Goucher College 2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Course Descriptions
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MUS 146 - Goucher African Drum and Dance Ensemble (1 Cr.) *credits changed from 1.5 to 1.0 on 10/8/2015 (DAN 146 )
Practical performance of selected percussion instruments from West Africa (Ghana, in particular), and the interpretation of the rhythms through body movement and gestures; explores the historical and cultural contexts of specific West African music and dance forms relative to the African diaspora. Students will be required to know the basic techniques of West African traditional music and dance expressions; includes master classes and formal concert. Repeatable. Spring semester. Department.
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MUS 147 - Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop (1.5 Cr.)
Performance of works for the stage from the operatic and musical theatre repertoires. Attention both to solo and ensemble singing. Includes both class and coaching. Course concludes with a staged public performance. May be repeated for credit. Blades and Weiss.
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MUS 149 - Goucher Jazz Ensemble (1.5 Cr.)
Group performance designed to provide experience in reading charts and improvising in multiple jazz styles. By audition or permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Chappell and Department.
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MUS 203 - Special Topics in Music (3 Cr.)
In-depth examination of a specific musical topic. The choice of topic will remain flexible. Examples include American Music from Colonial Times to the Present; First Nights-Notable Premieres of Great Works; History of Rock and Roll; American Musical Theatre; Music Criticism and Esthetics; Nationalism in Music; Diction for Singers; and composer-/genre-specific topics such as the Beethoven symphonies, the string quartet, piano literature, and the Second Viennese school. Prerequisite: any three-credit, 100-level music course. Offered as needed. Department.
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MUS 205 - Music Theory III: Counterpoint (3 Cr.)
Study of contrapuntal techniques of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and composition projects in those styles.
Prerequisite: MUS 106 . Fall semester. Kennison.
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MUS 210 - Computer Music (3 Cr.) (LER-ARC)
An introduction to the aesthetics, history, literature, and theory of electronic and computer music. Individual composition or research projects are undertaken in the Goucher Computer Music Studio. Opportunity for participation in a public concert of computer music. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Burt.
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MUS 213 - Multimedia: Computer Music and Digital Video (3 Cr.)
A continuation of MUS 210 for those wishing to pursue intermediate-level computer music combined with digital video to create multimedia works for a public concert. Current digital audio techniques in sampling, MIDI programming, and digital signal processing will be combined with MTC and SMPTE video synchronization to develop multimedia works for the Web and the concert hall. Prerequisite: MUS 210 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Burt.
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MUS 223 - Improvisation (1.5 Cr.)
Designed to facilitate the experience and understanding of improvisation as a procedure for music-making and its application to several idioms, including classical and jazz styles. Aspects including sound, harmony, melody, rhythm, structure, and expression are addressed, and attention is given to techniques used in both solo and ensemble situations. Prerequisite: intermediate level fluency on any instrument or voice. May be repeated for credit as needed, at the discretion of course instructor and chair of the department. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Chappell.
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MUS 226 - Musicianship II (3 Cr.)
Continuation of the material studied in MUS 121. Includes further dictation and sight-singing, as well as keyboard experience. Prerequisites: MUS 105 and MUS 121 . Suggested co-requisite: MUS 106. Spring semester. McDavitt.
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MUS 228 - Keyboard Harmony (1.5 Cr.)
Practical studies in music theory and ear training through keyboard exercises, including scales and chords, melodic harmonization, transposition, reading leadsheet chord symbols, and harmonic chord progressions, and chord voicing. Prerequisites: MUS 105 , MUS 121 , MUS 131 , or MUS 182 . Spring semester. Lane.
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MUS 241 - Conducting (1.5 Cr.)
Instruction in metric beat patterns, expressive gestures, baton technique, basic instrumentation, score reading, and rehearsal techniques. Students who pass this course are eligible to enroll in an Independent Study (MUS 299 ) in conjunction with either chorus (MUS 140 ) or orchestra (MUS 141 ) to gain ensemble conducting experience, with permission from the instructor. Prerequisites: MUS 106 and MUS 121 . Fall semester. Offered in 2016-2017 and alternate years. Koehler.
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MUS 244 - Vocal Diction (3 Cr.)
Designed to introduce the International Phonetic Alphabet and pronunciation rules for English, Latin, Italian, French, and German. The objective of the course is to increase clarity and expression of texts for vocal music in performance through the study of phonetics. Fall 2016 and alternate years. Department.
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MUS 249 - Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries (3 Cr.)
Designed to provide a listener’s knowledge of principal trends in contemporary art music. Among the topics to be considered in this century of “isms” are neoclassicism, serialism, indeterminism, primitivism, minimalism, and nationalism, as well as the influence of folk and jazz elements. Composers to be considered include Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Bartok, Copland, Ravel, and Prokofiev. Prerequisites: MUS 115 and MUS 117 , or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Greenwood.
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MUS 272G - Intensive Course Abroad (3 Cr.) (LER-SA)
Course includes a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter or summer. Variable. Department.
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MUS 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (8 Cr.) IT 272Y (LER-SA)
Courses include a pre-departure or post-departure discussion (or both) in the fall or spring term and a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter intersession or summer. Variable. Department.
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MUS 290 - Internship in Music (3-4 Cr.)
As an aid to career development, students are placed in various musical organizations (e.g., Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center) to gain experience in the various areas of arts administration in music. Internships are also available accompanying singers and/or instrumentalists under faculty supervision. Experiences may include performing in or arranging music for small ensembles or jazz groups and apprenticeships in various aspects of the composing professions, computer music, and music recording technology. Internships may be chosen in music libraries in Baltimore and adjacent cities for experience in bibliography and technical services relating to music and music criticism. The internship in music is graded pass/no pass. Prerequisite: permission of the chair. Department.
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MUS 291 - Student Recital (1.5 Cr.)
In preparation for the senior recital (MUS 391 ), students in their junior year may perform a formal solo recital, the repertoire of which is to be selected in collaboration with the chair and the student’s private lesson instructor(s). Online registration is not available for this course. Students must register for recitals using a paper Course Change Form and reserve a performance date with the Music Department Office no later than May 1 for a fall semester recital and December 1 for a spring semester recital. Prerequisites: approval of the chair and private lesson instructor(s). Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Koehler.
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MUS 299 - Independent Work in Music (1.5, 3, OR 4 Cr.)
Special topics of study based on previous coursework in the department and selected in conference with the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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MUS 306 - Music Theory IV: 20th- and 21st-Century Practice and Advanced Analysis (3 Cr.)
Study, through analysis and composition, of the greatly varied music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Advanced analytical study will include atonal analysis, set theory, and serial procedures. Prerequisite: MUS 205 . Spring semester. Kennison.
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MUS 313 - Computer Music and Multimedia Seminar (1.5 OR 3 Cr.)
Intensive work on individual projects in computer music and multimedia, with class discussion of these and of current developments in the field. May be repeated for credit with permission of the chair. Specifically for computer music majors, but open to others with permission of the instructor. Multimedia works will be created for the Web and the concert hall. No more than nine credits without department approval. Prerequisite: MUS 213 or permission of the instructor. Fall semesters, repeated spring semester. Burt.
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MUS 329 - Composition Seminar (3 Cr.)
A seminar in composition meant to encourage a community of creative musicians, intended for students of varied background from beginners to those with several semesters in private study in composition. The course will enable students to view and be influenced by one another’s works, hear performances of their compositions, and receive instruction from a diverse, rotating group of established composers from within and without the Goucher community. Students will regularly compose pieces for assigned performing media. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MUS 106 or permission of the instructor. Fall or spring semester. Kennison, Department.
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MUS 353 - Jazz Theory (3 Cr.)
This course examines the specifics of styles such as bebop, cool, modal, and Latin jazz, with an emphasis on rhythmic analysis in addition to harmonic and melodic analysis, and a jazz ear-training component. Students will compose and orchestrate tunes for a jazz band.
Prerequisites: MUS 105 and MUS 121 . Spring semester. Chappell.
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MUS 360 - Classical Style and Beethoven (3 Cr.)
A seminar focused on the research tools required of a music historian (musicologist), such as those encountered in biographical research, studies of stylistic developments, work with primary sources (both text and music), and studies that place musical practice in its historical and societal contexts. The seminar focuses on the life and works of Beethoven (1770-1827) as a catalyst to study the transformation of the Classical style of the late eighteenth-century into the Romantic style of the early nineteenth-century. The course ends with an integrated, capstone project, which will combine historical research skills with a subject relevant to each student’s concentration in the music major. Prerequisites: MUS 115 and MUS 117 , or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2016-17 and alternate years. Greenwood.
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MUS 391 - Senior Recital (4.0 Cr.)
Upon approval of the department, a student may give a full-length juried public recital. If the department judges that a performer has insufficient background for a public recital, he/she will give a closed recital (juried but not open to the public). Online registration is not available for this course. Students must register for recitals using a paper Course Change Form and reserve a performance date with the Music Department Office no later than May 1 for a fall semester recital and December 1 for a spring semester recital. Prerequisites: MUS 291 , senior music major status, and approval of the department. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Koehler.
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MUS 392 - Senior Integrative Project in Music Theory and Composition (4 Cr.)
This project may consist of several options, for example, investigation of an aspect of the history of theory, the presentation of a new theoretical position, a large musical analysis, a composition, etc. Online registration is not available for this course. Students must register for this capstone project by using a paper Course Change Form and obtaining approval and signatures from both the instructor and the department chair. Prerequisite: two semesters of MUS 329 and senior music major status. Fall semester, repeated Spring semester. Kennison and Department.
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MUS 393 - Senior Integrative Project in Music History (4 Cr.)
This project will consist ordinarily of a paper in music history. Online registration is not available for this course. Students must register for this capstone project by using a paper Course Change Form and obtaining approval and signatures from both the instructor and the department chair.
Prerequisites: MUS 249 and senior music major status. Fall semester, repeated Spring semester. Greenwood and Department.
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MUS 394 - Senior Integrative Project in Computer Music (4 Cr.)
This project may consist of several options. Three tracks dividing computer music study include composition, performance, and research. The student may choose one of these tracks to pursue the project. Students must register for this capstone project by using a paper Course Change Form and obtaining approval and signatures from both the instructor and the department chair. Prerequisite: MUS 313 and senior music major status. Fall semester, repeated Spring semester. Burt and Department.
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MUS 395 - Senior Interdisciplinary Project in Music (4 Cr.)
This project may consist of several options, in combination with other departments. Students must register for this capstone project by using a paper Course Change Form and obtaining approval and signatures from both the instructor and the department chair.
Prerequisite: Any 200-level music course and senior music major status. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Koehler and Department.
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MUS 396 - Senior Integrative Project in Jazz Studies (4 Cr.)
This project will consist ordinarily of a paper on a jazz topic or a musical composition in a jazz idiom. Online registration is not available for this course. Students must register for this capstone project by using a paper Course Change Form and obtaining approval and signatures from both the instructor and the department chair. Prerequisite: MUS 353 and senior music major status. Spring semester. Chappell and Department.
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MUS 399 - Independent Work in Music (1.5, 3, OR 4 Cr.)
Special topics of study based on previous coursework in the department and selected in conference with the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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MUS 160 - Voice (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 161 - Mandolin (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 162 - Violin (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 163 - Viola (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 164 - Cello (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 165 - Double Bass (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 166 - Harp (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 167 - Flute (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 168 - Clarinet (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 169 - Saxophone (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 170 - Oboe (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 171 - Bassoon (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 173 - Trumpet (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 174 - French Horn (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 175 - Trombone (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 176 - Tuba (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 178 - Percussion (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 182 - Piano (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 183 - Organ (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 186 - Guitar (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 187 - Accordion (1.5 Cr.)
A one-semester course of individual instruction given to students at any level. Those who do not read standard music notation should additionally enroll in MUS 101. The fee structure is as follows: $600 per semester or a discounted fee of $200 per semester for those enrolled in an ensemble (MUS 140 - 149) for that semester, using the same instrument or voice as the lessons. There is no fee for one course of private instruction for declared majors; minors receive only the required two semesters of private instruction free of charge. Additional fees: auditing private instruction ($800; music majors and minors may not audit lessons), taking a second course of lessons (on a different instrument) within one semester ($600; possible fee reductions for declared music majors at the discretion of the department chair). May be repeated for credit. Optional corequisites: MUS 140, MUS 141, MUS 143, MUS 144, MUS 146, MUS 147, MUS 149. Final performance exams (juries) are required of department majors and minors who have not performed a recital (MUS 291, 391) during the semester of the private instruction. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Private Music Instructors.
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MUS 238 - Private Instruction: Jazz Composition (1.5 Cr.)
Private instruction in jazz composition. Creative work for instrumental and vocal media using contemporary musical materials; analysis of selected scores. Opportunities for reading performance by musical organizations of the college. Fee associated; see MUS 160 - MUS 188, Private Instrumental and Vocal Lessons. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor. May be repeated up to four times for credit. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Chappell and Department
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Music as Needed The following courses are not offered on a rotating basis, but are available to meet the interests and needs of students in their course of study. The semester in which a course is offered will be published in the schedule of classes for that semester. Students are invited to consult with the department about the scheduling of any particular course. |
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MUS 203 - Special Topics in Music (3 Cr.)
A semester-long, in-depth examination of a specific musical topic. The choice of topic will remain flexible. Possible courses include American Music from Colonial Times to the Present; First Nights-Notable Premieres of Great Works; The History of Rock and Roll; American Musical Theater; Music Criticism and Aesthetics; Nationalism in Music; Diction for Singers; and composer/genre-specific topics such as the Beethoven symphonies, the String Quartet, piano literature, chamber music masterworks, Mozart operas, Lieder in the 19th century, Stravinsky’s Russian ballets, and the Second Viennese school. Prerequisite: any three-credit, 100-level music course. Spring semester, at the discretion of the department. Department.
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PCE 110 - Introduction to Peace Studies (4 Cr.) (LER-SSC)
Interdisciplinary and international exploration of issues and theories concerning violence and nonviolence, including perspectives in several disciplines. Using current affairs, this course focuses on the individual and practical dimensions of understanding “positive” peace-enabling persons to begin developing values and attitudes concerning violence and nonviolence in contrast to the traditional “negative” view of peace as simply the absence of violence. Fall and spring semesters. Dawit.
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PCE 120 - Community Service Agencies: Building a Just and Peaceful World (4 Cr.)
This course will provide an intellectually stimulating perspective on the challenges of community service and the different types of service. Students will examine issues including justice, direct action, motivation, the role of service in higher education, and citizenship. Students will also enjoy weekly hands-on experiences in service while working with middle-school students. Fall semester. Bess.
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PCE 124 - Being Human (4 Cr.)
This course combines reading, service, conversation, and personal exploration to reveal how people define themselves, their relationship to the world, and their processes of meaning-making. The course addresses these issues on an intellectual and a personal level and enables students to view their questions and answers critically at the same time that they explore how age, race, gender, nationality, and other factors shape not only their answers to ontological questions, but the nature of the questions that they ask and the reasons why some questions aren’t asked. Students engage in a service project as part of the course. Spring semester. Bess.
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PCE 125 - Topics in Conflict Resolution (4 Cr.)
An introduction to conflict resolution and service learning exploring the work of peace-building community-based and nonprofit organizations from their perspectives. Different organizations will be profiled, and the course will be taught by persons within the organizations. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 131 - Community Performance for Peace, Conflict, and Dialogue (4 Cr.) (THE 131 )
The course surveys the history, the theory, and the exemplary practitioners of community performance-synonymously called “theatre for social change” or “applied theatre.” Particular attention will be given to traditions that serve the goals of conflict resolution, popular education, activism, and community building. Through practical techniques, the course will demonstrate how performance structures can address community issues. This course is open to any students, actors and non-actors who are interested in community arts and peace performance. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 148 - Nonviolence (4 Cr.)
Survey of the theory and practice of nonviolent actions and principles, study of the philosophical principles of nonviolence in relation to current and historical events and policies, considering the possibilities for future applications, and assessing the justifications, successes, and/or failure of the policies. Fall and spring semester. Hopper.
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PCE 205 - Maintaining the Status Quo: Power and Privilege in the United States (4 Cr.) (WS 205)
This course will examine the history of race-based privilege and its evolution from the nineteenth century to today. By reading historical documents, biography and socio-economic studies, students will explore samples of structural violence in education, housing and employment. They will analyze the means through which injustices have been challenged. This course serves as the WID course for PCE and WGS. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Fall and spring semester. Bess.
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PCE 210 - Research Methods for Peace and Justice (4 Cr.)
A critical introduction to research methods in the study and pursuit of peace and justice, covering three interwoven epistemological domains; basic statistical principles and applications; research design, data collection, analysis and interpretation; and quantitative and qualitative methods and worldviews. Special consideration is given to participant action research (e.g., PAR) methods. The ethics of responsible research will be addressed throughout. Prerequisite: PCE 110 and sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Pringle.
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PCE 220 - Nonprofits in the Community (4 Cr.)
In the era of globalization, nonprofit organizations are increasingly doing the work of the public sector. This course examines the work of the nonprofit sector, including its impact on its constituency and on social/economic policy, and the structure, mission, leadership, fundraising and governance of a number of local, national and international organizations. This is a full service-learning course. Prerequisites: PCE 124 or PCE 125 or another service course approved by the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2013-14 and alternate years. Dawit.
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PCE 226 - Women, Peace, and Protest: Latin American Women and the Search for Social Justice (3 Cr.) (WS 226 and LAM 226) (GEN. ED. #10)
Examination of women’s participation in the human rights, social, and economic movements. Focus on understanding if, why, and under what circumstances gender becomes a central force in the development of these movements. We will address three questions: Has the involvement of women helped to define the human rights movement in Latin America? To what extent have feminist theory and theories of the state accounted for the nature of women’s protest? How and why were women instrumental in the political process that led from authoritarian to democratic rule in their countries? This course focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on women’s movements in the southern cone countries: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. Prerequisites: WS 150 and a HIS or LAM 100-level course. Spring semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. François.
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PCE 231 - Special Topics in International Film and Literature (4 Cr.)
This course, organized around a rotating thematic topic in a given semester, will focus on social, economic, and cultural disparity as represented by filmmakers and authors. Of particular interest will be issues of nationalism; difference/identity; displacement; globalization; resources/wealth; environmental degradation; and control of information in post-war, post-colonial and/or post-Cold War societies. When possible, filmmakers and authors will be invited for special sessions of this course. Repeatable if topic is different. Prerequisites: sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 241 - Issues in Conflict Resolution (4 Cr.)
A topics course for the Peace Studies Program, in which students explore the mechanisms of conflict resolution in a variety of settings, using a case-study method. Prerequisite: PCE 110 or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 242 - Social Practice: Transformation of Self and World (4 Cr.)
Beginning with the assertion that each of us both mirrors and enacts larger social patterns, this course trains students in effecting social change by transforming their interactions with these patterns at the scale of the personal. Through mindfulness training, students learn to recognize and disrupt their habits of meaning-making and invent new ways of engaging with the world. Through training in nonviolent communication, students enhance their ability to communicate across differences. Finally, through collaborative vision projects, students learn to “trope against trope,” inventing narrative practices that do not merely respond or react, but disturb and discover new possibilities within the self-organizing systems of which they are a part. Prerequisites: PCE 110 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Hopper.
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PCE 251 - Human Rights (4 Cr.)
Emerging concepts of human rights, 18th century to the present; conflicting views and their justifications. Rights of persons against the state and other institutions as basic moral claims to achieve both individual self-development and social justice. Prerequisite: PCE 110 , one course in political science or history, or sophomore standing. Fall semester. Dawit.
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PCE 257 - Gandhi (4 Cr.) (HIS 257 )
This course studies Gandhi’s life, actions, and ideas, in the hope that they may provide some tools to make the new century a better one than the last, for the society and the people around us, and for the physical and moral environment in which we live. The course also examines the ideas of Western figures such as Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr., in relation to Gandhi. Prerequisite: Frontiers. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 262 - Indians in the United States (4 Cr.) SOC 262
Using comparative analysis of indigenous and nonindigenous societies, this course will examine indigenous forms of government and social structure pre-1492 to the present. Prerequisite: one course in history, peace studies, or sociology, and sophomore standing. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 268 - Leadership for Change (4 Cr.)
An exploration of leadership as a process of engagement toward socially responsible change. Topics include leadership theory, skills, and values; leadership in the context of liberal learning; service and civic engagement; diversity; community contexts for leadership and change; uses of power; and community organization, mobilization, and activism. The course seeks to encourage self-understanding and introspection as a lifelong practice, as well as social responsibility, openness to change, tolerance, and celebration of diversity. A service-learning field project allows students to apply concepts learned in the classroom. Prerequisites: PCE 110 . Variable semesters. Dawit.
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PCE 272Y - The Basque in Spain: A Peace and Conflict History (8 Cr.) (SP 229G and SP 299G)
The Basque in Spain: A Peace and Conflict History (8)(SP 229G and SP 299G) This course will explore contemporary conflicts and the peace movements that grow beside them through a study of their historical roots as seen in the Basque conflict in Spain. The course builds Spanish language skills into the curriculum of peace studies throughout the semester in addition to a three-week immersion experience in Bilbao, San Sebastian and Guernica (Spain) in June (four credits). Prerequisite: PCE 110, 124 or 148, or permission of the instructor, and SP 130 or SP 130G or SP 130S or SP 130V. Summer 2017. Dawit and Miranda-Aldaco.
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PCE 280 - Selected Topics in Latin American Peace Studies (3 Cr.) (LAM 280) (GEN. ED. #9 and #10) (LER - DIV)
An interdisciplinary approach to significant topics relating to contemporary Latin America. Specific topic for the semester to be announced in advance. Topics may include: Latino issues in the United States, Latin American cinema, or revolutionary movements in Latin America (for peace studies credit). Prerequisite: Frontiers or sophomore standing. Fall semester. Department.
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PCE 285 - Comparative Peace Traditions (4 Cr.)
A survey of peace thought in the Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Judaic, and Hindu philosophical traditions. The course explores how the world’s major religions, through their scriptures, scholarly works, and bodies of practice, have posed the concept of peace in individual and communal life. Prerequisites: PCE 110 , or a course in philosophy or religion, or approval of the instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 290 - Individually Identified Internship (3 OR 4 Cr.)
Graded pass/no pass only. Fall/spring semester. Department.
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PCE 291 - Internship: City Schools Program (3 Cr.)
Students should plan to have free time in their schedule between 2:30 and 5 p.m. Graded pass/no pass only. Fall/spring semester. Department.
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PCE 299 - Independent Work (1.5-3 Cr.)
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PCE 305 - Peace and Rewriting Race (4 Cr.)
Examining works of literature, film, and visual arts organized around a thematic or geographic case study, students will distinguish the range of ways we use art and literature to survive, imagine, and to “name the nameless,” as Audre Lorde said, “so it can be thought.” Combining creative writing, rhetoric, and literary analysis with the lenses of peace studies (e.g. conflict resolution, structural violence), we will create and consider the roles of transgression, lyricism, and alienation; the ways that the human voice can be used to reinscribe, resist, or renew. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing. Spring semester. Hopper.
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PCE 310 - International Human Rights Law (4 Cr.)
This course is an intensive critical exploration of the international human rights legal system, including treaty bodies, regional organizations, commissions, courts, and special complaints committees. Of particular interest is the work of the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American and African commissions and courts, the International Court of Justice, and the UN tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Prerequisites: PCE 251 . Spring semesters. Dawit.
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PCE 315 - Returning Citizens in Community: Opportunities for Building Social Capital (4 Cr.)
In this course, students will be introduced to the historical and social contexts that have led to mass incarceration and recidivism in the U.S. They will explore relationships among the criminal justice system, America’s history of racism, and the social-structural violence aimed, in particular, at young African-American men today. Focusing on the process of re-entering society, students will engage in a qualitative research project in cooperation with faith-based institutions, law enforcement, and community organizers coordinating with returning citizens in Baltimore City. Student research will be utilized: (1) to improve (and possibly expand) a specific program designed to help returning citizens meet immediate needs such as housing and employment and (2) to investigate the ways in which supporting them improves opportunity factors for their children, fosters community stability and social inclusion, and encourages public or political participation. Prerequisite: Junior standing; and permission of instructor or one of the following courses PCE 210 , PSY 255 , SOC 203 , or SOC 217 . Offered Fall semester. Bess.
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PCE 320 - Identity and Conflict (4 Cr.)
This course explores the complex interrelations of social identity and ethnic conflicts with the emphasis on the role of identity in processes of conflict resolution and transformation. Critical reflection and analysis of ethnic, national, and religious identities as both generators and outcomes of conflict will be an important part of the course. Through readings, lectures, documentaries, and simulations, the course aims to extend knowledge of the construction of various layers of social identity and to develop a framework for transformation of identity-based conflicts. Prerequisite: a 200-level course in peace studies or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 321 - Transnational Feminist Theory and Women’s Activism (3 Cr.) (WS 320)
Crossing the boundaries of nationality, ethnicity, citizenship, sexuality, and genre, this course brings together a plurality of women’s voices of the non-Western world that counter colonial, post-colonial, multinational, and masculine paradigms of “otherness.” The central aims are to examine the extent to which their activism and theoretical thinking grew out of historical conditions, to establish a dialog that forms the wide-ranging spectrum of women’s experiences across the globe, and to assess these social and political writings for national change in the 21st century. Prerequisites: Junior standing; and WS 150 , WS 235 , or a PCE 200-level course. Fall semester. François.
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PCE 333 - Christian Ethics and War (3 Cr.) ( )
How do religions impact individual and communal self-understanding and decision-making? In this course students are introduced to the study of Christian ethics through investigation and analysis of one particular ethical issue: war. Students study war theory and its relationship to Christianity, as well as Christian pacifism and nonviolence. Their investigation will focus on how Christian sacred texts, history, theology, and practice are utilized by Christian ethicists to diverse ends. Prerequisite: one course in religion or sophomore standing. Fall 2016 and alternate semesters thereafter. Duncan.
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PCE 340 - Special Topics in U.S. and International Peace Studies (4 Cr.)
Examination of advanced concepts in peace, conflict resolution, and/or human rights thought through an in-depth study of major international and current events. These may include conflict in relation to peacekeeping, public health, globalization, international tribunals, and diplomacy. Repeatable with different topic. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 345 - Topics in Peace Studies: Country Study (4 Cr.)
This topics course will explore the historical and contemporary politics of one country within its regional context. Research and analysis will focus on colonial and post-colonial realities, legal and de facto gender disparities, sources of current conflict, and social and economic challenges. Prerequisite: a 200-level course in peace studies or permission of the instructor. Repeatable with different topic. Variable semesters. Department.
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PCE 380 - Senior Symposium (2 Cr.)
This capstone course for majors and minors, will be a symposium on bridging peace thought and peace work. Students and faculty will read, analyze, and discuss a number of peace theories and the ways in which individuals, communities, solidarity groups, and organizations implement them to bring about personal, social, and political change. Some years, faculty and students together will design community interventions from determination of problems, to identification of stakeholders, to program design and implementation. Prerequisites: senior peace studies major or minor. Fall and Spring semester. Department.
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PCE 399 - Independent Work (4 Cr.)
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PHL 105 - Personal and Community Ethics (3 Cr.) (LER-TXT AND DIV)
An introduction to ethical thought with particular attention given to the conflict between individual interest and communal good. The course includes a survey of classical writings on ethics, as well as a selection of more recent texts that focus on concrete issues such as gender and sexuality, racism, economic injustice, and environmental ethics. In each case, we will examine how various conceptions of individual rights coincide with the obligations individuals owe to their neighbors, their nation, and the global community. Fall semester. DeCaroli.
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PHL 115 - Race, Gender, and Sexuality (3 Cr.) (LER-DIV)
An introduction to the theories of oppression and privilege, with particular attention paid to racism, sexism, and heterosexism. The readings analyze the nature of social identity and difference, including the intersections of sexuality, gender, and race on the individual and social levels. We will examine oppression and privilege as systems and structures, which are maintained and sustained by social practices, language, education, and cultural production. We will also examine these areas as possible sites of resistance. Fall semester. Grebowicz.
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PHL 120 - Introduction to Analytic Philosophy (3 Cr.) (LER-TXT)
Introduction to the analytic method of philosophy as it addresses the central philosophical issues of reality and knowledge. Students apply the analytic method to the metaphysics (theories of reality) and epistemologies (theories of knowledge) of three major philosophers (Plato, Descartes, and Locke), who represent three major movements: realism, rationalism, and empiricism. Spring semester. Welch.
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PHL 157 - Individual, Community, Cosmos (3 Cr.) (LER-TXT)
Exploration of the historical philosophical views on the identity, self-understanding and values of human beings and their relationships to larger totalities such as community, society, and the natural or divine order. Reading and discussion of Plato’s Dialogues, Descartes’ Meditations, Hume’s Enquiry, and Nietzsche’s Twilight of the Idols. Spring semester. Rose.
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PHL 176 - Logic (3 Cr.)
Study of the theory and history of logic, its uses and justification, its applicability and limitations. Focus on formal deductive logic. Fall semester. Department.
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PHL 205 - Environmental Ethics (3 Cr.) (LER-ENV)
A philosophical examination of the relationship between human beings and the natural world. Readings address cultural and scientific construction of nature and the environment, various constructions of human versus animal being, the metaphysical underpinnings of various “animal rights” and “conservation” positions, and the relationship between environmental and social concerns. Students will consider and evaluate competing approaches to environmental justice. Prerequisite: either sophomore standing, one course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Grebowicz.
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PHL 212 - Philosophy and Art (3 Cr.) (ARH 207 formerly ART 207) (LER-TXT)
An analysis of the philosophical implications and cultural significance of art during the modern period. In pursuing an answer to the question “What is art?” we will examine a selection of philosophical writings on the subject, each of which tries to determine what characteristics make art objects different from all others. In addition, we will examine the political, social, racial, and historical factors that helped produce the institutions, economies and values that, in the West at least, sustain the notion of “fine art.” Our investigation will include a critical consideration of such things as the modern museum, colonialism, the role of the art critic, the art industry, etc. (This course cannot be used as one of the two 200-level art history survey courses required for the art major.) Prerequisite: either sophomore standing, one course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. DeCaroli.
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PHL 215 - Philosophy and Science (3 Cr.)
An analysis of how both philosophers and scientists understand the practice of scientific investigation. Prerequisite: either sophomore standing, one course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Grebowicz.
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PHL 216 - Modern Philosophy (3 Cr.)
An advanced survey of 17th- and 18th-century philosophy as developed in the writings of Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. All readings are from primary sources, supplemented by lecture and discussion. We will consider not only the internal arguments of these texts, but also the broader cultural and political questions that frame their arguments. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. DeCaroli.
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PHL 217 - Contemporary Philosophy (3 Cr.)
An advanced survey of contemporary philosophy as developed in the major philosophers of post-structuralism (post-1968), as well as a substantial examination of the traditions that have shaped contemporary philosophical debates. The course will begin with an overview of the writings of both Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud, emphasizing dialectical materialism and the formation of subjectivity. The course will then examine how the ideas of Marx and Freud have been embraced by late twentieth-century theorists. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy (one at the 200-level), or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. DeCaroli.
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PHL 218 - Philosophy of Time (3 Cr.)
Examination of speculations about time in the Classical, Enlightenment, and contemporary periods and the specific ways these speculations have helped develop philosophy, physics, mathematics, religion, history, and psychology. Key themes include the role of time as a measure, changes in concepts of time, time and the cosmos, the ubiquitous presence of concepts of time in our understanding of the natural world, abstraction, classification, and our self-understanding throughout Western thought. Prerequisite: either sophomore standing, one course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Rose.
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PHL 219 - Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 Cr.)
Study of Kant’s epistemology, Hegel’s phenomenology, and philosophy of history to show new confidence in reason; Nietzsche’s and Kierkegaard’s responses and the subsequent crisis in confidence in reason, and the loss of absolute values that give rise to the issues of modern life. Readings include Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, Hegel’s “Preface” to Phenomenology of Spirit, Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals, and Kierkegaard’s The Concept of Anxiety and Repetition. Influence of these works on psychology, social science, religion, and ethics. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Rose.
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PHL 220 - Phenomenology (3 Cr.)
Study of phenomenology as foundational science in Husserl’s Crisis and its development in the work of Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty’s The Prose of the World, and Levinas’ Time and the Other. This course explores the prospect of a holistic way of knowing in opposition to the detached, objective methodology of the natural and social sciences. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission of the instructor. Spring semester, offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Rose.
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PHL 222 - Judaism and Philosophy (3 Cr.) (JS 222 /RLG 222 )
For centuries Jewish thinkers have attempted to reconcile philosophy - knowledge based on human reason - with the authority of the Bible and the Jewish tradition. This course will consider of the relationship between philosophy and Judaism and illuminate the broader question of the relationship or conflict between reason and revelation. How has the dialogue between (secular) philosophy and (religious) tradition yielded new understandings of the meaning of Judaism and Jewish life? The course will probe these problems by means of a survey of the major Jewish philosophical works, from late antiquity to modern times. We will read such authors as Philo, Saadia Gaon, Judah Halevi, Moses Maimonides, Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, Herman Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Leo Strauss, and Emmanuel Levinas. Students will consider debates regarding the conflict or correspondence of reason and revelation, the creation or eternity of the world, the meaning of the law, and the problem of the particularity of the Jewish people. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Variable semesters.
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