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HIST 588 - Nationalism in the Era of the American Civil War
Credits: 4
An examination of the development of nationalism in the Union and Confederacy during the period of the American Civil War. Students explore issues that include the pre-war development of American nationalism, the development of nationalist sentiments in the North and South during the war, and the persistence and development of such sentiments after the war’s end.
Prerequisite: One HIST 259 , HIST 267 , HIST 328 , or HIST 343 ; permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 600 - Senior Project I
Credits: 2
A mandatory preparatory seminar for HIST 610 . Students write a project proposal, develop an extensive bibliography, create a project outline, and present their research. The fundamentals of historical research and writing are also reviewed. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 610 - Senior Project II
Credits: 4
A continuation of HIST 600 . The student completes the research and writing and gives an oral defense of the Senior Project.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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Interdisciplinary This section contains the descriptions of interdisciplinary courses not listed elsewhere in the Bulletin under specific programs. These are non-departmental, non-divisional courses.
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INTDS 130 - Language, Culture and Society of Costa Rica
Credits: 2
A component of the SFS Costa Rica Semester Field Studies program with two distinct but integrated modules. The Spanish language module offers listening, oral and written practice of the Spanish language at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of proficiency. Students engage grammar and vocabulary exercises, tools required for their research projects. The socio-culture module helps students develop a more refined understanding of Costa Rican culture and the various communities with which they work. Students participate in lectures, field exercises, and other activities including a homestay.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
Taught in Costa Rica.
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INTDS 200 - Exploring Difference: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry
Credits: 4
An exploration of the question of difference: from biology to psychology, sociology, economics, religion, ecology, and political science. Fundamental to the inquiry is an investigation of what actually constitutes “difference” among various populations. Students critically interrogate the accepted normative categories of “normalization” in order to determine what social fictions function as regimes of truth on the one hand and create marginalization on the other. Our main focus is on exploring the possibility of creating a just society with difference as part of the context of community.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
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INTDS 230 - Community Health Care: From Theory to Practice
Credits: 2
A study of key issues concerning community health care aimed at developing practical approaches to supporting patients. Students consider obstacles to effective health care as well as strategies for enabling at-risk patients to play more active roles in promoting their health and well-being. Topics include: challenges of delivering adequate health care in communities; population medicine; specific problems posed by diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease; ethical dimensions of the concept of “underinsurance;” community medicine and the law; and methods of improving compliance and measuring outcomes. This seminar provides students with the academic foundation for a subsequent Health Coach Internship (INTDS 530 ) with the Meadville Medical Center.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
Not open to first-year students.
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INTDS 240 - The Human Voice: An Interdisciplinary Study
Credits: 4
An investigation of the human voice through a broad range of disciplinary perspectives. Students consider the various manners in which voice use and the vocal apparatus are studied and understood by experts in anatomy, physiology, sociology, anthropology, acoustics, phonetics, psychology, history, marketing, education, and performing arts. Broad themes encourage students to integrate theoretical, experiential, and empirical viewpoints. Student observations of voice use, laboratory exercises in speech analysis, and creative final projects rely on firsthand consideration of the voice as a principal channel of human communication and expression.
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
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INTDS 310 - The Neuroscience of Music Comprehension
Credits: 4
An exploration of various processes employed in the comprehension and appreciation of music from an interdisciplinary perspective using various methods. Theoretical perspectives to be examined include a traditional music appreciation perspective, a psychological/perceptual perspective, and a neuropsychological perspective. The music appreciation perspective will emphasize the identification/recognition of various aspects of music such as rhythm, harmony, and theme in music composition, performance and listening. The perceptual aspects of music comprehension will be explored with classroom and laboratory demonstrations. Neural processing theories will be explored and demonstrated in the Music Department’s new Niche Lab and through the use of electroencephalographic recordings from the brains of students as they listen to specific pieces of music presented in four different formats. The periodic sampling of brain activity during the presentation of specific musical pieces will be used to introduce neuropsychological concepts and theories about the importance of attention, hemispheric specialization and lateralization in music processing and memory in music comprehension.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.
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INTDS 311 - Neuroscience and the Visual Arts
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary course that explores relationships between the visual arts and the nervous system. Contemporary neurological theories of visual perception that address phenomena such as color, depth, size, and movement are compared to elements used by visual artists (line, shape, color, space, perspective, motion, etc.). Experiments measure neurological activity stimulated by selected elements of visual form (line, shape, color). Other laboratory exercises measure viewers’ brain activity to compare similarities and differences between artists and non-artists in the perception and creation of works of visual art. Information from these experiments may then be used in the creation of original works of visual art.
Prerequisite: NEURO 110 , ART 285 , or COMRT 285 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.
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INTDS 312 - Neuroscience of Dance and Movement
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary exploration of the various processes engaged during the experience and appreciation of dance practice and performance. This investigation focuses on neural processes underlying the psychosocial, kinesthetic, and expressive dimensions of dance. Neural processing theories are explored in both neuroscience laboratories and dance studios using electrophysiological and digital imagery analysis. Dances are experienced and created with neural processing theories in mind.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.
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INTDS 313 - Neuroscience of Language and Communication
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationships between brain function and language acquisition, comprehension, and production. Contemporary neurological and linguistic theories of language development, production, and processing are applied to topics such as neural processing of multiple languages, manual languages, and neural events associated with spoken and sung words. Sex and age influences on language acquisition, comprehension, and production are explored. The organization and operation of the brain’s communication systems are studied through clinical neurology cases as well as laboratory experiments to measure neural activity associated with production and comprehension of speech. The brain activity of multiple-language speakers is compared to those with single-language competence. Laboratory experiences may also explore the neural events associated with second language acquisition.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.
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INTDS 315 - History of Neuroscience
Credits: 4
A historical examination of the major advances made in understanding the brain and nervous system. The impact of important technical and theoretical breakthroughs in neuroscience research is explored from a cultural, historical, ethical, and health-related perspective. These factors are also examined in relation to current and future directions in neuroscience research, such as brain imaging techniques and research investigating the mechanisms and treatment of neuro-degenerative diseases.
Prerequisite: NEURO 110 or HIST 380 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.
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INTDS 415 - Exploring Emotion
Credits: 4
A study of humanistic and empirical approaches to understanding affect, emotion, and the passions. Beginning in the eighteenth century with philosophers and writers and moving into modern research, we integrate frameworks for conceptualizing how we express and regulate feeling. Literary sources include literary texts and genres from British Romanticism. Scientific sources begin with historical examinations of emotion and move into modern-day psychological and nonscientific work. Broadly, our study models interdisciplinary approaches to research and scholarship using a primarily discussion and lab-based format.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.
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INTDS 529 - Internship: Interdisciplinary
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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INTDS 530 - Internship in Community Health
Credits: 2
An internship in community health care with the Meadville Medical Center (MMC). Using the academic and practical foundation provided in INTDS 230 , interns work as “health coaches” in the local community under the guidance of MMC health care professionals. Through in-home visits or telephone interactions, health coaches work to educate and motivate at-risk patients to take an active and meaningful role in their health and well-being. Interns also participate in weekly meetings with MMC health care teams for case presentations, discussions, and planning. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: INTDS 230 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
Not open to first-year students.
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International Studies |
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INTST 529 - Internship: International Studies
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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INTST 600 - Senior Project I
Credits: 2
Preparation of a senior project proposal: a thesis statement; a description of the project with special attention to the balance of the economic, historical, and political science aspects; and bibliography including foreign language sources. Must be taken Credit/No Credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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INTST 610 - Senior Project II
Credits: 4
Completion of the senior project, foreign language abstract, and oral defense. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: INTST 600 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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Jewish Studies |
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JWST 529 - Internship
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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JOURN 100 - News Writing
Credits: 4
A beginning level journalism class, with emphasis on the writing and gathering of news in an objective manner. Work often simulates the intense life of the news reporter - writing under short deadlines with extensive research requirements. Study also stresses fundamental writing skills, such as developing concise language and learning to copy-edit and re-write.
Distribution Requirements: CL, ME.
This course counts as Humanities for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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JOURN 200 - Journalism and Democracy in the United States
Credits: 4
An exploration of the history of journalism in the United States, its evolving relation to American democracy, and the particular challenges and opportunities that the current news media landscape presents for a responsible citizenry.
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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JOURN 300 - Multimedia Journalism
Credits: 4
A study of the process of creating multimedia and news storytelling on the Web. Students develop knowledge of convergent journalism and the integration of video, audio, text, visuals, and interactive digital content with traditional journalistic storytelling norms. We also address social responsibility and ethical frameworks in new technology by integrating them in practice. Please note that this is not a class in Web design.
Prerequisite: JOURN 100 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, ME.
This course counts as Humanities for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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JOURN 320 - Topics in Journalism
Credits: 4
An advanced study of particular issues in journalism such as investigative reporting, editorial writing, and feature writing. Topics vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: JOURN 100 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, ME.
This course counts as Humanities for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.
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JOURN 500 - Internship with The Meadville Tribune
Credits: 1-4
An internship that trains students as regular beginning reporters, working on either the day or night shift with The Meadville Tribune. Initially the student reporter is likely to write obituaries and other announcements; later the intern covers assignments with members of the regular reporting staff. If reliable, the student reporter may be asked to cover a special assignment and write feature stories. The intern may also do copy-editing and proofreading, as well as help with layout, in order to gain experience in the production areas of newspaper work.
Prerequisite: JOURN 100 and JOURN 200 ; one semester minimum of writing for The Campus; permission of instructor; and approval of the managing editor of The Meadville Tribune.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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JOURN 501 - Internship with The Campus I
Credits: 2
An internship with The Campus, Allegheny’s student newspaper, designed to provide experience working for a deadline-oriented, weekly publication for an audience of students, administration, faculty, and staff. Students can work in reporting, special projects, editing, photojournalism, production, or any combination thereof.
Prerequisite: JOURN 100 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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JOURN 502 - Internship with The Campus II
Credits: 2
An advanced internship with The Campus, Allegheny’s student newspaper, designed to provide experience working for a deadline-oriented, weekly publication for an audience of students, administration, faculty, and staff. Students can work in reporting, special projects, editing, photojournalism, production, or any combination thereof.
Prerequisite: JOURN 200 , JOURN 501 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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JOURN 529 - Internship: Journalism
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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JOURN 550 - Jr Seminar: Exposé and Reform: Case Studies in Investigation
Credits: 4
An exploration of the cultural work and real-world consequences of journalistic representation in an interdisciplinary context. The class is organized around investigative case studies-journalistic pieces that have exposed an unjust, criminal, or socially problematic situation and helped precipitate the remedy for that situation. Students’ work in the class culminates in their own analytic and applied journalism projects.
Prerequisite: JOURN 100 , JOURN 200 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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LATIN 110 - Beginning Latin I
Credits: 4
An introduction to the morphology, grammar and syntax of the Latin language.
Distribution Requirements: ME.
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LATIN 120 - Beginning Latin II
Credits: 4
A continuation of LATIN 110 with emphasis on syntax and advanced points of grammar. Reading in Latin prose.
Prerequisite: LATIN 110 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
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LATIN 215 - Intermediate Latin
Credits: 4
Designed to consolidate students’ knowledge of grammar and to develop Latin reading skills. The course includes a comprehensive review of grammar and short readings of ancient prose and poetry of increasing length and complexity.
Prerequisite: LATIN 120 or appropriate score on placement exam.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
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LATIN 315 - Advanced Latin
Credits: 4
Specialized study of specific works of Latin literature. Students read extensive selections of ancient literature in the original with the goal of increasing reading speed and comprehension. Special emphasis is placed on stylistic analysis and literary context. The specific texts change each year, and the course may be repeated. Authors studied may include: Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Lucretius, Ovid, Plautus, Tacitus, or Virgil. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: LATIN 215 or appropriate score on placement exam.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
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LATIN 529 - Internship: Latin
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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LATIN 590 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-4
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
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LATCR 529 - Internship: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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Mathematics |
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FSMAT 201 - Communication in a Discipline: Mathematics
Credits: 4
An introduction to writing and speaking in the discipline of Mathematics. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: MATH 160 with a grade of “C” or better.
Distribution Requirements: none.
The topical material covered in this sophomore seminar varies from section to section and year to year. The seminar highlights how the software package LaTeX can aid effective written and oral communication in Mathematics. FSMAT 201 counts as an elective toward the major or minor in Mathematics.
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MATH 110 - Elementary Mathematical Modeling
Credits: 4
An algebra-based elementary modeling course. Linear, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions are studied from numerical, graphical, and analytical points of view. The emphasis is on modeling real-world problems and rates of change.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
May not be taken for credit if credit for any calculus course has already been received. Does not count toward a major or minor in Mathematics.
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MATH 135 - Elementary School Mathematics
Credits: 4
An examination from a college perspective of mathematical topics related to the elementary school curriculum with an emphasis on development of problem-solving strategies. Mathematical concepts, their history, and their connections to the real world are studied.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
The course is intended for students who are seeking certification for elementary school teaching.
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MATH 157 - Calculus I for Social/Life Sciences
Credits: 4
An introduction to the differential calculus of algebraic, logarithmic, and exponential functions. The emphasis is on the concept of the derivative and applications of calculus to the life and social sciences. Precalculus topics are covered as needed.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
May not be taken for credit if credit for any calculus course has already been received. Does not count toward a major or minor in Mathematics.
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MATH 158 - Calculus II for Social/Life Sciences
Credits: 4
A continuation of the study of differential calculus begun in MATH 157 and an introduction to integral calculus and the multivariate calculus involving algebraic, logarithmic, and exponential functions. In addition to further applications of the derivative, the concepts of the integral of a function of one variable and differentiation of multivariable functions are applied to the life and social sciences. Precalculus topics are covered as needed.
Prerequisite: MATH 157 with a grade of “C” or better.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
May not be taken for credit if credit has been received for MATH 160 . Does not prepare students for MATH 170 , and does not count toward a major or minor in Mathematics.
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MATH 159 - Precalculus
Credits: 4
A study of the mathematical concepts which are a prerequisite to the study of calculus: functions, domains, ranges, graphs, equations, and inequalities. Specific functions include algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. The purpose is only to prepare students to take MATH 160 Calculus I .
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
May not be taken for credit if credit for any calculus course has already been received. Does not count toward a major or minor in Mathematics or toward the College Distribution Requirements.
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MATH 160 - Calculus I
Credits: 4
A study of real numbers, functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration. Four 50-minute lectures per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 159 with the grade of “C” or better or appropriate score on placement exam.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
All entering students planning to enroll in this course must take the Mathematics Placement Examination. Students who have received credit for MATH 158 will not receive credit for MATH 160.
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MATH 170 - Calculus II
Credits: 4
A study of the applications of the definite integral; logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions; techniques of integration; sequences and series; and indeterminate forms. Four 50-minute lectures per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 160 with the grade of “C” or better.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
Transfer or AP credit for MATH 160 satisfies the prerequisite for this course. Students completing MATH 170 with less than a “C” grade must request permission of the instructor to enroll in subsequent courses in mathematics.
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MATH 205 - Foundations of Mathematics
Credits: 4
An introduction to concepts encountered in the study of abstract mathematics. Topics covered include logic, mathematical proofs, set theory, relations, functions, mathematical induction, and introductory number theory. The concepts of injectivity, surjectivity, and inverses are discussed as well as elementary computational tools such as the Division Algorithm and Euclid’s algorithm for the greatest common divisor. Additional topics may include cardinality, combinatorics, graph theory, algebraic structure, the real number system, and concepts of mathematical analysis.
Prerequisite: MATH 160 with a grade of “C” or better and sophomore standing, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: ME, SP.
It is recommended that Mathematics majors complete this course before the end of the sophomore year.
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MATH 210 - Calculus III: Multivariate Calculus
Credits: 4
A study of two- and three-dimensional vectors, vector-valued functions continuity and differentiation of functions of several variables, multiple integration, and line integrals. Four 50-minute lectures per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 170 with a grade of “C” or better.
Distribution Requirements: QR.
Transfer or AP credit for MATH 170 satisfies the prerequisite for this course.
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MATH 220 - The History of Mathematics
Credits: 4
A survey of the progress of mathematics from ancient to modern times. Attention is given to the philosophy of mathematics and to the bearing of mathematics on other branches of knowledge.
Prerequisite: MATH 210 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE.
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MATH 280 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Credits: 4
An examination of methods of solving ordinary differential equations with emphasis on the existence and uniqueness of solutions of first order equations and second order linear equations. Topics may include Laplace transforms, systems of linear differential equations, power series solutions, successive approximations, linear differential equations, and oscillation theory with applications to chemistry and physics.
Prerequisite: MATH 210 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 310 - Theory of Computation and Formal Languages (also listed as CMPSC 230 )
Credits: 4
An introduction to the theories of finite-state machines, pushdown automata and Turing machines as well as the relation between automata and the formal languages they recognize. Students explore computational theory and its practical applications in lexical analysis and language parsing.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better and CMPSC 112 , or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
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MATH 315 - Introduction to Mathematical Logic
Credits: 4
An introduction to symbolic logic as a mathematical model of deductive thought. Topics covered include propositional logic, models, formal proofs, and the Completeness, Compactness, and Incompleteness Theorems. Additional topics from Computability theory or set theory may be included.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 320 - Linear Algebra
Credits: 4
A study of vector spaces, linear transformations, matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, similarity, and characteristic values and vectors.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or MATH 210 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
This course may be applied toward the Mathematics requirement for a Computer Science major.
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MATH 325 - Algebraic Structures I
Credits: 4
An introduction to the notion of an algebraic structure concentrating on the simplest such structure, that of a group. Rings and fields are also discussed.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 and MATH 320 , each with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 330 - Number Theory
Credits: 4
A study of divisibility properties of integers, linear diophantine equations, the theory of congruencies, the Euler-Fermat Theorem, perfect numbers, elementary results on the distribution of prime numbers, quadratic residues and some non-linear Diophantine problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 340 - Introduction to Analysis
Credits: 4
An examination of the theory of calculus of a single variable. Topics include properties of the real numbers, topology of the real line, and a rigorous treatment of sequences, functions, limits, continuity, differentiation and integration.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 and MATH 210 , each with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 341 - Functions of a Complex Variable
Credits: 4
A study of differentiation and integration with complex variables, conformal representation, and the calculus of residues, with applications to geometry and physics.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 and MATH 210 , each with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 345 - Probability and Statistical Inference I
Credits: 4
A study of mathematical models, sample space probabilities, random variables, expectation, empirical and theoretical frequency distributions, moment generating functions, sampling theory, correlation and regression.
Prerequisite: MATH 210 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
This course may be applied toward the Mathematics requirement for a major in Computer Science.
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MATH 346 - Probability and Statistical Inference II
Credits: 4
A continuation of MATH 345 treating the testing of hypotheses and goodness of fit, small sample techniques, statistical design, non-parametric methods and sequential analysis.
Prerequisite: MATH 345 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 350 - Geometry
Credits: 4
An introduction to modern geometry. Topics may be drawn from axiomatic, projective, affine or hyperbolic geometry. Related topics at the discretion of the instructor.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 360 - Graph Theory
Credits: 4
An introduction to the theory of undirected and directed finite graphs. Topics include the Königsberg Bridge Problem, planar and non-planar graphs, the five-color theorem and the four-color theorem, Hamiltonian circuits, shortest path algorithms, and problems of network flow.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
This course may be applied toward the Mathematics requirement for a major in Computer Science.
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MATH 365 - Combinatorics and Discrete Models
Credits: 4
The study of topics from combinatorics and discrete mathematical models including the pigeonhole principle, permutations and combinations of finite sets and multisets, binomial and multinomial coefficients, the inclusion-exclusion principle, recurrence relations, and generating functions.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
This course may be applied toward the Mathematics requirement for a major in Computer Science.
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MATH 400 - Topology
Credits: 4
A study of topological spaces and continuous maps, separation axioms, compactness, metric spaces, product spaces, connectedness and fixed point theorems. Proof techniques are emphasized. The course material ties together some ideas presented in the basic Mathematics courses.
Prerequisite: MATH 340 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 425 - Algebraic Structures II
Credits: 4
A study of rings and fields, including integral domains, polynomial rings, ideals, homomorphisms, and irreducibility of polynomials over prime fields. Other topics may include unique factorization domains, Euclidean domains, extension fields, automorphisms of fields and Galois theory, additional algebraic structures, or advanced topics in group theory.
Prerequisite: MATH 325 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 440 - Real Analysis
Credits: 4
An extension of the material introduced in MATH 340 . Topics may include sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence, power series and Taylor’s theorem, the topology of Euclidean space, the foundations of the calculus of several variables, the implicit function theorem, the inverse function theorem, and the Lebesgue integral.
Prerequisite: MATH 340 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: SP.
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MATH 529 - Internship: Mathematics
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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MATH 585 - Junior Seminar
Credits: 4
Seminar discussion of selected topics in mathematics. Students read and present articles from mathematical journals and conduct preliminary research on potential senior project topics. The writing and presentation of mathematics is emphasized.
Prerequisite: MATH 205 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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MATH 590 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-4
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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MATH 620 - Senior Project
Credits: 4
The student completes research and writing for the Senior Project and gives an oral defense. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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MEDRN 180 - 1189: Conflict and Creativity in the Time of the Third Crusade
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary, team-taught examination of a “slice of life” in the year 1189. This introductory class focuses on the events surrounding the Third Crusade by examining documentary texts (literature, artwork, medicine, law) in their historical, religious, and social context, including the ways that Arabic and European cultures were both at odds and in concert in such areas as medicine, art, and literature. Students develop critical and analytical skills through reading, writing about, and discussing significant texts and artworks that emerged from Arabic and European cultures and their contact.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MEDRN 181 - 1381: Princes and Paupers
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary, team-taught examination of a “slice of life” in the year 1381. This introductory class focuses on the events surrounding the Peasants’ Revolt by examining documentary texts (literature, artwork, medicine, law) in their historical, religious, and social context. We explore the social consequences of the Black Death, class struggle, princely privilege, heretical movements, and women’s roles. Students develop critical and analytical skills through reading, writing about, and discussing significant texts and artworks that have defined the culture of the late 14th century. Students also learn the methodologies appropriate to such interdisciplinary study.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MEDRN 182 - 1600: The Man-Made Self
Credits: 4
An exploration of the emerging sense of subjectivity and individuality in the Early Modern period, culminating in the year 1600. We study the challenges to medieval notions of social class and economic hierarchies, gender and sexuality, and Church authority as well as the new political pragmatism, burgeoning interest in classical civilizations and humanist education, and new theories of knowledge. Drawing from material across various disciplines and cultures from all over Europe, we explore how a new conception of selfhood - a man-made self - emerged from challenges to traditional social and political structures and from the shattering of traditional beliefs and ways of knowing.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MEDRN 529 - Internship: Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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MENA 529 - Internship: Middle East & North African Studies
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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MUSIC 101 - Music Appreciation
Credits: 4
An introduction to the basic audible elements of music and how they combine to form recognizable characteristics of individual pieces, particular composers, and historic styles. Students become able to identify by ear specific works, composers and styles, including specific themes, textures and tone colors. No musical background required. Three days per week.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MUSIC 102 - Bach to Basics
Credits: 4
An introduction to musical materials, processes, idioms, and forms, as found in the works of J.S. Bach. Solo, chamber and ensemble works for instruments as well as sacred and secular vocal and choral pieces will be studied, primarily by listening and also by reference to musical scores. Recognition of a core list of works will be expected.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MUSIC 103 - Beethoven Symphonies
Credits: 4
A survey of the nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven. This course is designed to involve students in attentive and intentional listening by surveying the composer’s effort to resist conformity to the classical style. Students are introduced to these works from the perspective of the performer and from comparative listening to different interpretations. No music background is required.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MUSIC 104 - Music of the Renaissance
Credits: 4
A survey of the history of music from 1430 to 1600. The course will begin with the English and Burgundian schools, and conclude with the establishing of opera in the early 1600s. Music’s special relationship with the Reformation and Counter-Reformation will be considered, along with the Italian Madrigal, the Florentine Camerata, and the Venetian polychoral school. No musical background required.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MUSIC 105 - Applied Music: Class Piano
Credits: 1
Class instruction for beginners learning how to read music at the keyboard. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: ME.
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MUSIC 106 - Applied Music: Class Strings
Credits: 1
Class instruction for beginners learning how to read music on a string instrument. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: ME.
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MUSIC 108 - Applied Music: Class Voice
Credits: 1
Class instruction for beginners learning how to read and sing music. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: ME.
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MUSIC 109 - Basics of Music Notation
Credits: 1
An introduction to the essential skills of reading and writing traditional Western music notation. Topics include durational values, meter signatures, staves, clefs, pitch names, and accidentals.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, QR.
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MUSIC 110 - Civic Symphony
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 112 - Wind Symphony
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 113 - Wind Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 114 - Jazz Band
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 115 - College Choir
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 116 - Women’s Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 117 - Chamber Choir
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 118 - College Chorus
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 119 - Men’s Ensemble
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Audition may be required; see Music Department for details.
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MUSIC 120 - Chamber Music
Credits: 1
An opportunity for performance in small ensembles such as vocal chamber music, opera scenes, string quartet, piano trio, and brass or woodwind quintets. Students should register as a group or will be placed in a group. Each group receives a weekly faculty coaching. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: A “parent” large ensemble within the same instrumental or vocal medium. Pianists and guitarists may alternatively use choral ensembles to satisfy this requirement if placements are not available on their principal instruments.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Students must be enrolled in MUSIC 120 in order to perform in chamber ensembles. Receiving credit for MUSIC 120 is contingent upon successful concurrent completion of MUSIC 110 , MUSIC 112 , MUSIC 115 , or MUSIC 116 .
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MUSIC 187 - History of Jazz
Credits: 4
Jazz will be presented from its African origins through the progressive jazz era of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Styles and performance practices of the various periods of jazz will be examined. Three days per week.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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MUSIC 188 - Fundamentals of Music: Introduction to Major/Minor Keys
Credits: 4
An introduction to the basics of sounded and written music. Students learn to recognize, read and reproduce the written symbols of music, such as clefs, rhythms, and major and minor scales and keys. Beginning ear training teaches students to aurally distinguish basic intervals, scale patterns, and rhythms. No musical background is required.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, QR.
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MUSIC 189 - Music Theory I: Combining Musical Tones
Credits: 2
A continuation of the study begun in MUSIC 188 . Additional materials include intervals, melodic dictation, triads and their harmonic functions within a key, and four-part vocal texture. Students develop recognition and reproduction of these materials by sight and sound. Two days per week, plus one laboratory.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 188 or appropriate score on placement exam.
Distribution Requirements: HE, QR.
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MUSIC 230 - Trumpet
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 231 - French Horn
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 232 - Trombone
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 233 - Baritone/Euphonium
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 234 - Tuba
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 235 - Brass, other
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 240 - Percussion
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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MUSIC 241 - Snare Drum
Credits: 1-2
Individual instruction for students at the beginning through intermediate levels; no minimum level of repertoire required. Expectations of daily practice and improvement will be established by each applied instructor. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of applied area coordinator.
Distribution Requirements: HE, ME.
Section 1: half-hour lessons, one credit. Section 2: one-hour lessons, two credits. Students should expect to spend twice as much time in preparation for one-hour lessons as they would for half-hour lessons. An additional fee is required for this course; please consult Student Financial Services for the current fee and refund policy.
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