including the mortgage lending process, governmental regulations and compliance issues involved in interviewing mortgage loan applicants, and the processing of loan applications. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MMT 2916 - Internship In Marketing Management

    6 SH
    (Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor) Direct application of concepts and theory of marketing management.  Students will work in a marketing-related environment.  (18 hr externship)

Mathematics

  
  • MAT 0113 - Fundamentals of Mathematics

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 1) Institutional credit only. A review of fundamental arithmetic skills. A study of the four basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Also covered are ratio and proportions, order of operations and applications. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 0114 - Fundamentals of Mathematics

    4 SH
    A review of fundamental arithmetic skills. A study of the four basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Also covered are ratio and proportions, percents, order of operations, and applications. Will not substitute for the mathematics requirements in any program of study. Institutional credit only. (4 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 0123 - Beginning Algebra

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 2) A course in algebra to include operations with real numbers, linear equations, the coordinate system, linear inequalities, exponents, operations with polynomials, and factoring. Will not substitute for the mathematics requirements in any program of study. Institutional credit only. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 0124 - Beginning Algebra

    4 SH
    A course in algebra to include operations with real numbers, linear equations, the coordinate system, linear equations, exponents, operations with polynomials, and factoring. Will not substitute for the mathematics requirements in any program of study. Institutional credit only. (4 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1233 - Intermediate Algebra

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 3) The topics include linear equations and their graphs; inequalities and number line graphs; rational expressions; factoring; exponents; radicals; polynomials.) (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1313 - College Algebra

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 4) This course includes inequalities; functions; linear and quadratic equations, circles and their graphs; applications; polynomial and rational functions; logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of equations. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1323 - Trigonometry

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 4) This course includes trigonometric functions and their graphs; functions of composite angles; fundamental relations; trigonometric equations; radian measurement; solutions of right and oblique triangles; inverse trigonometric functions; applications. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1343 - Pre-Calculus

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: ACT of 25-36 or consent of instructor) A review of college algebra and trigonometry in preparation for Calculus I. Topics include functions; solving equations; logarithmic and exponential functions; trigonometric functions; solving trigonometric equations. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1513 - Business Calculus I

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1313 ) A study of functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, and their applications to business and economics. ( 3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1523 - Business Calculus II

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1513 ) A study of anti-derivatives, techniques of integration, applications of the definite integral, extrema, and applications to business and economics. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1611 - Calculus I Laboratory

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1323 ) (Corequisites: MAT 1613 ) This course includes the investigation of the techniques studied in Calculus I through the use of the graphing calculator and/or computer. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MAT 1613 - Calculus I

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Credit for MAT 1313  and MAT 1323 , MAT 1343  or a 26 on the math subscore of ACT and credit for algebra/trig and/or pre-calculus in high school) This course includes the following topics: limits; continuity; the definition of the derivatives; differentiation; applications; anti-derivatives. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1621 - Calculus II Laboratory

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1613 ) (Corequisites: MAT 1623 ) This course includes the investigation of the techniques studied in Calculus II through the use of the graphing calculator and/or computer. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MAT 1623 - Calculus II

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1613 ) This course includes the following topics: the definite integral; differentiation and integration of transcendental functions; techniques of integration; applications. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1723 - Real Number System

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1313  or ACT score of 25 or higher or Compass score on pre-algebra at or above 48 and an algebra score at or above 42) Designed for elementary and special education majors, this course includes set theory, numeration systems, foundations of number theory, and properties and operations of real numbers. preparing to teach. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1733 - Geometry, Measurement and Probability

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1313  or ACT score of 25 or higher or Compass score on pre-algebra at or above 48 and an algebra score at or above 42) Designed for elementary and special education majors, this course includes geometric definitions, shapes and formulas; linear and angular measurements; unit conversions; statistics and probability. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1743 - Problem Solving with Real Numbers

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1723 ) Designed for elementary and special education majors, this course includes logic, applications of real numbers, probability, and statistics. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 1753 - Quantitative Reasoning

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 4) Designed for students who need only three hours of unspecified mathematics. Includes basic mathematical concepts from logic, algebra, number theory, statistics, and modern applications. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 2113 - Introduction to Linear Algebra

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1623 ) This course includes the following topics: systems of linear equations; matrices; Vector spaces; determinants; linear transformation; Eigen values and Eigenvectors. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 2323 - Statistics

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1313 ) Introduction to statistical methods of describing, summarizing, comparing, and interpreting data to include probability distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 2613 - Calculus III

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 1623 ) This course includes the following topics: analytical geometry; parametric equations; polar coordinates; improper integrals; infinite series. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 2623 - Calculus IV

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MAT 2613 ) This course includes the following topics: partial differentiation; multiple integration; vector calculus; quadric surfaces. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MAT 2913 - Differential Equations

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Credit for or registration in MAT 2623 ) This course includes the following topics: solution of first and higher order differential equations; existence theorems; Laplace transformations; applications. (3 hr lecture)

Meat Merchandising

  
  • MTV 1114 - Fundamentals of Meat Merchandising

    4 SH
    Fundamentals of meat merchandising including career opportunities, safety requirements, sanitation, maintenance of equipment, and government regulations. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1214 - Identification of Cuts

    4 SH
    Identification of wholesale and retail cuts of meat. The course also includes preparation and serving of meat products. Background information is provided on dressing, chilling, storage, sanitation, inspection, grading, curing, and smoking procedures for different types of meat products. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1224 - Preparation of Cuts

    4 SH
    Breaking carcasses into boxed cuts of beef, pork, and lamb; preparing basic retail cuts; boning procedures, and packaging. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1234 - Merchandising of Meats

    4 SH
    Cutting and merchandising of poultry and fish products, merchandising of smoked meat counter; refrigeration and display techniques of fish, poultry, and smoked meats. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1314 - Pricing and Marketing Techniques I

    4 SH
    Advanced merchandising techniques including wholesale purchasing, wholesale and retail meat pricing and gross profit control yield data. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1324 - Pricing and Marketing Techniques II

    4 SH
    Advanced meat merchandising procedures including cutting tests and forecasting gross profits. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1414 - Meat Merchandising I

    4 SH
    A study of portion control, nutritional values of red meat and poultry, steps and cycles associated with marketing red meat and poultry and the factors that affect meat prices. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1424 - Meat Merchandising II

    4 SH
    A special study of meat merchandising techniques as related to salesmanship and customer relations to include seasonal trends and cycles, and merchandising strategies. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1514 - Catering and Value Added Products

    4 SH
    Types of catering service, how to start a business, selling catering services, food safety, arranging specific catering events and trends toward marketing value-added products. (8 hr lab)
  
  • MTV 1613 - Special Project

    3 SH
    A course designed to provide the student with practical applications of skill and knowledge gained in other meat merchandising courses. (135 contact hours)
  
  • MTV 1623 - Supervised Work Experience

    3 SH
    A course which is a cooperative program between industry and education. It is designed to integrate the student‘s technical studies with industrial experience. (135 contact hours)

Medical Assisting Technology

  
  • MET 1214 - Medical Business Practices

    4 SH
    (Prerequisites: CPT 1324  or CSC 1123  or BAD 2533  & MET 1323 ) This course presents the administrative medical assistant procedures with office management; written and oral communications; management of a physician‘s professional schedule and travel arrangements. Emphasis is placed on billing, collecting, and types of bookkeeping. Its aim is to provide the student with practice situations through the use of simulated office settings, pegboard simulation, and demonstration. (3 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MET 1313 - Pharmacology For Medical Assistants

    3 SH
    This course reflects basic theory and clinical information related to drugs, including classifications, source, dosages and measurements, regulatory requirements, and basic principles of drug administration. At all times, safety is emphasized for the health professional administering the medication and patients receiving the medication. Accuracy is stressed. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MET 1323 - Medical Terminology

    3 SH
    This course is a study of medical language relating to the various body systems including diseases, physical conditions, procedures, clinical specialties, and abbreviations. Emphasis is placed on correct spelling and pronunciation and the use of computer assisted software. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MET 1413 - Clinical Procedures I

    3 SH
    (Pre/Corequisites: MET 1313 , MET 1313  and CPR-Health Care Provider Certificate) The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to clinical skills emphasizing the importance of being proficient. This course also provides students with opportunities to practice and demonstrate proficiency in simulated settings and the check-offs. (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MET 1423 - Clinical Procedures II

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MET 1313  & MET 1513 ) This course is a continuation of Clinical Procedures I and will further the student‘s knowledge of the more complex activities encountered in the physician‘s office. The clinical duties include maintaining surgical asepsis, instructing patients in preparation for radiological and sonographic studies, performing EKGs, preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician, and providing mobility assistance. (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MET 1513 - Medical Law and Ethics

    3 SH
    This course covers medical law, ethics, and acts; legal relationship of physician and patient; legal responsibilities of medical assistant; and professional liability. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MET 2234 - Medical Insurance

    4 SH
    (Corequisites: MET 1323 ) The purpose for this course is to acquaint the student with different types of insurance, including disability, Worker’s Compensation, Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare-Medicaid group plans such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Practical approach to insurance billing, basic medical and insurance abbreviations, terminology, ICD-9-CM and CPT coding will be presented. (3 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MET 2334 - Medical Laboratory for Medical Assistants

    4 SH
    (Prerequisites: BIO 2511  & BIO 2513 , BIO 2521  & BIO 2523 ; MET 1323 , MET 1413 , & MET 1423 ) This course covers techniques of the clinical laboratory including competent use of the microscope, and understanding of the theory and knowledge of the common laboratory tests performed in the physician’s office. Develops proficiency in laboratory and quality assurance procedures including collection, preparation and processing of specimens, urinalysis, hematology, and biopsy, as well as accurate reporting of test results commonly performed in a physician‘s office. (3 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MET 2613 - Clinical Review

    3 SH
    (Corequisites: MET 2716 ) This summary course is designed to review the skills, knowledge, and abilities acquired during the didactium. This course will serve to assist the student in preparing for the certification exam, with a review of critical skills and professional development issues, as well as first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MET 2716 - Externship

    6 SH
    (Prerequisites: Successful completion of all freshman and 1st semester sophomore courses are required.) This course includes supervised experience in medical offices to provide the student with a comprehensive application of administrative and clinical skills. This course is designed to give the student an opportunity to discuss, evaluate, and share learning experiences and to strengthen learning situations brought up in a clinical externship. (1 hr lecture,15 hr clinical)

Medical Laboratory Technology

  
  • MLT 1111 - Fund of Med Lab Tech/Phlebotomy

    1 SH
    The course includes an overview of the field of Medical Laboratory Technology, as well as familiarization with laboratory safety, microscopes, glassware, and equipment. It also includes laboratory organization, medical ethics, and employment opportunities. Basic laboratory specimen collection techniques are introduced. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 1212 - Urinalysis/Body Fluids

    2 SH
    This course is an introduction to urinalysis and laboratory analysis of miscellaneous body fluids. It includes the basic principles of routine and special urine tests, and specimen examination through laboratory work. Theory and test profiles are also presented for miscellaneous body fluids with correlation to diseased states. (1 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 1313 - Hematology I

    3 SH
    This course is a study of the function of blood, morphology, and maturation of normal cells, blood cell counts, differentials of white cells, and blood collection and handling. (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 1324 - Hematology II

    4 SH
    (Prerequisites: MLT 1313 ) This course includes the study of abnormal cell morphology and disease involving blood cells, test procedures used in laboratory diagnosis of hematological disease, normal and abnormal hemostasis, and diagnostic procedures for evaluation of bleeding abnormalities and anticoagulant therapy. (2 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 1413 - Immunology/Serology

    3 SH
    This course covers the science of immunology and serology through the study of theories and processes related to natural body defenses. Included are basic antigen-antibody reactions, complement action, cellular response, humoral immune response, and the basic serological procedures used to aid in the detection of certain diseases. Throughout this course, special emphasis is placed on correlating laboratory results with the patient‘s probable condition. (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 1515 - Clinical Chemistry

    5 SH
    (Prerequisites: CHE 1211 , CHE 1213  or CHE 1311 , CHE 1313 ) This course is the study of human biochemistry as an aid in the diagnosis of disease processes. It includes chemistry procedures performed on body fluids for aiding in diagnosis of disease processes. (3 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 2424 - Immunohematology

    4 SH
    (Prerequisites: MLT 1413 ) This course includes collection, processing, storage, and utilization of blood components. It also includes the study of immunological principles and procedures for blood typing, crossmatching, antibody detection, identification, and investigation of hemolytic disease of the newborn. (2 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 2512 - Parasitology

    2 SH
    This course covers the morphology, physiology, life cycles, and epidemiology of parasites with emphasis on human pathogenic parasites. Identification of the parasites from human material is also included. (1 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 2614 - Pathogenic Microbiology

    4 SH
    (Prerequisites: BIO 2921 , BIO 2923 ) Basic skills, principles, and techniques for the staining, culturing, isolation, and identification of microorganisms of medical importance are emphasized in this course. Included are techniques used in determining the sensitivity of pathogenic bacteria to different antibiotic and other drugs. (2 hr lecture, 4 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 2711 - MLT Seminar

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: MLT 1111 , MLT 1212 , MLT 1324 , MLT 1515 , MLT 2424 , MLT 2512 , and MLT 2614 ) This course represents a synthesis of previous didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences. It is designed to facilitate activities incorporated in student and professional organizations and to allow students to select and present a case study. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MLT 2723 - Certification Fundamentals for MLT

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MLT 1111 , MLT 1212 , MLT 1324 , MLT 1515 , MLT 2424 , MLT 2512 , MLT 2614 ) This course is an in-depth study and review of material covered in the MLT curriculum. It is designed to prepare students for the national registry/certifying exams. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MLT 2916 - Clinical Practice I

    6 SH
    (Prerequisites: MLT core courses) This course includes clinical practice and didactic instruction in a clinical affiliate. Areas covered are hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, urinalysis, microbiology, coagulation, and serology. (18 hr clinical)
  
  • MLT 2926 - Clinical Practice II

    6 SH
    (Prerequisites: MLT 2916 ) A continuation of Clinical Practice I. (18 hr clinical)
  
  • MLT 2936 - Clinical Practice III

    6 SH
    (Pre/Corequisites: MLT 2926 ) A continuation of Clinical Practice II. (18 hr clinical)

Military Science and Aerospace Studies

  
  • AMR 1111 - Foundations of Officership Lecture and Lab

    1 SH
    Introduction to leadership and the Armed Forces. Course topics include small group leadership, decision making, problem solving, and adventure training such as rappelling and paintball. Includes a leadership lab and physical training
  
  • AMR 1121 - Basic Leadership Lecture and Lab

    1 SH
    Fundamental leadership and training techniques. Exposure to military skills and traditions and practical application of leadership and problem solving. Study areas include adventure training, map reading, military customs, and leadership concepts. Includes a leadership lab and physical training.
  
  • AMR 2111 - Individual Leadership Studies Lab

    1 SH
    Develop individual leadership skills. Apply problem solving, communication and conflict resolution skills. Teach basic leadership skills and squad tactics.
  
  • AMR 2112 - Individual Leadership Studies

    2 SH
    Develop individual leadership skills. Apply problem solving, communication and conflict resolution skills. Teach basic leadership skills and squad tactics.
  
  • AMR 2121 - Leadership and Teamwork Lab

    1 SH
    An application of leadership action skills with emphasis on beliefs, values, ethics, counseling techniques and group interaction skills. Includes a leadership lab and physical training.
  
  • AMR 2122 - Leadership and Teamwork

    2 SH
    An application of leadership action skills with emphasis on beliefs, values, ethics, counseling techniques and group interaction skills. Includes a leadership lab and physical training.

Modern Foreign Languages

  
  • MFL 1113 - Elementary French I

    3 SH
    For beginning students and those with not more than one year of high school French. Pronunciation, grammar, conversation, reading, and composition. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 1123 - Elementary French II

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MFL 1113  or equivalent) Continuation of MFL 1113  with emphasis on the development of oral skills. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 1213 - Elementary Spanish I

    3 SH
    For beginning students and those with not more than one year of high school Spanish. Basic Spanish grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, conversation, reading and composition. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 1223 - Elementary Spanish II

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MFL 1213  or equivalent) Continuation of MFL 1213  with emphasis on reading, writing, and oral activities. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2113 - French III

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MFL 1123  or two units of high school French) Review of French grammar with readings and exercises designed to increase the student’s vocabulary, contribute to mastery of idiomatic construction, and introduce French literature. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2123 - French IV

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MFL 2113  or equivalent) Continuation of MFL 2113  with advanced activities in reading, writing, and speaking the language. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2213 - Spanish III

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MFL 1223  or two units of high school Spanish) Review of Spanish grammar, followed by the reading of suitable modern Spanish literature. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2223 - Spanish IV

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: MFL 2213  or equivalent) Continuation of MFL 2213 . (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2243 - Spanish Conversation I

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites:   or permission of instructor) Special emphasis is placed upon pronunciation and conversation. Some grammar is reviewed. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2513 - Occupational Spanish

    3 SH
    This course is designed to teach basic oral communication skills for interaction in Spanish in an occupational setting.  Specialized variations of this course may include law enforcement, medical and business.  (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2611 - Foreign Language Study Abroad Seminar

    1 SH
    This course involves studies in language, history, geography and culture of a specific country.  (This course is a pre-requisite for any foreign language study abroad program.) (1 hr lecture)
  
  • MFL 2613 - Foreign Language Study Abroad

    3 SH
    This course is for French and Spanish students to travel to another country to attend a language school in which instruction will given in the target language. Instruction will address pronunciation, grammar, conversation, reading, and culture. In addition, students typically live with host families using the target language. Students will participate in excursions which will expand their knowledge of the history, culture, and geography of the country. Students will be applying the target language to events in daily life.

Music Foundations

  
  • MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Eligible for ENG 1113 ) (Non Majors) Listening course designed to give the student, through aural perception, understanding and appreciation of music as a moving force in Western Culture. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 1123 - Music Survey (Majors)

    3 SH
    A listening course designed to acquaint the music major with a broad overview of musical style and repertoire from antiquity to the present. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 1132 - Fundamentals of Music

    2 SH
    This course is designed to instruct students in treble and bass clef note reading, major scales, major key signatures, and fundamental rhythm. This includes an introduction to music software. Students planning to continue as music majors at a senior college should follow this course with Music Theory I-IV. This course is offered Spring Semester only. (2 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 1133 - Fundamentals of Music

    3 SH
    Provides the student with basic knowledge of notation, scales, keys, rhythm, intervals, triads, and their inversion. MUS 1133 is not the standard freshman theory course required for graduation from senior colleges and universities and is not offered to meet these requirements. Students taking MUS 1133 and planning to continue as music majors in a senior college should follow this course with Music Theory I - IV. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 1211 - Music Theory Laboratory I

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: Same as Music Theory I) Laboratory activities will center on developing listening, playing, and singing skills with major scales and cords, intervals up to a perfect fifth and primary chords. Sight-singing and playing while singing will also be emphasized. Other activities will include taking stepwise melodic dictation and rhythmic dictation in simple time. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 1213 - Music Theory I

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 1133  or a grade of “Pass” in part 1 of the Comprehensive Music Fundamentals Exam or consent of instructor) (Corequisites: MUS 1133 ) A study of elementary harmony requiring a thorough background in Music Fundamentals, including all scales and keys. Emphasis is placed largely on writing and analysis of diatonic triads. Four-voice partwriting is introduced. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 1221 - Music Theory Laboratory II

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 1211 ) Laboratory activities will center on developing listening, playing, and singing skills using all melodic intervals within the octave and all diatonic chords in a harmonic setting. Other activities will include taking melodic dictation with chordal skips and rhythmic dictation including compound time. Sight-singing and playing while singing will be emphasized. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 1223 - Music Theory II

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 1213 ) (Corequisites: MUS 1221 ) A further study of elementary harmony, including diatonic harmonic progression, root movement, chord connection and part-writing principles. Diatonic seventh chords and modulation are introduced. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 1413 - Basic Computer Skills for Musicians

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: ENG 0123      ) This course is designed to introduce students to iLife and the Macintosh Operating System.  Topics include the creation of podcasts, photo editing, editing of audio and video, and music composition (through MIDI, sequencing, sampling, software instruments and audio editing).  Students will also be introduced to basic recording techniques through GarageBand and Logic.  (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 1423 - Survey of Pop Music

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites:   ,   , and consent of department chair) Advanced listening course, designed to acquaint the Music Industry major with a broad overview of popular musical styles and repertoire from the beginnings of American Popular Music to the present. (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 1911 - Recital Class I

    1 SH
    A performance class required of all music majors and minors.  This course may be repeated for credit.  (1 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 2211 - Music Theory Laboratory III

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum Grade of C in MUS 1221 ) Laboratory activities will center on developing listening, playing, and singing skills utilizing major, minor, chromatic pentatonic and whole-tone scales as well as all modes. Also included will be practice with harmonic intervals and seventh chord. Sightsinging and playing while singing will be emphasized, as will harmonic dictation using all chord positions. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 2213 - Music Theory III

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 1223  and a grade of “Pass” on both parts of the Comprehensive Music Fundamentals Exam) (Corequisites: MUS 2211 ) A brief review of diatonic harmony followed by a study of chromatic harmony with emphasis on secondary function chords and bimodal technique. Advanced modulation is introduced. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 2221 - Music Theory Laboratory IV

    1 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 2211 ) Laboratory activities will center on developing singing, playing, and listening skills which include harmonic and melodic modulations as well as secondary dominants. Emphasis will be placed on melodic and rhythmic sight-reading and playing from a “lead sheet”. (2 hr lab)
  
  • MUS 2223 - Music Theory IV

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 2313 ) (Corequisites: MUS 2221 ) A further study of chromatic harmony, including augmented sixth chords, the Neapolitan sixth chord, augmented dominants and other altered chords. Basic principles of musical analysis and composition are introduced. (3 hr lecture)
  
  • MUS 2413 - Computer Recording I - Native

    3 SH
    (Prerequisites:   ,   ,   and consent of department chair) (Corequisites:   ,   ,  ) Introduction to native recording software (Apple Logic).  Students continue their study of MIDI, arranging, sequencing, software instruments, and basic knowledge of a native digital audio workstation.  (2 hr lecture, 2 hr lab)
 

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